Liverpool set comedy G’wed enjoys success across ITVX, ITV1 and ITV2
Congratulations to MAX AINSWORTH (Connor) and the cast of new Liverpool Comedy G’WED for their brilliant, hilarious and heartfelt performances across series 1. Brand new Liverpool set comedy launched back in February and has since seen 1.7m viewers for episode 1 across ITVX, ITV1 and ITV2. The series has been streamed 4.9 million times, becoming ITVX’s biggest comedy since Changing Ends. Read the full article in the link below!
Hillsborough: One Boy’s Story of a Tragedy
Congratulations to JOEL COUSINS and the cast of Hillsborough: One Boy’s Story of a Tragedy for their outstanding performances at The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool. Based on published book by Shaun Millea, it received rave reviews and standing ovations for both nights!
Daniel Taylor’s production of Macbeth
Well done to JAY GIBLIN for landing the role of Donald Bain in Daniel Taylor’s production of MACBETH which was staged at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury!
The Gathering – Channel 4/World Productions
Congratulations to HEBRON TEDROS for landing a lead role as ‘Dessie’ in an exciting six-part drama for Channel 4.
Produced by award-winning World Productions (Line of Duty, Save Me, Vigil) The Gathering is written by acclaimed writer and director Helen Walsh.
The Gathering will centre around a violent attack on a teenage girl during a rave on a tidal islet. Set on Merseyside, the drama focuses on a group of teens from disparate backgrounds, each of whom could have committed the crime, along with their parents – who give equal cause for suspicion.
We are so excited to see Hebron on our screens making his first TV role debut!
GWED – ITVX
A massive congratulations to MAX AINSWORTH for landing a lead role in the newly commissioned 6 X 30 comedy GWED for ITVX.
Set in Liverpool and filmed entirely on location, in and around the city, the series will feature an exciting cast of fresh, young local talent.
G’wed is an uplifting, heart-warming and hilarious portrayal of teenagers today and how they view the world.
It delves into the working class culture of “surviving with a sense of humour”. The distinctive voice of Liverpool and the lived experience of the kids from the city will be at the heart of this comedy, tackling big issues like grief, sex, diversity and class differences with a wicked sense of humour.
The 6 x 30 series will start filming over the Summer and premiere on ITVX in 2024
We are so proud of Max and can’t wait to see him on our screens!
BBC TV SERIES
Congratulations to RONAN HOLDSWORTH for landing a role on the second series of a major BBC series cast by Amy Hubbard!
EUROVISION 2023
A huge good luck to TALLULAH MATTHEWS for her filming for this year’s Eurovision in Liverpool!
SPRINGPOD
Well done to TOBY WHITE who was recently involved in ‘Springpod’ branding campaign who’s purpose is to provide young people with equal access to career & education opportunities.
VANISH – ME, MY AUTISM AND I TV COMMERCIAL
Congratulations to AMBER WILLIAMS for landing her first TV Commercial.
Maternal – 6 Part ITV drama
We are so excited to see our youngest star AURORA ROSE starring as BABY ELLIS in the new 6 part ITV drama MATERNAL including some of our talented children and teenagers playing several featured roles throughout the series.
WELL DONE EVERYONE!
Macbeth – The Liverpool Epstein Theatre
Congratulations to TALLULAH MATTHEWS and JENSEN NOLAN for landing roles in Daniel Taylor’s production of MACBETH at the Liverpool Epstein Theatre. They will both be playing Macduff’s son and daughter as well as Fleance and Mini witch. We are super proud and looking forward to seeing their performances on the big stage!
Get your tickets here: https://www.epsteintheatre.co.uk/events/daniel-taylor-productions-presents-macbeth/
Billy Winter – Hollyoaks
Massive congratulations to BILLY WINTER for landing a guest role as ‘Reuben’ on Channel 4’s award winning soap ‘HOLLYOAKS’
The cocky, vindictive and volatile Reuben is an inmate at Dee Valley Young Offenders institution where he meets regular character DeMarcus Westwood.
Bobby Rutter – The Suspect ITV
Well done to BOBBY RUTTER for landing a role in the new ITV drama The Suspect. Starting Monday 29th August 9PM
YEP DIRECTORS FESTIVAL 2022
Outstanding performances from HEBRON TEDROS, JOE EGAN & JASON KELLY who were cast in the play SHOOK directed by Isaac Nixon at the Yep Directors Festival.
