Dancing Bear &
Stella Somersby: Emilia Danks Smith
Martha Somersby: Betty McFarlane
Britt Somersby: Quillan Mitchell
Artemis: Laura Hoerl
Apollo: Milo Aggiss
Elaphos: Holly Page
Scorpio: Sophie Rhodes
Orion: Dylan Somanathan
Sirius: Joe Stevenson
Tom Quash, Arthur Hamblett, Lauren Heaps, Lulu Jasper ,Ella Walter, Isaac Barnes, Esme Dugdale, Niamh Smith, Jorja Parris, Amelia Aquino, Betty McFarlane, Charlotte Davies, Quillan Mitchell
Olivia Bonham, Kiki Dhillon, Arthur Alton, Theo Jobbins, Gwyneth Edwards, Max Norrington, Endelyon Mitchell, Matilda Quash, Lucia Thompson, William Rhodes, Francesca Dobson, Maggie Carey, Emily McCarthy, Holly Ridley, Josiah Hampson, Sophie Thacker, Sophie Rhodes, Chloe Hughes-Webb, Annalise Milburn
Mary King
Mairin O’Hagan
David Fawbert
Mery Sutherland, Emily Pepper
Richard Cooper
Ella Heath-Kime
Chris Johns
‘Dancing Bear’ was a brand new commission for Playbox Theatre, and was written by playwright, film-maker and Playbox alumna, Mairin O’Hagan. It was performed by our celebrated ‘Young Production Company’ and was originally due to open in Spring 2020. The project was rescheduled several times, as a result of the pandemic, and finally opened to packed audiences during Autumn 2021. Inspired by great Greek myths, legends and characters, this was a wonderful adventure, where time-travelling ‘Stella’ had to team up with the goddess, Artemis, to save the bears from extinction at the hands of a ruthless hunter.
