Cast Set for 10th Anniversary Production of THE UGLY ONE at Park Theatre

Today, Buckland Theatre Company has announced casting for Marius von Mayenburg's The Ugly One, the company's third production at PARK90 at Park Theatre. Staged ten years after its debut at The Royal Court Theatre, The Ugly One will run from 1 - 24 June with a press night on 9 June.

Directed by 2016 James Menzies-Kitchin Young Director Award winner Roy Alexander Weise and following his critically acclaimed production of The Mountaintop at Young Vic, The Ugly One will star Charlie Dorfman as Lette, Arian Nik as Karlmann and Indra Ové as Fanny. For this ten year anniversary production, T'Nia Miller has been cast as Scheffler, a role which is traditionally played by a man.

The Ugly One is a razor-sharp comedy about beauty, identity and doing what it takes to get to the top. This biting social satire follows Lette, a talented engineer, who is told that his face is too ugly to succeed and so undergoes extreme plastic surgery to make himself more beautiful. But he soon discovers that, maybe, there is such a thing as being too good looking.

Director Roy Alexander Weise said: "I'm thrilled to be joining forces with Buckland Theatre Company for this very timely revival of The Ugly One. As well as being a potent comedy about what we see as beautiful (which is perfect for our world of selfies and filters!) it's also fascinating to look at how much the world has changed, or hasn't changed at all, since Marius von Mayenburg wrote the production a decade ago. I can't wait for audiences to see it and squirm with recgognition."

Charlie Dorfman (Lette). Charlie studied Theatre at Trinity College Dublin and the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles. His recent theatre include LUV, Some Girl(s) (both Park Theatre), Miss Julie (Etcetera Theatre), Taking Steps, Dangerous Corner and Wuthering Heights (all Manor Pavilion Sidmouth). In addition to his work on stage, Charlie has appeared on film in Myrtle, The Show and Present.

T'Nia Miller (Scheffler). T'Nia's recent theatre credits includes Re:Home (Yard Theatre), Eclipsed (Gate Theatre), Crowning Glory (Theatre Royal Stratford East), A Midsummer Night's Dream (National Theatre), Sick (Almeida Theatre) and Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Shaw Theatre).

In addition to this, T'Nia has appeared on television in Born To Kill, Witless, Death In Paradise, Wagstaffe, Unforgotten, Marcella, Guilt, Hollyoaks, Doctor Who, Holby City, Dubplate Drama and The Bill. T'Nia's film credits include Obey, Don't F*ck Around With Love, Stud Life and The Disappeared.

Arian Nik (Karlmann). Arian has recently graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, with a BA Honours in Acting. He is thrilled to be making his professional stage debut in The Ugly One at the Park Theatre.

Indra Ové (Fanny). Indra's recent theatre includes The Interrogation of Sandra Bland (Bush Theatre), Torn (Royal Court), The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time (National Theatre), Yes Prime Minister (Gielgud Theatre), Twelve Angry Women (Oval House Theatre), Etta Jenks (Finborough Theatre), Peer Gynt (Arcola),Under One Roof (Soho Theatre), The Seagull (National Theatre Studio), Blinded By The Sun (National Theatre), A Midsummer Night's Dream (National Theatre) and Timon of Athens (Young Vic).

Indra's screen credits include Requiem, A.D The Bible Continues, Holby City, Glue, Dumping Ground, Topsy and Tim, Casualty, Doctors, Midsomer Murders, Best Man, The New Worst Witch, Attachments, Bugs, She's Out, and Space Island One. Further to this, Indra has appeared in films such as Finding Your Feet, Jurassic, Dubois, Second Spring, Still, My One And Only, Hellhounds , Mr Invisible, Cold Dead Hands, Club Le Monde, It's All About Love, Resident Evil, The Dreamer, Cleopatra, More Is Less, The Fifth Element, Othello and Interview with A Vampire.

Roy Alexander Weise (Director) is the 19th annual winner of the James Menzies-Kitchin Award and directed his critically acclaimed, sell out production of The Mountaintop by Katori Hall at the Young Vic. He was the first runner-up of the JMK Award in 2014. Roy has previously worked at the Royal Court as the Trainee Director, at the Bush Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith as the BBC Theatre Fellow and at The Red Room as Associate Artist.

Roy's current and forthcoming productions include Zero For The Young Dudes (Young & Talented in association with NT Connections) and Jekyll and Hyde (Ambassadors Theatre, National Youth Theatre of Great Britain). Previous theatre credits include The Mountaintop (Young Vic), Primetime (Royal Court Theatre) and Stone Face (Finborough Theatre).

Roy's Assistant Director credits include Hangmen (Royal Court Theatre and West End), Escaped Alone (Royal Court, Brooklyn Academy Of Music and UK Tour), X, For Me For You, Primetime 2015, Violence and Son, Who Cares, Liberian Girl (all Royal Court Theatre), Albion, We Are Proud to Present... (Bush Theatre) and The Serpent's Tooth (Talawa / Almeida Theatre). For television, Roy was Trainee Director on Invisible (The Red Room/BalletBoyz/Channel 4).

Roy is now Associate Artist at Hightide, Associate Director at Harts Theatre Company and Lead Acting Tutor at Young and Talented School of Stage & Screen.

IF YOU GO:

Buckland Theatre Company in Association with Park Theatre presents
THE UGLY ONE
By Marius Von Mayenburg
Translated by Maja Zade
Directed by Roy Alexander Weise

1 - 24 June 2017
Press Night: 9 June, 7pm
Tue - Sat Evenings: 7.45pm
Thu and Sat Matinees: 3.15pm

Park Theatre box office: 0207 870 6876
www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-ugly-one

The Ugly One is Buckland Theatre Company's third production at The Park Theatre. Buckland was formed in 2015 by Charlie Dorfman to create high quality productions in intimate spaces. Visit www.bucklandtheatreco.com, or follow on Twitter: @BucklandTheatre, Instagram: @ bucklandtheatreco and Facebook: www.facebook.com/Buckland-Theatre-Company-1616221355330770.

Park Theatre is fast becoming recognised as a powerhouse of theatre; in just under four years, it has enjoyed two West End transfers (including Daytona starring Maureen Lipman and The Boys in the Band starring Mark Gatiss), two National Theatre transfers, three national tours, an Olivier Award nomination and a Theatre of the Year award from The Stage.

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