Frank/Simon – Michael Johnston
Michael was born in Northern Ireland, at a young age he started taking part in amateur dramatics and by the time he reached university he had created a backlog of amateur and semi professional experience. At university he studied drama and graduated with honours, after this he started working professionally as an actor and work shop facilitator. Two years later and Michael decided he needed a bigger challenge and moved to London where he became involved with KDC theatre, and the rest is yet to be written.
Nadia – Lisa Moore
Lisa spent years wishing she was involved in acting but only plucked up the courage last year, when she completing some courses with City Academy and got her first role with KDC, as cross-dressing Charlotte in She Ventures and He Wins. She’s since been in another production, Nailing Jelly to a Tree; a series of playlettes devised by the cast, where she played a number of characters ranging from a Scouse wag to a gay man. She’s really happy to have got the part of Nadia and has since been trying to explain to friends and family that F**kArt is not what it sounds like!
Eric – Nick Dastoor
Nick is quite the veteran of KDC productions now, having acted in not just one, but two productions before this: the restoration comedy She Ventures And He Wins and the portmanteau comedy-drama Summers Gone. After psychoanalytic sex comedy, he feels the time is right for a move into heavy, tragic work influenced by Ingmar Bergman … No, he is happy playing the fool.
Electra – Aruna Buchanan Brown
Ever the Drama Queen it’s no surprise that Aruna ran away to join the theatre! Highlights include Oscar Wilde’s Salome (Rock Opera) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and of course, A Clockwork Orange and Anna Karenina for KDC. Production credits include Buddy, Jailhouse Rock and Blair on Broadway in the West End. Aruna is excited for another foray into the KDC world – you know what they say “3rd time’s a prostitute!” or something like that…
Director – Juliet Colbert
‘F**kArt’ is Juliet’s directorial debut. She has worked on two previous KDC productions; as costume assistant on ‘Talking Heads’ and as assistant director on ‘Measure for Measure’ last season. Though she developed an interest in theatre back in her school days, Juliet hadn’t been directly involved in any theatre work for over 10 years before a friend introduced her to KDC last summer. Having worked as an English and Drama teacher, working on plays with many teenagers over the previous 4 years, directing was inevitably going to be the end goal and it didn’t take long to gain the experience and confidence to get there. Working with actors is not that dissimilar from working with teenagers after all, right?!
Assistant Director – Carrie Johnson
Carrie is a familiar face with KDC but has taken a break from acting this season to AD. Previous roles with KDC include; Hermia in Mid Summer Night’s Dream, Dowdy in She Ventures and He Wins, Ursula in Ups and Downs and Fran in Stags and Hens. She is also currently rehearsing for the Olympics Opening Ceremony where she will be dancing under Danny Boyle’s direction (and hopefully getting some directing tips)
Carrie’s only hope for ADing is that she doesn’t treat the cast like 5 year olds as she’s far more used to directing children’s theatre; then again…