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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Introducing our Cast
Theatre Delicatessen proudly presents our A Midsummer Night's Dream Cast
Puck: Dan Crow
Oberon: Robert Curtis
Titania: Olivia Brown
Lysander: Mark Knightley
Hermia: Esther McAuley
Helena: Nicola Moss
Demetrius: Nigel Mattison
Egeus: Josh Cass
Theseus: Robert Curtis
Hippolyta: Olivia Brown
Philostrate: Dan Crow
Peter Quince: Josh Cass
Nick Bottom: Owen Morse
Francis Flute: Giovanni Bienne
Robin Starveling: Bethany Webb
Snug: Jennifer Wren
Peaseblossom: Jennifer Wren
Cobweb: Josh Cass
Moth: Bethany Webb
Mustardseed: Giovanni Bienne
Giovanni Bienne
Francis Flute /
Mustard Seed
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Giovanni graduated from Drama Studio London in 2006. Credits while training
include: Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard, Edgar in King Lear and
Hiawatha.
Theatre credits since graduating include: Merchant of Venice ( Arcola
Theatre ), Faust ( Punchdrunk and Royal National Theatre ), Hortensio in
The Taming of the Shrew ( Giudecca at Bridewell Theatre ), Ceridwen
and Remembering Rose ( Greenwich Playhouse with Revolving Doors ).
Film credits include: Doggy Style ( Fresh ), The Assassin Escapes
( ALS Films ).
TV credits include: Bagarella in The Real Godfather ( BBC TWO ).
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Olivia Brown
Titania / Hippolyta
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Olivia has recently graduated from LAMDA, where she
recieved the Lilian Baylis Award from Kevin Spacey in
her final year. Credits include Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (
theatredelicatessen ), Cunegonde in Candide,
Prometheus Bound by James kerr's, Holby City and
Curly in The Short and The Curly by Mike Leigh. She is also
currently working on Mark Ravenhill's new work
Shangri La, and will be doing a charity performance
of The Vagina Monologues in February.
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Josh Cass
Egeus / Peter
Quince / Cobweb
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Theatre credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream ( theatredelicatessen ),
Peer in Peer Gynt ( Brent Arts Council ),
Gremio in Taming of the Shrew and Dogberry
in Much Ado About Nothing ( British Touring Shakespeare ).
Roles whist training include: Titus in Titus Andronicus, Birdboot in Real Inspector Hound, Jean in
Rhinoceros and Emperor Joseph in Amadeus.
Josh has worked extensively with AnimarSur in Granada, Spain.
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Dan Crow
Puck / Philostrate
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Dan trained at Webber Douglas, where credits included: Henry in The Return of
the Prodigal, Pinchwife in The Country Wife, Marlow in She Stoops
to Conquer, Julie in Paradise Lost, Solyony in Three Sisters,
Frank in Equus, Soranzo in Tis Pity She's a Whore.
Theatre credits include: Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream ( theatredelicatessen ),
Octavius in Julius Caesar ( Menier Chocolate Factory ),
Jesus in Calvary ( Riding Lights Theate Co. ), Israel in The Cross
and the Switchblade ( Saltmine Theatre Co. ), Michael in Afterlight
( Trafalgar Studios - Rehearsed Reading ).
Short Films include: Departure,
One Room, Iniquity.
Plays for BBC Radio 4 include: Upside Down
and Back to Front, In Form and the Falco series Iron Hand of Mars.
Commercials: Specsavers, SevenX.
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Robert Curtis
Oberon / Theseus
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Robert trained at Central; in addition to his recent work at the RSC his
credits include the title role in Macbeth, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet
( UK Tour ), Tamburlaine in A Devilish Exercise ( The Rose ), Achilles in
Troilus & Cressida, Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors ( UK
Tour ), Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest ( Brockley Jack
Theatre ), Sir Henry Spreadbrow in Sweethearts ( Finborough Theatre )
and Lawrence in Neaptide ( Arcola Theatre ).
www.robertcurtis.co.uk
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Mark Knightley
Lysander
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Mark graduated from the acclaimed Oxford School of Drama in 2005. He recently
received rave reviews for his two man show, The Line Between ( Gilded
Balloon, Edinburgh Festival ) which sold out when it toured.
Mark's recent Shakespeare credits include playing Casio in Othello (
Bath Theatre Royal ), Kent in King Lear and in A Midsummer Night's
Dream on tour.
His film and TV includes playing a regular on the internet soap Dallus, lead
in a feature film Dead Time and a number of independent shorts. Mark also has
been recording a selection of audio books and corporate films.
