Old Vic New Voices / TS Eliot US/UK Exchange 2011

Are you ready to take a bite of the Big Apple or live it large in London?

The 2011 TS Eliot US/UK Exchange - the ultimate transatlantic experience for 100 of London and NYC’s top actors, writers, directors and producers, aged 21-30.

Those selected will spend a week living in their sister city, learning from top industry professionals, and developing plays to be performed on the historic stages of The Old Vic or a central Manhattan venue.

Through the Exchange, participants will expand their knowledge of the opportunities and obstacles involved with working transatlantically, and develop many professional relationships in both cities. With meetings and workshops that provide both practical benefits and offer alternative methods of developing and creating work, the Exchange benefits individuals who are talented, open-minded, ambitious and intellectually curious.

“To go to a new city with a new group of colleagues to create new plays, new experiences was such a gift” – 2010 participant

Performance Dates:

Fri 6th May 2011
The Vineyard Theatre, New York

Tue 11th April 2011
The Old Vic, London

The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange is supported by the TS Eliot Estate

Cast & Creative Teams:

Alfred

Written by Ella Hickson

Directed by Russell Bolam

Produced by Dan Baker

Performed by Sam Donnelly, Annie Hemmingway and Sam Marks

People Like Us

Written by Jake Brunger

Directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward

Produced by Harriet Usher

Performed by Sammy Kissin, Benjamin O’Mahony, Fiona Skinner and George Taylor

Talking of Michaelangelo

Written by Sabrina Mahfouz

Directed by Oliver Rose

Produced by Sara Doctors

Performed by Lesa Gillespie, Heather Johnson, David Mumeni and Patrick Myles

A Handful of Dust

Written by Ruth Pickett

Directed by Suba Das

Produced by Lucy Jackson

Performed by Mattie Crowley, Samantha Pearl, Alice White and Slinky Winfield

The Happiest Day of Your Life

Written by Jonathan Brittain

Directed by Lotte Wakeham

Produced by Vicky Graham

Performed by Nicholas Banks, Lucy Benson-Brown and Anna Maguire

Beware Soft Mud

Written by Hannah Rodger

Directed by Luke Sheppard

Produced by Katie Harper

Performed by Jessica Ellis, Paul Joseph and Abigail Unwin-Smith

Millennium

Written by Steven Hevey

Directed by Natalie Ibu

Produced by Natalie Macaluso

Performed by Nick Blakeley, Emma Dennis-Edwards, Nick Lawson and Alex Papadakis