Kieton Saunders-Browne
I spoke to Luke about Tumble in the new year and knew it was my next show. Something about the idea was very fresh and unique and I believed that Wooden Arrow was the company to produce and show Tumble.
This is my first show where I have taken the role of director and nothing else. It has been an interesting experience learning as I go and filling in the cracks of the play. An amazing way to start out as an emerging artist.
With directing this play, I hope to give fellow actors an opportunity to perform at their best with no limitations. Also, I'd like to use this play as another stepping stone in order to gain a larger platform to create much higher quality productions.
Tess Hodgson-Sakamoto
I first read tumble in its early stages, and was instantly captivated by its abstract creativity combined with its contemporary relevance and relatability . I was therefore excited when asked to perform in it and can only hope that the performance illustrates the truth of Luke's writing. Sara's character is vulnerable and sensitive, on the cusp of adulthood, and conveys the risk of letting go and naively giving over to new experiences.
Valon Zeneli
The director, Kieton chose me to initially take on the role of Sara's father, which I was glad to accept, eventually then also gaining another role within the play. I have worked with many of the people in this cast before and am very confident that we will all be able to put on a magnificent show for all that come to watch.
Davy Quistin
When I first read the script, I initially had trouble expressing Tumble's words in my own fashion, as the way the character speaks is quite different to my own. Despite this, I was delighted to accept the part and make it my own, as I had many questions about Tumble that I wanted to get the chance to explore, and I now feel I have come to understand the character through the work I have done in preparing for the role.
I am extremely proud of the commitment I have made to this project, and I have never been so challenged as a performer by any other character.
I very much look forward to sharing this piece of amazing writing with everyone. It is definitely not to be missed.
Luca Jarossi
I started acting when I was ten at young actors theatre Islington. I've done extra work in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and John Carter. I've been in multiple plays at YATI and have worked with the director Kieton multiple times, and find him to be a very enjoyable person to work with, causing me to accept the offer to play Leon in Tumble. I think the play has lots of potential and I look forward to bringing it to life on stage.
Ciara Southwood
I came into Tumble rather late in the process, but in the time I have been rehearsing and performing with this amazing cast I have learnt so much as an actor, especially when playing multiple roles, as well as thoroughly enjoying the story of the play and working with Kieton, the Director. I really recommend seeing this fresh piece of work
Luke Culloty
Tumble was an idea two years in the making for me. I created the concept of a drug trip with a psychical representation of the drug present, then I took the three teens in the high and wrote their relationships around that and the things they will find about each other through the trip. Focusing on issues I feel aren't always shown in theatre and film. Tumble is a character that is a mood ring of excited and childish emotion with an overload of knowledge of all those in his wonderland. Making him a child with a gun.
Chloe Bourke
I initially joined the tumble cast as an understudy and was thrilled when asked to take on the part of Mayla permanently. I have been doing the acting foundation course at Young Actors Theatre since September and was excited to find out that this project would give me the opportunity to work with my peers, as well as many other talented members of the YAT community.
Mayla has been both a joy and a challenge to play. She is creative and fierce, yet crippled with anxiety and turns to perscription drugs as her coping mechanism to get through life. Finding a balance between all these different parts of Mayla's character has been difficult for me, but I hope to portray her in a way that's fair and truthful to Luke's writing in our performance.
Edward Baxter
I've been fortunate enough to work with Kieton in the role of a director in the past. While Mark is a minor character in relation to the script, he is an integral part of protagonist Leon's journey, and it has been great to bring him to life.
I am also working behind the scenes in a production capacity, and it has been great to see all the separate elements of the story come together and bring the play to life.