***COMING TO THE BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE*** OCTOBER 10 & 11
Painting with Water
A sharp, intimate play about memory, control, regret, and the stories we tell ourselves at the end of life.
Fifty Minutes
The Lion Rule
Coming to the Lion & Unicorn London September 2026
A late-night bathroom emergency at an African bush camp turns into a comic reckoning over lions, old boyfriends, and the future.
Ten minutes
Nothing to Declare
COMING TO THE BREAD AND ROSES PLATFORM THIS AUTUMN
At Heathrow customs, a painfully proper Border Force officer inspects the luggage of a chatty American socialite who insists she has nothing to declare, no matter what keeps turning up in her bag.
Ten Minutes
"Being Ernest"
"Even stronger than the writer's ability to create compelling characters is the life they are able to bring through this play's dialogue."
AAF Judge
Stage Play Portfolio
PAINTING WITH WATER
PAINTING WITH WATER
PAINTING WITH WATER
Harold Graves wakes to the sound of birds outside his care home window. He is not grateful for the morning. A dying retired literature professor, Harold is trying to keep control over what remains of his life, his room, and the few possessions he has left.
His final days are upended by Willow, an uninvited young woman with her own agenda, and complicated by an unlikely friendship with Father Mendoza, a pragmatic priest who refuses to let him hide from the question of what he will leave behind.
Super Skier
PAINTING WITH WATER
PAINTING WITH WATER
A buoyant, folk-driven ski-lodge musical built around the ski songs of Bob Gibson.
Set high in the Colorado Rockies during a lively winter festival, SUPER SKIER follows Claire, a beginner skier who arrives expecting a simple vacation and instead finds herself pulled into the warmth, music, and camaraderie of lodge life. As she learns the sport and starts to feel at home in the mountains, she’s encouraged by Gus, the lodge owner with deep roots in the valley, and Luke, a ski patroller who has chosen the mountain as his true home.
BEING ERNEST
THE WEIGH STATION
THE WEIGH STATION
"BEING ERNEST offers a unique perspective on the 1930s by centering on the life of a pulp fiction writer and the struggles he faces both in the office and inside of his mind. The script follows WILLIAM, who on top of feeling unsatisfied with his job and still handling the aftereffects of WWI, bears a striking resemblance to real life author ERNEST HEMINGWAY. Through these three pieces of information, the writer is able to weave a narrative concerning identity and how different people deal with grief and traumatic events. This isn't to say that Being Ernest is dour—in fact, it is bursting with life and a mature wit, specifically in the small interactions that Will has with his colleagues at the paper."
AAF Judge's Commentary
THE WEIGH STATION
THE WEIGH STATION
THE WEIGH STATION
The Devil didn't invent evil, he gave it Wi-Fi.
In a limbo between heaven and hell styled like a 1950s diner, the Devil, Mal’ak, hosts departed souls with his weary sidekick, the Grim Reaper. But when God arrives to shut the place down, Mal’ak bets he can steal one last soul bound for heaven. His wager with Cara, a woman caught between worlds, turns into a twisted game, winner take all.
Short Plays
The Lion Rule
Dogs are very Patient
Dogs are very Patient
A late-night bathroom emergency at an African bush camp turns into a comic reckoning over lions, old boyfriends, and the future.
Dogs are very Patient
Dogs are very Patient
Dogs are very Patient
A visit to a psychic takes an unexpected turn when a skeptical woman meets Gregory, a man who has spent years waiting for news of his lost dog.
Take it from the Stab
Dogs are very Patient
Take it from the Stab
Two actors’s final rehearsal doesn’t quite go as the director planned.
Ten minutes.
Over the Top
Nothing to Decalre
Take it from the Stab
Minutes before zero hour on the Western Front, a British soldier stumbles into the wrong trench and finds himself face to face with another man’s fear, duty, and fate.
Ten minutes.
Nothing to Decalre
Nothing to Decalre
Nothing to Decalre
At Heathrow customs, a painfully proper Border Force officer inspects the luggage of a chatty American socialite who insists she has nothing to declare, no matter what keeps turning up in her bag.
Please Hold
Nothing to Decalre
Nothing to Decalre
While hold music plays, a father waiting for medical news helps his son take his first frightened step toward fatherhood.
Jail Birds
Back Before Dark
Two men spend the night in a small-town holding cell, but the veteran jailbird may have picked the wrong first-timer to teach the ropes.
Back Before Dark
Back Before Dark
When their father’s dementia turns a twentieth birthday gift into a painful relic from the past, three siblings are forced to confront old resentments and the question of who will care for him now.
Missed connections
For a hundred grand
The dream you let go of became someone else's life.
Run time: Ten minutes
For a hundred grand
For a hundred grand
For a hundred grand
One lottery ticket, five million dollars, and ninety minutes
Run time: Ten minutes
Back BY Dark
When their father’s dementia turns a twentieth birthday gift into a painful relic from the past, three siblings are forced to confront old resentments and the question of who will care for him now.
QUESTORS THEATRE London - APRIL 2026
Cast
Directed By
Directed By
Cast from left to right
Gareth Bevan - George
Alice Shuttleworth - Freya
Jennifer Nettles - Louise
Omar Aga - Denies
Directed By
Directed By
Directed By
Guy Jack
Guy Jack is a UK-based director, actor, and writer. He's appeared in several productions including Haunting Julia, Murder on the Nile, The Slaves of Solitude, and Posh. Reviews of his work have noted his stage presence and comic and dramatic range.
Look Left, Look Right - Bread and Roses Theatre London 2025
Cast
DIRECTED BY HARRY SAKS
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
MAL'AK - DAVID FURLONG
Harry Saks trained at RADA. His many television appearances include The Tudors, Silent Witness, The Bill, Eastenders, Bramwell, Casualty and many more stretching right back to Z Cars and Man About The House.
MAL'AK - DAVID FURLONG
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
MAL'AK - DAVID FURLONG
David Furlong is from Mauritius and grew up speaking both English and French. He trained in France at the prestigious National Theatre where he also worked with international directors including Deborah Warner and Hans Peter Cloos.
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
Sophia Morris Sheppard played Mrs Johnson in Paris Zarcilla's award winning feature film 'Raging Grace'
Nominated for an 'On-Com'. She has gone on to win various awards & recommendations.
GOD - RICHARD WARD
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
CARA - SOPHIA MORRIS SHEPPARD
Richard Ward is a mature graduate of Drama Studio London and has considerable experience of theatre, TV and film. He has read audio books for several years for the Calibre Audio Library.
ROAN - PAUL ANTONY-BARBER
GRIM REAPER - HAYWARD B. MORSE
LOCKLAN - GARETH PILLKINGTON
Paul Antony-Barber is a veteran British actor with more than 200 film and television credits, known for House of Anubis, Striking Out, Arthur’s Whisky, and Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Recent work includes Young Sherlock, Black Doves, and Nuremberg opposite Russell Crowe.
LOCKLAN - GARETH PILLKINGTON
GRIM REAPER - HAYWARD B. MORSE
LOCKLAN - GARETH PILLKINGTON
Gareth Pilkington created North London Actors and directs many playreadings. He also has directed Hotel Paradiso (Feydeau), Measure for Measure (Theatro Technis) and Murmuring Judges (David Hare) at the Gatehouse.
GRIM REAPER - HAYWARD B. MORSE
GRIM REAPER - HAYWARD B. MORSE
GRIM REAPER - HAYWARD B. MORSE
Hayward B. Morse is a talented actor writer, and talented director with multiple appearances on stage and screen.
The Weigh Station - Questors Theatre London 2024