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Full cast announced for new play TESTMATCH by Kate Attwell

Six headshots of the cast of Testmatch arranged in a grid formation. Top Row: A woman with long dark hair, gold hoop earrings, and a brown jumper; a woman with short darks hair wearing a black and white floral blouse; a woman with long blonde hair and a black zip-up Bottom row: a woman with long dark hair wearing a green jumper; a woman with shoulder length brown hair and a blue top; a woman with curly blonde hair and blue eyes.

We’re thrilled to announce, with our co-producers ETT (English Touring Theatre) and Octagon Theatre Bolton,  the full cast for Testmatch, a new play by Kate Attwell directed by Diane Page.

Diane Page directs Aiyana Bartlett, Aarushi Ganju, Haylie Jones, Tanya Katyal, Bea Svistunenko and Mia Turner. Testmatch opens at the OT on 24 April and runs until 18 May, with previews from 20 April.

Director Diane Page said today, “I’m really excited to be directing the UK premiere of Kate Attwell’s play Testmatch and to be back again at the Orange Tree.  I’m looking forward to working on this play with our fantastic cast and team, and sharing it with audiences in both Richmond and Bolton.“

Diane Page returns to the Orange Tree to direct for a third time, following revered productions of Dael Orlandersmith’s Yellowman in 2022, and as the 2021 JMK Award winner, directing Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act. Her other credits include; The Tempest,  Julius Caesar (Shakespeare’s Globe.); Lost and Found (Royal Opera House) and Out West (Co- director, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre).

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Aiyana Bartlett playsA headshot of a woman. She wears a brown sweater and has long dark hair and dark eyes. She wears gold hoop earrings. India Two and Daanya. This marks her UK debut. Her theatre credits include A Hundred Words for Snow (Gothenburg English Studio Theatre).

Aarushi Ganju playsA headshot of a woman. She has tan skin and shoulder length wavy black hair and dark eyes. She wears a black and white floral blouse. India One and Messenger. Her theatre credits include Unlocking Canons House (Canons House); Roobaroo (The Space); Henry VII (The show must go on(line)) and Face Off (The UnDisposables). Her television credits include The Three-Body Problem.

Haylie Jones playsA headshot of a woman. She has long blonde hair and brown eyes. She wears a black zip-up jumper. England Three and Two. Her theatre credits include Lear (Hope Mill Theatre, Shakespeare North Playhouse); Romeo and Juliet, Little Women, Stig of the Dump (Grosvenor Park Open Air theatre) and A Brew, A Terrace And The 184 (Oldham Coliseum Theatre). Her television credits include Blind Spot, Stay Close, Coronation Street and The Cup; and for film Wanderland, Public House and Jamais Vu.

Tanya Katyal plays IndiaA headshot of a woman. She has long dark hair and dark eyes. She wears a green sweater. Three and Abhi. Her theatre credits include The Empress (RSC); and for television Eternally Confused and Eager For Love.

Bea Svistunenko playsA headshot of a woman. She has blue eyes and brown curly hair down to her shoulders. She wears a blue jumper. England One and One. Her theatre credits include The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe); Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (Guildford Shakespeare Company) and A Very Expensive Poison (The Old Vic). Her television credits include 3 Body Problem, Litvinenko, Industry; and for film Beetlejuice 2 and Cost of Living.

Mia Turner plays EnglandA headshot of a woman. She has blue eyes and long blonde curly hair. She wears a black blouse. Two and Memsahib. Her theatre credits include Boys (Tabard Theatre).

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