Previous Works
Sleepy Hollow
Oct 28th – 30th 2021
Sleepy Hollow is an American gothic supernatural horror adventure. The film, adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", stars Johnny Depp and was directed by Tim Burton. The plot follows police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp) sent from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman.
Cast List
ICHABOD - Justin Cartledge
KATRINA - Laura-Leigh O’Donoghue
MASBATH – Jack Dobre
BALTUS - Darren Matthews
STEENWYCK - Matt Jones
PHILLIPSE - Neil Gray
LANCASTER - Colin Richardson
HARDENBROOK - Alan Thorley
LADY VAN TASSEL – Amy Clayton
BROM - Joe Fitzpatrick
SARAH - Sara Thompson
KILLIAN - Richard Orchard-Rowe
BETH - Rachel Johnson
CRONE - Nicole Campbell-Booth
FLASHBACK LADY CRANE - Katie Allgood
BURGOMASTER - Paul Sparrowham
And Ben Martins as THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
Alfie
May 20th - 22nd 2021 and Aug 21st 2021
Alfie is the ultimate amoral swinger. He swaggers and philosophises his way through a parade of 'birds' in 1960's London, allowing the audience to eavesdrop as he goes. When one carefree entanglement proves too close for even Alfie’s comfort, the swinger lands with a thud. The film was notoriously made famous by Michael Caine.
Cast List
ALFIE – Justin Cartledge
Ensemble - Jennifer Bell, Nicole Campbell-Booth, Amy Clayton , Ben Martins, Darren Matthews, Amy Newland
Raft
April 22nd & 23rd 2021 and July 16th 2021
Trapped by reality. Freed by imagination.
Four women, seemingly trapped on a raft in the middle of the ocean, hunted by a merciless sea-monster. But is all we see what is truly there? An original one-act musical around abuse, bravery and friendship.
CAST
REN – Amy Clayton
ALIA – Katie-Elizabeth Allgood
FLORENCE – Nicole Campbell-Booth
TAYLOR – Rachel Johnson
Accompanied by
Darren Matthews & Justin Cartledge
A Clockwork Orange
March 12-14Â 2020
In an England of the future, Alex and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence". After Alex is jailed for bludgeoning the Cat Lady to death, Alex submits to BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUE to earn his freedom. He is conditioned to abhor violence, returned to the world defenceless, and becomes the victim of his prior victims. A controversial piece with Stanley Kubrick's 1971 adaption being banned from release in the UK.
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Cast List
Alex - Ben Martins
Male Ensemble - Justin Cartledge, Mark Griffiths, Richard Orchard-Rowe, Matt Jones
Female Ensemble - Jen Bell, Julie Salter, Laura-Leigh O'Donoghue
The Weir
Justin Cartledge Directional Debut
November 27-30Â 2019
The spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism.
A bar in a remote part of Ireland. The local lads are swapping spooky stories to impress a young woman recently moved to the area from Dublin. As the drink flows and the stories become increasingly frightening, it's clear that Valerie has something on her mind. She has a tale to tell that'll stop them all dead in their tracks.
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Cast List
Jack - Sir William Wells
Brendon - Darren Matthews
Jim - Paul Sparrowham
Finbar - Ben Martins
Valerie - Amy Clayton
FALSE FLAG
An Original Short by Justin Cartledge
Winner of The Best Production Award at Essex's Original Writers Festival
1985. The unsettlement in Ireland continues to be the main focus for the British Government. The assassination actions of the Irish Republican Army have provided an excellent 'cover' for British Intelligence to remove certain figures of power within the UK, using manipulation and intimidation to disconnect any accountability. Here, we witness a slice of this manipulation for the British Intelligence's benefit.
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Cast List
The Man - Justin Cartledge
Liam - Paul Sparrowham
Conor - Neil Gray
Keiron - Richard Orchard-Rowe
The Crucible
June 13-15 2019
Arthur Miller's play The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. This was a time when paranoia, hysteria, and deceit gripped the Puritan towns of New England. Miller captured the events in a gripping story that is now considered a modern classic in the theatre.
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Cast List
John Proctor - Darren Matthews
Abigail Williams - Nicole-Campbell-Booth
Rev Samuel Parris - Sir William Wells
Betty Parris - Claudia Hadley
Tituba - Ellen Trim
Ann Putnam - Julie Salter
Thomas Putnam - Gavin Leary
Mercy Lewis - Emily Walker
Mary Warren - Jen Bell
Susanna Walcott - Amy Newland
Rebecca Nurse - Julia Stallard
Francis Nurse - Steve Higgon
Giles Corey - Alan Thorley
Rev John Hale - Justin Cartledge
Elizabeth Proctor - Amy Clayton
Deputy-Governor Danforth - Ian Welch
Willard - Ben Martins
Ezekiel Cheever - Darren Hannant
Judge Hathorne - Paul Sparrowham
Sarah Good - Heidi Smith
FREAK SHOW
​Careful What You Wish For
Mar 20-23Â 2019
A new kind of circus, where magic and mayhem walk hand in hand. Gilly has finally found his purpose and it would seem, his one true love. The Ringmaster will grant him his heart's desires. So Gilly better be sure of what he wants...
An original rock musical from the creative team that brought you 'Wonderland', 'Alice' and 'Frankenstein'. 'Freak Show' is the modern world's Romeo & Juliet. Be careful who you trust - the Devil was once an Angel.
This production bursts with colour, enchantment, slick choreography and a story like no other. Roll up! Roll up!
