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CHAPTER ARTS CENTREChapter Arts Centre is a meeting place for people and for ideas. It’s regarded as one of the most successful multi-disciplinary arts organisations in the UK and a major centre for the contemporary arts in Europe.

Chapter has 2 cinemas, a number of theatre spac-es, a gallery, shop, café and award-winning bar and is also home to over 60 cultural workspaces. If you want to scratch beneath the skin of a performance,

warm your soul, see an exhibition that’s thought-provoking, playful and provocative or just linger over a drink in the café bar, then Chapter’s your place.

Occupying a former secondary school in the busy Cardiff area of Canton, Chapter has supported in-

-lished an international reputation for its pioneer-ing work. It has encouraged people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with the arts and has be-come an intrinsic part of the cultural landscape of Wales. Welcoming 400,000 visitors annually Chap-

and it is an important part of many people’s lives.

Chapter annually commissions and presents over 2,000 exhibitions, events, screenings and perfor-mances; and programmes more than 3,000 educa-tion and outreach workshops. Chapter also sup-ports creative organisations and artists, providing support and a home for many of Wales’ best-known names in theatre, dance, music, art and animation.

The centre has promoted a long list of practitioners -

ger to Turner Prize nominated artists Mona Hartoum and Cornelia Parker; from Oscar-nominated anima-tors Joanna Quinn (who is based at Chapter) and the creator of Wallace and Gromit, Nick Park to actors Willem Dafoe and former Monty Python Terry Jones.

Chapter has always strived to meet the needs of the community in which it sits. It has pioneered ac-cessible cinema for people with disabilities; created special screenings for isolated groups such as wom-en from ethnic minorities or women with young

schools visiting Chapter and also sent workshop

COLIN EMERSONBorn in London, Colin passed a course in Contemporary Popular Musics and went on to become a singer/songwriter working with Garage producers, Delinquent, DJ Fabion and Mischief Makers, and scored a top 10 hit on 1xtra with the track ‘’R U Ready’’.

Since then Colin has turned his eye to learning Japanese and the craft of acting. He has trained at The Actors Temple and has also worked closely with producer Milly Ellis and screenwriter, Nick Reed and currently in the process of producing/directing a web series.

Last year Colin performed ‘’Teaching Gods’’, written by Robert Crighton at the Tristan Bates Theatre and will next be seen in The Actors Centre/

Conference’’ directed by Justin Edgar.

SIMON NADERSimon Nader is a core member of Milk Bottle having played Teiresias in BLIND SPOTS, Treplev in THE ALTERNATIVE SEAGULL and several solo pieces including KEYNOTE SPEAKER. He trained at London’s Academy Drama School. Previous stage work includes: Billy, BILLY BLISTER’S CIRCUS (Watford Palace Theatre); George, OF MICE AND MEN (National tour); Colin/Policeman, MAGGIE’S END (Shaw Theatre); All the male roles, THE OTHER SIDE (Gilded Balloon Edinburgh); Otto, CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (Union Theatre); Gary, THE REVENGERS (Barons Court Theatre) and many others. Feature Film work includes forthcoming horror THE DEAD INSIDE as Wayne Andrews; Guildenstern in HAMLET (Fodor’s 2006); Horst in FUR MEINEN VATER and as a voice actor on IRONCLAD. He recently played The Journalist in BBC Radio 4’s THE CHESS GIRLS.

Balinese Theatre forms and Butoh as well as training in traditional western theatre. Matt has worked with esteemed international artists Nakamura Fukusuke IX, Nyoman Sedana and Qin Liang in Kabuki, Balinese Theatre and jingju respectively. This work culminated in the shows “Kabuki Meets West: Sumire” at Wimbledon Arts college and “The Women Generals of the Yang Family” at E15’s Clifftown Theatre, both in 2009. Not only has Matt worked with international artists but also British based crossover theatre specialist and former artistic director of the Yellow Earth theatre company David Tse Ka Shing on his cross-cultural version of White Snake in 2010. Other credits include You Me Bum Bum Train (Barbican bite) and Romeo & Juliet (Clifftown Theatre) Matt is soon to be playing Palamon in ‘The Two Noble Kinsmen in Stratford-Upon-Avon’s Dell Festival.

RICHARD WARDRichard trained at Drama Studio London and has appeared in several one act festival plays at the Lost One Act Festival and elsewhere. Other theatre includes “We The People” (Shakespeare’s Globe) and “Twelfth Night” (Saviour Theatre). Film and tv includes “Midsomer Murders”,

.”evoL nI esiotroT“ dna ”reteP eulB“Richard specialises in audio books and role play and is absolutely de-

-ance with Milk Bottle Productions.

