Cast announced for Jen Silverman’s The Moors at The Hope Theatre

Casting has been announced for Jen Silverman’s The Moors at The Hope Theatre.

Inspired by the letters of Charlotte Brontë, the piece will run at the London venue from 11 October – 5 November 2022.

Part of the theatre’s Autumn season, this will be the first professional production of The Moors in the UK and is directed by the theatre’s artistic director, Phil Bartlett.

The cast is made up of six performers graduating from drama school training since the start of the pandemic.

Meredith Lewis (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama) plays the role of Emilie, with Imogen  Mackenzie (RADA) as Agatha and Kenia Fenton (Birmingham Conservatoire) as Huldey. The role  of Marjory will be played by Tamara Fairbairn (Fourth Monkey), with Peter Hadfield (Drama  Studio London) as the Mastiff and Matilda Childs (London College of Music) completing the cast  as the Moor-Hen.

A young governess arrives at a mansion on the bleak and windswept moors – but there’s no sign of the child she’s been employed to look after…

A period drama with one foot firmly in the present, The Moors is a queer thriller and macabre comedy set within a harsh and powerful landscape.

Artistic Director of the Hope Theatre and Director Phil Bartlett said: “We met so many wonderful performers during the auditions this summer that we could feasibly have cast the production three times over!

“I’m so delighted with the exceptionally talented actors we’ve found, and can’t wait to share Jen Silverman’s delightfully dark story with audiences this October.

For more information and tickets, visit thehopetheatre.com