LIGHTHOUSE

CAST & CREATIVES

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DIRECTOR/PRODUCER | Amy Clayton

 

Amy is a multi-award-winning LAMDA trained Actress, Singer, Dancer, Director and Choreographer. Some of her (40+) Directional credits inc. 'The Full Monty', ‘Trainspotting’, ‘Alfie’, ‘The Crucible’ and ‘The 39 Steps!’. Her most credited performances to date inc. Tracy Lord in ‘The Philadelphia Story’, Miss Lou in 'The Cat & The Canary', Valerie in ‘The Weir’, Viola in ‘Twelfth Night’, Mrs White in ‘Clue’, Sherlock Holmes, and most notably, as Juliane Koepcke in Early Doors Productions' original one-woman musical 'Blue Morpho' which earned three 5* Reviews at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2023. She toured professionally as a vocal and dance entertainer throughout 1999 – 2006, and was signed to Acid Jazz with her original writings before managing EDP since its birth in 2010.

 

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MORGAN/WRITER | Justin Cartledge

 

LAMDA trained Justin is a multi-award winning actor, writer and director. His versatility has seen him perform in a wide range of roles from musical theatre to Shakespeare, from comedy to drama. His acting credits include the titular roles in Alfie and Macbeth, Renton in ‘Trainspotting’, Nathan Detroit in ‘Guys and Dolls’, Mason in ‘Journeys End’, Ichabod Crane in ‘Sleepy Hollow’, and The Mad Hatter in EDP’s original Wonderland saga. His film credits include ‘The Devil and I’, ‘One Way’ and ‘Moral Conflict’. Adverts include ‘BT Sports’ and ‘Fix Radio’. His writing credits include ‘Porcelain’, The Wonderland Saga, ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Blue Morpho’, ‘False Flag’, ‘Lighthouse’, ‘Raft’ and the PANIC award winner ‘If They’re Human'


 

MAC | Darren Matthews

 

Darren has worked with EDP since the role of Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ in 2013.  His previous roles with EDP have included John Proctor in ‘The Crucible’, the Creature in ‘Frankenstein’, Dr Henry Jekyll in ‘Jekyll & Hyde’, Winston Smith in ‘1984’, Francis Begbie in ‘Trainspotting’, and Dexter Haven in ‘The Philadelphia Story’.  Other theatre credits include Joe Pirelli in the ‘Roxy Krasner’ series, MacDuff in ‘Macbeth’, Stanley in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, Brian in ‘A Day in the Death of Joe Egg’, Mickey in ‘Blood Brothers’, Max de Winter in ‘Rebecca’, and Prospero in ‘The Tempest’.  Darren has also worked as a piano accompanist and musical director for a wide variety of productions, including EDP’s original musicals, ‘FREAKSHOW’, ‘Raft’, ‘Blue Morpho’ and ‘If They’re Human’.

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JAMES | Richard Orchard-Rowe

 

Richard returned to the stage in 2018 when he joined the cast of ‘Spamalot’ as Sir Bedevere. He transitioned to Early Doors Productions as a droog in ‘A Clockwork Orange’. His theatre credits include Tilney in ‘Shakespeare in Love’, Pat Pancake in the final instalment of their Wonderland saga ‘Looking Glass’, Killian in ‘Sleepy Hollow’, Corporal Stick in ‘If They’re Human’ and Horris in ‘There Never Was’. In 2022 Richard began penning his own original plays. Directional credits include Aaron Sorkin’s 'A Few Good Men', ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles’ and ‘Sherlock Holms: The Vampire of Sussex’.

 

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Stage Manager | Amy Clayton

Costuming & Props | Early Doors Productions

Set Design & Construction | Early Doors Productions

Poster Design & Marketing | Amy Clayton

Sound & Lighting Technician | Neil Gray