Douglas Deans

Press release: "Serious Money is set under the watch of a Tory government. Recession grips the country and the City is hurtling towards a catastrophic meltdown while bankers and traders strike deals that reduce nations to mere commodities. Sound familiar? This is a timely revival for an award-winning play first produced in 1987 and now directed by Curve Associate Director Suba Das. Murder and the hunt for justice against the backdrop of a society tipping into chaos confronts us all with the question: has anything really changed?" In this production I played the roles of Grimes and Merrison.

Press realease: "In 1998 Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming Student, was brutally attacked and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. At the time, the murder was denounced as a hate crime motivated by homophobia. Within days the world had turned its attention to the victim of what would become a law-changing event, those responsible and the small town that would never be the same again. Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project travelled to Laramie and interviewed hundreds of inhabitants of the town about their reactions to the events and the shattered community spirit. Members of the company portray sixty of these characters in this moving, true story about the hope, positive change and aspiration of equality that was born from this tragic event. This production follows the hugely successful collaboration between Curve Theatre and De Montfort University of the Steven Berkoff plays, Greek and East in 2011. Students from across all years of the Drama programmes at DMU are participating in productions." I played various roles in this production, including Rulon Stacey and Aaron Kriefels.

East is shameless, sexy and beautiful. Gang members Les and Mike take the audience on a raucous and viciously funny ride through the East End. In their cockney tongue, a dysfunctional family tell each of their stories to build up a picture of their unconventional lives. In this production I performed the role of Les.

Press Release: "Following the success of Curve’s first Community Production, His Dark Materials, this summer over 40 of Leicester and Leicestershire’s most talented and creative individuals bring you Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s enduring and show stopping musical West Side Story. This brilliant young cast, working with Curve’s professional production team and directed by Paul Kerryson, will bring an edgy, street life, and high octane energy to West Side Story on Curve’s epic stage." In this production I played the role of Officer Krupke and The Gladhand.