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Esther McAuley
Hermia
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Esther graduated with a First class BA (Hons) Acting,
from Mountview in 2006. Whilst training she won the
John Gielgud Award, and represented Mountview at The
Sam Wanamaker Festival ( Globe Theatre ).
Theatre credits include: Pills Thrills & Automobiles ( Ape
Theatre, National Tour ), Whiter Than Snow; ( Graeae/
Birmingham Rep, National Tour ), The Emperor Jones
( National Theatre ) and rehearsed readings at The
Theatre Museum and Arcola Theatre.
Esther will begin a season of rep this March in Wild
Honey, Arcadia, Habeas Corpus, She Stoops to Conquer
( Pitlochry Festival Theatre )
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Nigel Mattison
Demetrius
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Nigel graduated from The Central School of Speech & Drama, June 2006, with
a First Class Acting Degree.
Theatre credits include: Extracts from The Recruiting Officer, The Conscious
Lovers, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Plain Dealer (
Theatre Royal Haymarket ); The Deluge ( The New End Theatre, Hampstead );
The Entertainer ( The Old Vic ); On The Middle Day ( The Old Vic
Theatre Company ); Who Stole Mee?-First Love ( Collision ); 50
Fragments ( Turning Fortune ); This Is Our Youth, The Merchant of
Venice ( The Byre Theatre ); Hamlet ( Take Aim Prod. ).
Film credits include: As In Nothing & Change of Perspective
( Met.Film School/Ealing Studios ) Chicane ( LFA ); Travels With My
Virginity ( Warp Films ); Gangster Kittens ( TFA/C4/Princes's Trust
); Bobby Jones ( Columbia TriStar ); Tequila ( Little Viking
Prod. )
Workshop credits include: Shared Experience; Old Vic Theatre Company.
Training Roles include: Twelfth Night; Barbarians; The
Caucasian Chalk Circle; King Lear; The Oresteian Trilogy;
The Man of Mode; Orpheus Descending; Children of the Sun.
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Owen Morse
Nick Bottom
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Owen graduated from The Central School of Speech and Drama in June 2006 and has
worked since in television, film and theatre both in London and his native
Wales.
Film credits include: Atonement ( Working Title ).
Television credits include: Pobl Y Cwm.
Theatre credits include: The Morning of Two Lights ( Clwyd Theatr Cymru
), The Emperor Jones ( Royal National Theatre ), Words Words Words
( Clwyd Theatr Cymru ), The Trial of Elgan Jones ( Theatr Na'Nog ).
Training roles include: King Lear; The Orestian Triology;
Barbarians; The Crucible; The Hot L Baltimore.
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Nicola Moss
Helena
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Nicola trained at The Oxford School of Drama where credits included the title
roles in After Miss Julie and Phèdre, and Rosa in Summer and Smoke
( Pegasus Theatre ).
Theatre credits include: Larita in Easy Virtue ( BAC ), Adrianna in
The Comedy of Errors ( Cambridge Shakespeare Festival ), Pampinea in
The Decameron ( The Rose Theatre ), Anitra and The Green Clad One
in Peer Gynt ( Brent Arts Council ) and A View from the Bridge
( Laurence Batley Theatre ).
Nicola has recently worked as a deviser in a community project for The Young
Vic and for Ambitus Theatre Company at The Custard Factory.
She is also currently filming The Ghouls to be released at festivals this year.
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Bethany Webb
Robin Starveling / Moth
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Bethany graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in summer 2004 and was
nominated for the Spotlight Prize for most promising graduate.
This year Bethany has performed in two of theatredelicatessen's
shows; Fanshen, by David Hare and, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Also this year she has appeared in Westward Ho ( The White Bear ).
Her other theatre credits include:
Peer Gynt ( Hackney Empire Studio ),
Crave, Mephisto,
A lie Of The Mind, Philistines, The Kitchen, The Way Of The World,
Richard III,
The Merchant Of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Her film credits include:
Ruby, Company Secret, The Chronicles Of Babs Flamingo, A Day's Work,
Sweet Tooth,
Blood Red Letters, Happy Birthday Sergio and Deadline.
Bethany also appeared in
Emmerdale for six episodes.
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Jennifer Wren
Snug / Peaseblossom
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Jennifer Wren graduated from East 15 Acting School in 2005 and went on to
co-devise and tour the physical theatre production The Opening following
a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe. She recently played Verity in Find
Me ( Etcetera Theatre ) and Ingrid in Peer Gynt ( Brent Arts Council
).
Her film credits include: The Consultation Fee and Gnaw.
Jennifer has also acted as a Stage Manager and Lighting Technician for BADAC's
production of Ashes to Ashes.
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