Theatre credits include Quincey Morris in Dracula, Badger in Toad of Toad Hall, George in Don’t Dress for Dinner and Ernest Foster in Sud-denly At Home. Screen credits in-clude Larry in Eye Level, Barry in Best

the 2010 British Horror awards and then banned from being shown at the ceremony for being too graph-

GEORGINA BLACKLEDGEHaving decided to swap a sterile theatre for a dusty one, Georgie has

acting world. Her most recent work

Avengers Return’, of which a pilot se-ries in is development with Gin and

includes ‘Africa in her blood’, Night-

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Since graduating in 2008 she has played a wide variety of roles, most recently in Los Angeles where she trained with Cinda Jackson and John Pleshette.

Theatre credits include Tzeitel in “Fiddler on the Roof” and Mad-ame Aubert in “Titanic the Musical” at Hull New Theatre. Last year she toured Slovenia with the Alzaytouna dance/theatre company and is cur-rently rehearsing for an Agatha Chris-tie Spoof, ‘Murdered to Death’. If she survives this play, she hopes to re-prise her character, Margaret, in the two remaining plays in the trilogy!Kate was in Los Angeles from Janu-ary this year until recently and was thrilled to be cast as Liz in “Me as a Penguin” by northern playwright Tom Wells – although it was a slightly surreal experience for her to play a lass from her native Hull.... in Hol-lywood! She also played Emma in Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal”. Playing a Renaissance Fair Maiden in a US commercial was also an experience!

-ite role to date was when she galli-

EMMA BURNOriginally from the North East of England, Emma moved to London to train at The Academy drama school. Previous credits include: Charmi-an in Antony and Cleopatra at The Rose Theatre, Bankside. Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ which toured theatres in England and Ireland and

Catherine Eccles

Originally from Newcastle, Cath-erine worked and trained with Newcastle’s ‘Northern Stage En-semble’ and London’s, ‘Rough Cut Theatre’ before graduating from Middlesex University and continu-ing her training at The Actors Temple. Theatre credits include, The Ball-room of Romance (Newcastle Play-house), A Servant of Two Masters (New End Theatre), Burlesque-esque (New Players Theatre), Crave (Trinity Buoy Wharf), The Sword in the Stone (Cambridge Arts Theatre and East Anglia Tour) and is about to embark on a tour of Germany with The Mys-tery of Edgar Allen Poe. Last year she played the role of Witch Guinevere Westmorland in Children’s TV series Spooked and this year will see the re-

-chological thriller, Greenwich Village

Abnocto Bibere. Catherine also per-forms regularly with The Kitten Club (Madame JoJos, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Volupte), appearing as her self-de-vised cabaret character Vixen DeVille.

MATTHEW HARRISON-JAMES

Matthew Harrison-James is a British born actor hailing from the West Midlands who currently lives in and around London since graduating from East 15 Acting School. Matt has trained in Beijing Opera (jingju), African Traditional Performance,

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Films. Theatre includes ‘Noises Off’, The Company and ‘The Rover’, The Company. She will also be appearing in ‘Excess Deductable’ with So it goes...Theatre Company later this year. After stumbling upon the audition, Georgie is extremely excited to be making her Milk Bottle Productions debut.

Georgina did indeed stumble upon the audition by complete accident, thinking we were a completely dif-ferent theatre company. After talking cross purposes for a couple of min-utes like a modern day restoration comedy we did eventually realise we

.swohs tnereffid yrev gnissucsid erewLuckily for us, after auditioning with our script, she agreed to do ours.

vanted across the North Yorkshire Moors as a 17th century governess in “The Legend of Beggar’s Bridge”.

on the life of The Yorkshire Rip-per) is due to be released this year.

As a former primary school teacher, Kate has always loved telling stories and is thrilled to play her most recent part in “The Natural History of Trolls”.

Hermia in ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ which toured to open air venues. Suzette in ‘Don’t Dress For Dinner’at The Palace Theatre, West-cliff, Belle in ‘A Christmas Carol’ at The Marina Theatre, Lowestoft (with the legend that is Paul Daniels!)

Emma also appeared as Ruth Bechlar in ‘Suddenly At Home’ and Jane Bed-ford in ‘Murder With Love’, both for The Thriller Season at Notting-ham Theatre Royal. New writing credits include ‘Bacchus In Rehab’ at The Etcetera Theatre, Camden and the comedy musical ‘Raspu-tin Rocks!’ at The Kenton Theatre, Henley. Emma can also be seen in various commercials and i-dents.