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DANESHA Casting Announcement 04/09/2024

Touring this October, Danesha is a new coming-of-age story exploring black culture, queer joy and finding and loving your authentic self. Meet the cast...

Talia Rae Smith - Danesha

Talia is a Yorkshire born actor who trained at The Arden School of Theatre, Manchester. Theatre credits include Robyn in 'Robyn Hood' (Fidget Theatre for Leeds Playhouse), Juliet in 'Romeo & Juliet' (Chester Storyhouse), Swing in 'Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit' (Old Laundry, Windermere), Alice in 'Alice in Wonderland (HOME) and Lumi in 'The Snow Queen' (wrongsemble).

Liam Grunshaw – Paul (Dad)

Liam has toured Europe and the US in productions ranging from classical tragedy and physical theatre to TV, film.Credits include The Package (The Lowry), Othello (CSC), Then and Now (London Actors Group),  The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Assembled Junk), The Before and After  (JB Shorts) and Niall Granger in CORONATION STREET.

Kelise Gordon-Harrison - Leonie

Kelise graduated from Rose Bruford Wigan. Theatre Credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare North & Northern Stage); Peter Pan  (Hall for Cornwall); The Not So Big Bad Wolf (Wrongsemble Theatre); Vignettes (Contact Theatre Manchester). Television credits include WACO: British Stories for ITVX and Kelise is soon to feature as series regular in upcoming drama We Go Again (The Forge).

Jennifer Marvaree-Robinson - Lianne

Jennifer Marvaree-Robinson credits include: Coronation Street (ITV1), Tell me Everything (ITVX), Waterloo Road (BBC One), Autopsy (ITV1), theatre production Windrush Warriors (U.K. tour) and a number of commercial campaigns. Jennifer is thrilled Danesha is coming to her home town of Manchester.

Stefan Gumbs - Marcus

Stefan’s theatre credits include: The Good Person of Sichuan (Mercury Theatre, Colchester); Spiralling (Odd Arts); Same Same Different (Eclipse Theatre ). Television credits include: Brassic; Doctors; 4 O’Clock Club; Waterloo Road; Scallywagga.