"I suppose I'm a believer in Original Sin. People are profoundly bad, but irresistibly funny." - Joe Orton

CAST

DEAN .............................................................. Qarie Marshall

DIANE ......................................................... Emily Sanderson

TEA LEAF .......................................................... Rob Capper

A suburban living room in the small hours of the morning.

Tim Massey (writer) was born in Bristol in 1966 and wrote his first play aged 11. He studied successfully for an MA in the Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing at the University of Wales College of Cardiff and is currently nearing completion of a PhD in Creative Writing also with Cardiff University. His play Touchy Feely ("deliciously sarky" Venue) was given its first full production by Southwest Scriptwriters in the New Vic Studio in May. Tim is Southwest Scriptwriters' artistic director.

Rob Capper (Tea Leaf) is studying History and Drama at UWE. Previous productions include Barnum, Blitz, Twelfth Night, Oh! What a Lovely War! and The Tempest, for which he also wrote and recorded the score. Rob is a keen musician, is studying singing and has played the piano for 13 years. He is currently rehearsing for the Bristol Light Opera Company's production of Scrooge at the Bristol Hippodrome in November.

Qarie Marshall (Dean) trained at RADA. His theatre credits include Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire and Dawson in A Few Good Men (both for Midwest Rep); Norman in ...and a Nightingale Sang (Village Players); Garcin in No Exit and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing (both for Center Theater); and Hamlet in Hamlet at the Ohio Theater for the Bardolater Theater Guild. His television and film work includes Gudgeon in Bugs (series 4) (ITV); Gerome Gregory in Trail of Guilt (BBC2); and The House of Angelo (BBC1). Voice-overs include World War II in Colour (ITV); Southern Comfort (cinema and TV); Nivea (radio); and Jack Dee and Eddie Murphy promos (Paramount Comedy Channel).

Emily Sanderson (Diane) graduated from Hull University in 1999 with a degree in Drama and English. Roles while at university included Lady Teazle in School for Scandal; Lizzy Barry in The Libertine; The Bride in Blood Wedding (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1997); and Linda P in Blood Brothers. She has just completed a postgraduate diploma in Law at UWE.

Sarah Carpenter (stage manager) graduated from UWE with a degree in Modern Languages in 1999. She enters the final year of the Stage Management and Technical Theatre course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School this autumn. She has worked extensively in amateur theatre, with professional credits for stage management on Miss Julie and lighting and sound design for 3x3 both in the Bristol New Vic Basement.

Pauline Glanville and Graham Morris (ASM) both supported the production of Jargoons here last year and have recently completed a Culture and Media studies course at UWE.

Emily Lequesne (ASM) has just completed the second year of a Drama degree at UWE. She appeared in Jargoons at this venue last year and is currently preparing the lead in Ionesco's The Chairs for performance in November.

Amy Mabire (designer) studied design at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Her credits include set design for As You Like It in the New Vic Studio, costumes for When We Are Married in the Theatre Royal and production design for 3x3 in the New Vic Basement. She is currently designing Clockwork for the Southwark Playhouse.

Ned Milne (director) graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, London, and taught Drama for several years in secondary schools as well as directing at the Quay Theatre, Sudbury, Suffolk. On gaining an MA in Theatre Studies at Lancaster he became Director of Drama at Bath University, overseeing over 100 drama and dance productions and related classes. He is currently a part-time Drama Tutor at the Centre for Performing Arts at UWE while completing a research degree at Exeter. He is also preparing Cold Comfort Farm for UWE at the QEH Theatre, Bristol, in November.

Malcolm Titley (producer) trained at RADA and is currently studying towards a degree in English and Drama at UWE. Numerous TV and film appearances over the last 17 years include Boris the Great on Noel's House Party (January to March 1999) and The Shaft in Thrown which took Total Film magazine's Award for Best Drama of 1998. Malcolm's production of his play The Touch was awarded a commendation at this year's National Student Drama Festival in Scarborough.

Thanks to:

Erika Doorn and Tina Middleton for construction of the set.

Howard Smith for lighting design.

Shaun Darley, director of the University of the West of England's Centre for Performing Arts.

Steve Brown of the Audio Visual Workshop, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England.

Andrew Normington and Penny Fitt at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Marie Black of MFI Furniture Centres, Cribbs Causeway.

Andy Burras for help with the web page.

Great Western China, 2 Merchant Street, Broadmead, Bristol.

Julie Watson of Allied Carpets, Cribbs Causeway.

Simon Wellington of Wellington Signs & Designs, Midsomer Norton

Very special thanks to Tim Davenport and Mimi Avery.

Centre for Performing Arts

Have-a-Go Hero is presented in a new drama initiative by the University of the West of England's Centre for Performing Arts.

Based in the Octagon at Bristol UWE's Frenchay campus, the Centre for the Performing Arts is for anyone at the University who is interested in developing his or her interests in acting, singing, instrumental or dance skills.

A drama production is staged at the end of November, and there is a major musical in the spring. The Theatre Club aims to get the best seats at special rates for the larger theatrical events in Bristol, and arranges occasional visits to the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford.

The Centre for Performing Arts runs a wide range of musical activities for singers and musicians. Choral groups include the University Singers, the Chamber Choir and the Madrigal Singers. Orchestral groups include the Symphony Orchestra, Big Band, Wind Band and smaller groups such as the Saxophone Quintet and Brass Consort. The Centre arranges a series of free weekly lunchtime concerts, which take place in the Octagon.

Southwest Scriptwriters

Have-a-Go Hero was developed with Southwest Scriptwriters.

Southwest Scriptwriters was established in 1994 to encourage and promote new drama writing for stage, screen, radio and television throughout the region. The group has grown rapidly during the last six years and now has over 100 members.
Programmes are organised in seasons of six meetings that usually take place in the Cooper's Loft at the Bristol Old Vic. Activity centres on workshop sessions at which extracts from members' scripts are read aloud and discussed. Southwest Scriptwriters works on the principle that 'scripts are not written, they are rewritten', and the group seeks to offer constructive advice and criticism for this process.

For further information on Southwest Scriptwriters visit our website at www.southwest-scriptwriters.co.uk or email info@southwest-scriptwriters.co.uk.