Stars Are Fire Cast

Monkeywood’s new play, STARS ARE FIRE, will run at New Century House in Manchester from Friday 20 to Thursday 26 July 2012. Tickets are available from 24:7 Theatre Festival. As rehearsals are well underway we’d like to introduce you to our cast!…

Emma Clarke (Carly)

Born in Manchester, Emma trained at The Hammond School in Chester. Her theatre experience whilst training includes: Bride in Blood Wedding, Ann in Treats, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Stars Are Fire marks Emma’s professional debut.

Richie Gibson  (Lou)

Training: The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Recent theatre; Wallace in Frank Sent Me (Soho Theatre), Tony in Kiss Me Like You Mean It (Actor’s Platform, West End)) and The Bailiff in Complicit at The Old Vic, directed by Kevin Spacey. TV includes; Ten Days to D-Day (Ch4), Clay, The Grid (BBC) and Heartbeat, The Royal and Steel River Blues (ITV), Film credits include; Goal (dir. Danny Cannon) and Beyond The Sea (dir.Kevin Spacey).

Steven Hillman (Neil)

Training: The Arden School of Theatre. Theatre: Once Upon A Time in Wigan (West Yorkshire Playhouse & Contact Theatre), Inheritance (Live Theatre), 15 Streets (Darlington Civic Theatre), Fair (Contact Theatre). TV: Red Riding Trilogy, The Street, Vincent, Shameless, George Gently, Heartbeat, The Royal, Hebburn, Starlings, Young Dracula, 4 O’Clock Club, New Street Law, Blue Murder, Clocking Off, Steel River Blues, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Donovan,Band of Gold. Films: Harrigans Nick, Desperate Measures, Dig Your Own Grave, Going Off Big Time, Bait Room,Unconditional. Short Film Director: Gutted, Those Who Can (currently showing at international Film Festivals).

Music by Nick Lynn

Artwork by Lois Maskell