Rialto Productions & Pretty Villain Productions
Productions staged, going back to where it all began in 2013
Art
Brighton Fringe 2024
Ironworks Studio
The play revolves around three long-term friends. Their relationships are thrown into turmoil by the unexpected purchase of a hugely expensive - and seemingly ridiculous - piece of art, bringing unresolved points of contention to the fore.
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Cast: Duncan Henderson, Neil James, Sophie Dearlove.
Director: Roger Kay
"Must See - a great revival" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2024/art-3/
God Of Carnage
Brighton Fringe 2022
Rialto Theatre
A meeting over one boy hitting another ends with the adults descending into insults, drinking and chaos.
Cast: Jenny Delisle, Neil James, Sophie Dearlove,Tom Dussek.
Director: Roger Kay
***** "Outstanding...the best of the Fringe" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2022/god-of-carnage-2/
The Vertical Hour
Brighton Fringe 2021
Rialto Theatre
David Hare fuses familial condlict with modern warfare.
Cast: Caitlin Cameron, Hamilton Wilson, James Macauley, Jack Kristiansen, Margo Henson.
Director: Roger Kay
***** "tremendous work...theatrical excellence" - https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/the-vertical-hour-by-david-hare/751130
Myra
Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Imagination Workshop
From her prison cell, Britain's most notorious female serial killer reveals her story.
Cast: Lauren Varnfield
Director: Lauren Varnfield
​“Lauren Varnfield … is full of unsettling influences, scorn, impatience, cruelty and deceit” – The Spectator
Myra
Brighton Fringe 2019
Rialto Theatre
Reworked before Edinburgh
Cast: Lauren Varnfield
Director: Lauren Varnfield
​https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2018/myra/
Icons
Brighton Fringe 2019
Rialto Theatre
One-man show about 20th century icons,
Cast: Jack Klaff
Director: Jack Klaff
“Icons is very creative and does go some way to imbue you with an awareness of the complex tapestry of life” - Broadway Baby
Ross & Rachel
Brighton Fringe 2019
Rialto Theatre
James Fritz explores modern love through multiple references to the US sitcom in his dark play.
Cast: Joanna Rosenfeld
Director: Sam Chittenden
“A profound delight...superb" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2019/ross-rachel/
Closer
Brighton Fringe 2019
Rialto Theatre
Patrick Marber's dark play about infedility.
Cast: Caitlin Cameron, Lucy Laing, Jon Howlett and Steve Chusak
Director: Lauren Varnfield
“The ensemble work was generally slick and effortless" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2019/closer-2/
Betrayal
Brighton Fringe 2019
Rialto Theatre
Harold Pinter's love triangle, back and forwards in time.
Cast: Duncan Henderson, Neil James, Scott Roberts, Sophie Dearlove
Director: Roger Kay
"Sensational and raises the bar for Fringe theatre" - https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/betrayal-by-harold-pinter/743980
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The Polished Scar
Brighton Fringe 2018
Rialto Theatre
Harold Pinter's love triangle, back and forwards in time.
Cast: Duncan Henderson
Director: Joanna Rosenfeld
Award-winning new writing. "one of the most remarkable theatrical productions I’ve seen in years" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2018/the-polished-scar/
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Rope
Brighton Fringe 2018
Rialto Theatre
Patrick Hamilton's Nietzsche-inspired masterpiece.
Cast: Graeme Dalling, John Black, Karina Mills, Kitty Newbury, Neil James, Rick Yale, Robert Cohen
Director: Roger Kay
https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/rope/728969
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Myra
Brighton Fringe 2018
Rialto Theatre
Debut for Lauren's first piece of writing.
Cast: Lauren Varnfield
Director: Lauren Varnfield
"Multi-layered, insightful piece of writing" Plays International​
The Dumb Waiter
Brighton 2017
Rialto Theatre
Pinter's two-hander that inspired so many other works.
Cast: Hamilton Wilson, Jon Howlett
Director: James Macauley
"Crisp production ... authentic" Plays International​
Blue/Orange
Brighton Fringe 2017
Rialto Theatre
A psychiatric patient claims to be the son of an African dictator.