Leon Wahab – Take That Movie ‘Greatest Days’
Huge congratulations to LEON WAHAB who recently finished filming on the set of ‘GREATEST DAYS’ movie directed by Coky Giedroyc and written by Tim Firth. Based on the hit stage musical ‘The Band’, the film will feature music from TAKE THAT.
National Trust give new musicians a chance to play at the childhood home of Beatles Paul McCartney
Well done to our actors who took part in a project with The National Trust who are bringing music back to 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool, the childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney.
Hebron Tedros – Palo Alto
Congratulations to HEBRON TEDROS for landing his first commercial featuring award winning actress GILLIAN ANDERSON.
Max Ainsworth – New Balance
An exciting start to 2022 as we see our actor MAX AINSWORTH in the latest NEW BALANCE COMMERCIAL. Well done Max!
JOIN ALLSTARS CASTING TODAY
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CLAPPERBOARDS
LIVERPOOL ECHO, Merseyside’s best new stage and screen talent celebrated at Clapperboard Awards Ceremony, ALLSTARS CASTING was represented by Kane Weaver and Lauren McQueen. View full article
Abby Mavers
WATERLOO ROAD, Catch our Actress Abby Mavers on Waterloo Road, Thursdays at 8pm BBC1. See the arrival of the BARRY family
RITA, SUE & BOB TOO!
Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th October 2011 at the St Helens Theatre Royal
Regal Entertainments and St Helens Theatre Royal proudly present a brand new stage version of the hilarious 1987 cult movie ‘Rita, Sue and Bob Too!’ from Wednesday 12 – Sunday 16 October.
STARRING TINA MALONE (Shameless)
Directed by Sylvie Gatrill (The Salon and The Ciggie Run) the new stage version is headlined by Liverpool Shameless star Tina Malone as Bob’s wife Michelle and also stars her real-life daughter Dannielle Malone (Hollyoaks) as Rita and her husband Paul Malone playing the role of Sam. The great cast also includes Abby Mavers as Sue, Franny Bennett as Bob, Angela Simms as Mum and the hilarious comedian Mickey Finn as Dad.
Rita and Sue are two working class girls from a rundown council estate, about to finish their final year at school, they are generally disillusioned with life and their circumstances. In their spare time, they earn money babysitting for Bob and Michelle, a relatively affluent couple living in a large detached house in a more desirable part of town. Without Michelle’s knowledge, Bob embarks on an affair with both Rita and Sue, who take it in turns to have sex with him in his car in the countryside. Michelle eventually finds out and leaves Bob but not before confronting Rita and Sue outside their homes and in front of their families and neighbours. When Bob later develops a preference for Rita, the two girls fall out. Rita then decides to move in with Bob, whilst Sue begins seeing somebody else. Rita and Sue then reconcile and Sue moves in with Rita and Bob and the three embark on a ménage à trois.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too! was written by Andrea Dunbar who wrote her first play The Arbor in 1977 at the age of 15, which was premiered in 1980 at London’s Royal Court Theatre, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. It won the Young Writers’ Festival, and was later extended and performed in New York. Dunbar was quickly commissioned to write a follow-up work, creating Rita, Sue and Bob Too, first performed in 1982. Rita, Sue and Bob Too was adapted for the cinema and was filmed in 1986 by Alan Clarke. The film created considerable controversy on the Buttershaw estate, where Dunbar lived, because of its negative portrayal of the area. A single mother with three children by different men, she became an increasingly heavy drinker. In 1990 she died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 29.
The original Film Four low budget movie starred George Costigan, Lesley Sharpe, Siobhan Finneran and Michelle Holmes and became an instant success, the band ‘Black Lace’ also appeared in the film performing their song ‘Having a Gangbang’ at a nightclub which became the soundtrack to the movie.
With a side-splittingly funny script, a great cast and bursting with all the best 80’s music, this is one hilarious night out you can’t afford to miss!
6 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
Our Day Out
The perfect day out for the class that always gets left behind.
Mrs Kay’s Progress Class are all on board and bound for Alton Towers – yes, Alton Towers! But then Mr Briggs gets on board…
Well Done to Connor Dempsey, Emily Hobson, Hebron Tedros and Louis Atherton for taking part in the National Trust film ‘Forthlin Sessions’