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Cast List
Jasmine/Aylonda - Amy Clayton
Gilly - Ben Wilton
Bailey - Ray Johnson
Maggie - Nicole Campbell
Cotton - Jen Bell
Kandi - Rachel Watson
Zephar - Emma Feeney
Baxter - Ben Martins
Magic - Amy Newland
Coleman - Miller Dear
Evo - Louise Byrne
Buster - Neil Gray
Reginaa - Katie-Elizabeth Allgood
Nova - Julie Salter
Forcas Vassago - Justin Cartledge
Frankenstein
Oct 18-20Â 2018
If He cannot inspire love, He will cause fear
A self-penned adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic gothic-horror comes to Brentwood Theatre for Halloween 2018. The return of EDP is marked with this incredible tale of God versus Man versus Monster. Frankenstein follows trainee physician Victor as he triumphs at reanimating a dead body. His guilt for creating such a thing forces him to abandon the seemingly dead creation, and now the 'creature' is awake and abandoned. Rejected by mankind, he seeks revenge on his creator's family to avenge his own sorrow. Beware; for he is fearless, and therefore powerful.
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Cast List
Victor Frankenstein - Neil Patrick
The Creature - Darren Matthews
Elizabeth - Sara Thompson
Henry - Justin Cartledge
Ensemble - Ray Johnson, Julie Salter, Paul Sparrowham, Rachel Lane, Matt Jones, Amy Clayton
PORCELAIN
An Original Short by Justin Cartledge
Winner of The Best Production Award at Essex's Original Writers Festival
Winner of The Best Actor Award at Essex's Original Writers Festival
An intimate look into the different effects that post-WW2 society has on three connected individuals.
Cast List
Grace - Amy Clayton
Betty - Juliet Ferrar
Arthur - Darren Mathews
Alice
April 26th - April 28th 2018
The beloved characters of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' given a dark new twist by the imagination of Early Doors Productions. Original music by Lady Grey & The Earls. "In 2015 time was stolen from Wonderland. Now, it's your fears."
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Cast List
Alice - Rachel Wood
Silk Arista Pink,The Cheshire Cat - Lionel Bishop
Luton, The Hatter - Justin Cartledge
Easter, The March Hare - Alan Thorley
Adicia, The Red Queen - Julie Salter
Mr Carpenter, The Walrus - Darren Matthews
Tilly Fowles, The Mock Turtle - Laura-Leigh O'Donoghue
Glott, Pig Lady - Sir William Wells
Tweedledeedum - Matt Jewson
Darwin Finch, The Last Dodo - Paul Sparrowham
The Jabberwocky - Ben Martins
Vesp Asa Grey, The Wasp in the Wig - Amy Clayton
Jekyll & Hyde
By Leonard H Caddy
November 8th - 11th 2017
The key to discovering a man's inner reality can be dangerously terrifying, but then again - the only thing constant is change. Dr Jekyll's feverish quest to unleash the brain's full power begins the battle for life. Jekyll & Hyde. Hyde or Jekyll. He wins. He loses.
Cast List
Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde - Darren Matthews
Dr Utterson - Sir William Wells
Lanyon - Justin Cartledge
Poole - Neil Gray
Celestine - Niamh O'Donoghue
Charlotte - Laura-Leigh O'Donoghue
Penny - Amy Newland
Hilda - Amy Clayton
The Cat & The Canary
By John Willard
Sept 28th-30th 2017
When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
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Cast List
Wally Campbell - Paul Sparrowham
Joyce Norman - Nicole Campbell
Fred Blythe - Justin Cartledge
Charlie Wilder - Neil Patrick
Miss Lu - Amy Clayton
Aunt Susan - Julie Salter
Cicily - Hayley Webber
Lawyer Crosby - Sir William Wells
Hendricks - Neil Gray
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
May 23rd-27th, 2017
The infamous gang lord Macbeth hears a drunken prophecy from a trio of street woman that one day he will become 'King' of his drugs-ring. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his alcoholic wife, Macbeth murders the current King Pin and takes the London City throne for himself. Further drug abuse wracks him with guilt and paranoia to his dismal end.
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Cast List
Macbeth - Justin Cartledge
Lady Macbeth - Rachel Lane
Banquo - Darren Matthews
Duncan - Matt Jones
Donalblain - Ben Martins
Macduff - Matt Jewson
Lady Macduff - Amy Clayton
The Porter/Heccat - Julie Salter
Street Girl 1/Fleance - Hayley Webber
Street Girl 2/Lady Macbeth's Attendant - Nicole Campbell
Street Girl 3/Lady Macduff's Attendant - Jen Bell
Heaven Can Wait
By Harry Segall
Mar 2nd-4th 2017 20:00
Mr. Jordan is checking passengers who are to depart in an airplane for the Hereafter. The routine is interrupted by the arrival of Joe Pendleton, an attractive prizefighter, who refuses to admit he is dead and induces Jordan to look up the "records" which reveal that Joe is not scheduled to arrive for another 60 years! But, as Joe starts to return to earth to continue his fighting, word reaches Heaven that Max Levene, Joe's manager, thinking he had been killed, had Joe's body cremated, and Joe has no body to return to. Jordan promises to find Joe another body...
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​Cast List
Joe Pendleton - Lionel Bishop
The Angel - Ben Martins
Mr Jordan - Darren Matthews
Mrs Farnsworth - Laura-Leigh Newton
Tony Abbott - Matt Jones
Bette Logan - Amy Clayton
Max Levene - Justin Cartledge
Williams - Ray Johnson
Mrs Ames - Julie Salter
Susie - Jen Bell
1st Escort/Doctor - Alan Thorley
2nd Escort/Lefty - Neil Grey