A NEW ANTHOLOGY OF PSYCHOLOGICALLY CHILLING TALES
Created by Nina Atesh & Alexander Wright
THE ITEMS
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
In a tightly controlled regime a devoted photographer is tasked with shaping the public image of a powerful and increasingly unhinged leader.
DEADLOCKED
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Two enemy soldiers awaken in a sealed cell with no memory of how they arrived, forced into a tense and increasingly volatile co-existence.
MURMURS
SUSANNAH
SUSANNAH
In an isolated cabin, a woman recovering from a breakdown begins to hear voices emanating from an old radio, pleading for help.
SUSANNAH
SUSANNAH
SUSANNAH
A disgraced scientist presents his latest creation to a panel; Susannah, a lifelike android designed to serve, obey and surpass human capability.
cast
SHANICE PETILAIRE as
SHANICE PETILAIRE as
SHANICE PETILAIRE as
SYLVIA
ELIZABETH
SUSANNAH
Shanice Bapte-Petilaire is an actress and creative of French Caribbean heritage, raised in South East London. Her creative practice spans multiple disciplines and is rooted in exploring identity and authenticity, with a desire to challenge perspectives. As an actress, Shanice has worked across stage, screen and voic
SYLVIA
ELIZABETH
SUSANNAH
Shanice Bapte-Petilaire is an actress and creative of French Caribbean heritage, raised in South East London. Her creative practice spans multiple disciplines and is rooted in exploring identity and authenticity, with a desire to challenge perspectives. As an actress, Shanice has worked across stage, screen and voiceover, and is particularly drawn to the details that make each character and story unique. Working across different disciplines allows her to expand her approach to storytelling, with the aim of creating work that resonates beyond the moment.
Credits include: Rush Hour (Duke of York’s Theatre), Feathers (Theatre Deli), Quit (Omnibus Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Flywheel REP Company, Old Red Lion Theatre).
AKSHAY SHARAN as
SHANICE PETILAIRE as
SHANICE PETILAIRE as
COLLINS
F (SOLDIER)
MARTIN
Akshay is an actor and writer of British Indian heritage. Some of his previous credits include Jack Absolute Flies Again (National Theatre); Three Sisters (Almeida Theatre) and Redlands (Chichester Festival Theatre). In 2018 he became a recipient of The Stage Debut Award for ‘Best Actor in a Play’ for The Reluctan
COLLINS
F (SOLDIER)
MARTIN
Akshay is an actor and writer of British Indian heritage. Some of his previous credits include Jack Absolute Flies Again (National Theatre); Three Sisters (Almeida Theatre) and Redlands (Chichester Festival Theatre). In 2018 he became a recipient of The Stage Debut Award for ‘Best Actor in a Play’ for The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the Yard Theatre.
He will next be seen on Channel 4’s Army of Shadows alongside Kit Harington and America Ferrera. As a writer, Akshay’s play Operation Curry will be showcased at the Criterion Theatre this November.
RYAN WILLIAMS as
SHANICE PETILAIRE as
RYAN WILLIAMS as
SIR
T (SOLDIER)
JOHN
Ryan Williams is a London-based character actor originally from Hamilton, Scotland. His early foundation in youth theatre led to a Distinction from LAMDA at age 17, followed by training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. As a practitioner, Ryan specializes in physically grounded and psychologically detailed characte
SIR
T (SOLDIER)
JOHN
Ryan Williams is a London-based character actor originally from Hamilton, Scotland. His early foundation in youth theatre led to a Distinction from LAMDA at age 17, followed by training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. As a practitioner, Ryan specializes in physically grounded and psychologically detailed character work, utilizing a versatile toolkit that includes Method, Vakhtangov, and Demidov techniques. His stage experience spans classical drama and contemporary comedy, with critically praised roles including Macduff in MACBETH, Franco Begbie in TRAINSPOTTING, and most recently, Jim Thomas in TWO COME HOME
WITH
NICHOLAS BENJAMIN as
NICHOLAS BENJAMIN as
NICHOLAS BENJAMIN as
MONTY
Nicholas Benjamin (aka Alexander Wright) is a multi award winning actor, writer and director. A graduate of the University of Exeter, Nicholas is the winner of the 2025 Demonic Brilliance Best Supporting Actor Award and the 2020 White Deer Best Actor Award.
As a director he was twice short listed for Broadway Worlds Best Director Aw
MONTY
Nicholas Benjamin (aka Alexander Wright) is a multi award winning actor, writer and director. A graduate of the University of Exeter, Nicholas is the winner of the 2025 Demonic Brilliance Best Supporting Actor Award and the 2020 White Deer Best Actor Award.
As a director he was twice short listed for Broadway Worlds Best Director Award and under his pen name won the Hertfordshire Senior Writer Award.
Film/TV credits include: ‘Snapshot’ (Silicon Gothic), ‘The Legend of the Krays’ (Ryan Claffey Films), ‘Gangster Granny Strikes Again’ (BBC Comedy Productions), ‘Batman’ (Warner Bros Pictures), ’The Crown’ (Netflix), ‘The Return’ (Netflix), ‘Plague Pits: The Tortured Dead’ (Fengriffin Productions), ‘Roast Pork’ (Suballey Productions), ‘Code of Silence’ (Head Gear Films), ‘Gangs of London’ (Sky Atlantic), ‘Mafia’s Greatest Hits’ (Discovery Channel), ‘The Real Story of...’ (History Channel) and ‘World’s Most Evil Killers’ (Sky Crime).
