Full Cast for THE HARVEST at Ustinov Studio Announced

The Ustinov Studio, Bath has announced the cast for the first production in its spring 2015 season, the UK premiere of Pavel Pryazhko's wickedly funny comedy, THE HARVEST, directed by Michael Boyd.

It's harvest time and Egor, Valerii, Ira and Lyuba are enjoying some hard graft in the orchard, picking apples and packing them into boxes. But, as the day progresses, what begin as tiny problems escalate into a complete shambles and total comic mayhem.

Belarusian Pavel Pryazhko has been described by the International Theatre Institute as "the author of perhaps the most devastatingly precise diagnosis of Post-Soviet society". Pryazhko's plays have been staged in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and all over Eastern Europe, and he has a cult following in Moscow.

Director Sir Michael Boyd is welcomed back to the Ustinov after the huge success of The Big Meal in the 2014 American Season. Michael was Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2002-2012. During his time at the RSC his credits included Shakespeare's eight-play History Cycle. He also developed the company's record-breaking production of Matilda The Musical for Stratford, London and New York.

The cast includes Beth Park (Ira), Lindsey Campbell (Lyuba), Dyfan Dwyfor (Valerii) and Dafydd Llyr Thomas (Egor).

Beth's credits include Exit the King (Ustinov Studio), The Dog the Night and the Knife (Arcola), The Massacre At Paris (Rose Theatre Bankside), The Importance Of Being Earnest (Stephen Joseph Theatre), Good (Royal Exchange Manchester) and As You Like It (Shakespeare's Globe). Beth was nominated for the Spotlight Showcase Prize in 2010.

Dafydd's credits include The Witch Of Edmonton, Wendy & Peter for the Royal Shakespeare Company; and the films A Long Way Down, and Hunky Dory.

Dyfan's credits include Little Eagles, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, The Drunks (Royal Shakespeare Company); Six Characters In Search Of An Author (Headlong/ Chichester Festival Theatre/ West End); and the film Pride.

Lindsey's credits include The Big Meal (Ustinov Studio and HighTide Festival Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Royal Lyceum Theatre) and Purple (Cottesloe Theatre).

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