Looking for: multicultural/bilingual creatives, queer performers/producers/writers, visual artists and illustrators, designers (multimedia, sound), multidisciplinary researchers/creatives (e.g. a background in anthropology, psychology, astrophysics, geology, et cetera), lens-based creatives
Skills: dramaturgy, movement direction (intercultural / holistic), copywriting, producing, workshop facilitation / actor training, digital production (live streaming / multimedia), arts research, arts writer / critique
Location: experienced at working and collaborating remotely (am between countries at the moment)
Rebecca (she/they) is an interdisciplinary theatre director, dramaturg, writer, and researcher. She currently helms from (a)basement theatre collective as its Artistic Director and is an award-winning Drama and Philosophy graduate from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her practice is based on the processes of extraction, excavation, and empowerment — with a particular focus on site-responsive movement semiotics, public-private spatiality, and documentary / multimedia performance. She is currently exploring the intersections of physiology and critical museology in existing creative forms, such as Expressionist poetry and physical theatre.
She has previously directed and trained with creatives and organisations all around the world — including international commissions (both in-person and digital) from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. Passionate about creating collaborative spaces for social change, her work has been described as experimental theatre at its best, with cleverly created subtleties and brave staging choices.
Twitter: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
Facebook: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
I can be found on LinkedIn as well: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-goh-theatre/.
My portfolios are hosted at: https://linktr.ee/rebeccagoh.
Looking for: producers, writers and designers to develop new projects with.
Skills: developing new writing and new devised projects, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary projects that embrace music, have elements of interaction, and are presented in non-traditional venues.
Location: London and willing to work across the UK and internationally.
Callie Nestleroth is an American theatre and opera director based in London. Upcoming Directing: Our Traviata (Opera’r Ddraig) and Fame and Envy (Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera). Recent Directing: Love and Opera (Waterperry Opera Festival), Frankenstein Wannabe (East 15) Glitch (VAULTS), The Mystery of the Lost Explorer (Museum of Cambridge), Bats (Southwark Playhouse), The Cave (TINC, Seoul). As Artistic Director of The Heroine Chronicles: Social Media Suicide, Oh Heroine How I Love You!, Heroines in Limbo. Assistant Director: The Wish Gatherer (English Touring Opera), La Donna del Lago (Buxton International Festival), Triple Bill: Lamento d’Arianna, Ariande auf Naxos and Witch (Royal Academy of Music) Bloom Britannia (Barefoot Opera), The Elixir of Love (Waterperry Opera Festival) and The Wish Gatherer, Paper and Tin and How to Find Your Name (English Touring Opera). Training: MFA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama; Advanced Directing at the National Theater Institute; Lincoln Center Director’s Lab.
Website: callienestleroth.com
Socials: @CNestleroth
Looking for: collaborators, designers (set, costume, lighting, sound), actors, writers, producers, stage managers
Skills: directing, dramaturgy, writing, movement, choreography, dance, script editing, reviewing, facilitating workshops, life coaching
Location: London
I’m a theatre director & dramaturg specialising in text-based, character-driven stories that engage with the complexities of our psychologies and relationships. Having danced for most of my life, I love to incorporate movement into my work, exploring how aspects of a narrative that may resist verbal expression can be told through physical means.
As a dramaturg, I research and develop scripts for performance. I strive to work collaboratively with the playwright to examine and refine every aspect of their play, from character and plot to form and style. Overall, my aim is to ensure that every beat of the text is serving the aims and objectives of its writer.
For more about me, what I do, and how we might work together, get in touch!
Twitter: @MarlieHC
Instagram: marliehc
Website: marliehaco.com
Email: marlie.shc@gmail.com
Looking for: performance/writer collaborations, mentor (clown, funding, solo-devising), director, an agent
Skills: Singing, improvisation, clown, devising, sight-reading, writing, accents, piano.
