Gardner & Wife's Past Productions



		Played 26th April - 1st May, 2004 Written by Marie Jones Directed by Hugh Borthwick Based on Original Staging by Ian McElhinney Produced by Chae Lian & Richard Gardner Staged in The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

		MARIE JONES Born in Belfast, Marie Jones has written extensively for radio, television and the stage. She was Writer-in-Residence with Charabanc Theatre Company from 1983-1990. Her plays have been performed in many countries, such as the former Soviet Union, Germany, Canada, Britain and the USA. A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER won the TMA award for Best Touring Production and the Glasgow Mayfest Award. STONES IN HIS POCKETS was a major international success, winning the 1999 Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best Production, both the Laurence Olivier Award and London Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy, and nominated for three Tony Awards. Jones was the recipient of the John Hewitt Award for Contribution to Cultural Traditions, and she was awarded a Special Judges Award at the Belfast Arts Awards 2000. She was recently awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II and an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Queens University Belfast.

		HUGH BORTHWICK Recently involved in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s UK National tour of John Barton’s THE HOLLOW CROWN. Recent directing credits include DESTINATION ELEVATION (Soho Theatre, London), and MY COUSIN RACHEL (UK National Tour). Hugh was the Resident Assistant Director of STONES IN HIS POCKETS for four years at The Duke of York’s Theatre and The New Ambassador’s Theatre in London. He also directed the production on its UK, and US National tours, as well as assisting on the Broadway, World Tour, Israel, Sweden, Dublin, and Belfast productions. Other Staff Directing credits include DEATHTRAP (UK National Tour), WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF H.R.T. (Vaudeville Theatre, London, and UK/Irish Tours), WOMEN ON THE VERGE…GET A LIFE! (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, and UK/Irish Tours), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (UK Tour), and SIX BLACK CANDLES (Croydon Warehouse).

		SEAN SLOAN Over the years with STONES IN HIS POCKETS, Sean has performed in both the Ambassadors Theatre and the Duke Of York’s Theatre in the West End of London and worldwide in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada, Austria, Israel and ending the world tour closer to home in Cork, Ireland. Sean was born and raised in Camlough, a small village near Newry in Northern Ireland. At university in Belfast, he obtained a degree in production management, followed by a postgraduate acting programme at Mountview Theatre School in London. Other theatre credits include MARAT/SADE at the Peacock Theatre in Dublin; ROMEO & JULIET for the Solent People's Theatre; ROBIN OF SHERWOOD at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre; LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS at Chichester Festival Theatre; THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR at the Watermill Theatre, NEWBURY and DICK BARTON SPECIAL AGENT at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon. He feels extremely privileged and proud to be involved in the production of STONES IN HIS POCKETS in Malaysia!

		KIERAN LAGAN Kieran Gerard Lagan first appeared in STONES IN HIS POCKETS at the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End of London. Kieran was brought up outside Maghera, Co. Derry and then went to London and trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama where he graduated with a BA in Acting in 1996. Since then his theatre credits has included THE WEIR and THE LONESOME WEST at the Bolton Octagon, ON MCQUILLAN`S HILL and SECOND-HAND THUNDER for The Tinderbox Theatre Company, THE DYBUKK at the Battersea Arts Centre, SOMETIMES and THE LOST CHILD for Replay Theatre Company, THE LAVENDER SONG at The Prince Theatre, Greenwich, and PETER PAN Newbury, Watermill Theatre. On television, Kieran has just completed filming as one of the leading roles in I FOUGHT THE LAW, a new drama series for BBC Northern Ireland. He also has done several Radio Plays for BBC Radio. This is Kieran’s first visit to Malaysia and is delighted for the opportunity!