The Cast: UK Tour

RICHARD BRAINE: Man 1

DUGALD BRUCE-LOCKHART: Richard Hannay

KATHERINE KINGSLEY: Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret

DAN STARKEY: Man 2

 

Richard Braine

Richard BraineTraining: National Youth Theatre and Webber Douglas Academy.

Theatre: Richard is delighted to be back at the Playhouse having been here in the spring with JB Priestley's When We Are Married.

He has worked in theatres all over the country. Favourite roles include Wicksteed in Habeas Corpus (Royal Northampton), Ratty in Wind in the Willows (Bristol Old Vic) and Peter Sellers in his own Being There With Sellers (London, Edinburgh and tour). Seasons at Chichester, Scarborough, Regents Park Open Air, Manchester Library, Palace Theatre Westcliffe, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Watford and Polka Children's Theatre.

Television: Includes Foyle's War, EastEnders, Holby City, Doctors, Spooks, Goodbye Mr Chips (Dr Merrivale), As Time Goes By (The Vicar), Only Fools and Horses, Murder Most Horrid (Rev. Stoop), My Uncle Silas (St.John) , Poirot, Without Motive, Chucklevision, Bodger and Badger, Bernard's Watch, Radio Roo, Jackanory, Goodnight Sweetheart, S Club 7, Minder, Keen Eddie, Polterguests (Squiffy), Harry Enfield (Dick Nice but thick), Ben Elton:The Man from Auntie, Lovejoy, Gas and Candles, Vanity Fair, Robin Hood, Believe Nothing, Casualty, The Experimenter (XP-24 Eps), House of Cards (Spence), The Brittas Empire (Horatio Brittas), Chambers and Jeeves and Wooster (Gussie Fink Nottle).

Film: Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, Calendar Girls, Finding Neverland, Stiff Upper Lips.

Other: Richard directed the UK and European premiere of Steve Martin/Carl Sternheim's The Underpants and has appeared inover 100 commercials filmed all over the world.

Dugald Bruce-Lockhart

Dugald Bruce-LockhartTraining: Dugald trained at RADA.

Theatre: Most recently Dugald played Teddy Lloyd in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Edinburgh Festival (Assembly/Northampton Royal & Derngate).
Other work includes For King and Country (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ACT); The Deep Blue Sea (Bath Theatre Royal & Vaudeville Theatre); Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night (Old Vic/Propeller & BAM New York); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Comedy Theatre/Propeller), The Winter's Tale, Rose Rage, Henry V and Comedy of Errors (Propeller, UK & International Tour); Faust, Dangerous Liaisons (The Royal Lyceum); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Royal Lyceum/Coventry Belgrade & Nottingham Playhouse); Twelfth Night (ETT); Reader (Traverse Theatre); The Prince's Play (Royal National Theatre) and Henry VI Part Three (RSC, UK & International Tour).

Television: Walter's War, Alien Western, Foyle's War, Hotel Babylon, Trust, Midsummer Murders, Brookside, The Bill, Rockface, The Demon Headmaster, Bugs II, Wycliffe.

Film: From Time to Time (Fragile Films/Julian Fellowes); Hart's War (MGM); Simon an English Legionnaire (US Independent) and Alive and Kicking (Channel 4 Films).


Katherine Kingsley

Katherine KingsleyIn 2009, Katherine was nominated for an Olivier Award for her role as Marlene Dietrich in The Donmar Warehouse production of Piaf.

Training: She trained with the English National Opera, Mountview Theatre School (1 year scholarship) and The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Theatre: Credits include Sylvia Hamilton/Shell/Edward R Murrow in The Truth Will Out (Old Vic US/UK exchange); Marlene/Madeleine in Piaf (Donmar Warehouse/Vaudeville Theatre); Suzanne Allingham in The Black and White Ball (King's Head); Alice Hobson in Hobson's Choice (Chichester Festival Theatre); Helen of Troy in The Trojan Women (Tristan Bates Theatre); Tracy Lord in High Society (Shaftesbury Theatre/National Tour), Felicity Rumpers in Habeas Corpus (Northcote Theatre, Exeter); The Prioress in The Canterbury Tales and Mary in Memory of Water (Bristol Old Vic); Ruth Bechler in Suddenly At Home (Theatre Royal, Windsor); Carla/Caroline in Go Back For Murder, Veronica Craye in The Hollow, Helen Rollander in Verdict and Vera Claythorne in And Then There Were None (Palace Theatre, Westcliff).