Location: East Midlands
I am a freelance multidisciplinary artist, which includes: actor, writer, theatre-maker, entertainer, singer, director, workshop facilitator, tutor and life model. I write plays, monologues, poetry, sketches and short stories. I have also been a care worker alongside my freelance career in a variety of contexts including mental health & complex needs, dementia, domiciliary and palliative (end-of-life) care. I am currently working on a new play inspired by my experiences in the care sector (A Patchwork Door Hinge) and a solo clown show (The Dweller). I am also co-facilitating on a community arts project with Derby City Mission (homelessness charity) in association with Derby Theatre and also on Mansfield Palace Theatre’s youth writers’ group, Write On. It is my great ambition to combine my passions for clown, children’s entertainment and care work to become a clown doctor!
Twitter: @AnnaSharpeJones
Instagram: @veganna_sharpejones
Website: https://anna2892.wixsite.com/annartist
Looking for: female and non-binary creatives, producers, designers, directors, collaborative theatre-makers
Skills: workshop facilitation, script reading, adaptations, dramaturgy, producing, social media marketing
Location: based in London but also open to remote work and travelling
Antonia Georgieva is a director, producer, and writer working across theatre and film. Both as a freelance artist and as Artistic Director of Aslant Theatre Company, she specializes in subversive new writing and adaptations that challenge the dominant narratives. She is particularly passionate about women’s stories, queer narratives, non-traditional spaces, and interdisciplinary work.
Twitter: @AntoniaDirects
Instagram: @antonia.georgievaa
Website: www.antoniageorgieva.com
Looking for: Producers, designers, and other creative collaborators interested in devising
Skills: Devising, new play development, physical theatre (particularly biomechanics and viewpoints), dramaturgy, producing, stage managing.
Location: UK, USA, and willing to travel to other locations
Megan Brewer (she/her) is a London-based theatre director and occasional producer originally from Seattle, WA, USA. She has trained and worked in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, and Russia. Her work primarily consists of devised pieces, adaptations, and new plays, though she occasionally directs classics and musical theatre. She makes work in all genres, though she particularly enjoys reimaginings of folktales and physical theatre.
Twitter: @megancbrewer
Instagram: @meganbrewerdirector
Website: megancbrewer.com
I’m a playwright and a director. My play WHEN RACHEL MET FIONA premieres at the Space theatre from September 28 - October 2. A zoom adaptation THEN AND NOW premieres at The SOS Theatre Festival, Santa Clarita CA on May 22. My Fishamble tiny play winner EVERYONE’S SORRY was produced by The Drawing Board NYC, The LAVA Centre, Greenfield, MA and Showface Festival, Slackline Productions and Aktualise Theatre in the UK. Other plays featured in Smock Alley Dublin’s Scene + Heard festival, the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival and Southwark Playhouse, Theatro Technis, Tristan Bates Theatre, Jack Studio Theatre, Chiswick Playhouse and The Cockpit Theatre.
I co-wrote DEEP SHADOWS a podcast drama series for Eclectic Theatre, Chicago. My play FAMILY TREE was long-listed for Papatango's 2019 New Writing Prize. I wrote one of the GALA award-winning 25/The Decriminalisation Monologues. My radio play BLIND DATE was shortlisted for RTE’s PJ O’Connor Awards. I wrote for RTE’s FAIR CITY drama-series.
Facebook: colette.cullen.5
Twitter: @colcul
Instagram: @colette.cullen
Website: homeyougoproductions.com
Looking for: playwrights, film collaborators, physical theatre actors, folk interested in co-creating events, crafternoon buddies
Skills: directing, producing events, idea-generating, film making, poetry, rudimentary beatboxing
Location: physically various (Europe/UK/Australia), digitally
Harley is a Melbourne/UK-based designer of immersive theatre, events & experiences. His creations are keen to facilitate authentic connection between people in playful & magical spaces. He is also passionate about blurring the lines between formal education & collaborative play.
