Current news, future work and past productions!

 

Current News 
 

Debra can currently be seen on your screens and in cinemas in one of the new HALIFAX commercials playing a woman who is surprised during a game of Scrabble! To see the commercial click here: Halifax - Savers Prize Draw

 

Debra will be playing Mrs Leck in Episode 6 of the new BBC Series Call The Midwife.  Directed by Jamie Payne, this episode can be seen on 19th February 2012.

 

Debra will be playing Wendy Cohen, mother of Sam Hallam, and other roles in the verbatim theatre production 'Someone to Blame'.  Directed by David Mercatali (Moonfleece, Tender Napalm), this production will run from 6-31st March 2012 at The Kings Head, Islington.  For more details and tickets go to: Someone To Blame

 

Future Work

Debra has the following projects in the pipeline:

Side by Side (feature) for Daniel Johnson Films

Downturn (feature) for J P Davidson 

Bryans Daughter (short) for Greenway Productions

The Isle of Dogs (short) by Adeeb Warren

Swallow Hole (theatre) by Chris Urch

 

Past Productions 

 - Debra recently appeared in the wonderful Christmas film 'Fast Freddie, The Widow & Me'. playing Susie Copeland. Starring Laurence Fox, Sarah Smart, Tamsin Outhwaite and Jack McMullen and directed by David Richards.

 

JUNKHEARTS was shown at the London Film Festival at the BFI, in October 2010, where director Tinge Krishnan and newcomer Candese Reid were both nominated for awards!!  JUNKHEARTS was released on DVD on 23rd January 2012.

-  In April  2010 Debra played Mrs Macory, the wedding dress shop owner, in EASTENDERS as part of the Tanya/Greg wedding storyline. 

 

-  In April 2010 Debra  reprised the role of HER in 'Sweet Engineering of the Lucid Mind' by Mitch Feral.  This play won The Offcut Festival 2010.  See reviews/blogs:

http://oughttobeclowns.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-sweet-engineering-of-lucid-mind.html

http://matthewman.net/2011/03/30/sweet-engineering-of-the-lucid-mind-hen-and-chickens/

 

 -  Debra received excellent reviews playing ANITA in 'Vincent River'  by Philip Ridley, directed by Gary Reid for Charmers Productions.

http://sierz.blogspot.com/2010/11/vincent-river.html

http://london.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/vincent-river-old-red-lion-theatre-theatre-review-26714/

http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/reviews/vincentriver2010.htm

http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/30175/vincent-river