Under the Radar, a sharp, witty and macabre comedy about gender, power and consent, performs at the Old Red Lion theatre from 15th March.
A quick witted reporter, an eccentric inventor in a maiden submarine voyage, a darkly comic microcosm for the conflicts between gender, tradition and modernity. Under the radar, these extremes play out, but only one of the passengers will make it back to shore...
(London Pub Theatres review 2019)
Under the Radar production image
Under the Radar Poster
Under the Radar Promotional Image - with a submarine
Under the Radar Production Image - Dive, dive, dive!
Cast and Creative team for Under the Radar at Old Red Lion Theatre
Cast
Eleanor Hill
Lee Stilling
Introducing Eleanor Hill as Lee Stilling, our quick witted reporter looking for her big scoop.
'Hill is striking, beautifully expressive, and has a profound stage presence.' She delivers a first-rate performance... that has you kept on the edge of your seat...' (London Pub Theatres, Broadway World; Theatre, Films, and Art Reviews 2019)
Most recently, she created the all female digital tragicomedy webseries, Sad Vents about mental health, trauma & heartbreak through the lens of social media.
Nicholas Anscombe
Captain Martin Christenssen
Introducing Nicholas Anscombe as Captain Martin Christensen, the eccentric inventor.
'Believable and truthful throughout', Nicholas 'is able to balance light and shade. His comic timing is effective, but he uses his skills to flick like a switch, and we never know quite what he's going to say or do.'
(Broadway World; London Pub Theatres 2019)
You will also be able to spot Nicholas in the upcoming Netflix series, The Sandman, from Neil Gaiman.
Creative Team
Jonathon Crewe
Writer & Director
Dr Jonathon Crewe is a writer and director for film, theatre and radio, whose work predominantly investigates forms of representation and socio-cultural hierarchies. His PhD examined media and political elite’s marginalisation of the white working-class and his subsequent radio and theatre play, Toy Soldier, looked at class in the military. His debut award winning* feature film, face2face, deals with the creation of self-identity through social-media - a Frankenstein for the digital age. (*Best Director at World Distribution Awards, USA and Alternative Film Festival, Canada). His latest film 'Last night, locked in... is an homage to neo-noir fimed during the 20-21 Covid lockdowns. It won Best Supporting Actor at the World Carnival Awards, Singapore and an Honorable Mention at the L.A. Neo-Noir Festival, USA.
Wan Yuan Teo
Producer
Wan Yuan Teo is a suit in disguise. She is a career marketeer, currently heading up a few heritage brands in an established FMCG. She has been in the UK for 10 years, since her MBA at LBS.
Wan has always been fascinated by the creative, whether working on commercial ads or helping to found the radio station at her university. While her first theatre role was as a sheep in a remake of Ulysses in her youth, she has recently reignited her passion for the arts.
Wan combined her business acumen with her interest in the arts by producing her first theatre production, Under the Radar; followed by an acting and producing role in recently released 'Last Night Locked In', winning Best Supporting Actor at the World Carnival Awards, Singapore.