Throughout working as an independent artist over the last 10+ years, Harley has been unafraid to create work that exists in non-commercial, alternative & underground arenas. One example of this is the Zoom-based interactive game Who Will Win, which he recently co-created, running as a weekly free online experience for locked-down players.
Harley also writes poetry, creates semi-abstract acrylic paintings and makes short films. He is passionate about the benefits of creativity itself and an advocate for every person having a creative practice in their lives.
Email: harley.hefford@gmail.com
Looking for: Gig/immersive theatre collaborators, new writing projects, exciting opportunities with bold creatives
Skills: Singing, rap, saxophone, piano, devising, improvising, writing, workshop facilitation, promenade theatre, immersive theatre
Location: Manchester/Cardiff but open to remote working and travelling for work
Saskia is an Actor/Writer/Singer/Rapper, originally from South Wales, based in Manchester. Since training at LIPA, Saskia has performed with companies including Girls With Guile, HER Productions and Stormy Teacup Productions. Saskia has also written and produced her own content including sketches for BBC Sesh and an educational rap series for BBC Bitesize. She has a keen interest in new writing, gig theatre, actor-muso work and immersive theatre.
Twitter: @Saskia_Pay
Instagram: @Saskia_Pay
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/9972-1206-5919
Looking for: an agent and to collab with actors who write
Skills: Collaborating, new work, verbatim, singing.
Location: London, Ireland (republic and northern), Edinburgh, Glasgow
Wallis is an actor and writer from Ireland. A graduate of The Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, her credits include Anne in Anne of Green Gables (Unicorn Theatre), Deb in Ordinary Days (Soho Theatre) and Em in Dark Arts (King's Head Theatre). Her debut play, Dirty Laundry, premiered at The Tristan Bates Theatre in 2018 and was reprised at Milton Keynes Gallery in 2019. As a creative, Wallis is drawn to stories that challenge the “norm” of society and push the boundaries of female expectations. She has a passion for verbatim theatre and workshopping new writing. She is currently working on her second play, Rúin.
Twitter: @wallis_hamilton
Website: wallishamiltonfelton.com
Looking for: Actors, collaborators, theatre-makers - especially those from the Global Majority!
Skills: Singing (Soprano), Dance (Contemporary, lyrical, Jazz, Street, Ballet, Tap), Cello (Grade 6), Stage Combat (Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger), Commedia Dell'Arte, Comedy
Location: London, Brighton, Poole
Naomi is an actor and writer. She graduated from Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company, where she was awarded the Stage Scholarship 2017. She will next be seen in the cast of Misnomer, a short film due to be released 2021. Her most recent stage performance was ‘Paper Straws’ at London’s VAULT festival 2020 (VAULT’s Origins Award week 4). Theatre credits include: Fifty/Fifty (The Space), FriEND (Cockpit Theatre), and The Collectors of Screams (The Pleasance). Television and film credits include Looking For Grace, Still Not Getting It, and Currys Christmas Advert 2020. Training also includes RADA and National Youth Theatre. As a writer, Naomi’s second play ‘All The Happy Things’ was shortlisted for Soho Theatre’s Tony Craze Award, and she has also written for Rikki Beadle-Blair’s anthologies, ‘Lit’ and ‘Fierce’. Her first play, 'Essentially Black' was a part of Pleasance Theatre's LABS programme, and will be performed at Camden Fringe 2021.
Twitter: @NaomiDenny
Instagram: @naomidenny1
Looking for: female and non-binary creatives, producers, designers, directors, collaborative theatre-makers
Skills: workshop facilitation, script reading, adaptations, dramaturgy, producing, social media marketing
Location: based in London but also open to remote work and travelling
Antonia Georgieva is a director, producer, and writer working across theatre and film. Both as a freelance artist and as Artistic Director of Aslant Theatre Company, she specializes in subversive new writing and adaptations that challenge the dominant narratives. She is particularly passionate about women’s stories, queer narratives, non-traditional spaces, and interdisciplinary work.
