Sinead Matthews in Bed Trick, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins
Joe Hill-Gibbins, director of our sold-out hit productions of The Changeling, has written and directed a new short film inspired by the play. Watch it now and read more from Joe in The Guardian about his experience.
Check out our other short films, coproduced with The Guardian, here.
Plus see behind the scenes photos on Facebook!
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We dropped into The Changeling rehearsals – here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes.
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Photos by Keith Pattison.
Tell us about your character.
Vermandero is an angry, passionate man.
Favourite word?
Family.
Proudest moment?
Having a family.
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?
Light dusting.
Favourite holiday?
The last one, and the next one!
Weirdest quirk?
Talking out loud to myself in public.
Favourite play?
The one I’m doing at the moment.
If you had one super power, what would it be?
The power to take away undeserved bonuses from overpaid people.
Do you have any regrets?
Nothing to speak of.
Favourite midnight snack?
Crumpets.
What were you doing at 17?
Doing my A levels, playing rugby and training to be a potter.
Tell us about your character.
I play two characters – Diaphanta and Isabelle. Diaphanta is Beatrice-Joanna’s lady in waiting and Isabelle is married to Alibius. They are both victims of circumstance.
Favourite word?
Belisha beacon.
Proudest moment?
Watching my dad get a BAFTA.
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?
Learn more.
Favourite holiday?
Cuba.
Weirdest quirk?
Lighting candles as soon as I get up in the morning.
Favourite play?
Don’t have one.
If you had one super power, what would it be?
To make Henry Lloyd-Hughes zip it when I say so.
Do you have any regrets?
Not yet.
Favourite midnight snack?
Corned beef sandwich with English mustard.
What were you doing at 17?
Suffering with glandular fever.
Tell us about your character.
I play two characters – Lollio, who is in charge of the fools at the madhouse, and Jasperino, Alsemero’s right hand man.
Favourite word?
I’m useless with words. They’d all be swear words.
Proudest moment?
I don’t think I’ve ever felt 100% proud of myself – not in a bad way, just haven’t.
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?
Attend a butchery course.
Favourite holiday?
Haven’t been on it yet. Lots of lovely ones, but couldn’t choose a favourite.
Weirdest quirk?
All volumes of stereos and TVs must be on an even number.
Favourite play?
Too many, but if I could only have one: Good by C P Taylor.
If you had one super power, what would it be?
Time travel.
Do you have any regrets?
Yes…
Favourite midnight snack?
Cheese & Branston Pickle.
What were you doing at 17?
Learning to drive in Wales. Falling in and out of love. Learning to smoke.
Tell us about your character.
Beatrice-Joanna, or BJ as everyone has taken to calling her, is in love with the wrong man. She is clever and lusty and murderous. Great combination.
Favourite word?
Imagination.
Proudest moment?
I was very proud of a lemon drizzle cake that I recently made. And I suppose getting into RADA.
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?
I would love to say I would become fluent in French, thus enabling me to star in fantastic French films. I’d probably just nap a bit more.
Favourite holiday?
I fell in love with New York last year.
Weirdest quirk?
Pretending to be someone else for a living.
Favourite play?
Why, The Changeling of course.
If you had one super power, what would it be?
It would be fun to fly.
Do you have any regrets?
Probably, but there’s not much point. Onwards and upwards.
Favourite midnight snack?
Something involving cheese. Melty cheese. Mmmmmm…..
What were you doing at 17?
Worrying.
Tell us about your character.
He’s called Deflores. He is in love with Beatrice Joanna, who thinks he’s disgusting, but he will still do anything for her in the hope that she will love him.
Favourite word?
Genau (German for ‘exactly’).
Proudest moment?
Learning to drive a pony and trap for The Woman In Black and being allowed to drive it in the actual film.
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?
Learn something.
Favourite holiday?
Hitching from Paris to Berlin to climb the wall in 1989.
Weirdest quirk?
Talking to myself.
Favourite play?
Long Day’s Journey Into Night .
If you had one super power, what would it be?
I would be invisible.
Do you have any regrets?
No.
Favourite midnight snack?
Cheesy toast.
What were you doing at 17?
I had left home and was working in a hotel.
Tell us about your character.
I play Tomazo and also Antonio. Antonio is the changeling and therefore is clearly the most important character in the play. I’ve spoken to the other actors and they feel the same way.
Favourite word?
Ishmaelite.
Proudest moment?
Being part of the unbeaten 3rd XV rugby team at school (vice-captain, inside/outside centre).
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?
Practice cricket in the nets.
Favourite holiday?
I work so hard I don’t have holidays.
Weirdest quirk?
I can lick my elbow, I’ve heard some people can’t do this but I can.
Favourite play?
The Woman in Black.
If you had one super power, what would it be?
Perfect line and length swing bowling for the Bloody Lads C.C.
Do you have any regrets?
Turning down the O.B.E. (I didn’t want it to draw attention to my charity work).
Favourite midnight snack?
Peanut butter.
What were you doing at 17?
Acting in school plays, at school (prefect).
Tell us about your character.
Alsemero (rhymes with “Alpen hero”) is a Valencian nobleman who falls in love with Beatrice Joanna. He is military, right-hearted and a bit superstitious.
Favourite word?
Zugzwang. That’s just today, though.
Proudest moment?
Co-producing a one-off gala theatre performance for the charity Dramatic Need.
If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra 4 hours?
Watch more films and read more books. And learn the piano.
Favourite holiday?
Tanzania 2008
Weirdest quirk?
Weird but mostly disgusting: I gag when I brush my teeth and then that makes me laugh. Every day. Such a simpleton.
Favourite play?
Anything by Debbie Tucker Green, August Wilson or Dennis Kelly. Or Simon Stephens. (Again, these are today’s favourites.)
If you had one super power, what would it be?
Shape-shifting.
Do you have any regrets?
Loads. None of them hold me back.
Favourite midnight snack?
Jalapeño-flavoured popcorn.
What were you doing at 17?
Hip-hop. Seriously.
Big news! We’ve announced casting and an extension for The Changeling, opening 26 January and now playing through 25 February.
Rising star Jessica Raine, who has won rave reviews for her performances in Earthquakes in London, Rocket to the Moon, Gethsemane and Harper Regan (all NT) will play Beatrice Joanna. Young Vic regular Daniel Cerqueira has been cast opposite as De Flores. Cerqueira’s other screen credits include Saving Private Ryan and television series I’m Alan Partridge (BBC) and Rome (HBO). Both Raine and Cerqueira will soon be seen in the film adaptation of The Woman in Black.
The rest of the exciting cast includes:
The Changeling will be directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins (Young Vic’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Glass Menagerie). Find out more and book your tickets for The Changeling here. Make sure you don’t miss this outstanding cast of young British talent!
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