‘Am i human’ is a play that looks at vigilante justice through the prism of a family struggling to come to terms with a wounded past and a changing future.
Patrick Hughes - Writer
Patrick Hughes is a Liverpool born playwright and dramaturg living in the south of London.
Previously working in National Theatre's New Work Department, he is currently assistant to the executive at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. His first play was performed at Liverpool Everyman Theatre.
Patrick has an MA in scriptwriting at University of East Anglia which he completed under the tutelage of Steve Waters and Timberlake Wertenbaker. He is a reader for 503 and Soho theatres and his favourite cheese is a really mature cheddar. He is bad writing about himself.
Director - Matt Harrison
Matt is an award-winning Director and Theatre Maker from Whitby, North Yorkshire.
He Trained at East 15 Acting School, on the National Theatre Directors Course and was National Theatre New Works Department Resident Director 2018/19.
He has made and directed work at venues including Southwark Playhouse, Northern Stage, The Finborough, New Diorama, Bunker, Ambassadors and Criterion Theatres as well as the National Theatre’s Temporary Space.
As Associate Director Matt has worked with Artists including Emma Rice, Kathy Burke, Emily Lim and Kneehigh.
CAST
Eithne Brown - Fran
With an acting career spanning more than 30 years, including theatre roles in the original Blood Brothers in the West End to Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine, as well as being an instrumental force in fundraising to prevent the closure of the Everyman in the 90’s, Eithne has established herself as a leading light in the Performing Arts scene in Liverpool. She is also an original member of the unofficial Royal Court Theatre ‘rep company’ and since its resurgence over ten years ago, she has appeared in over 20 productions there.
Eithne has made a number of appearances on our TV screens in a variety of roles and productions, from Chrissy Rogers in Channel 4’s Brookside and, more recently, as midwife Irene Stocks in Emmerdale for ITV. She is a passionate advocate of the arts across the region and an integral part of the city’s Arts and Cultural fabric. Eithne is also the proud recipient of Merseyside’s Woman Of The Year award for her work in the Arts and for numerous charities. If that wasn’t enough, as well as being one of Liverpool’s most well-loved and popular actors, one of her crowning glories is narrating stories
from Liverpool’s past, present and future to thousands of tourists and commuters every day as the voice of The Mersey Ferries.
Mike Noble - Kit
Theatre includes: Love, Love Love (Lyric Hammersmith); Reasons to Stay Alive (Sheffield Crucible/ETT); Cougar (Orange Tree); The Almighty Sometimes (Royal Exchange); Road, Bad Roads (Royal Court); Game (Almeida); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Port (National Theatre); Mudlarks (Hightide Festival/Bush Theatre); Punk Rock (Lyric Hammersmith).
Film includes: Dark River; The Siege of Jadotville; Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit; Kill Command; Private Peaceful; World War Z.
Television includes: The Capture, Homefires, Mr Selfridge.
Emily Stott - Egg
Emily trained at The Oxford School of Drama and is a founding member of Wildcard.
Theatre credits include: I Wanna Be Yours (Paines Plough/Bush Theatre), If Not Now, When? (Dorfman, National Theatre), The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Mischief Theatre/Criterion Theatre), Gifted (Pleasance), The Picture of Dorian Gray (Watermill Theatre), Glitter Punch (VAULT Festival), The Kitchen Sink (Oldham Coliseum), Inside Pussy Riot (Les Enfants Terribles/Saatchi Gallery), Pancake Day (The Bunker), Early Doors (Not Too Tame/UK Tour), The Selfish Giant (Arcola Theatre).
TV credits include: Vera (ITV)
Oliver Wellington - Mike
Oliver graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2014.
His TV credits include: Doctors (BBC), The Dumping Ground (BBC), Vera (ITV), Hospital People (BBC) Will (TNT), Timewasters (ITV), Brassic (Sky One) and Back (Channel 4).
His work on stage includes: 101 Dalmatians (Birmingham Rep), Bread and Roses (Oldham Coliseum), A Good Clean Heart (Theatre Clwyd) and Bitter Wheat (The Garrick Theatre).