Twitter: @AntoniaDirects
Instagram: @antonia.georgievaa
Website: www.antoniageorgieva.com
Looking for: Producers, directors, collaborators - looking at developing scripts further and seeking opportunities
Skills: Writing, teaching, bilingual (English / Spanish)
Location: Gibraltar but able to quickly travel to London and to most major UK cities. Can also easily and quickly travel to areas in southern Spain.
I am a playwright from the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. I have had four plays published and performed in the United States and three plays performed in London. I was a member of Mrs C’s first Writers’ Collective and have since also worked with the New Works Playhouse, Up ‘Ere Productions, and The Pod Play. I was named Cultural Ambassador at the 2019 Gibraltar Cultural Awards and was presented a Governor’s Coin by the Governor of Gibraltar in recognition of my work in theatre.
I like to explore a range of styles and themes in my plays. From documentary-style stories based on real events to settings depicting a troubling dystopian future, my work is varied and aims to present audiences with provocative and challenging ideas. I like to examine questions about identity, controversy, and the idiosyncrasies of the modern world.
Represented by North Artist Management
Facebook: Julian Felice - Playwright
Twitter: @JulianFelice
Instagram: @julianfelicegib
Website: www.histage.com/julianfelice
Looking for: collaborations and conversations with creatives interested in areas such as new writing, women's history, intersectional theatre practices, socio-political or environmental theatre and those working across multiple areas of the arts. Also looking for acting opportunities and scripts to read
Skills: new writing, retelling women's history, historical research, script analysis, writing for ensemble/large casts, classically trained as an actor, performing and writing multi-roling, solo performance, comedy, devising, voice work and singing, creating and leading bespoke workshops and digital marketing and web design
Location: London & Nottingham. Willing to travel and also keen to collaborate digitally
Antonia (She/Her) is a Nottingham-born actor, writer, dramaturg and facilitator currently based in London. Whilst training for her MA in Acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Antonia centred her creative practice on retelling forgotten stories of women’s history. In January 2020 she performed her solo socio-political show Bloody Britannia at The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham. Antonia also has experience in writing for young performers, creating work for young audiences, and writing for large ensemble casts. She has worked as a dramaturg on multiple projects and enjoys working as part of a collaborative process. Antonia is the founder of Underlines - a new writing company striving to platform forgotten narratives and amplify emerging artists. As a facilitator, she has worked extensively with The Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton and has designed bespoke workshops for events such as The National Theatre Connections Festival and Fun Palaces.
Websites:
Twitter: @AntoniaU94
Instagram: @AntoniaUnderwood
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/7334-0195-5127
Looking for: multicultural/bilingual creatives, queer performers/producers/writers, visual artists and illustrators, designers (multimedia, sound), multidisciplinary researchers/creatives (e.g. a background in anthropology, psychology, astrophysics, geology, et cetera), lens-based creatives
Skills: dramaturgy, movement direction (intercultural / holistic), copywriting, producing, workshop facilitation / actor training, digital production (live streaming / multimedia), arts research, arts writer / critique
Location: experienced at working and collaborating remotely (am between countries at the moment)
Rebecca (she/they) is an interdisciplinary theatre director, dramaturg, writer, and researcher. She currently helms from (a)basement theatre collective as its Artistic Director and is an award-winning Drama and Philosophy graduate from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her practice is based on the processes of extraction, excavation, and empowerment — with a particular focus on site-responsive movement semiotics, public-private spatiality, and documentary/multimedia performance. She is currently exploring the intersections of physiology and critical museology in existing creative forms, such as Expressionist poetry and physical theatre.
She has previously directed and trained with creatives and organisations all around the world — including international commissions (both in-person and digital) from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. Passionate about creating collaborative spaces for social change, her work has been described as experimental theatre at its best, with cleverly created subtleties and brave staging choices.