Television: Credits include The Bill (Talkback Thames); Hollyoaks (Channel Four); Jane Hall (Red Television); Telephone Detectives (Thames Television); Casualty (BBC) and Operation Good Guys (BBC).

Film: Credits include Weekend, Days of the Siren and 100 Second Marriage (Universal Pictures).

Other: Katherine is also a very busy voiceover artist having done campaigns for Nokia, Nintendo and Capital Radio to name but a few.

In 2007, she recorded an EP of Jazz, Soul and Blues standards with musicians from The London Philarmonic Orchestra (recorded in Angel Studios, Islington, London).

Dan Starkey

Dan StarkeyTraining: Dan studied at Cambridge University and later went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he won the Peter Ackerman Prize for Comedy, graduating in 2006. Notable roles whilst training included Trapdoor in The Roaring Girl, Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Mog Edwards in Under Milk Wood.
Theatre: Since graduation credits include the nameless leading man in Notes from Underground (Arcola Theatre); Grumio in Taming of the Shrew and the Wandering Musician in Three Sisters (Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory); Humphrey Devize in The Lady's Not for Burning (Finborough Theatre); Quince and Egeus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Polonius and the Gravedigger in Hamlet, and Autolycusin The Winter's Tale (Red Rose Chain Theatre Company); Aggro in Santa Claus: the Musical (Michael Rose Productions) and Hans in Push Up (Rosemary Branch Theatre). He is a visiting artist to and occasional writer for the Fitzrovia Radio Hour (Fitzrovia Productions).

Television: Credits include Commander Skorr and Commander Jask in Doctor Who (BBC).

Film: He has also appeared in the short film Fix for Dynamo Films.

Radio: Having been a finalist in the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award in 2006, Dan has been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, and has appeared in over 80 radio plays and broadcasts. Notable appearances include The Archers, The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Wordsmith, The Incomparable Witness, Dickens Confidential, The Late Mr. Shakespeare, Scoop, Miranda Hart's Joke Shop and Henry VIII.

* The trip to 39 Steps was a birthday surprise organised by my husband. It was a wonderful gift. I was recommend the experience to anyone who wants a wonderful evening out in London. The acting was slick. The dialogue, witty. The jokes came thick and fast. Excellent! - Miss B, 6th Jan 2011 * The 39 steps is the funniest most entertaining evenings entertainment I have ever seen on a stage. I have now seen it five times and whenever I go to London I shall go to see it again and again. Any person suffering from depression should see this show rather than get a prescription from their doctor! - Graham Stroud, London & York * I've seen this 3 times, just because every time someone comes to visit - I recommend it and go with them, and love it every time! Amazing production, amazing performers!! Highly recommended!! - Mariana T, London * MY BIRTHDAY SURPRISE WOW LOVED EVERY MOMMENT SO FUNNY HAVE ALREADY SAID WILL BE GOING AGAIN WITH FRIENDS FUNNY,FUNNY - Maria Ioannou, CRITERION THEATRE * AMAZING! Excellent adaptation, resourceful, clever direction, fantastic performances....2 hours of unstoppable laughing. Thank you for a wonderful evening and for training my abs...:) - Cleopatra C, Criterion, London * Fantastic! I loved it. It's a spy thriller/comedy. I took my sisters to see it for a graduation present and they were thrilled. Very rarely do I see a theatre performance twice just for entertainment but I'm going again! - Jay Derren, Criterion theatre * Fantastic! I loved it. It's a spy thriller/comedy. I took my sisters to see it for a graduation present and they were thrilled. Very rarely do I see a theatre performance twice just for entertainment but I'm going again! - Jay Derren, Criterion theatre * As a drama student I was always very skeptical about 4 actors playing a vast amount of characters. But to my amazement it was pulled off beautifully. It had comedy, a good strong story line and amazing actors! I would definitively recommend it to anyone, and I would be happy to watch it a second time! Great job! - Richard Walker, The Criterion Theatre * we were lucky enough to see Jennifer Bryden on her first night in the role of Annabella/Pamela/Margaret. She stole the show. We were only told she was the understudy as we left. Just brilliant and a great fun adaptation of the 39 steps in a really perfect theatre. - Sarah Rushen, criterion * Saw this wonderful play on 6th September 2011. I was hooked from beginning to end. I couldn't believe it when I was told that there are only four actors playing so many roles. Hats off to James Hurn and Dermot Canavan for the 'double act' of Man 1 & Man 2. I shall tell all my friends to go and see this spectacle! - Jacqui Jones, Criterion Theatre London *
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