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Dateline: 19th July, 2007
A New London Theatre On Thursday 26th July a new theatre opens in London. Internission Theatre in Walton Place, Knightsbridge, is part of St Saviour’s Church which was built between 1838 and 1840, but lay derelict for many years. There were plans to turn it into a luxury housing development but a campaign saved it for the community in 2002. It is home to a new company, Intermission Actors which aims to use professional actors and professional directors who are ex-offenders. They will also take part in a summer programme to reach out through theatre to inspire young people at risk of offending in the local community on local sink estates. Its first production will be Cracking the Whip by Darren Raymond and Fabian Spencer, which runs from 26th July to 4th August. Donavan, a small-time Hackney drugs dealer, lives by his crack, his instincts and his gun. Trusting no-one and respecting nothing, he knows only this - that he’s the boss. But everything changes the day he meets a mysterious tramp and Donovan suddenly finds himself transported to a South Virginia slave plantation... The year is 1798 and living conditions are hell. Donovan now has to deal wth a different crack - the one from a slavemaster’s whip. Darren Raymond (Artistic Director of Intermission Actors) is a graduate of London Shakespeare Workout. He studied with Janet Suzman, Lynn Farleigh, Mark Rylance, Philip Voss and Cicely Berry. His professional credits include Emilio in Shakespeare 'n Sinatra (an original take on The Winter's Tale), Othello in both a UK tour and a BBC2 film. Most recently He appeared in Karma at the Tricycle Theatre and as William Richmond in a national tour of Black Atlas.
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