UNRESERVED SEATING

PERFORMANCE STARTS 7.45pm

Jamie and his Dad' Running time – Approx 60 minutes

Cast Jamie Forest – Charles Wingrove Directed by Roger Goldsmith (assisted by Steve Pitt) Produced by Roger Goldsmith Lighting/Sound by Pauline Galea

Creatives

Charles Wingrove Studying Drama and Performance at Portsmouth University, he has appeared in a number of local productions in 2023- as Romeo in SSA's 'Romeo and Julius' Roger Goldsmith's 'Speechless' at the Chichester Fringe, and at the Aspex Gallery with the same writer's 'Talk'. And in the community project produced by Scott Ramsey 'The Party'.He was last seen at Groundlings Theatre in Charles Dickens' 'David Copperfield'.

Roger Goldsmith Winner of the Lost Theatre's Five- Minute and One Act-play festival for 'The Tackle' and 'Birth' respectively, Roger's plays have been staged locally, in London and internationally. His play 'It Started With a Touch' was produced by Wimbledon Studio and at Barons Court Theatre, where it won the Original Play of the Year Award, and by Talking Horse Productions in Columbia, USA. His play 'Runaway' was staged locally and in Toronto by Small But Mighty Theatre. Roger was a member of the Royal Court Writer's playwriting group of 2016.

*The Story * Jamie and his Dad share a love of football. Jamie loves Lionel Messi whilst his Dad is a Cristiano Ronaldo fan. When their relationship shows signs of breaking down and the bantering between 'who is the greatest player' stops, Jamie starts to worry. 'What's going on?' 'Why has my Dad changed?' Jamie worries even more when he makes a series of surprising discoveries about his Dad, and is faced with a decision that could change both their lives.

History Under the title of 'Messi & Ronaldo' the play was first staged by Titchfield Festival Theatre in April 2022, with Kristian Fraser playing Jamie. The play was staged at the White Bear Theatre in London in April 2023 with Kristian Fraser again playing Jamie, with the same production team.

Trigger Warning- Reference to sexual abuse. Suitable for over 14 year olds.