Twitter: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
Facebook: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
I can be found on LinkedIn as well: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-goh-theatre/.
My portfolios are hosted at: https://linktr.ee/rebeccagoh
Aaron originally hails from the West Midlands. Born and based in Birmingham/London. He is a working-class BIPOC artist; half English, quarter Caribbean and a quarter Scottish actor and writer.
He trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts on the PGActing Course. As well as graduating from BA Theatre Studies at the University of Surrey. Currently a member of represent. Theatre, a new theatre company for actors from diverse and lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Since graduating, as a writer, his short plays have been performed at Criterion Theatre, Theatre503, Arcola Theatre, The Vaults and Ambassadors Theatre. He is a commissioned and published playwright through James Graham’s Sketching and has been commissioned by Birmingham REP. Aaron has an upcoming commission; an anthology of monologues publishing by Rikki Beadle-Blair’s Team Angelica showcasing diverse voices. Currently writing with Big Finish Productions.
Website: https://aaronrdouglas.co.uk
Twitter: @aaronrdouglas
Instagram: @aaronrdouglas
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/9816-8940-4697
Looking for: Female identifying creatives to collaborate with on a new piece of feminist, political theatre. Would love to get to know more Black, MENA, Latinx, Asian & South Asian creatives, in particular
Location: London & Yorkshire
Chloe Wade is a writer, actor and proud northerner from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She trained at The International School of Screen Acting and is an alumna of WoLab’s Actor-Writer course. Having worked in film, tv and theatre for over 10 years, Chloe is a versatile actor best known for playing Joanne Grantham in BBC’s Doctors, and the lead role of Emily Davis in the British independent film Honeycomb Lodge (Winner of Best Film at Delhi International Film Festival), directed by Lesley Manning (BBC’s Ghostwatch). Chloe’s passions include female-driven narratives, stories that give a voice to the voiceless and work that utilises humour to explore serious issues. Chloe won Birmingham's Monologue Slam with her self-penned comedy piece ‘May I Take Your Order,’ and has just completed her full-length play As She Likes It, inspired by the story of #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas, which is currently being developed for production.
Twitter: @yorkshirewade
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/profile/3332-4534-5732
I’m a playwright and a director. My play WHEN RACHEL MET FIONA premieres at the Space theatre from September 28 - October 2. A zoom adaptation THEN AND NOW premieres at The SOS Theatre Festival, Santa Clarita CA on May 22. My Fishamble tiny play winner EVERYONE’S SORRY was produced by The Drawing Board NYC, The LAVA Centre, Greenfield, MA and Showface Festival, Slackline Productions and Aktualise Theatre in the UK. Other plays featured in Smock Alley Dublin’s Scene + Heard festival, the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival and Southwark Playhouse, Theatro Technis, Tristan Bates Theatre, Jack Studio Theatre, Chiswick Playhouse and The Cockpit Theatre.
I co-wrote DEEP SHADOWS a podcast drama series for Eclectic Theatre, Chicago. My play FAMILY TREE was long-listed for Papatango's 2019 New Writing Prize. I wrote one of the GALA award-winning 25/The Decriminalisation Monologues. My radio play BLIND DATE was shortlisted for RTE’s PJ O’Connor Awards. I wrote for RTE’s FAIR CITY drama-series.
Facebook: colette.cullen.5
Twitter: @colcul
Instagram: @colette.cullen
Website: homeyougoproductions.com
Looking for: Writing work, networking and opportunities for entry-level writers.
Skills: Screenwriting specifically, with experience in online content creation for YouTube channels of 200K+ subscribers and textbooks with over 1.3 million readers. I also have experience in video creation, from voice acting to editing, to management.
Location: London, willing to in London or remotely for online projects where possible.
I'm an Australian screenwriter based in the UK creating thriller screenplays with an element of the fantastic: Dark, bizarre and twisting reality to enthral the audience. Through my stories, I explore themes of obsessive control and social expectations through characters with a strict, self-imposed code who just want to do the "right" thing... whatever that entails.
