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Cast includes James Alexandrou, Ray Panthaki, Kevin Watt and Adeel Akhtar.
“For the first time in my life today I didn’t feel alone! And what did it take? A fucking bomb.”
It’s not easy being optimistic in London. You’ve just been dumped, your landlord won’t fix the boiler, the city’s going up in smoke and to top it all off your new flatmate may or may not have taken the deliveryman hostage.
In My Name is a bold, dark and funny insight into the consequence of allowing life to pass you by. As Grim and Royal find out, no matter how much you bury your head in the sand, the world has a funny way of forcing itself right through your front door.
Steven Hevey has previously trained on both the Royal Court and Soho Young writer’s programmes. He was recently selected by Paines Plough and Channel 4 as one of the most exciting young playwrights of his generation.
As part of the 2008 Future Perfect scheme, Steven has already had his work performed at The Globe and Trafalgar Studios. In My Name will be his first full-length play.
James Alexandrou starred as Martin Fowler in Eastenders for ten years. Since leaving Albert Square in 2007, he has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The Homecoming with an all-star cast including Michael Gambon, Rupert Graves, Samuel West, Gina Mckee as well as Pinter himself. James is delighted to be performing at The Old Red Lion in his first piece of new writing.
Ray Panthaki was nominated for best supporting performance at the 2006 TMA awards for his role in Tanika Gupta’s play Gladiator Games. He has also starred in numerous films including 28 Days Later, Kidulthood and Ali G Inda House, and has performed at The Royal Court in Christopher Shinn’s Where Do We Live.
“Ray Panthaki is outstanding” (The Independent’s Lynne Walker on Gladiator Games)
Director John Howlett, who will be working in theatre for the first time, will be joined by designer Georgia Lowe (Fanny and Faggot, Thin Toes) and BAFTA award winning sound designer Damian Reynolds (The Mighty Boosh) to produce a terrifying, hilarious and visceral experience in the renowned intimacy of the multi-award winning Old Red Lion.
Old Red Lion Theatre
418 St John Street
London EC1V 4NJ
Box Office 020 7837 7816/ www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk
Nearest Tube- Angel
Yaller Skunk Theatre
Presents the World Premiere of
IN MY NAME
By Steven Hevey
Tuesday 25th March- Saturday 12th April 2008
Tuesday to Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday Matinees at 3.30pm
Tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
Director John Howlett
Designer Georgia Lowe
Lighting Lawrence Stromski
Sound Damian Reynolds
Costume Vicky Povey
Cast includes: James Alexandrou, Ray Panthaki, Kevin Watt and Adeel Akhtar.
