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THE COMPANY

SHOCK TACTICS is a young people's theatre group formed in Wallington, Surrey, UK towards the end of 1996. Its core members are drawn from Wilson's School and Wallington High School for Girls, but several of the company have professional experience on screen or stage.

'Shock Tactics' is the company name we chose when, as a result of parental protests, we were obliged to take 'Tis Pity She's A Whore to a public theatre instead of presenting it in school as normal. The production ran for just two nights at Sutton's SECOMBE THEATRE back in February 1997, but was so successful that we mounted a London run at the CHELSEA CENTRE THEATRE in July/August.

Details of the company members and their previous theatrical experience:

JUSTIN AUDIBERT (Poggio):
Culture Beat (Wilson's) Age: 16

DANIEL BALKWILL (Male Dancer/Hired Man - Chelsea):
Doctor Faustus (Wilson's) Age: 18

CATHERINE BROOKS (Annabella):
Teechers, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sarcophagus, The Bedbug, Once A Catholic, Asleep Under The Earth (Croft Theatre Group); TV: London Bridge (Carlton); The Bill (Thames).

DANIEL BROWN (Grimaldi - Chelsea):
Doctor Faustus (Wilson's), Teechers, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Sarcophagus, Lear's Daughters, The Bedbug, Asleep Under The Earth (Croft Theatre Group) Age: 18

ADAM DAVIES (Giovanni):
Culture Beat, Hiawatha (Wilson's); That's How It Goes (Metropolitan Police video); The King and I, Tosca, Hansel and Gretel, Aida (Surrey Opera). Age: 15

PAUL W. GERRARD, now known as PAUL BRIDGES (Co-Director and Friar Bonaventura - Chelsea):
Recent theatre: Citizen/Soldier in Julius Caesar (RSC); Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew (Rash Brilliance); Antigonus/ Florizel in The Winter's Tale, Paul in Salt of the Earth, The Prosecutor in Lily's Last Sin, Agamemnon in Agamemnon (Courtyard Theatre); Walters in Welcome Home (The Bowen West); Tour: Agamemnon; Film and TV: A Kind of Hush; JVC Promotions (Myriad Productions); The Net (Motion Capture); The Chrystal Rose Show

TIM HUDSON (Cardinal):
West End: Toad in The Wind in the Willows (Old Vic and National Tour); RSC: Young Servant in Ion; Burgundy in King Lear; Solanio in The Merchant of Venice; Marcellus in Hamlet; Francisco Pinzon in Columbus and the Discovery of Japan; Jack Slime in A Woman Killed with Kindness; Repertory: Joe Gargery in Great Expectations (Ashcroft Theatre); Michael Mont in The Forsythe Saga (Salisbury Playhouse and tour); TV: Customs and Excise; The Vet; FILM: Otto in The Harpist

BRUCE IRVING (Florio):
Doctor Faustus (Wilson's) Age: 18

ANNA LUSSER (Philotis):
Our Town (Wallington High School for Girls), Once a Catholic, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lear's Daughters, Wizard of Oz, Teechers, Asleep Under the Earth (Croft Theatre Group) Age: 17

KATHRYN MARTIN (Putana - Chelsea):
Recent Theatre: Helen/Sybil in Decadence (National Tour); Isabella in Measure for Measure (Old Vic Studio); workshopped Living On An Island revue as a singer; sang at the Cafe Royale for Mercury Theatre Workshop. Performed in Fringe Tours with Crash Factory Theatre Company 1993-5. TV: Presenter in new TV documentary XPOSE.

SHELLEY MASKELL (Hippolita):
The Mysteries, Our Town (Wallington High School for Girls), Prince's Pursuit (Croft Theatre Group) Age: 18

MICHAEL PEGLER (Vasques):
Midsummer Night's Dream, Doctor Faustus, Hiawatha (Wilson's) Age:17

MARK RIVERS (Richardetto):
Doctor Faustus, Culture Beat, Hiawatha (Wilson's); Oklahoma, Carousel, Guys and Dolls, Grease Age: 17

PAUL SEWELL (Friar Bonaventura - Sutton):
Doctor Faustus (Wilson's), Our Town (Wallington High School for Girls) Age: 16

JEFF SHAW (Director):
Enter A Free Man, Caligula (Pandora Theatre); Murder in the Cathedral; Cinderella, Aladdin (Wilson's). Teaches Latin, Greek and Classical Studies at Wilson's School and has designed and / or directed over twenty-five full-length dramas there including White Liars / Black Comedy, The Injustice Done to Tou Ngo, The Sport of My Mad Mother, The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, Frogs, Birds, Oedipus the King, The Golden Masque of Agamemnon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Doctor Faustus, Hiawatha.

SCOTT SHERRIFF (Officer/Hired Man - Chelsea):
Dracula Spectacula, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Doctor Faustus (Wilson's); Khelestakov (and Director) in The Government Inspector, Mr White (and Director) in Reservoir Dogs, Lopakin in The Cherry Orchard ; Jugerth in The Wonder of Women, (Digby Stuart Theatre); Hermaphroditus in Metamorphoses (Richardson Hall). FILM: Restaurant customer in Foreign Moon, Journey (Screenwriter).

NATHAN SLOPER (Waiter/Hired Man - Chelsea):
Culture Beat (Wilson's) Age: 16

ELLIOT TAYLOR (Bergetto):
Aladdin (Wilson's) Age: 16

TOM WALTON (Soranzo):
Doctor Faustus, Culture Beat, Hiawatha (Wilson's) Age: 17

OLIVER WILKINSON (Donado):
Our Country's Good (Croft Theatre Group) Age: 18

CHRIS WOOD (Grimaldi - Sutton):
Culture Beat (Wilson's) Age: 16

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