CAST NEWS JULY 2006



GARETH THOMAS

Gareth plays Edwin in episode 3 of the Doctor Who spin-off series 'Torchwood'
for the BBC., episode is called 'Ghost Machine'. He has also recorded one of
Francis Durbridge's Paul Temple stories for BBC Radio 4, 'Paul Temple and the
Sullivan Mystery'. This will be broadcast weekly for 8 weeks, starting Monday 7
August 11.30am/12 noon on R4. Gareth plays two Egyptians, an Irishman, a
Frenchman, a German and Sir Graham Forbes!" The second series of ' Distant
Shores' in which Gareth plays Charles McAllister has been delayed and is now due
to air in autumn 2006, with the first series (in which Gareth also appears)
currently (July 06) being repeated on ITV3, Tuesday nights at 11pm.



SALLY KNYVETTE


In March 2006 Sally directed a revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee's
1955 classic, Inherit the Wind at the Tricycle Theatre. Although there were
only 5 performances, they raised £25,000 for the Tricycle Theatre and its
various projects. This special fund-raising production was performed by a
company of professional lawyers and judges and follows the success of two
similar productions - Twelve Angry Men in 2002 and Have You Ever Been? in 2004.
Sally has also been doing a lot of work on corporate leadership programmes,
including teaching impact and presentation skills to foreign office personnel

PAUL DARROW
Good news for those who have been waiting for the BBC's adaptation of Dickens'
'Dombey & Son' to make an appearance on DVD. The production starred Julian
Glover as Dombey, Sharon Maughan as Edith Dombey and Paul as Mr Carker. There
will be a Region 1 release on 15th August as part of the Dickens collection,
which you can buy from Amazon.com. Horizon still has stock of Paul's excellent
autobiography - 'You're Him, Aren't You?" Our price only £12.75 + p&p. All
customers will receive a free photo with your book.



STEVEN PACEY

Steven is currently appearing at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre. He is
playing Oberon in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and Percival Browne, the father,
in Sandy Wilson's 'The Boyfriend.' They are playing in Rep from 31 May through
to 09 September. 'Midsummer Night's Dream' - last performance 30 August, 'The
Boyfriend' - last performance 9 September. http://openairtheatre.org/ for
dates of when each play is being performed. Book online or call 0870 060 1811.



JACQUELINE PEARCE

Jacqueline will be appearing in a forthcoming episode of 'Casualty'. More info
on this soon. Jacqueline has now returned from her amazing visit to Africa
where she was living under canvas and working at a sanctuary for orphaned vervet
monkeys. Read all about her experiences and thoughts at her website
http://www.jacquelinepearce.com/



STEPHEN GREIF

Stephen is performing a rehearsed reading of a new play at The Hampstead
Theatre Club, and in August a reading of Michael Rudman's play 'Jack' about JFK
with Alex Jennings, Des Barrit and Samantha Spiro. His latest Talking Book is
reading 'The Pianist'. Stephen's voice can also be regularly heard doing
voiceovers and introductions including a prominent campaign for UK TV Drama for
the BBC.



BRIAN CROUCHER

Brian will appear in the Woody Allen Summer Project (WASP) as the owner of a
garage which restores classic cars. His character is restoring the car of Colin
Farrell's character, and Brian gets to say the first line in the first scene
that was shot for the movie! Brian plays Kenny in the Asian Network Radio soap
'Silver Street'. Kenny is the Chairman of the local football club, with a
rather unpleasantly racist son! Brian has also been working on 'Wannabees' a
new interactive web based soap opera produced by Illumina Digital for the BBC.
Set in Brighton and shot on video, 'Wannabes' follows the lives of a group of
young people as they try to launch their careers in music, television and film.
The serial is aimed at teenagers with access to broadband. Brian plays the
Wannabee Lord Mayor of Brighton! He's also to be heard on a recent Vodafone
commercial, and appeared as a guest on the Channel 4 sketch show 'Party Pieces'
playing a gangster in a balaclava. Brian reports that unfortunately he had to
do rather too much running around and during filming he pulled a hamstring, so
his 'character' had to slow down a little after that!










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