The Actors Class

The first ever Actors Class New Writing Night was absolutely unbelievable! We asked our Members to apply: 70 pieces of new writing were submitted, 120 Actors applied. We shared 9 pieces of new writing on the night. The whole night was made from our amazing family at Actors Class - Writers, Actors, Stage Management, Sound & Lighting, Videographer. Writers - You’re incredible. Your pieces all had such a strong voice & style, I’m so thrilled we got to share your work! Actors - You’re amazing. You brought every single word to life in such a playful & open hearted way. Technical crew - You’re a wonder to me & helped make this so sharp on the night. Thank you all, so much. This has been one of the greatest things I have ever done, it was an honour to direct you. Audience - Thank you, thank you, thank you for coming!! To have a Sold Out Show meant the world to all of us! It shows there is a real hunger for new work. We Will Make More! Here is a feast of moments from the day ✨ #theactorsclass #newwriting #cockpittheatre

Oh it’s a very, very proud day. As 2 Actors Class Members have been nominated for Olivier Awards! @heathatrottlives for Best Actress in ‘Shifters’ at the Duke of York. And @amydibartolomeo for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ at the Dominion. Huge Congrats to you both 👏🏻This is absolutely wonderful news & I’m so proud of you both! These 2 Actors were in the same group no less! And what a group it was. All of them propelled each other forward with love & inspiration in that room & miraculous things happened. (As a leaving present, they also all bought me a box of pencils engraved with quotes I had said throughout the courses. I love my pencils as much as I love this Olivier Award Nomination news. A lot.) We are all over the moon for you Heather & Amy 🎊❤️ CONGRATULATIONS! 🎊 #theactorsclass #olivierawardnominee #heatheragyepong #amydibartolomeo

I am absolutely thrilled to announce the 9 writers taking part in the first ever The Actors Class New Writing Night✨ This incredible group of writers will be sharing bold, original new work - Created & brought to life entirely by members of The Actors Class. Date: Tuesday 10th Feb Time: 7.30pm Venue: The Cockpit Theatre @cockpittheatre Running Time: 90 mins approx Tickets: .uk/show/the_actors_class_-_new_writing_night We are so excited to share this night with you! Please join us in celebrating our writers👇💗🎭 @adeyinkaakinrinade @annafg98 @tempoftheyear @barneyedoran Amy Bentley Klein @sugarjbrown @montel.douglas @jessvrevell @domthomson #theactorsclass #newwriting #cockpittheatre

Huge Congrats to our Alumna @katiejoycewrites for her debut novel ‘New Beginnings’ 💫 A fictional story, but very much inspired by her experience working in homeless shelters and outreach programmes in London. And Alumnus @alexjbritt has recorded the audio book 💫 Audio book av: Spotify/Audible. The book is available from Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles. “Callie is reeling from a break-up and stumbles into a night shift job at New Beginnings, a homeless shelter. Her tight-knit group of colleagues turn quickly into ride-or-die friends and Ryan, a charming new addition to the team, threatens her ‘no workplace relationships’ rule. Callie cares fiercely about the residents of New Beginnings and slowly uncovers their colourful life stories. But one resident’s growing fixation on her means that the job she loves is becoming more dangerous every day.“ What a fantastic achievement Katie! Huge Congrats 🎊 #theactorsclass #debutnovel #katiejoyce #alexbritt

Alumna Keziah @ziah_97 absolutely smashing it right now! Made her debut as both her understudy roles in ‘Arcadia’ @oldvictheatre both in same week! Thomasina Coverly & Chloe Coverly. What a star you are Keziah 🤩 So very proud of you! Have a fantastic run! #arcadia #tomstoppard #oldvictheatre #keziahhayes

Our Alumna @giorgiavalentino_ is Associate Producer @talkingpeople_ Their next show is Feb 16th at the Underbelly Soho, staring Alumna @elisha_applebaum ‘Relationships can either go right or terribly wrong. They can turn toxic, fall apart, or never work from the start. But what about the people on the sidelines - the friends and family watching it happen, whose warnings are never heeded.’ Every show is created in the moment, shaped by the audience & the performers, together. It might be funny, harrowing, or painfully familiar but what we do know is that it will be something you’ll only see once. Go & support them if you can! 💪🎊 Tkts: /tickets/talking-people-2/

🎭 NEW WRITING NIGHT 🎭 100 tickets already gone - thank you 💗 Expect bold new writing, brilliant performances & a buzzing night at The Cockpit Theatre - all in one evening. Open to all, not just Actors Class members! Whether you’re an artist, a theatre-lover, or just curious of what we’ve been up to here at The Actors Class - come be part of it. 🎟 Tickets available now Link in bio We’d love to see you there (and in the bar after 🍷) #newwriting #theactorsclass #cockpittheatre

