LESLEY
NICOL
Fairy Godmother/Queen
Lesley trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Lesley’s theatre credits
include: Buttercup in HMS Pinafore (Open Air Theatre, Regents Park);
Rosie in Mamma Mia (Prince Edward Theatre); Kath Casey in Our House
(Cambridge Theatre); Vagina Monologues (Old Vic Prods UK Tour); Auntie
Doreen in My Dad’s a Birdman (Young Vic Theatre); Auntie Annie
in East is East (Royal Court) and Joking Apart (Greenwich
Theatre). Odysseus Thump and Lucky Sods (West Yorkshire Playhouse);
Romeo and Juliet, Epsom Downs and Blue Remembered Hills
(Bristol Old Vic); Dreaming (Royal Exchange Theatre) and East Lynne
and Getting to the Foot of the Mountain (Birmingham Rep).
Television work includes: Hotel Babylon, Rose and Maloney,
The Last Detective, Casualty, Miss Marple, Heartbeat,
Staying Alive series I and II, Holby City, Dinnerladies,
Russ Abbot Show series I and II, Touch of Frost, The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peak Practice and Blackadder II.
Lesley can be seen regularly on television as Auntea in a new series of ads
for Tetley tea!
Lesley has appeared in over a hundred plays and stories for Radio 4 and appeared
in the film East is East.
Of her role in Cinderella
Lesley says, "It's a really appealing story and the fairy is not in the
least bit wet - which is good!"
WILL
KNIGHTLEY
Baron Hardup
Will trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and was a founder member of London’s Half Moon Theatre.
Will’s theatre credits include: Michael Elliot’s production of Peer Gynt (Theatre 69); Richard Eyre’s production of Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Royal Lyceum Theatre for the Edinburgh Festival); Wild Honey (National Theatre); Brothers Karamazov (The Fortune Theatre); The Permanent Way directed by Max Stafford-Clark (Out of Joint); Lone Star Mark 3 and Sleuth (Salisbury Playhouse); The Crucible (Centreline Productions); The School for Scandal (English Touring Theatre); Dracula (Cheltenham Everyman); Woman in Mind (UK and USA); Death and the Maiden (the Library, Manchester) and The Case of Rebellious Susan, Pere Goriot and The Good Natured Man (The Orange Tree, Richmond).
Will’s film credits include: The Mill on the Floss, Dinosaur and Skinflicker.
On television, Will’s appearances include: Rosemary and Thyme, The Brief, Heartbeat, Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders, The Inspector Linley Murders and The Project.
When asked about his role
as Baron Hardup, Will says – “there was once a baronetcy in my family,
what a great opportunity to finally don the mantle!”
KAREN
PAULLADA
Cinderella
Karen trained at LAMDA.
Karen’s theatre credits include: Megan in Pendragon (National Youth Music Theatre); Ubu Roi and Animal Farm (National Youth Theatre of Wales); Princess Opal in Wok and Woll Aladdin (Liverpool Everyman); The Blue Room (Diorama Arts Centre); Elizabeth in Blond Bombshells of 1943 (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Mared in Cancer Time (The Latchmere Theatre 503) and as Beauty in Beauty and the Beast (The Royal Shakespeare Company).
Karen’s television appearances include: Hearts of Gold, The Second Quest and The Green Green Grass.
When asked why she’s
excited to be in Oxford this Christmas, Karen says: “I played Cinderella
when I was in Guides, so it's great to have a chance to do it professionally
too.”
DOMINIC
MARSH
Prince Charming
Dominic’s theatre credits include: King George III in Longitude (Greenwich Theatre); Arviragus in Cymbeline, Curio in Twelfth Night, Tom Tucker in HMS Pinafore, Balthazar in Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It and Oh What A Lovely War! (The Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park); Jeff Walters in Times Up (Shaftesbury Theatre); Richard/Danus in The Shell Seekers; Simon Bliss in Hay Fever (Basingstoke Haymarket); Jonathan Harker in Dracula (Derby Playhouse); Toby in David Hare Racing Demon Trilogy (Birmingham Rep); The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and Alice in Wonderland (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Prince Charming in Cinderella (Channel Theatre Productions).
Why is Dominic happy to
be here for the Christmas show? He says: “I'm thrilled to get the chance
to play royalty in my home town!”
RAE
BAKER
Dandini
Rae trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Rae’s theatre credits include: Rachel in My Cousin Rachel (Windsor Theatre Royal) Evangeline Edwards in Nymph Errant (Chichester Festival Theatre); Chloe in Skin Deep (Croydon Warehouse Theatre); Linda English in Pal Joey (Nottingham Playhouse and New Wolsey Ipswich); Queen in Around the World in Eighty Days (BAC); Marta Heartburn in Dick Barton (Nottingham Playhouse); Amanda in A Slight Hangover, Suzy in Inside Job, Selena in Face or Fear (the Mill at Sonning); Rita Hayworth in A Saint She Ain’t (Apollo, West End and King’s Head Theatre); Mimi and Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (National Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (NT Studio); Miss Fletcher in Sondheim’s Saturday Night (Bridewell Theatre); Mrs Kendall in The Elephant Man (the Opera Market); Maud in Jekyll (Churchill Theatre Bromley); Oliver! (Sadler’s Wells); Whistle Down the Wind (Lillian Bayliss Theatre); On a Clear Day (Barbican); Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk (Windsor Theatre Royal); From Berlin to Bacharach (Pizza on the Park) and Madge Allen in The Postman Always Rings Twice (The Playhouse, West End).
