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Casting: Pool (No Water)

05 Jun 26


Director Miriam Nice introduces her cast for our autumn/winter season opener, a challenging, experimental play about the fragility of friendship, jealousy and the dark, exploitative side of artistic ambition.

I am thrilled to be able to announce the casting for Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill.

It has been a wonderful and challenging process (in the best way!) and I would like to thank every single person who put their name forward, auditioned or sent a self-tape. Seeing so many people, all brimming with enthusiasm, creativity and talent has been a real privilege and an inspiration. Everyone we saw put heaps of effort into their audition and all fully embraced the drawing exercise they were set. It was difficult to decide on how to form The Group but I'm beyond delighted with this cast. I cannot wait to start working with them all.

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped me on the audition days - Jo Boniface, Lydie Koritsas, Ingrid Miller, Nick Davidson, Stephen Hayward and assistant director Ali Gibson. This is an intense, modern play and we have some very bold ideas for it. Huge thanks to everyone at SLT for all the support thus far.

And yes - you'll spot that there are no character names alongside the headshots below. We simply refer to all six as "The Group"!

Miriam Nice
Director

Headshots of six actors cast in Pool (No Water)

 

Cast: The Group

 

Daniella Lira (new to SLT)

Han Evans

Jane Mechner (new to SLT)

Rea Mole (new to SLT)

Yohann Philip

Stefano L Sowah (new to SLT)

 

Pool (No Water) plays at SLT Fire Station 1 – 5 September 2026. Tickets on sale soon.