Though thrillers are my speciality, I'm also enamoured with fantasy and animation. I craft big concepts and even bigger worlds, observing the parallels they draw with reality. Anime in particular is a persistent source of inspiration.
Website: https://www.markrowlandscript.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrowlandscript
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-rowland-script/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markrowlandscript/
Looking for: Directors, Producers, Agents, Actors, Irish/Northern Irish creatives.
Skills: Screenwriting, Film/TV Experience, Musician
Location: London/Belfast
Philip is a Northern Irish playwright originally from Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. Now living in London, his short plays have been performed in venues such as Theatre 503, Southwark Playhouse and Theatre N16. His debut, one-act, play ‘Good Gracious Good Friday’ was performed for three sell-out nights at The White Bear Theatre in 2019. His new play ‘Zig-Zag’ set in a near-future Ireland, has been shortlisted by The Hope Mill Theatre for their ‘Through The Mill Playwriting Prize’ and was selected for an online reading as part of The Space Arts Centre’s ‘ScriptSpace’ programme. Zig-Zag is also due to be recorded by a Los Angeles based theatre company, for a new series of Podcasts.
Twitter: @Pip_writes
Looking for: Producers, production companies, directors, writing agents, publishers.
Skills: Writing across various formats; e.g. theatre, audio and screen.
Location: Based in Lincolnshire but willing to travel.
Benjamin Peel has had four productions of his play Not a Game for Girls performed and it is published by Oberon Books.
His play The Interrogator was performed as part of the New Short Play Festival at the American Theatre of Actors, New York, 2019. The Long Player featured in Ragged Foil’s second podcast season with The Fastest Ever Singer appearing in the same company’s lockdown Isolation Sessions. Four audio dramas were commissioned by the online SOfa Fest in 2020.
He wrote the screenplays for the short films The Runner and Silence in the Library both of which were selected for the Fear in the Fens Festival.
His play Singin’ for Engerland was performed live via Zoom in May 2020 during lockdown and presented by Up ‘Ere Productions.
In February 2021 a series of audio dramas The March of the Women featured in the Hastings Virtual Fringe Festival.
Twitter: @Benjamin_peel
Instagram: @venyhamin
Facebook: Benjamin Peel Scriptwriter
Website: https://benjaminpeelwriter.wordpress.com/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/benjaminpeel
Looking for: performance/writer collaborations, mentor (clown, funding, solo-devising), director, an agent
Skills: Singing, improvisation, clown, devising, sight-reading, writing, accents, piano
Location: East Midlands
I am a freelance multidisciplinary artist, which includes: actor, writer, theatre-maker, entertainer, singer, director, workshop facilitator, tutor and life model. I write plays, monologues, poetry, sketches and short stories. I have also been a care worker alongside my freelance career in a variety of contexts including mental health & complex needs, dementia, domiciliary and palliative (end-of-life) care. I am currently working on a new play inspired by my experiences in the care sector (A Patchwork Door Hinge) and a solo clown show (The Dweller). I am also co-facilitating on a community arts project with Derby City Mission (homelessness charity) in association with Derby Theatre and also on Mansfield Palace Theatre’s youth writers’ group, Write On. It is my great ambition to combine my passions for clown, children’s entertainment and care work to become a clown doctor!
Twitter: @AnnaSharpeJones
Instagram: @veganna_sharpejones
Website: https://anna2892.wixsite.com/annartist
Looking for: Actors, collaborators, theatre-makers - especially those from the Global Majority!
