Three old school friends, Mark, Pete, and Len, knock about the streets, pubs, and cafes of East London arguing the toss about art, life, and love. The fourth member of their tight-knit group is Virginia, a young teacher. As autumn draws in, each of the friends finds their perception of one another and themselves irrevocably changed.
Adapted from Harold Pinter’s only novel, ‘The Dwarfs’ is semi-autobiographical, fascinating, disturbing, and humorous, and contains the seeds of all his subsequent work.
Director Harry Burton has a long association with directing work by Harold Pinter including the critically acclaimed 50th anniversary West End production of ‘The Dumb Waiter’ in 2007 starring Jason Isaacs as Ben and Lee Evans as Gus; ‘The Room’ (Royal Court Theatre), ‘The Lover’ (Bridewell), and he directed the acclaimed Channel 4 documentary, ‘Working with Pinter’.
Creative Team: Director Harry Burton, Set & Costume Designer Isabella van Braeckel, Sound Designer & Composer Julian Starr, Lighting Designer Chuma Emembolu, Producer Kristin Tarry, Producer Charlie MacGechan, Associate Producer Jessica Pearce, Casting Director Martin Poile (currently Casting Assistant at the Royal Shakespeare Company).
Denise Laniyan (Virginia) is making her professional stage debut in ‘The Dwarfs’. Since graduating from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama she has been seen in ‘Doctors’ on BBC1.
Charlie MacGechan (Mark) received a Best Actor nomination at the Mammoth Film Festival for his portrayal of Jester alongside David Castañeda and Jean Claude Van Damme in ‘We Die Young’, written and directed by Oscar and Emmy nominated director Lior Geller. Charlie also led the cast of ‘The Search For Inspiration Hone’. His other film & TV credits include: ‘Pennyworth’ ‘Unforgotten’, ‘The Girl From The Song’, and the upcoming ‘Deus’ and ‘Squadron 42’ which hosts an all-star cast, including Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Gillian Anderson, Andy Serkis, Ben Mendelsohn, Liam Cunningham, and Mark Strong.
Ossian Perret (Len) is series regular Wihtgar in the Netflix series ‘The Last Kingdom’ and recently wrapped filming on Season 5. His other TV roles include Lord Tinglant in ‘The Witcher’ and Corin in ‘Sanctuary’.
Joseph Potter (Pete) recently finished filming the feature film ‘My Policeman’, directed by Michael Grandage, appearing alongside Harry Styles as his brother-in-law. He also appeared in the acclaimed one-man show ‘The Poltergeist’ at Southwark Playhouse, which streamed worldwide. The production won an Offie Award and was Critics Pick in the New York Times.
White Bear Theatre, Kennington, SE11 from 10 May – 5 June, 2022
