FalconGrange People

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Madeleine Feather - Actor

Madeleine has been single-minded about her wish to act since her debut role as Alice when she was ten. To this end she studied Drama at Exeter University followed by a year long practical course with the Rep College. Since then she has worked in theatre, television and film. Highlights include playing Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Grace in Disciplinary Action at the Greenwich Playhouse, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dynamene in A Phoenix Too Frequent and improvising for corporate role play. For FalconGrange Productions Madeleine has played Mel in Shakers Re-Stirred and Hobby in Teechers.

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John Doughty - Actor

John was born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire where he trained under Danny Swanson at Theatrix School of Speech and Drama. He then went on to train under Anna Scher, followed by Doug Cockle at Bournemouth Arts Institutes school of Film, Television, Theatre and Radio.

Roles whilst training included Jimmy Porter in ‘Don't look back in Anger,' Hamlet in ‘Hamlet' and Crispin in ‘A Chorus of Disapproval.'

Since graduating he has acted in a number of short films, notably three for a Channel 4, New Film-Makers competition of which one achieved first place. He has also played a lead role in The Hounds - the first of three feature films directed by Roberto Del Piccolo. He will be touring Pirates later this year with Hurricane Productions and will play a lead role in the sci-fi film Weaverfish, by Dollhouse Pictures.  He is also soon to provide voiceovers for Computer Games and Animation projects.      

Susanna Widenbar - Actor

Susanna set her sights on an acting career after playing David in David and Goliath in school assembly at the age of six. She later went on to study for a Drama Degree at Aberystwyth University before training at East 15 Acting School.

Clearly a victim of typecasting, Susanna has played witches on numerous occasions as well as a footballer's wife and a ruthless gangster boss. Most recently Susanna played the role of Louise in It's Over - A Musical Exploration of Dumping Your Partner (Time Code Productions). Other film credits include Dogend (Wild Weston Films) and Confined (B Smith Creations). Theatre credits include Hansel and Gretel and Jack & the Beanstalk (Chapterhouse Theatre, Open Air National Tour), The Marriage of Figaro (Act Provocateur, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town) and MILF (Fragmented Ego Theatre, Camden People's Theatre).

Susanna is excited to be playing her first role with FalconGrange Productions in The Hare and the Tortoise as the Tortoise, and has been practicing moving very slowly. www.susannawidenbar.com 

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Austin Spangler - Actor

Austin graduated from Central St Martins in 2004, specialising in Installation Performance Fine Art, and from Central School of Speech and Drama in Voice. He has been performing with the Universal Citizens for the last five years. Austin has also just won a Gold World Medal at the New York Festival International for best viral/advert in the world and Bronze at Cannes Film Festival for Embrace Life, Directed by Daniel Cox. Theatre credits include: Quango 193, Panphobia, Its Criminal, Apocalypse Wow (Universal Citizens), The Cells (Tangled Feet), Souke (theatre delicatessen) You Me Bum Bum Train (winner of the Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award), Together We're Heavy (CANUK Theatre), You cant go swimming with your ex-husband (Behind the Bikeshed), Julius Caesar Directed by Deborah Warner at the Barbican. Film and TV credits include: A Good Year, Ridley Scott (2006), Eastenders (2007), Orbit Monkey's (2007), Ed is Dead (2008) and Commercials such as Old el Paso, Wrigley's, Olbus Oil, Sunsilk and Barclaycard to name a few. 

Natalie Hughes - Actor

Natalie trained at Rose Bruford College and subsequently moved to South Africa where she worked extensively in theatre, film and TV before returning to further her career in the UK. 

Theatre highlights include playing Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Sybil Vane in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Nicky/Jean in Find Me, Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal, Marie in Woyzeck and Paige Petite in Ayckbourn's Damsels in Distress.  Past film credits include the TV drama Egoli (MNet), feature films Gandhi, my Father (Anil Kapoor), In Search of the Great Beast 666 (Classic Media) and most recently The Hike (Pinnacle Media). 

She has also appeared in several short films, music videos and corporate productions and is an experienced workshop facilitator.  More information can be found at http://www.nataliehughes.net/.

Bethany Thompson - Actor

Bethany trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and graduated in 2008. Since then she has toured Germany with White Horse Theatre and performed at Battersea Arts Centre, Theatre 503 (New Writer's Program) and The Globe Theatre. 

She appeared as Mrs. Bumble in Giant Olive's production of Oliver Twist and in the London premiere of The Tulip Wars. She also wrote and performed in her own monthly sketch comedy show Sit Down Sundays at the Landor Theatre. 

Most recently she contributed to and performed in the world's longest running comedy show, Newsrevue.

 Jo Harris - Director

Jo spent a year at the Central School of Speech and Drama and then went to the University of Exeter where she graduated with a degree in Drama. Theatre credits include: Director of Quango for Universal Citizens (Scratch at the Jack, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre), Director of Interruptions for The 24 Hour Plays (Kenneth More Theatre), Director of Planting David (Waterloo East Theatre), Assistant Director to Kate McGregor on her Theatre 6 production of Beyond Therapy (Hen and Chickens Theatre) and Production Manager for the Universal Citizens Production of Panphobia (LOST Theatre). She has also worked at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe organising showcases, theatre events and a film festival for C Venues and is currently a practitioner with Theatre Exchange, delivering Drama workshops to primary school children.