Cast

CHLOE  - Kate Malyon
Ken's grand-daughter, Chloe longs to live the glamorous life of a journalist in the city.  For now she practises in the village newsletter - The Chatterley Gazette

Kate has just completed three years of Acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Whilst there, amongst other roles, she played Anya in 'The Cherry Orchard', Dulcie in 'The Boyfriend', Perdiat in 'The Winter's Tale', Margery in 'A Warwickshire Testimony' and Carla in 'Nine' directed by Matt Ryan.
Since leaving in June, she has appeared in the Anthony Neilson play, 'Normal' at The Cockpit Theatre, and is also involved in two other musicals at this year's festival.  She is very excited to be creating the role of Chloe and to be part of the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe...
She can be seen every night between 30th July - 25th August, 8.15pm at C Venues, C1.

KEN - Ellis Sareen
The main farmer in the village and Chloe's grandfather.  Ken's lived in the village all his years and he like the quiet life - he's not too fond of the city or city people

Ellis Sareen is a stage manager, IT contractor and occasional actor whose last appearance at the Edinburgh Festival was in 1994.  As stage or company manager, work includes numerous tours for Carl Rosa Opera in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; an opera premiere at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam; panto in Basingstoke; and a salsa musical that achieved one of the shortest west end runs ever recorded.  As an actor, most of his recent appearances have been in The Might Fin's distinctive Christmas musicals.  The less said about his IT work the better.

ROBERT  - Jamie Anderson
The farmhand.  Strong and devoted to Chloe

Trained: Mountview
Theatre includes:  Mercutio 'Romeo and Juliet' (No 1 tour); Neville 'Have a Nice Life' (Union Theatre); Gabriel 'Far from the Madding Crowd' (Greenwich Theatre); Jackie 'Wild Party' (Union Theatre); Mammy Nun 'Thing-Fish' (BAC); Harold Pinker 'By Jeeves' (Courtyard Theatre); 5678 (Pleasance, Edinburgh); Cabaret (Union Theatre).
Film and TV:  'Taming of the Showboy' (55 Films); George Bush 'Media Junkies' (SLV); IRA Terrorist 'Surrealism' (BBC); Craig 'Tinsletown' (Raindog TV/BBC).  But no episodes of Taggart.
Cabaret:  Jamie is a regular performer and host on the London cabaret scene, having sung at: Royal Festival Hall, Too2Much, Hackney Empire, Theatre Museum, Lost Society, Live Lounge and Lauderdale House.  His own show 'Cabaret Confidential' runs monthly at The Basement, Leceister Square Theatre.

KATIE - Alex Bonham
A weekender from London who has come to Chatterley to live the Good Life on weekends.  She has an ideal in mind of country chic living

Alex Bonham toured with Cambridge Footlights before training at the Poor School.  She has performed in many comic musicals with the Mighty Fin in London and is a singer in the musical outfit j'ASBO.

CHARLIE - Desmond O'Connor
Katie's husband.  Allergic to the countryside

Desmond O'Connor is an internationally renowned musical comedian and composer/lyricist whose show Failed States won best book and best lyricist in last year's MTM:UK Fringe awards.  With a comedy song writing career that began as musical director of the Cambridge Footlights, O'Connor is now one of the most exciting and original acts on the Burlesque and Variety scene.  Desmond is the mushc loved host of The Tassel Club (Dublin) Burlesque Freak Out (Amsterdam) and Time for Tease (London).  Following two successful tours to New York this year, Des has been invited to appear as a headline international act at the celebrated New York Burlesque Festival.  He is also excited to be leading a cast of talented cabaret artistes and impressive guest stars in his Edinburgh Fringe Show "And the Devil May Drag you Under" at George Square.

OSCAR - Ian Male
Their son.  Dashing, charming, intelligent and a reporter in the city

MISS DASHWOOD - Helen Turner
The Village librarian.  In love with fictional characters

Helen was born and raised in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.  After the summer she will beginher third and finalyear doing a National Diploma in ProfessionalMusical Theatre at SLP college in Leeds.  She is delighted to be involved in 'Sex and the Village' andbeing a 'Fringe virgin' she is excited that her first time will be performingon stage.

MISS JENNINGS - Alice Haughton
The village post mistress with a penchant for steaming open people's mail

Alice trained at Birmingham School of acting from 2004-2007.  There she played a range of characters including Audrey in 'As You Like It', Sharon in 'Head Rot Holiday', and Zoe in 'O Go My Man;.  She has been in various short films including 'Shakespeare Shorts' for local BBC, 'Last Night' directed by Sean Spencer and since leaving drama school 'Billie' directed by Jamie Stanton for the London Film Academy.  She has also performed outdoors, in a sonnet walk with Scary Little Girls theatre company.  As well as acting she's been singing with a band and other musicians since she was 16, playing various venues and festivals around the country.  In the last year she has signed to Other Brother Records and is in the process of recording an album with the artist Badeshi as well as working on a live set and collaborating with other musicians.

MRS PALMER - Morag Cross
Miss Jenning's sister, come fortune teller once a year at the village fete

Morag trained at Drama Studio London, after reading Classics at Cambridge University.  Her theatre credits include: Sonwball in ANIMAL FARM (Tour de Force International tour); Nurse in ROMEO AND JULIET (National Theatre); Boy in IN THE SHADOW OF TREES (Manchester Royal Exchange/Horse+Bamboo); Mouse in THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD (Tall STories); Katherine in THE COMEDIAN and Jane in THE GARDEN OF LLANGOED (Watermill Theatre); Mrs Knarre in COMPANY OF ANGELS (Horse+Bamboo); Rosie in FOUR X 4 (Soho Theatre); Violia in TWELFTH NIGHT (Chester Gateway); Hummingbird in HUMMINGBIRDS (Young Vic); Diana in ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (BAC and national tour); Billy Casper in KES and Gwendolin in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Compagnie ACT, Paris).  Radio includes:  THE ELIZA STORIES (Radio 4);  A NICE LITTLE TRIP TO SPAIN (Radio 4).