New York, 1933. The Prohibition and the Great Depression have turned America into a nation of lonely, broke alcoholics. Five of them decide to make a quick buck through a dodgy life insurance policy.
The price? The life of one homeless Irish immigrant.
The catch? He just won’t die.
While District Attorney Samuel Foley hunts them down, the Murder Trust scrambles to collect on their policy. Who will emerge victorious? And what, after all, is victory…?
Content warnings:
Moderate Language, themes of Death and Alcoholism.
Yield Not To Evil premiered on Monday 22nd September at The Amadeus, London.
PRODUCTION SHOTS
REHEARSAL SHOTS
Photography by Will Underwood
CAST
GLEN SIGLETON
(he/him)
- MICHAEL MOLLOY -
Glen is delighted to be joining the cast of Yield Not to Evil as Michael Malloy. Glen graduated from Bird College in 2024 and has performed in numerous concerts and workshops of new musicals such as Jilted, and I’m Autistic: A New Musical. Credits whilst training: Cain (Children of Eden) and Leo/Understudy Guido (Nine)
LAOI CURTIN
(they/them)
- DR. MANZELLA/ MRS KRIESBERG -
Laoi Curtin holds a BFA Musical Theatre from American College Dublin. Credits in training include: NARRATOR (Into The Woods), MARMEE (Little Women; The Broadway Musical), CANDACE (Image of an Unknown Young Woman), KING LEONTES/CLOWN (Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale), MOLLY (One Touch of Venus) Credits post-training include: FINLAY (Girl Kisser), ENSEMBLE (Tobacco Control Awards 2025), STREISAND track (Garland, Midler, Minnelli & Streisand)
JOEY WATSON-SMITH
(he/him)
- DETECTIVE PETERS -
Joey graduated from the London College of Music with BA in acting. He has performed in a number of pieces of new writting including: Inspirit (Vaulty Towers) and Save Your Kisses For Me (Drayton Arms Theatre). He is delighted to be part of the cast for Yield Not to Evil. Credits in training include: The Nun's Priest/Ensemble (Canterbury Tales), William Carlisle (Punk Rock), Caliban (The Tempest) Other credits: Serl (Shoot My Heart, My Mafia Boss)
RIAIN CASH
(he/him)
- SAMUEL FOLEY -
Riain Cash is an actor and musician hailing from Tipperary, Ireland. Recent work includes Aaron in Not Your Life (Etcetera Theatre) and Jack and the Beanstalk (dlr Mill Theatre). Other roles include Roy/Bobby Jeremy in Fun Home (Gate Theatre Dublin), Swing Romantic/Poet in Choir of Man (Norwegian Cruise Line), Jason in Porridge Boy (Greenwich Theatre) and Joe in Sisters (dlr Mill Theatre.)
ROSS TELFER
(he/him)
- DANIEL KRIESBERG -
Ross is originally from Scotland and trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He recently finished work on the UK Tour of Picture You Dead by Peter James, having understudied and played the roles of Roy Grace, Harry Kipling & Oliver de Souza. Prior to that he featured as Lewis/Caterpillar/Mock Turtle/Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland (The Dukes, Lancaster) and Demetrius/Snout/Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cheltenham Everyman). Other stage credits include: the title role in The Ugly Duckling, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Cheltenham Everyman); Hubert/Young Barty in Tom’s Midnight Garden (Minack Theatre, Cornwall); Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Feste in Twelfth Night (UK Tour); Ross in Dear London (Italy Tour); soloist in Prelude (Arts Theatre, West End) and Michael in Twilight Robbery (Barn Theatre, Oxted). Television credits include: The Piper in Mary and George (Sky) and Draig Bon Dhu in The Witcher (Netflix).
CAMERON COLLINS
(he/him)
- JOE 'RED' MURPHY -
Since training at Laine Theatre Arts, Cameron has worked as an actor on stage and screen in various projects such as Gen Z Customer in Candy Kittens (Ad), Featured Soloist in You and I (Concert), Alex in Never Better (Rehearsed Reading), Scott in The Afterschool Death Day Club (Workshop), Featured Student in Uber One for Students (Ad), Joe ‘Red’ Murphy in Yield Not To Evil (Rehearsed Reading), Man 1 in Edges: A Song Cycle by Pasek and Paul (The Phoenix Arts Club), Brad in Bradical & The Pink Socks (Workshop), The Ballet Dancer/Dance Captain in LIFT The Musical (Southwark Playhouse).
BEN MOLLOY
(he/him)
- FRANCIS PASQUA -
Ben trained at the London School of Musical Theatre. Theatre credits include Made in Dagenham (The London Palladium) and The Drowsy Chaperone (The Union Theatre).
EDDIE MANNING
(he/him)
- HARRY GREEN -
What’s on Stage Award Winning Something Rotten! Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Made in Dagenham, London Palladium, Cinderella and Goldilocks And The Three Bears, KD Theatre Company, What a Palaver written and directed by Sir Trevor Nunn at The Arts Theatre, Little Red Riding Hood and Treasure Island, S4K Dubai, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Union Theatre, Growl, Pendragon and The Other School (NYMT) Original West End Cast of 13 The Musical, The Music Man, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mayflower Theatre and Into The Woods, Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Olivier Award Winner for Best Musical Revival. Feature Film: Vagamon: Witch Awakens - Liv Movies Worldwide.
MAX PASCOE
(he/him)
- TONY MARINO -
Max trained at Brit School & LSMT. Credits inc: The Romantic in Choir Of Man, Simon in The Sound Of Indifference (NYC & London), Ryder in Paw Patrol Live! (Arena Tour), Gordon Evans in Strange Interlude (National Theatre), Bruce in Matilda (RSC)
AMELIA ROSE
(she/her)
- ANDREA MARINO -
Amelia trained at The Royal Academy of Music where she was awarded the Regency Award for outstanding contribution and achievement, and previously trained at Bird College of Dance and Music Theatre. Amelia made her professional debut in Nunsense (English Theatre Frankfurt) as Onstage Swing/Dance Captain & understudy Sister Mary Amnesia/Sister Mary Robert Anne/Sister Mary Hubert. Other credits include: Cinderella’s Stepmother/Dance Captain in Into the Woods (Royal Academy of Music), Balladeer/Sara Jane Moore in Assassins (Royal Academy of Music), Featured Tap Dancer in the music video Happy Feet for the band Do Nothing, and Eeko at Lapland UK.
CREATIVE
- DIRECTOR -
STEPHEN WHITSON
- MUSICAL DIRECTOR -
JAKE STERNBERG
- POSTER ARTWORK -
CLAIRE LEUNG
- PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY -
- MUSIC & LYRICS -
SEAN ABERNETHY
WILL UNDERWOOD
- BOOK -
HAL BENNETT
- PRODUCTION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY -
CRAIG BENNETT, JACKIE TUCK, KATHERINE GRAHAM, CHARLES O'BYRNE, COLIN JACKSON, PAT & HEATHER ABERNETHY
- SPECIAL THANKS -
DR. ROBERT LEFEVER & KEMAL YUSUF