<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alex McKeown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor based in London, Represented by RWG Management. ]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/recent-work</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:15:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Debt Meat]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May 2026 I appeared in a new writing horror play at The Drayton Arms Theatre. "Debt Meat", written and directed by Benji Edward, imagined a dystopian society where flesh has become currency, literally. As the sinister "Friend" I filled the role of the flesh collector. As a fully indoctrinated and somewhat inhuman member of this cultish society, I was heavily inspired by George Orwell's "1984" and tried to incorporate much of the malevolence of the Ministry of Love and their feverish...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/debt-meat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a53da1b6c2bae2e27936b93</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:18:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_ca8b5ffd72cc473a91322e81db6d2ee8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_902,h_828,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Mckeown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dracula review posters]]></title><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/10/12/dracula-review-posters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce937</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_124a42e18cfa48fc9f5c18053c7387d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Mckeown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dracula Production Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dracula  by Bram Stoker  in a new adaptation by Ross McGregor  produced by Arrows &#38; Traps Theatre   “Listen to the children of the night.  What sweet music they make.”  Immortal only as long as he is able to drink the blood of the living, Count Dracula has come to London.  Setting his sights on Mina Murray, he embarks on a blood-fuelled path of seduction and devastation.  As Mina begins to hear the music of the night, her fiancé Jonathan Harker and Professor Van Helsing must race to defeat...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/10/09/dracula-production-shots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce933</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_bcbf961ab80242e8b53d7b886dded68c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_933,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Ocular Creative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dracula Character Portraits]]></title><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/10/05/dracula-character-portraits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce935</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_0f44c793d19c4ba5a5ee160807e4cdba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brendan Walker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dracula Rehearsal Shots #2]]></title><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/10/01/dracula-rehearsal-shots-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce934</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_421c1c11d2104c86b6c804ac9ad56de5~mv2_d_1326_1988_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brendan Walker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dracula Rehearsal Shots #1]]></title><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/09/26/dracula-rehearsal-shots-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce936</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_eca1dfea7b8a4901bc554cae0035c773~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex McKeown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The White Rose Review Posters]]></title><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/07/28/the-white-rose-review-posters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce939</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_4f6b38e656864759ae962b45e4653c01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Arrows &amp; Traps</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The White Rose Production Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White Rose by Ross McGregor  produced by Arrows &#38; Traps Theatre Based on a true story, The White Rose recounts the final days of...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/07/25/the-white-rose-production-shots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce938</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_f85de6fb5b2e4299b4673317e4caf868~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_933,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Ocular Creative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Scholl and the White Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex will return to work with Arrows &#38; Traps for a 6th production this July telling the true story of a group of University students in...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/06/13/sophie-scholl-and-the-white-rose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce932</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:56:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_f1e4286dc0904cc7abbcc07cbf686176~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_518,h_732,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Willi Graf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bend - ADR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex dropped in to Middlesex University to do some additional dialogue recording for a short film they shot at the start of 2017....]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/03/09/the-bend-adr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce931</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_8ef08bbe392d4f79a08d7e52bae783ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Davis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's The Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the start of the year Alex joined Green Curtain Theatre company for a festival of plays celebrating Irish contributions to Britain....]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2018/01/15/whats-the-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a751e67d00178ce930</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_753acc2dbc084422ab108a59e048de59~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_274,h_206,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard III]]></title><description><![CDATA[Front Foot theatre's Richard III at the Cockpit Theatre, 12 Oct - Nov 4. Alex joined the cast in early 2017 for a unique version of Shakespeare's classic heavy on stage combat, puppetry and clowning. Lawrence Carmichael, director, had a strong background in stage fighting both for theatre and screen and he brought all of his expertise Shakespeare's classic. The fights, often involving the entire cast and taking place right in front of the audience, added a brutality and realism to the show...