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A Christmas Carol

& Great Expectations

Touring November 13th - December 22nd

Jamie Patterson- Ebenezer Scrooge // Pip

Training: Guildford School of Acting

Theatre Credits: Birth of Frankenstein (Edinburgh Pleasance) Kensuke’s Kingdom (Hawth Theatre), Cheer Up Slug (Bread and Roses Theatre), Wuthering Heights (This Is My Theatre), Stuck (Southwark Playhouse), The Wind in The Willows (This Is My Theatre), The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (This is My Theatre)

Film/TV Credits: Rise of The Rats (Released later this year-Equalize Entertainment), HERE (House On Fire Productions), Another Day (Amazon Prime), Anchorage (Keystone Productions), Yolk (dir. Byron Rigby)

Jamie co-founded London based theatre company, ‘Shot In The Dark Theatre’ and is currently working on his debut play. Jamie is over the moon to be back on the road with This is My Theatre again!

Isobel Rathband- Mrs Cratchit // Miss Havisham

Training: Guildford School of Acting

Theatre Credits: Silvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Camden Fringe), Ensemble in Mr Jones (Union Theatre) and Pauline in In Memoriam (Edinburgh Fringe)

Credits while training: Julia in Mansfield Park and Isabella in Measure For Measure

Isobel is delighted to be touring with TIMT, especially as this marks her first professional job since graduating this Summer!

Lily Smith - Tiny Tim // Estella

Training: Guildford School of Acting

Theatre Credits: Charlotte in Pride & Prejudice, Harriet in Emma, Miranda in The Tempest, Musician in The Three Musketeers, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (This Is My Theatre), Maria in The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (This Is My Theatre), Roberta in The Railway Children (This Is My Theatre), Mary in The Secret Garden (This Is My Theatre), The Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (Exploding Whale Theatre), Fran in The Famous Four and a Half go Wild in Thetford Forest (Eastern Angles)

Film: On The Other Foot (dir. by Fredi Nwaka), The Code (dir. Patrick Ryder) and Wilson (dir. John Ogunmuyiwa) for Random Acts on Channel 4.

Lily is thrilled to be rejoining TIMT for their 2025 shows and is particularly looking forward to celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen this summer. When not on stage, Lily also works as an artist creating paintings inspired by historic design and ornamentation. You can see her work on Instagram at lily.smith.art

Ed Saunders-Lee -Fred // Magwitch

Training: Guildford School of Acting

Ed started his career writing, producing and performing his own one-manshow I Am Yours Sincerely to great acclaim.

Theatre Credits Include: Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and Dr Henry Jekyll in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Quantum Theatre), Weasel in The Wind In The Willows (Immersion Theatre), Young Man in
The Glory of the Garden (PlayGC Theatre)

Short film credits include: Ben in Jingles (Award-Nominated), Luca in Sweet Science. Ed also took part in a web series for the Jane Austen’s House as Mr Knightly.

Workshops include: Outlandish! (Various roles), Nick in Whose Afriad of Virginia Woolf? and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ed is so excited to be touring with This Is My Theatre this season!

Leon Topley - Jacob Marley // Compeyson

Training: East 15, The Flying Seagulls

Theatre Credits Include: Mr Wickham in Pride & Prejudice, Frank Churchill in Emma, Ferdinand in The Tempest, Aramis in The Three Musketeers, Bob Cratchitt/ Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol (This Is My Theatre), Lord Salisbury in And Katherine Brewed (And-Katherine-Brewed), Frank in Bad Dad (Heartbreak Productions), Curator in The Museum of Imagination (PARRABOLA), Ratty in The Wind in the Willows (The Hawth), Balladeer in W.H.Auden Festival (PARRABOLA), Buttons in A Fantastical Christmas Mix-Up (PARRABOLA), The Butler in The Visit (East 15 Acting School), Sqraw in The Voyage of the Silja Star (East 15 Acting School), Janitor in Delivery (East 15 Acting School)