Greg Robins – Orsino
Greg is new to Shakespeare and KDC, having arrived from the land of Lord of the Rings, Flight of the Conchords and jandals (flip flops) in 2012. He acted in an amateur production of Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language in 2013 and acted in, wrote for and directed the Wellington Law Revue in 2008-2010. He is an Associate of the New Zealand Speech Board which, regrettably, has embedded his incomprehensible vowels deep into his psyche. Off stage, Greg is a public and human rights lawyer, aspiring globetrotter and banana-cake-maker extraordinaire.
Hassan Govia – Antonio
Although this is Hassan’s first production with KDC, he has been acting for quite some time, having performed with the National Youth Theatre and the University of Nottingham’s New Theatre Society, to name but a few experiences. He is currently training at Questors Theatre and if any of them will have him, he would like to go to drama school at some point in the near future (*coughs* next year)…
Cindy Ma – Festa
Cindy is a student at the LSE, completing her Masters in Media and Communications. She began acting in the 6th grade, debuting as “a clown” in the widely-acclaimed musical Clowns. Since then she has gone on to participate in shows such as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Spring Awakening, and Cabaret with her university theatre company. Twelfth Night is her first play since moving to London from Canada, and she is excited to be back in the theatre with such a great cast. The role of Festa will bring her full circle–back to being a clown. In her spare time, Cindy can be found perusing Food Gawker, procrastinating from writing papers, and anxiously trying to find a job so she doesn’t get deported upon graduation.
Jasmin Hinds – Olivia
Jasmin graduated from the Acting and Performance foundation course at The Questors Theatre in July 2013. Her first involvement with KDC Theatre was in March 2014, in the rehearsed reading of Wellington by Cat O’Shea. Other recent roles include Helen of Troy in Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans, Miss Blumenblatt in On The Razzle by Tom Stoppard, Jenna in Sheltered by Greg A. Smith, and Queenie in Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington. This production of Twelfth Night is the first full-blown Shakespeare production Jasmin has been involved in.
Ayryn Jones – Maria
Twelfth Night marks Ayryn’s first production with KDC, and in fact her first performance on a public stage. Ayryn’s passion for acting and performance started at a young age, leading to a heavy involvement in all sides of theatre in high school, and working in Children’s Theatre back home in Australia. Since moving to London a year ago, the lure of the rich theatrical culture here has proved a great motivator to rekindle that passion! She is incredibly excited to hit the stage with such a fun and talented group of people.
Bernard O’Sullivan – Sir Toby Belch
Bernard was educated at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and the Open University. He was called to the Bar in 1971 and has been in private practice since then. He took a year out to train as an actor with the Actors Company in 2005-2006. Since then he has appeared in a number of short films and in plays, most recently in March this year at the Tabard Theatre as the Gaoler in Heresy by Tilo Ulbricht.
Amy Wackett – Viola
Whilst slightly disappointed to discover that she had not been cast as Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love 2, Amy has thoroughly enjoyed playing Viola in this production. She last appeared in KDC’s Halloween special, What the Dickens?, last year and has previously had roles in numerous shows with Studio Theatre Club in Oxford and Lancaster University Theatre Group. Highlights include: Agatha Christie’s The Hollow (Henrietta), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Much Ado About Nothing (Margaret), The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolen), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Emilie) and My Fair Lady (Mrs Higgins).
James Saunders – Sebastian
Born and bread on a derelict milk float in Liverpool, James’ acting career started at an early age when he was cast as the kid in the ‘Accrington Stanley – who are they?’ milk ad. This is James’ first performance for KDC. Most recently he’s performed in Chekhov’s Three Sisters and Sink the Belgrano for Sedos.
Doug Baker – Malvolio
Douglas’ theatrics began in utero where he performed off broadway sketches to the organs. Unfortunately his material was often divisive and his one man show closed after only 9 months. He trusts you will receive his performance in Twelfth Night with greater appreciation.