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Hannah Boyde in Holby City

Tune in to BBC 1 at 8pm tonight to catch Actorum’s Hannah Boyde as guest lead Katherine Clarke in Holby City.

Episode 27 of Holby City’s twentieth series sees the hospital pushed to its limits after a major incident. This also puts the party celebrating seventy years of the NHS on hold.

One of the patients awaiting treatment after the town’s major incident is Katherine Clarke; her situation is complicated by the fact that she is suffering viral cardiomyopathy so is actually on the Holby Heart Transplant list. Shy and soft-spoken, Katherine is not kicking up a fuss like some other patients so could be in danger of being overlooked. 

More information about this episode, entitled The Anniversay Waltz, can be found here. 

Melissa Parker in WEIRD at the Arcola Theatre

Melissa Parker in SLAM soap winning play WEIRD

Melissa Parker stars in one woman show WEIRD by Lucy Burke, which has just been announced as the winner of the Arcola Theatre’s SLAM Soaps 2018.

Melissa’s piece was voted through every night of the competition, before winning the final in a landslide victory on Saturday 27th January.

On 10th February the winning play was performed in full, to a packed house at the Arcola Theatre.

Yasmin feels different from everyone else, she feels weird…

Based on the writers own experiences with mental health, WEIRD is an exploration of what it is like to live with obsessive compulsive disorder, but not only that, it is a play about growing up, self discovery and learning how to be your best self, even if your best self is just a little bit WEIRD.

Kandaka Moore in Twelfth Night at The Globe

Actorum’s Kandaka Moore is soon to begin rehearsals for Twelfth Night, directed by the Globe’s artistic director, Emma Rice. The production is part of the Globe’s summer season, Summer of Love. Kandaka will be featured in the ensemble, as well as understudying Viola.

The Globe’s website tells audiences to ‘expect cross-dressing, hijinks and bittersweet hilarity as Emma Rice directs Shakespeare’s timeless, soulful and irrepressible comedy’, which will also be accompanied by pre and post-show talks, introductory lectures and theatre company Q&As. More information can be found here.

‘Love is at the centre of our human experience. It provides us with the best of times and the worst of times and reminds us that we are alive, connected and part of something greater than ourselves. A little like theatre if all goes well.’
– Emma Rice on the Summer of Love season

Twelfth Night runs at The Globe from 18th May until 5th August.

Judy Norman soon to be back on the road with Pipeline Theatre’s Spillikin

Judy Norman has been on the road with Pipeline Theatre in their celebrated piece, Spillikin, since November. Spilikin tells a story of the love between a lady and a humanoid robot, and is a collaboration between Pipeline and Engineered Arts.

Judy Norman - HeadshotThe first leg of the tour finished at the end of November in Danby after garnering some brilliant reviews. Praise for Judy includes:

“Judy Norman’s Sally is exquisitely observed, thought provoking and belligerent.” Northern Echo

“But let’s not forget Judy Norman as the older Sally, her nuanced performance from rage and confusion to childlike adoration and wistfulness is stunning. Her final scene as she emerges wizened, shaking and barely able to speak is heartbreaking – I had to look away.”
West Briton ★★★★★

“Judy Norman was excellent as Sally, desperately trying to retain her memories and still clinging to her youth.”
Stage Talk ★★★★

The second leg of the tour will kick off at Plymouth Theatre Royal on 31st January, and visits the Pleasance, Islington for a week in March.

Great Expectations - Hannah Boyde

Hannah Boyde in Great Expectations

Hannah Boyde in Attic Theatre Company’s Great Expectations, the inaugural production in the brand new Merton Arts Space.

Attic Theatre Company, whose recent work includes the multi award-nominated Beacons at the Park Theatre, return to Merton to stage Great Expectations, under the direction of Louise Hill.

Having worked with Louise previously in Attic’s production of Fields Unsown (2014), Actorum’s Hannah Boyde rejoins the company to play Mrs Joe and Startop in Theresa Heskin’s adaptation of the timeless novel.

Merton Arts Space is a brand new and versatile performance venue in Wimbledon Library with a capacity of 250. Its development was funded by a grant from Arts Council England and the Libraries Fund. The opening programme of events includes theatre, comedy nights, live music, dance, DJing, workshops and author talks. Great Expectations marks the first professional theatre production in this new venue.

Great Expectations runs from 30 November to 18 December 2016 with Press Night on Friday 2 December, 7.30pm.

Merton Arts Space, Wimbledon Library, Wimbledon Hill Road, London SW19 7NB

www.attictheatrecompany.com