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Park Theatre presents their annual Christmas pantomime
Jack and The Beanstalk
Dame | Michael Cahill
Jack | Omar Ibrahim
Grimm | Gloria Onitiri
Geoff | Killian Macardle
Grenthel | Paige Round
Biographies
Michael Cahill trained at Arts Educational Schools in London.
Credits include: Candide, Menier Chocolate Factory Pangloss, Don Isachar, Ragotski, James. The Selfish Giant Directed by Clio Barnard. His TV appearances include Emmerdale ITV, The Royal ITV, Dalziel & Pascoe, Trail of Guilt, Operation Cobra BBC and the Les Miserables movie for Barricade Productions. He has worked extensively as a principal across the UK and London’s West End including, Enjolras in Les Miserables, the title role of Martin Guerre at the Prince Edward Theatre, Rusty in Starlight Express, Apollo Theatre, King at the Piccadilly Theatre, Joseph and his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat London Palladium. Bauhinia, Tipping The Velvet at the National Theatre Studio. Closer than Ever at the Landor Theatre. A Month In The Country, Salisbury Playhouse. Stepping Out, Merlin and the Winter King, and Company all for Derby Playhouse. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Theatre Royal York, Her Benny Liverpool Empire. My Fathers Son at Sheffield Crucible. Heathcliffe in ‘Wuthering Heights in Poland and the Netherlands. Squire Dither in Mother Goose, Bury St Edmonds. Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well, Kings Head Theatre. Michael has played the Scarecrow in three productions of the Wizard of Oz most recently at West Yorkshire Playhouse and Birmingham Rep where he also appeared in Masterpieces. For the innovative Bridewell Theatre London he appeared in, Michael John La Chuisa’s, Hello Again, La La La Chuisa, There’s Always A Woman, The Road You Didn’t Take and Guy Burgess in An Englishman Abroad. As a director, Love Of A Good Woman Newbury Evolve Project, Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down and assisted on the UK premier of Songs For A New World. He has directed innumerable concerts across the world including Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. He has recorded many BBC Radio 2 performances and was lucky enough to play a series of wonderful roles in 13 complete musicals including Young Buddy in Follies at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Henrik in A Little Night Music, Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls, Heavenly Friend in Carousel. Tranish in Bitter Sweet and Action in West Side Story at The Barbican Hall.
Omar Ibrahim trained at The Guildford School of Acting. Theatre includes: Warde Street (Park Theatre), News Revue (Canal Cafe Theatre), 'Mohammed and I' (Vault Festival), Shed (Rich Mix), Acres (New Diorama), Theatre Uncut (Young Vic, Drum Theatre and Barbican Theatre Plymouth), Flat Sit (Cockpit Theatre and Lost Theatre), Hamlet (UK and Ireland tour), The Time Of Your Life (Finborough Theatre), Unseen (V&A Museum), Make Me A Martyr ( Finborough Theatre). Film includes: Flat 32 (Comedy Pilot), Missing Something (Comedy Pilot Brother Brother), Lying Down (Fleeting Projects), In The Pipeline (Lonely Duck Productions).
Gloria Onitiri's credits include – Theatre: Anne in Egusi Soup (Regional Tour), Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard (Adelphi Theatre), The Tempest for Adrian Noble (Bath Theatre Royal), Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web (Polka Theatre), Dionne in Hair (Festival Ljubljana), Sheila in Takeaway (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Arion in Cressida Brown’s Amphibians (Bridewell), Nala in Disney’s The Lion King (Lyceum), Simone in Been So Long (Young Vic), Aisha, Juliette and Violca in Dacia Maraini’s Hurried Steps (New Shoes), understudy Mrs T, Girl Bear, Kate, Lucy and Gary Coleman in Avenue Q (Noel Coward), Bacchae in The Bacchae (National Theatre Scotland), Miss Sherman in Fame (Dutch Tour), Morgan Le Fay in Pendragon (Northcott, Minack, Edinburgh Festival Theatre and Japan Tour) and Sylvia in The Dreaming (Northcott and Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House). Film and Television: Joy Okotume in Doctors (BBC), Knightriss in Splatalot (BBC, YTV, ABC), Jackie in Resurrecting the Street Walker (Scala Films), Dotun in The Window (IWC), Marcia Jones in Bad Girl (Shed Productions) and Donna in Grass (BBC).
Killian Macardle trained at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (RCSSD). Television includes: Bill in Glue (Eleven Films for Channel 4). Theatre whilst training includes: Pathos in The Twee Musketeers, Roger in Grease, Chorus in Cabaret, Bobby in Company, Polonius in Hamlet, Morris in Present Laughter, Sytopka/Babushka/Gregoria in Too Clever By Half, Creon in Antigone, Edmond in Edmond, and Feste in Twelfth Night.
​Paige Round graduated from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama earlier in the year. Her first professional job was playing Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Sasha McMurray. Other credits include ensemble in Pink Floyd -The Wall workshop and The Messenger in Antigone at Belsize Park Festival.
Credits whilst training include: Rizzo in Grease, Gertrude in Hamlet, Amy in Company, Masha in Three Sisters and Madame Gloumova in Too Clever By Half.
Paige is delighted to be working at Park Theatre, and is looking forward to a fun festive season!