Cast

Joshua Glenister
Ian CurtisJoshua trained at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Theatrical credits include Witness for the Prosecution (London County Hall), and Wonderland (Nottingham Playhouse). Television and Film Credits include As I Am (Fablemaze), winning him several Best Actor Awards at international film festivals. So Awkward (CBBC), Holby City and Doctors (BBC)

Jamie Jones
Bernard SumnerSalford born Jamie Jones has appeared in (BBC) BAFTA winning Armchair Detectives, (ITV) Coronation Street, (HBO) Watchman and (Netflix) Get Even. Jamie recently toured Bram Stokers Dracula across Europe and performs stand up comedy appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Manchester's Comedy Store. He also produces content on YouTube in his spare time.

Gaz Hayden
Peter HookTrained at Drama Centre London, Gaz has worked in Theatre, Film & Television as an actor for a number of years, most notably appearing in Coronation Street. Having just finished filming a series of upcoming films, he has co-written, commissioned and funded his first short film due to be filmed later this year.

Jack McGarry
Stephen MorrisAfter graduating from The Arden School of Theatre in 2015 Jack has worked in both stage and screen, including short films, stage plays, TV and immersive theatre, most recently appearing in 'The Full Monty' (2023) on Disney+. He is an accomplished drummer, starting at around the age of 10, much his parents' delight! He has had the opportunity to combine these two skills on screen, playing in docudramas and short films, but this will be the first time he’s able to bring a drummer to life on stage.

Lauren Greenwood
Debbie CurtisLauren trained at The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. Since graduating Lauren has appeared in productions at theatres such as The Royal Exchange, The Oldham Coliseum, The Met & The Three Minute Theatre. Over the years, Lauren has worked in many areas of the industry, including appearances in independent films and commercials. As well as working in the corporate & voice over world. Lauren is also a theatre workshop facilitator and has recently created her own theatre company - &Scene Theatre Co. Being a native Mancunian herself, Lauren can't wait to bring this amazing story to the stage once more, and is honoured to play such a fantastic, real life character as Debbie Curtis.

Nicholas Eccles
Martin Hannett & OthersNicholas will be appearing in upcoming feature film, Secrets Of A Wallaby Boy, another Manchester production, with Mark Benton, Laurence R. Harvey and Doctor Who's Colin Baker. He also made his Edinburgh Fringe debut last year in Animal Form, a piece about the behaviour of humans on a typical night out behaving like animals! He also runs his own film festival online, Prodigy Film Festival, since 2018, where he and his team of judges watch and judge films sent in each year from all over the world!

Josh Chadwick
Rob Gretton & OthersJosh trained in theatre at Edge Hill University, graduating in 2019. The same year, he made his Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut playing Petruchio in a radical Feminist adaptation of Shakespeare’s Taming Of The Shrew, called “Shrew”. Josh made his TV debut in 2022 with an appearance on Emmerdale. His recent theatre performances include “Twenty Today” and The Off Cut Festival. Catch him throughout the Halloween season where he performs at Scare Kingdom Scream Park. Josh is achieving his lifelong dream in this production!

Brian Gorman
Tony WilsonWriter, artist, songwriter, and actor, Brian wrote 'NEW DAWN FADES: A Play About Joy Division And Manchester' in 2013, and won the 2018 Salford Star 'Best Performer' award for his stage show 'ONE MAN BOND: Every Bond Film In 60 Minutes' (which he was invited to perform at Pinewood Studios before an audience of Bond film actors and crew). His plays include 'EVERYMAN A Celebration Of Patrick McGoohan & The Prisoner', and an adaptation of 'BLADE RUNNER'. He has written and drawn graphic novel versions of EVERYMAN and NEW DAWN FADES, and his new book 'ATMOSPHERE: Words & Art About The Post-Punk Manchester Music Scene' is published this Autumn. Film and tv appearances include 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: The First Avenger', 'Hollyoaks', 'Blue Murder', 'Cold Blood', and he played mass murderer Thomas Hamilton in 'CRIMES THAT SHOOK BRITAIN 2: Dunblane'.