Barbara

Carrie trained in drama at Clean Break and since then performed in several plays such as  '17 minutes' by Chloe Moss at the Soho theatre, Julius Caesar at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Phyllida Lloyd (she played the soothsayer and Octavius' servant). She will also soon be the bride in "Pastoral" at the Soho theatre (25th of April - 8th of June)

Her comments regarding 'A woman inside': "I wanted to be part of 'A woman inside' because I can relate and empathise with the characters. I wanted to show people how it truly feels from the inside. To show how prison affects the relationships between the mother and child. I think this play is beautiful, very subtle and a real eye opener."

Sharon

Her credits include: 'The Mill On the Floss' at the Albany theatre where she played the part of Maggie. 'Popcorn' by Ben Elton, playing Velvet Delemitri at the Man in the Moon Theatre. 'Episode' at the 'Lion and Unicorn' playing Heenie. 'Yerma' at The New Galleries Theatre.

Her comments about 'A woman inside': "I was very interested to immerse myself into an unfamiliar world where I get an opportunity to work with actors from Clean Break and to be a part of a project that has depth and an insight into the world of prison"

As for Sharon's part : " I found Sharon a complex character , who, due to several negative experiences and several incarcerations has created many layered barriers. Discovering her humanity, sensitivity and vulnerability was particularly challenging and exciting to explore"

Jennifer Joseph, an ex student of CleanBreak theatre company, completed PL1/PL2 Access to Theatre and Writing for Theatre all with distinction level.
She has also performed Cleaning up at Oval house written by Winsome Pinnock, Cleanbreak's 17mins at various venues, curtain lift at Tristram Bates theatre for the Quick production. Most recently she just ended a five month run in the all female cast of Julius Caesar at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Prison officer

Suzanna is in training at Central School of Speech and Drama.  Previous theatre credits include Nancy in ‘Oliver!’, Evelyn Daly in ‘Waters of the Moon’, and Phyl in ‘Cider with Rosie’. 

Her comments on ‘A Woman Inside’ – “I’m honoured to be part of this complex play, it's beautiful - the connect and disconnect between the women as they each try to cope with the intensity of their emotional journey in such close confines where everything is amplified.  As an actress I’m excited at the challenges the play presents and the opportunity to learn through Sophie’s directing.”

A French national, Sophie Besse has been living in London for 8 years. An actress and a member of an improvisation company called Third Person since 2008, Sophie trained at the Cours Florent in Paris (1991-1993) and later at City Lit in London. More recently she became interested in physical theatre and discovered the mask work at l’Ecole Internationale Jacques Lecoq in Paris and at LISPA (London International School of Performing Art). In addition Sophie is a clinician psychologist and, among others, worked for five years in a prison for women in France at Fleury-Merogis (1998-2003). Back in touch with this world, she is volunteering at Clean Break as a tutor assistant in Miss Spent Program, which offers drama lessons to a population of young women, who are ex offenders or at risk of offending.

Recently Sophie decided to mix these two passions “psyche and drama” to create artistic projects and set up a company called “PSYCHEdelight”. A Woman Inside is her first creation, an artistic work but beyond that, a human experience, where actresses from Third Person and Clean Break work together, sharing their experience and talent to create this play.