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2017/10/12/richard-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c9312</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 02:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_6194abeb19684a18b8c9e8ab241c9650~mv2_d_2400_1602_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tyrell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard III Rehearsal Photos]]></title><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2017/09/14/richard-iii-rehearsal-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c9310</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_26e71706f44e4be5a92a9f04508c8ad3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex McKeown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swan Bake - Edinburgh '17]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being nominated for a Brighton Fringe award for excellence in 2016, Second Sons took their flagship show "Swan Bake" to Edinburgh in 2017. Alex reprised his role as the erratic and domineering Father Rupert. 27 shows in 27 days at the C Royale venue in the heart of Edinburgh. It was a big step up from Seconds Sons' previous tours in length and workload but at the end of the month we had received loads of fantastic feedback from elated and sometimes quite shaken audience members. On top...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2017/08/02/swan-bake-edinburgh-17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c9311</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_a490d2ec6bd049f780186a6ed5ad3722~mv2_d_1365_2048_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex McKeown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Films]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the start of 2017 Alex worked on a series of short films with various Universities around London. To date Alex has done 4 films in 2017, these were:  Stan - Ravensbourne University The story of a lowly office worked trapped in a cycle of isolation and depression.  Worthless - University College London A university student struggles to cope as people around the world begin disappearing and he alone can remember them.  The Bend - Middlesex University A family returning from holiday are...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2017/02/01/short-films</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c930f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_ef71e818efb54012b8a6df24b4bd69d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_540,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex McKeown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelfth Night &#38; Othello]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex appeared again with Arrows &#38; Traps for their Shakespeare rep season, playing the lost twin Sebastian in Twelfth Night and Montano in the Offie-nominated Othello. The shows ran from November 1 to November 19 on alternate nights, Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate.  "The talent in this young team is undeniable." Christina Calgaro, London Theatre 1  "Packed full of comedy, romance, and superb acting" Eda Nacar, Eda Theatre  "While Twelfth Night is a riotous comedy full of romantic...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2016/11/01/twelfth-night-othello</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c930e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_f5ba353e0ab740f7bfa3bde90890bb20~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_465,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Arrows &amp; Traps</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gospel According to Philip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrows and Traps produced their first work of new writing with the raucous, religious comedy "The Gospel According to Philip." Drawing inspiration from Monty Python's Life of Brian, Gospel retold the story of Jesus and his disciples with dancing, walnuts and a bottle of babycham. Alex played Paul, the self-loathing young disciple struggling between his own sexual curiosity and his desire to not spend eternity in hell. His conflict is made no easier by the group bully Judas who makes a point...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2017/01/03/the-gospel-according-to-philip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c930d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_64969a8639af408f93b205ecd9dc73bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macbeth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex returned to the New Wimbledon Studio with Arrows and Traps for a second time to play the coming-of-age Prince Malcolm in their production of Macbeth.  The show starred David Paisley and long time arrow Cornelia Baumann as the infamous Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth and gained much credit for the gender-swapping in the show with both Duncan (Jean Apps) and Banquo (Becky Black) changed to women in a female majority production.  "Alex McKeown also puts in a striking performance when he reappears as...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2016/06/17/macbeth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c930c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_9c12953c086c4bc299bb22bc38704598~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_355,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Malcolm</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swan Bake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second Sons Theatre Company took their debut show Swan Bake, written by company artistic director Samson Hawkins, on a short London fringe tour before heading to The Warren at The Brighton Fringe Festival. Alex played the maniacal, drug-addicted priest; Father Rupert. The show was well received, being nominated for the IYAF: Best Young Production award. The show continues to be developed and Second Sons plan to take it to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017.  "McKeown is probably the best...]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2017/01/02/swan-bake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c9309</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_5bafd1f3b083471097753a8325fb1b65~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Father Rupert</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seagull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex played the heartbroken young writer Konstantin in Fox and Chips' production of Anton Chekov's classic "The Seagull". Fox and Chips took a fresh approach to the well known play, performing in a small London pub with the action taking place around and amidst the audience to create an immersive, engaging piece of theatre.  "The cast are exceptional in capturing the fragility that bubbles under the surface" Mark Beckett, The Upcoming]]></description><link>https://www.alexmckeown.co.uk/single-post/2016/04/04/the-seagull</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa137a89e517000170c930b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/505b12_cade18e0c65c49cf9d3854bd11a9c8dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_497,h_702,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Konstantin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>