Our talented member, Fuen Vera is currently rehearsing The Father Project for Last Company Theatre ahead of performances at The Gate Theatre.
We’re excited to announce our most recent member, the talented actress, Savannah M Grant!
See the interview with Savannah in our Christmas Bulletin live now!
The lovely South African - British actor, and graduate of the MA Acting course at East 15 Acting School, has just finished shooting on ‘The Power’ and is set to be a busy Alpha member! Click the link below to see her Spotlight page.
Savannah M Grant - click for her Spotlight!
‘Wormhole in the Washer’ has already won best picture at the Dublin Short film and music festival and now it’s leading man, the very talented Elliot James, is in the running for ‘Best Actor’ and the film is nominated for ‘Best Overall Short Film’ at the Richard Harris International Film Festival. We’re so excited, we’re in a spin! Well done Elliot!
Elliot James and Elliot James - up for best actor!
Elliot James stars in the fabulous comedy short “Wormhole in the Washer” and it’s now rinsed the competition to be awarded ‘Best comedy at Dublin Short film and music festival.”
More soon on how to catch this comedy guarantee to get you in a spin!
Alpha actor and one of our founding members, Angus Kennedy, plays a grumpy Heathrow cop in an American feature film with the title of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight from the book by Jennifer E. Smith. Directed by Vanessa Casswell and starring Hayley Lou Richardson, the romantic plot involves a young Englishman meeting a young woman from the USA at JFK on their way to the UK.
Set over a 24 hour period, the four minutes of their meeting changes the course of both their lives.
Angus has had a bumber 2021 with two other screen jobs in the can. He recently played the British Prime Minister in the new Amazon series The Power and the 1789 tavern landlord in the TV series of the Neil Gaiman graphic novel The Sandman for Netflix.
Wanted: Angus Kennedy, a busy actor who does a damn good ‘grumpy cop’
Apha actor’s Tim Goodman plays Stanley Johnson, the father of prime minister Boris in epsiode 2 of the 5 episode series ‘This Sceptered Isle’ to be aired on Sky Atlantic in autumn 2022. Boris Johnson is played by a wig wearing, heavily padded Kenneth Branagh.
Tim spent most of his time between scenes improvising in character with him. It is directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Written by Winterbottom and Kieron Quirke, This Sceptered Isle is based on first-hand testimonies from insiders at Number 10 Downing Street, the Department of Health, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and other public bodies. The Sunday Times political editor Tim Shipman serves as a consultant on the series, which weaves together “countless true stories from Boris Johnson in Number 10 to front line workers around the country
Silent Dove’s latest film, the comedy short Ex’s Anonymous, featuring an all female ensemble cast including our own Abi McLoughlin (Top right), is now in post production. These pictures have been released to get us all excited! We can’t wait to have a giggle with the girls when the film comes out later this year.
Misfits, written by Lekha Desai Morrsion, has been nominated in the category of Best Stage Production at the Asian Media Awards which take place on 29th October. Our talented and funny Patsy Prince got amazing reviews for her role as Meera, the matriarch at the heart of the story! Good luck to all involved!
More information on the awards can be found at www.asianmediaawards.com
Our wonderful member, Elliot James, can be heard the week beginning September 27th reading parts of the ‘Book of the Week’ on Radio 4 . Listen out for his dulcet tones reading ‘The History of the World in 100 Animals’ by Simon Barnes and produced by the aptly named Clive Brill.
Our super talented Katherine Vernez-Gray is about to shine on tour with M6 Theatre Company playing the eponymous MAVIS SPARKLE - the wonderful production for children of the same name starts next week!