Rae’s film work includes The Shadow Run with Michael Caine and Shinada in the American Sci-Fi series Ice Planet.
On television, Rae’s appearances include regular DC Juliet Becker in The Bill, Down to Earth, Real Women, Doctors, One Foot in the Grave, Birds of a Feather, Jonathan Creek, Goodnight Sweetheart, Ed Stone is Dead, Turkish Delight (Afternoon Play), Night and Day, Big Bad World, Sam’s Game and Family Affairs.
When asked about what Cinderella means to her, Rae says “Cinderella was the first show I performed in as a child and is as magical for me today as it was then. I also love pumpkin – it’s my favourite vegetable – yummy!”
HARRY
PEACOCK
Dillicent Hardup
Harry’s theatre credits include: Henry IV, His Dark Materials, Cyrano de Bergerac and Macbeth (National Theatre); The Recruiting Officer (Lichfield, Garrick); Oh What A Lovely War!, As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet (The Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park); School For Scandal (Derby/Northampton); 23:59 (Sheffield Crucible); Peter Pan (Watermill, Newbury); Dark River (The Orange Tree, Richmond) and Damned for Despair (The Gate).
Television appearances include Indian Dream, Jonathan Creek, Roger Roger, No Bananas, My Family and Dear Dilemma (BBC); Star Stories (Channel 4); Keen Eddie (Fox TV); Cave Girl (Two Hats Productions); The Bill (Thames); Band of Brothers; Days Like These (Carsey Werner/70’s Ltd); Paul Merton and Pie in the Sky (SelecTV); Inspector Wexford (Blue Heaven) and Henry Pratt.
His radio credits include: The Luke Reports and as Fleance and Young Seward in Macbeth and Figaro Gets Divorced for the BBC.
Harry’s has appeared in films such as The Banker, Station Jim, Jesus and Judas, High Adventure, I Just Want to Kiss You and Caught in the Act.
When asked about his role
her at Oxford Playhouse, Harry says “it’s every actors dream to
play an ugly sister!”.
GERARD
CAREY
Millicent Hardup (Milly)
Gerard trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Gerard’s previous
theatre roles include: Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Outlaw
in Two Gentlemen Of Verona and Servant in High Society at
the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park and the Munchkin Mayor in The
Wizard Of Oz at Birmingham Rep. He created the role of Robertson Ay in
Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Mary Poppins at Bristol Hippodrome
and in the West End at the Prince
Edward Theatre.
Of his role in Cinderella,
Gerard says "Cinderella was the first pantomime I ever saw and
it made such an impression on me, so I am very excited to be part of this Oxford
Playhouse production years later".
DAVID
GALLOWAY
Buttons
David trained at East 15 Acting School in London.
His theatre credits include: Secret Heart (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Two Gentlemen of Verona and High Society (The Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park)
David’s radio credits include Mr Wonderful and 40 Years (Radio 4).
His film appearances include: The Trouble with a Mobile Phone, and independent written and directed by David Masters.
David feels especially happy to be involved with this production of Cinderella as, when his Secondary school put on their version of the show 10 years ago, he was forced to play his flute in the orchestra and watch on from the pit, instead of being on stage. He can now finally put that grievance to rest.
NATASHA
LEWIS
Delia
Natasha began her career as a trombonist for the Harrow Philharmonic Orchestra, performing at the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Queen Elizabeth’s Hall and touring to Venice, Paris and Prague.
Her theatre credits include: The Life of Galileo (Birmingham Rep); HMS Pinafore (Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park); Aladdin (Courtyard Theatre, Hereford); Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (National Theatre and UK tour); Emancipation Day (Soho Theatre and Theatre Royal, Stratford East); 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Baiju Bawra (Theatre Royal, Stratford East); Lola in Excerpts from Copacabana (London Palladium); Hope (Westminster Theatre); Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Battersea Barge) and Anita in West Side Story and Cobweb in Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Open Hand Productions).
Natasha has the following recording credits to her name: The Rocky Horror Show (Hammersmith Palais) and Mother Goose (Cambridge Arts Theatre).
Natasha has also recently made her debut as Musical Director on Fusion’s production of Fame - The Musical.
Of the show, Natasha says: “Cinderella is one of my favourite love stories - who wouldn't want to be part of it?”
Drew Mulligan
Lord Desperate
Details available soon.
RICHARD
STACEY
Lord Dull
Richard’s theatre credits include: Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Royal Bath); Macbeth (Almeida); Becket (Theatre Royal Haymarket); The Shooky (Birmingham Rep); The Rivals (Compass Theatre tour); Under the Whaleback (Royal Court); Robin Hood (National Theatre); The Tempest; As You Like It (Royal Exchange); Twelfth Night (Liverpool Playhouse); A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth (Creation Theatre Company); The Fair Maid of the West (The Pleasance) and Antigone (The Old Vic).
His television appearances include Peak Practice, The Bill, Ultimate Force IV and Keen Eddie and his film credits are Evil Elvis and King of the Castle.
Richard
is excited to appear in Cinderella this Christmas,
as it is his little girl Florence’s favourite story.
