A Dog's Heart

Tomorrow Ashleigh begins rehearsals for 'A Dogs Heart', as part of the non singing chorus, which will run at the Coliseum from 20th Nov - 4th Dec.



"ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
One of the greatest theatre directors of our time, Simon McBurney, makes his ENO debut in this major new collaboration with Complicite. A Dog’s Heart is a new work by Russian composer Alexander Raskatov, based on a classic novella by one of the Soviet era’s best-known writers. Banned for many years under Stalin’s rule and now a Russian cultural phenomenon, Mikhail Bulgakov’s absurdist tale tells of a stray mongrel that becomes human after a Frankenstein-like organ transplant by his master.
This exciting new staging is a collaboration with Complicite, the acclaimed UK theatre company recently described by The Sunday Times as ‘a national treasure’. Artistic director Simon McBurney’s remarkable gift for turning complex ideas into powerful visual poetry is well known, and his stunning vision for A Dog’s Heart has been realised to captivating effect."

Having done workshops with Simon McBurney, and always following the work of Complicite, and working closely with
'Blind Summit Theatre' on the production of 'Call of the Wild' (see blog below), Ashleigh cannot wait to be part of this
stunning collaboration.

BLAKE - UK TOUR

Ashleigh is part of the Choir that will be performing with twice nominated Brit-Award-Winners ‘BLAKE’ when they stop at Beck theatre, Hayes on the 18th Nov, as part of their 2010 UK tour ‘An Evening With BLAKE’.

Bertie and Boo!

In early June Ashleigh joined the team at Bertie & Boo. Performing as Boo, primarily working at weekends, she is looking forward to keeping up the tradition of Bertie and Boo which is to:-

"provide imaginative magic shows and corporate entertainment for ages 3 – 93. The Bertie and Boo theatre company have been creating shows for over 10 years."

Ashleigh is very excited to have started rehearsals for the shows, and to be learning MAGIC!

Check it out:
www.bertieandboo.com

Showcase

Ashleigh recently had her 3rd year showcase at the Fortune theatre, which Susan Elkin reviewd for The Stage:

'Cheadle - who has those castable classic looks ideally made for costume drama or Ibsen - gets exactly the right sense of a character trying to be polite but determined not to be trapped as she backs away from Gordon’s earnestness. She gave a pleasing performance in an impassioned monologue from Mark Haddon’s Polar Bears too.'


'When students write some of their own material as, by definition, they do on this course, and they do it to such a high standard, it really does add an edge when it comes to assembling a showcase. I genuinely enjoyed myself and laughed more than I have at a showcase for some time.

Expert choice:

David Padbury, agent: Lauren Kellegher, Frank Osborne

Christopher Ager, agent: Ashleigh Cheadle, Sam Clark'

The Call of the Wild

Recently Ashleigh worked with blind summit theatre on ‘The Call of the Wild’, and puppeteered, with two others, the three man dog that was Buck.

The call of the Wild is the classic story of Buck, a dog stolen from the comfort of his California home and thrust into the merciless life of a sledge dog in the Yukon Gold Rush in 1897. He has to quickly learn the laws of the wild and while the men around him descend into depravity, corrupted by their desire for gold, he is ennobled by the experience.

The piece was set to Mahler's 1st Symphony.