CAST BIOS
Griffin James - Branwell Brontë
Griffin James is an actor, musician, director, and a co-founder of Unscathed Theatre. He trained at East 15 Acting School.
Recent stage work includes Games We Play (Pathway Theatre), Infernal: A Brontë Story (2024 - Room One Theatre Co) Match Day and Boxed (Unscathed Theatre), as well as pantomimes with LADA. He’s also a member of the alternative rock band DoubleA, and co-directed their music video I Love to Dance (2019).
Between 2012 and 2016, Griffin appeared in ten productions at Incognito Theatre, concluding with Polly Teale’s Brontë, directed by Sonja Taylor, where he first played Branwell. He is delighted to return to the Incogs stage, this time reprising the role in Harry Harding’s new play. “I’m thrilled to bring Branwell to life again — especially on this stage, where I made so many memories, learned so much, and first stepped into his shoes.”
Stage credits include: Infernal: A Brontë Story (Room One Theatre Company); Dick Whittington, Sleeping Beauty (LADA); On The Frontier, Richard II, Suicide in Bb, The Cherry Orchard (East 15); A Christmas Carol, Vanity Fair, Grimm Nights & Ever After Days (Chickenshed).
Commercial credits include: British Seniors, McDonald’s, Renault.
Lillie Prowse - EMILY Brontë (WED-FRI)
LILLIE is an actress and theatre maker. She graduated from Guildford School of Acting where she competed an MA in Acting achieving a distinction. Since graduating Lillie has undergone training in firearms for film and TV, is increasing her stage combat qualifications along with developing her one woman show ‘Wrecked’.
Lillie has worked with Room One Theatre previously on Twelfth Night playing Malvolia. Passionate about Shakespeare and classic texts Lillie is excited to explore a modern adaptation of the Brontë Family.
Recent credits include: EMILY Brontë - INFERNAL, ROOM ONE THEATRE, Rosalind - As You Like It, GSA, Viola - Twelfth Night, Drama Impact, and Anthony and Cleopatra in the Verona Shakespeare Festival.
“Duality Theatre could not have found two better performers to take on such demanding roles”
"It is nostalgic, melancholic, and dynamic in equal measure" - Wrecked
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SADIE COLE - EMILY Brontë (SATURDAY)
Sadie is an actress and vocalist from Hertfordshire. She gained a BA Hons in Drama at University of Winchester and trained in screen acting at Reel Scene Acting School, graduating in 2024.
Recently she performed as principal role Meg Harris for the new musical TWISTED! at Bolton Albert Halls and earlier this year performed as Judy Martin for HDOS's production of Home I'm Darling!
Stage credits also include:
Kerry, Double Acts - WYSINNWYG, Multi Role, The Laramie Project and
Annie Kenney, Dangerous Daughters.
Screen credits include:
Dr Natalie Pearson, Caring by R S productions (short film)
Headmistress, Unforgettable by Joshua Taylor (short film)
Carer, Serenity Welfare by Alchemy Productions (commercial)
Sadie is delighted to be joining the Room One Team and making her debut with the company.
Katie HART - CHARLOTTE Brontë
KATIE is delighted to be reprising her role of Charlotte Brontë in Infernal: A Brontë Story in 2025.
She is a Scottish actor, singer, and VO artist who trained at RADA and East 15.
Theatre includes: The Nøkken (Pathway Theatre); Infernal: A Brontë Story (2024 - Room One Theatre Co); Knocking on Heaven’s Door; Why We Love Woody (Pathway Theatre; VAULTS); It’s Up to You; The Front Bench; A Visit to the Park (Director’s Cut Theatre Company); Crunch; The Lower Depths (Arcola Theatre); Virago (N16, Etcetera Theatre).
Film includes: The Awakening (Studio Canal)
Adverts include: Barclays Lifeskills
CARA HEAL - ANNE Brontë
Cara is a British-Irish actor, singer, writer, and co-artistic director of Nonsense Theatre.
She trained at Laine Theatre Arts and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before completing her MA in Acting at Mountview.
Her performance work spans a wide range of styles including Shakespeare, children’s theatre, immersive and improvised theatre, and television.
Recent credits include: Mary & George (Sky), If Music Be the Food of Love (All The World’s A Stage), Aladdin (Stage-Ed), and The Retreat (Room One Theatre Company)
JED MCLOUGHLIN - PATRICK Brontë/JOSEPH LEYLAND
JEd is an actor, writer, cabaret artist, and co-artistic director of Nonsense Theatre.
He trained at Kingston School of Art and has gone on to perform in many theatrical disciplines including: Improvisation, Immersive, Commedia Dell'arte, Children's Theatre, Shakespeare and Farce.
Recent credits include: A Midsummer Nightmare (Midnight Circle Theatre); A Night of Nonsense: Easter Egg Hunts and Cunning Stunts (White Bear); Macbeth (Quantum Theatre); Remember The Before (Sleaford Little Theatre)
Bard Fest (Theatre on The Farm); The Comedy of Errors (Cygent Theatre); A Night of Nonsense (Nonsense Theatre); The Retreat (Room One Theatre); Macbeth Outdoor Tour (Drama Impact); Alice in Wonderland (The Colour House Children's Theatre); Night Owls (Look Closer Theatre)
'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐... McLoughlin's effortless multi-rolling combined with flawless supernatural movement isn’t just terrific acting, it’s a masterclass in performance.' - The Guy with the Quill, Macbeth
'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️... McLoughlin is wonderful to watch' - London Pub Theatre, The Retreat