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Sebastian Abineri – Executive Producer
Sebastian has been an actor for over thirty years and comes from an acting family. He started in the theatre at the age of 16 and since then has worked extensively in Film, Television and Theatre. Film credits include 'A Bridge too Far'. Sebastian has played many leading theatrical roles around the country including The Library Theatre, Manchester, The West Yorkshire Playhouse, Theatre Clwyd and the Plymouth Theatre Company. Parts Include, Stanley Kowalski in 'Streetcar Named Desire', Christopher Isherwood in 'I am a Camera', Bill Sykes in 'Oliver', Captain Bluntschli in 'Arms and the Man' and many others.
His TV credits include Benny in 'Death of a Young Man' by Willy Russell part of the BBC Play for Today series, Wilfred Owen in 'Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon Out of the Battle' for the BBC, Jim Stone in the BBC play 'Buses'. Sebastian has also appeared in 'Eastenders', 'The Bill', 'Coronation Street', 'Cadfael', 'Bramwell', 'Casualty' 'Murder Squad' 'The Last Detective' 'Rosemary & Thyme'
Sebastian has just finished playing 'Papa Gonzales' at the Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue in Tenessee Williams play "Summer & Smoke" directed by ex Royal Shakespeare Company Chief Adrian Noble.
Sally Millest – Theatre Director
Sally trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1979-82) after which she performed in regional Theatres around the country. Some of her credits include Leeds Playhouse, (dir: Jude Kelly) The Belgrade Coventry, Chester Gateway Theatre, Manchester, York Theatre Royal, The Mill at Sonning, The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. N.o 1 tour of "Daisy Pulls It Off". (dir: David Gilmore) She played Bev in "On The Piste." (dir: Bob Tomson) A Bill Kenwright Production at The Garrick Theatre, West end.), which was nominated 'Comedy of the Year' at the Olivier Awards. Her TV credits include: - Dr. Juliet Kennett in "Casualty" Dorrie in "Shine On Harvey Moon" (dir Baz Taylor) Marie in "10%ers" (dir: Ed Bye) and was nominated one of Phillip Schofields best comedy moments "Paradise Postponed" "The Bill" and "Minder". Her film work includes: - "The French Lieutenants Woman" "The flute" and the lead in "Screen test for Lulu" (The London Film Festival).
Sally Directed "The Sunshine Boys" Palace Theatre Westcliff
in association with Southend Theatres. and The Winslow Boy both in the main house 2007
Sally co-founded the actor's agency Billboard in the early 80's and Cornucopia Theatre Company. Which performed in London and The Jersey Arts centre. Sally has directed The Joan Crawford collective comedy team performed at The Hen & Chickens and The Canal Café Theatre
Sally worked with The New Focus Youth Theatre Saturdays (5-16 year olds) for 7yrs, running workshops and devising and co-directing many of their productions and ran drama classes Westborough Primary School 1 yr.
She runs acting workshops for performing arts in schools and colleges and has led workshops in and around London. She was an associate lecturer for three years at Southend College.
She recently directed a piece The Lamentable Tragedie of Yates Wine Lodge written by comedian Russell kane in the Dixon Studio Westcliff which was performed at The Ace Dome Edinburgh 2008. She has also directed Noel Cowards Red Peppers Hill Street Theatre Edinburgh for last years Fringe. In Nov 2009 she co-produced and directed Pack Up Your Troubles a charitable show for The Royal Anglians, which involved many members from her local community.
John Henry Keating
To view John Henry's full CV simply follow the link www.spotlight.com and enter the following 'View PIN No. 9733-6729-2282
John Henry's TV Credits include "Fashion" BBC "Ten Top Ways" A six part series for The Discovery Channel with Wag TV Which is a cross between Horizon and Benny Hill ! screened at the end of last year. Other TV credits include: - "The Bill", "Casualty" and appearances in series 1 & 2 of "The Basil Brush Show".
John Henry is a member of The Joan Crawford Collective and has performed on the London Comedy circuit. Theatre credits include; The Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" and Desmond Curry in "The Winslow Boy" both at The Palace Theatre Westcliff, Muller in "Laura", Bottom in "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and The Padre In "The Erpingham Camp".
His writing Credits include sketches for The Joan Crawford Collective and also sketches for The Keith Rogers Show Essex Radio
Film credits include;- Rat, Beelzebub’s Big Brother Bernard and most recently the role of The General in ‘Hyperflirt’.
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