Since graduating from Dartington College of Arts in 2004, Charlie has worked as both performer and director, she also co-founded Theatre By Numbers and has worked with various new writers creating interesting and innovative work througout the North West. Her ambition to collaborate and devise new theatre has led her to work with new and exciting artists, such as Allan Reilly and his play 'Buck Teeth'. She is dedicated to breathing life into original material with a fresh and unique approaches everytime. She believes and trusts in creating opportunities and a platform for local talent and wishes all in the creative arts the very best of luck with making this world a more interesting and vibarant place to be!
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Luke Stanton played by Keith Reid.
Keith Reid has studied at both David Johnson School of acting and Kate Marlows Acting Studio here in Manchester. He has recently worked with Ribcage Theatre company playing the role of Gary in a new piece of writing called “Letters Home.” He can currently be seen as the face of Blackpool in their new sexy advert “J'aime la Tour.” Keith is a die hard Liverpool fan but when it comes to Manchester, definitely falls on the blue side of town!
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Paul Payton played by Stephen Gilroy.
Stephen graduated from The Arden three years ago. Since then he has done various work, from Feature films such as ‘Cash and Curry’ and ‘Scuppered’ (which we hope will be released in some form or another sometime soon!) to one-off performance as Geof in ‘A Taste Of Honey’. Stephen’s agent says his best quality is his constant availability!.
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Professor Issacs played by Andrew H Husband.
As well as working as a professional actor, Andrew also teaches Performing Arts at a F.E. college. This is Andrew’s first production for Sour Grapes but he appeared in Charlie Mortimer’s last production in the January Festival. He has also appeared for Shooting Fish as the Rev. Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest and works in Theatre, Film and Television. He has enjoyed working on this production and is looking forward to a successful run..
Barras played by Ted Holden.
Ted trained at The University of Salford and graduated with a BA Honours in Performing Arts in 2002. He is currently rehearsing for another new play called 'Lub You' which will premiere as part of this years 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester. As well as appearing in a number of Short Films and Radio Plays some of Ted's television credits include Coronation Street, Life of Riley, Heartbeat, EarlyDoors,The Royal and the ITV drama Dead Clever.
Sarah Andrews played by Louisa Mai Parker.
Louisa-Mai Parker was born and bred in Wythenshawe, Manchester. She trained at The Arden and graduated last year. Since leaving she has had success in film and fringe theatre. Having recently finished working with Roger Haines on Edward Bond's 'The Sea', she is excited to be working on this production with Sour Grapes. Louisa-Mai can also soon be seen in the up and coming production 'Desperate to be Doris' at the Library Theatre with acclaimed duo LipService.
Also a writer, she has just completed recording her first radio play 'The Dark' and is currently working on the stage adaptation..
Val played by Paul Brandeth.
Paul has been working professionally in theatre for 5 years since graduating from Bretton Hall in 2004. He has been involved in numerous theatre companies including Venture Productions, Theatre By Numbers and Two More Minutes. Among the many roles Paul has played are, 'Freddie' in 'Noises Off', 'Mark' in 'Buckteeth' and 'Ken Mills' in 'The Last Bread Pudding'. He is also currently performing in a production of 'Demo' at the Lass 'O' Gowry..
Vix played by Suzanne Loudon.
Suzanne Loudon graduated from The University of Salford in 2003 with a degree in Media and Performance. Since then she has completed courses in Sign Language and Media Make-up.
She has worked with The Dende Collective, Contact Theatre and has recently completed a tour with Belgian Theatre Company-Campo with the show 'For All The Wrong Reasons' performing in festivals in the UK, France, Holland, Belgium and Singapore.
She can currently be seen in the bath in the Costcutter commercial-her finest moment to date,although running onto the pitch at Maine Road with her heroes Keith Curle and Niall Quinn as mascot against Queens Park Rangers in 1993 comes a close second..
Jeannie played by Jessica Blake.
Jessica’s performing career began at university, where she participated in several student and short films. Theatre roles whilst training include Alice in Patrick Marber’s Closer and Nora in A Dolls House. Jessica’s most impressive role so far has been playing the leading role of Jenny in feature film TheButterfly Tattoo, an adaptation of the novel by critically acclaimed author Philip Pullman. The film has won no less than four awards including Best Director and Best Adaptation at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival 2008.
Jesus is a City Fan will be Jessica’s first theatrical performance since her drama degree at the University of Winchester, which she graduated from in 2006. As a new recruit to the Manchester performance scene, she is very pleased to be playing the role of Jeannie, and to be working as part of such a fantastic team..
Key 103's Paul Lockitt played by Himself.
During writing and production it was clear that "Jesus is a City Fan" was a Manchester story at heart and so it was essential to get that Manchester feel particularly in the news audio. Paul Lockitt has been the unmistakable voice of Manchester radio news for many years. After a stint in the merchant navy it appears he returned to find his true vocation as a brew boy moving on to journalism. He was the winner of the IRN national newsreader of the year award for three years running and is currently head of news at Key 103 Manchester. We approached Paul about helping us with the project and from the very first he has been helpful and enthusiastic and we are eternally grateful for the few lines but massive role he plays.
Alan played by Chris Hoyle.
A graduate of The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Chris has appeared on screen productions such as The Last Train, Clocking Off, Jack Rosenthal's Cold Enough for Snow, Heartbeat and The Royal Today. Chris has recently written and directed his acclaimed debut play The Newspaper Boy earlier this year.
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Various roles played by Lucy Litchfield.
Lucy graduated from Salford University with a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts. She is originally from Hull and whilst living there I trained with Hull Truck Youth Theatre. Past theatre credits include, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Cassie in A Chorus Line, Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Ellen in The Gut Girls amoung other productions as well as many student films. I'm very exited about the opportunity to part of this production.
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Various roles played by Karen Simons.
Karen Simons currently attends the David Johnson Drama School in Manchester. She is very local to Salford and attended Youth Theatre at the Arts Centre so feels as though she is at home.
Karen is looking forward to the production but is from a family of Manchester United fans, so feels as though she is jumping ship, but its only in the name of Art, here loyalty still lies with the theatre of dreams.
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Various roles played by David A Shaw.
David A. Shaw is about to start his third and final year at Brunnel University, where he is developing his skills as a performer. David has toured with Theatre By Numbers and performed at The Brindley. He has enjoyed working with Sour Grapes Productions greatly and Manchester will no doubt be seeing a lot of David in the future..