Cast: Abi McLoughlin, John Black, Winston Davis
Director: Lucy Laing
"impressive...dynamic chemistry" - https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/blue-orange/718516
The Missing Special
Brighton Fringe 2017
Rialto Theatre
Rialto new writing competition winner. A man is arrested for a crime he did not commit, but what does his girlfiremd know?
Cast: Jon Howlett, Kitty Newbury, Neil James, Sophie Dearlove
Director: Roger Kay
"a clever but also heartening play" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2017/the-missing-special/
New York Stories
Brighton Fringe 2017
Rialto Theatre
Adapted from different Damon Runyon works.
Cast: Brandon McGuire, Dave Mounfield, Duncan Henderson
Director: Duncan Henderson
"incredibly impressed" - https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/new-york-stories/718498
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The Ugly One
Brighton 2016
Rialto Theatre
Rialto new writing competition winner. A man is arrested for a crime he did not commit, but what does his girlfiremd know?
Cast: Jon Howlett, Kitty Newbury, Robert Cohen, Tom Dussek
Director: Lauren Varnfield
"a truly outstanding achievement" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/fringereview-uk/2016/the-ugly-one/
Blackbird
Brighton Fringe 2016
Rialto Theatre
15 years since it ended. Ray’s moved on with his life. But Una has found him, and she needs answers.
Cast: Annabelle Hollingdale, Lucy Laing, Martin Hobbs
Director: Sam Chittenden
"engaging...and effecting. Highly recommended" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2016/blackbird/
Glengarry Glen Ross
Brighton Fringe 2016
Rialto Theatre
Mamet's classic tale about dishonest real estate agents - award-winning production.
Cast: Duncan Henderson, John Tolputt, Kitty Newbury, Larry Yates, Nick Bartlett, Robert Cohen, Steve Chusak, Tom Dussek
Director: Roger Kay
"a tight, thoroughly professional productiond" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2016/glengarry-glenn-ross/
Reno
Brighton Fringe 2015
Rialto Theatre
Reworked version of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller.
Cast: Lauren Varnfield, Robert Cohen
Director: Lauren Varnfield
"Highly Recommended : nuanced, gently vulnerable...very engaging...strong performances" - https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-fringe/2015/reno/
The Lad Himself
Brighton Fringe 2015
Rialto Theatre
Tony Hancock is in purgatory - award-winning new writing.
Cast: David Tremaine, Jenny Rowe, Mark Brailsford, Michael Chance
Director: Mark Brailsford
Reno
Brighton 2014
Rialto Theatre
The first piece of theatre at Rialto. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller's marriage disintegrates.
Cast: Lauren Varnfield, Robert Cohen
Director: Mark Brailsford
​"Varnfield has a deft touch..." Plays International
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The Crucible
Brighton Fringe 2014
The Clermont Church
Award-winning production of Arthur Miller's take on McCarthyism.
Cast: Alistair Birch, Amuche Iroegbulem, Andrew Allen, Debbie Bridge, Elika Ashoori. Geoff Goble, Gill Medway, Hannah Liebeskind, John Tolputt, Josh Crisp, Katerina Elliott, Kitty Newbury, Larry Yates , Lauren Varnfield, Lyn Snowdon, Marc Cottingham, Nick Reason, Rosanna Bini, Samantha French, Sharon Salazar
Director: Mark Wilson
"a brilliant production" - Plays International
Underneath The Lintel
Brighton 2013
The Marlborough
A Dutch librarian obsesses about proving the existance of God.
Cast: Duncan Henderson
Director: D. James Newton
"Pretty Villain continues to impress with the authenticity of its offerings" - Plays International
Lifex3
Brighton 2013
Wagner Hall
Yasmina Reza's modern staging, in which a dinner party is played out in three different ways.
Cast: Anna Cox, Daniel Lovett, Lyn Snowdon, Martin Gogarty
Director: Lauren Varnfield
"You'll love Life x 3" - The Latest
The House Of Bernarda Alba
Brighton 2013
The Marlborough
Upon her husband's death, a domineering matriarch imposes an eight-year mourning period on her household.
Cast: Amuche Iroegbulem, Ana Valerio, Andrea Nodroum, Elika Ashoori, Fiona Sugar, Gwen Holmes, Kitty Underhill, Lauren Varnfield, Sam Chittenden
Director: Mark Wilson
"fine performances...adeptly performed" Fringe Review
