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Tightrope Theatre in association with Park Theatre presents the World Premiere of

Cold Water

Written and Directed by Philippa Lawford

MATT | JOLYON COY
EMMA | JULIA PILKINGTON 

JOLYON COY

Jolyon has just completed filming a role in Nick Hamm’s William Tell feature, starring Claes Bang, Connor Swindells and Ellie Bamber. He also stars in the reboot of the cult hit, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Billie Piper’s debut feature Rare Beasts.  

For television, Jolyon most recently played Desmond in the ITV mini-series A Spy Among Friends, acting opposite Guy Pearce and Damien Lewis. He has also recently appeared in critically acclaimed I Hate Suzie Too, and Series 3 of All Creatures Great and Small. Jolyon starred as Edward Roberts in the BBC’s Peaky Blinders, and opposite Geoffrey Rush in Genius: Einstein for National Geographic and Fox. Further credits include The Windsors, War & Peace and Mr Selfridge, in all of which he has heavily featured roles.

A seasoned stage actor, Jolyon most recently starred in the critically acclaimed I, Joan for the Globe Theatre, and was a total scene-stealer in his portrayal of Charles. He also toured with ETT in Simon Godwin’s Rules for Living and the Globe in their world tour of The Merchant of Venice, and has worked with prestigious theatres such as the Donmar Warehouse and the Royal Exchange.

JULIA PILKINGTON 

Julia is an actor and theatre-maker based in London. She graduated from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a Master’s in acting, where she was a recipient of an Embassy Scholarship.

She co-created and performed in the award-winning show Lights Over Tesco Carpark (New Diorama, Pleasance London) and the critically-acclaimed show Move Fast and Break Things (Summerhall 2022).

Her other theatre credits include: Cowboys & Lesbians (Park Theatre), Ned (Theatre Peckham); The Oracle (Camden People’s Theatre); What They Forgot to Tell Us (BOLD Elephant); Nightfall (The White Bear).

Film credits: Marriage Unplugged (short, dir. Nüesch Sisters).