Theatre credits include Edward Ferrars in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (SNAP Theatre), Bob Cratchit in ‘A Christmas Carol’, Bottom in ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Chapterhouse Theatre), Borachio in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ (Drama Impact), Sir Andrew Aguecheek in ‘Twelfth Night’ (Contexture Theatre), Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Synomatic Productions), Mister Thomas in ’The Ghost of Chesterton House’ (Freeman Productions) and Antony De Roche in ‘Dead Man Walking’ (Welsh National Opera)
Nicholas has been a fan of Nina Atesh since meeting her in 2018 at the London Bridge experience. It’s rare you find someone who has such an understanding of light and shade, of comedy and horror. Her work has always captivated me and I’d never pass up an opportunity to work with her.
NINA ATESH as
NICHOLAS BENJAMIN as
NICHOLAS BENJAMIN as
THE TOURIST
Nina is a writer, director and producer who trained at Guildhall and Identity Drama School of Acting. She's artistic director of Pither Productions and co-curates and produces 'GrimFest' a fringe festival that celebrates horror theatre throughout the month of October. In 2022 her debut play 'The Drought' won the London Horror F
THE TOURIST
Nina is a writer, director and producer who trained at Guildhall and Identity Drama School of Acting. She's artistic director of Pither Productions and co-curates and produces 'GrimFest' a fringe festival that celebrates horror theatre throughout the month of October. In 2022 her debut play 'The Drought' won the London Horror Festival Playwright competition at The Pleasance, had dramaturgical assistance from Mark Ravenhill and premiered at the Kings Head Theatre where it went on to win an Offie Short-Run Commendation.
Further Writing Credits include, 'Horne's Descent' (Old Red Lion, Theatre), 'Tales From the Hellfire Club' (Old Red Lion Theatre), 'In League with the Devil' (Arcola Theatre).
Directing credits include, 'Tales From the Hellfire Club' (Old Red Lion), 'Keerah' (rehearsed reading, Union Theatre), 'In League with the Devil' showcase (Arcola Theatre), 'Vampyre' showcase (Barons Court), and this Halloween is directing a staged reading of two of Kim Newman's radio plays; 'Sarah Minds the Dog' & 'Mildew Manor' at the Old Red Lion theatre.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY NINA ATESH & ALEXANDER WRIGHT
Nina and Nick (writing as Alexander Wright) first crossed paths in 2018, working as historical re-enactors at the now-extinct London Bridge Experience. “My first memory of Nick is actually of him performing magic tricks for the other actors at our audition,” recalls Nina. “I remember thinking, I'm going to be friends with this guy. Eight years later, here we are!”
Having first joined forces as writers on 2023’s Tales From the Hellfire Club, the pair reunited when Nick proposed an antique shop as the setting for a new anthology series. “I’ve always been strangely drawn to antique shops,” Nick explains. “There’s something about stepping inside one and being surrounded by countless ghosts of the past. Every object has its own history, its own energy, its own story.”
And so Uncle Monty’s Antique Shop was born: a peculiar establishment run by an even more peculiar proprietor, where seemingly ordinary objects harbour extraordinary tales. But the pair have much bigger ambitions for Monty and his curious collection.
“We'd love to see the shop grow beyond the stage, whether that's through audio, television or something else entirely,” says Nina. “Ultimately, the dream is to open Monty's doors to other writers, inviting them to contribute their own stories, their own antiques, if you will(!) to his ever-expanding collection.”
After all, there's always room for one more curiosity on Uncle Monty's shelves...
CREATIVE TEAM
LIGHTING DESIGN by BRETT KASZA
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY by JOSEPH EMMS
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY by JOSEPH EMMS
Brett was born in Guelph, Canada and graduated from Rose Bruford College with a BA in Lighting Design previously graduating with honours in Technical Production for Theatre and Live events from Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada. Currently, Brett is a part of The Watermill Theatre's Elemental Artist Programme. Having worked and studied
Brett was born in Guelph, Canada and graduated from Rose Bruford College with a BA in Lighting Design previously graduating with honours in Technical Production for Theatre and Live events from Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada. Currently, Brett is a part of The Watermill Theatre's Elemental Artist Programme. Having worked and studied in multiple countries, Brett’s Lighting Design continues to evolve to be ever more creative and inspiring.
Selected credits include: 855-FOR-TRUTH (The Bridge Productions / Gentlewomen Production House); Heathers: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Sheridan); Macbeth, Chopped Logic (Action to the Word); The Hunt, Animal Farm, Traveling Light, Abigail’s Party (Rose Bruford College); Amelie, Once Upon a Mattress (Guildford School of Acting); Wendy and Peter Pan (Watermill Theatre); Human Nurture (Theatre-Centre); Magic Flute, The Fairy Queen, The Moon Hares (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment); Ghost Train (The Assembly Project); Daylighting (Royal Academy of Music); Epic Love and Pop Songs (Tiny Wife Productions); Katzenmusik (London School of Dramatic Arts); The Returned (Portal Dance Company), Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (Notorious Theatre Company); Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest (Urban Arts Project).
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY by JOSEPH EMMS
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY by JOSEPH EMMS
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY by JOSEPH EMMS
Joseph trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Recent fight and weapons work include - The Rings of Power (Amazon), Highlander (Amazon), as well stunt doubling for Jimmy Carr on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and stunt coordinating the upcoming season of Last One Laughing. Acting Credits include - Outlander: Blood of my Blood (So
Joseph trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Recent fight and weapons work include - The Rings of Power (Amazon), Highlander (Amazon), as well stunt doubling for Jimmy Carr on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and stunt coordinating the upcoming season of Last One Laughing. Acting Credits include - Outlander: Blood of my Blood (Sony), Knightfall (Saban Films) and soon rehearsing for Treasure Island (Tabard Theatre).