And our amazing technical team! All Actors Class 🤩✨ Jake Waby - Videographer @jwproductions Laurel Marks - Sound - @laurelbmarks Rae Harm - Stage Manager - @rae.harm Hannah Shackell - Assistant Stage Manager - @hannahshackell What a night it’s going to be! #theactorsclass #newwritingnight #cockpittheatre

And last up, we have the brilliant Jess @jessvrevell Who has Written the song: ‘Carol’ & is performing it herself ✨ After graduating from RADA Jessica played opposite Kenneth Branagh in KING LEAR as Cordelia and The Fool, she reprised this role at The Shed in New York. Jess is also a writer, she has recently wrapped filming on GRUDGE JUDY, a short film she wrote, directed, and leads and is developing a queer anthology series. About The Piece - Carol: I’ve been writing songs for my bedroom walls since I first picked up a guitar at 14, Carol is a deeply personal song, and perhaps the most honest I’ve been with myself in a while. I’m excited to share it with you all.  #theactorsclass #newwritingnight #cockpittheatre #jessicarevell #carol

Next up we have the brilliant Montel @montel.douglas He has Written: ‘One Way Out’. ‘Four boys confronted by legacy, legislation, and leaving school, who will find their way out? Is your fate already decided or is there one way out?’ Cast: Tunde: Ashton Ogilvie Sands Montel is a British-Jamaican theatre-maker from South London working across stage and screen. His debut play One Way Out won the UNTAPPED Award 2023 and was showcased at Theatre Peckham, New Diorama & Brixtonhouse. He has developed work with the Royal Court, Soho Writers Lab, Talawa, and BBC London Voices. As a director, Montel’s credits include Their Name is Joy (Theatre Peckham/NT Connections), Verified, STUCK (Multistory/Southbank Centre), and One Way Out. He also lead the GLOW project at Brixton House, supporting emerging talent. His acting credits include Hamlet (National Theatre), Run It Back (Talawa), Macbeth (Orange Tree), and screen roles in Ransom (CBS), Code 404 (Sky), Casualty and Babies (BBC). #theactorsclass #newsritingnight #cockpittheatre #monteldouglas #onewayout

Next up we have the brilliant Madi @tempoftheyear She has Written: ‘Too Solid Flesh’. ‘A satirical re-intrepretation of the gravedigger scene from Hamlet. Hamlet arrives at the morgue only to find the receptionist won’t allow Ophelia to be buried in a Christian burial because suicide doesn’t meet the regulations. Philomena Cunk meets Laurence Olivier navigating the admin of death.’ Cast: Hamlet: @conormichaelmoss Gravedigger: @jodieirvine Madi is a writer, theatre-maker and award-winning performance poet. Her @aceagrams - supported solo show Massive Sense of Urgency, about an office temp trying to deconstruct capitalism, was performed at Latitude Festival and selected by The Old Vic for CONNECT: Now, a series of contemporary monologues. Further writer-performer credits include include commissions for BBC iPlayer, Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust, and The Guardian. She is an alumnus of the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme, Soho Theatre’s Comedy Lab, The Actors Class and is a former Roundhouse Poetry Slam Champion. She is from London and wears a lot of wool. #theactorsclass #newwritingnight #cockpittheatre #madimaxwelllibby #toosolidflesh

Next up we have the brilliant Dom @domthomson He has Written: ‘XI’. ‘XI is a comedy-drama following a Warwickshire village cricket club in 2005. Adam and Izzie are newcomers, whose ideals clash with the traditions of rural community. A suicide, prior to the action of the play, shakes the club from its inertia. A racism allegation threatens to divide the community.’ Cast: Nigel: @domthomson Pam: @gracieblackman Julie: @charlotte.fishwick Craig: @ciaranduce Adam: @jsinclairevans Dom Thomson is an actor, writer and award-winning* cricketer.  Born and raised in Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford-on-Avon, Dom was repelled from the theatre at an early age by one-too-many excruciating primary school productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Stage credits include: The Nutcracker (Royal Albert Hall), Maar, Dora (Old Red Lion Theatre), Persuasion (Tabard Theatre and Tour), An Ideal Husband (UK Tour), Taskmaster: Live (Avalon Entertainment).  Writing credits include: This. Just this. *South Northamptonshire Junior Cricket League Division 5 Runner Up 2010 #theactorsclass #newwritingnight #cockpittheatre #domthomson #XI