THE CAST

Jake O’Hare - Frederick the Great

Kathryn Haywood - Queen Sophia

Chay Giles - Maurpetius/Johann

Charlotte Kindred - Maria Theresa

Pollyanna Knight - Schwerin

Phil McDermott - Frederick William

Jaydon Merrick - Francis

Tommy Papaioannou - Katte

INdia Parton - Wilhemine

Kara Taylor Alberts - Voltaire

Creative team

Writer/Director - Eliza Larkey

Director - Charlotte Kindred

Choreographer - Aisling Turner

Fight Director - Jake O’Hare

Producers - Eliza larkey & Charlotte kindred

Lighting designer - Eliza Larkey

Sound designer - charlotte kindred

Stage manager - eliza larkey

social media & marketing - Eliza Larkey

& Charlotte Kindred

Jake o'hare

Theatre credits include playing Macduff in Macbeth (Tour), Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar and Narrator in Widows. Directed Lysistrata and Assistant Directed And Then There Were None. Trained at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2022 as well as Shakespeare and the Mediterranean International Summer School.

kathryn haywood

Recent stage credits include ”Kensington's Bottom” at the New Wimbledon Theatre, "Glass Splinters" at The Pleasance, "Grace" at Jacksons Lane and "The Bastard Sons of Catford Elvis" at The Bridge. Short films include "Steps and a Move" and "Cubicle”. Founding member of popular close-harmony retro singing trio, The Haywood Sisters. Also lead singer for Swing Driven Thing and rock band Black-hearted Susan.

chay giles

Chay Giles is originally from Blackpool and trained at Goldsmiths. Credits include Piano Man (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). He is set to star in the upcoming charity short film Overflow by Taylor Caddick.

Charlotte Kindred

Charlotte Kindred trained at Guildford School of Acting where she received the coveted award for Best Overall Performance 2022. Credits whilst in training include playing the Prime Minister Ruth in 13 by Mike Bartlett, Petruchio in Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew and Rose in The Flick by Annie Baker. Her work includes While the World Goes Under at The Space Theatre and The Guildford Fringe Festival, The Disappearance of Mrs Bebb by The Kalisher Trust.

Pollyanna knight

Pollyanna Knight has just graduated from the Guildford School of Acting. She is a member of the National Youth Theatre, and has performed at the SouthBank with the Compliceté Young Company. She performed ‘As Waters Rise’ by Ben Weatherill at the Almeida Theatre as part of the Almeida Young Company. She’s a winner of the ‘Morag Morris Spoken Word Competition’ at GSA. Film credits include: ‘Pheonix’ by Alice Seabright, award winning short film ‘Watcher’ by Ivo Bright. She has just written, directed and performed in ‘New Lovely You’ with Red & Yellow Productions. She is currently performing STORM at the Southwark Playhouse, first developed at the National Theatre Studio.

Phil McDermott

Phil attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. As an actor from 1988 - 1995 Phil has performed in Repertory Theatres including Chester, Birmingham, the Polka theatre and the New Vic Stoke. He has also appeared in BBC dramas. From 1995 - present he performs as a storyteller and poet working in schools, clubs, hospitals and festivals throughout the UK. His storytelling tours include Uganda, Cambodia, Germany, Norway and Hong Kong. He created the Oracy To Writing Process and The Story Emporium web site and is co-creator of the series ‘The Storyspinner’ collection of stories. He is the author of the story book ‘Transformations.’ He is the vocalist in the techno-nerve-beat band ‘Brace Brace’.

jaydon Merrick

Jaydon Merrick trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Jaydon has performed on various stages around Australia, most notably for the roles of Herbert Pocket and Bentley Drummle, in the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s production of Great Expectations. This is Jaydon’s Off West End debut.

Tommy Papaioannou

Tommy Papaioannou, is an actor and playwright based in East London. He received his training at East 15 Acting School. His most recent appearance was in "Heartbreak Hotel" at the Analogio Athens Festival. Tommy's theatre credits also include "A Little Rain in Monaco" at the Pleasance, "Social Distancing" at both the Brighton and Camden Fringe festivals and “ZOMBOID!" at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

India Parton

Training: The Urdang Academy & Identity School of Acting. India can be seen in short films Sub Rosa andRomeo’s Laundrette, the latter entering the film festival circuit for 2024 and begins filming her first feature film Thought You Cared later this year. Credits whilst training include Annie in Chicago.

Kara Taylor Alberts

Kara trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (BA (Hons) Musical Theatre) 2014-2017. Theatre credits include: Anka Lazarov in The Breif Life and Mysterious Death of King Boris III (The Arts Theatre and The Vaults); Sara in Stop Kiss (Above The Stag); Suzy in The Marvelous Wonderettes (Theatre Royal Windsor/Gatehouse Theatre); The Ascension of Mrs Leech Workshop (Troubadour Theatre); Annie in Second Hand’s Gone Workshop (The Bunker and The Cockpit); May Tallentire in The Hired Man (Union Theatre); Narrator in Patterns: A Song Cycle (Landor Theatre); Maid Marian in Robin Hood (No. 1 Italian Tour); The Black Rat/Guitarist in The Wind in the Willows (Polka Theatre); Fairy Primrose in Sleeping Beauty: A New Musical (UK Tour); Maid Marian in Robin Hood (No. 1 Italian Tour).