Skills: Singing (Soprano), Dance (Contemporary, lyrical, Jazz, Street, Ballet, Tap), Cello (Grade 6), Stage Combat (Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger), Commedia Dell'Arte, Comedy
Location: London, Brighton, Poole
Naomi is an actor and writer. She graduated from Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company, where she was awarded the Stage Scholarship 2017. She will next be seen in the cast of Misnomer, a short film due to be released 2021. Her most recent stage performance was ‘Paper Straws’ at London’s VAULT festival 2020 (VAULT’s Origins Award week 4). Theatre credits include: Fifty/Fifty (The Space), FriEND (Cockpit Theatre), and The Collectors of Screams (The Pleasance). Television and film credits include Looking For Grace, Still Not Getting It, and Currys Christmas Advert 2020. Training also includes RADA and National Youth Theatre. As a writer, Naomi’s second play ‘All The Happy Things’ was shortlisted for Soho Theatre’s Tony Craze Award, and she has also written for Rikki Beadle-Blair’s anthologies, ‘Lit’ and ‘Fierce’. Her first play, 'Essentially Black' was a part of Pleasance Theatre's LABS programme, and will be performed at Camden Fringe 2021.
Twitter: @NaomiDenny
Instagram: @naomidenny1
Looking for: juicy performance opportunities for mature women!
Skills: Actor/Singer/pianist, excellent sight-reader, excellent at harmonies, animateur, fluent French speaker, (and decent but rusty German) avid ice skater (ice dance), swimmer (lots more on my spotlight page)
Location: London, but I have a car and a clean driving license so I can get around!
Pamela Hall moved to Canada as a child where she trained in Drama and Music before returning to the UK to develop her career as both an actress and a singer. Over the past 20 years, she has worked in touring and regional theatre throughout the UK as well as on the London fringe. Other work has included TV, commercials, voiceovers and presenting as well as roles in a number of independent short and feature films. Pamela has sung with numerous choral ensembles as well as performing solo recitals and cabaret for which she has performed at the Pizza Express Pheasantry. Pamela is a qualified voice coach (Vocal Process Accredited Teacher) who has worked at Drama Studio London, Court Theatre Training Company, and London Studio Centre among others. She is currently on the singing staff at Laine Theatre Arts.
Twitter: @pamidiva
Spotlight: http://spotlight.com/profile/0615-5646-6154
Looking for: Having written my debut play that is due to go into development this year, I am eager to begin producing my own work. It would be great to meet potential co-writers and co-producers with the aim of creating new work.
Skills: Physical Theatre. Singing.
Location: I am based in South East London. I travel back home to Ireland for work when needed and I'm happy to travel to other locations for work.
Katie is an actor and theatre-maker from Ireland and is newly based in London. She is a graduate of the Lir Academy, Ireland’s National Academy of Dramatic Art in association with RADA. While in Ireland Katie performed in a number of venues, festivals and with exciting companies including: Abbey Theatre, Lyric Belfast, National Concert Hall, Cork Opera House, Wexford Opera House, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival, Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe and ANU Productions. Film work includes: Robin (Beverly Hills Film Festival Selection) and Braid (Galway Film Fleadh Selection). Katie received an Irish Times Theatre Award Best Actress Nomination for her role in Let The Right One In (Abbey Theatre) and a BroadwayWorld Best Actress Nomination for her role in The Ridleys (Abbey Theatre). Katie’s is currently working on her debut play as a writer, How To Fall Flat On Your Face, which is going into development in 2021.
Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/4215-5641-4701
Skills: Improvisation & comedy, devised work, piano, film & video editing
Location: London & Yorkshire
Chloe Wade is an actor, writer and proud northerner from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She trained at The International School of Screen Acting and is an alumna of WoLab’s Actor-Writer course. Having worked in film, tv and theatre for over 10 years, Chloe is a versatile actor best known for playing Joanne Grantham in BBC’s Doctors, and the lead role of Emily Davis in the British independent film Honeycomb Lodge (Winner of Best Film at Delhi International Film Festival), directed by Lesley Manning (BBC’s Ghostwatch). Chloe’s passions include female-driven narratives, stories that give a voice to the voiceless and work that utilises humour to explore serious issues. Chloe won Birmingham's Monologue Slam with her self-penned comedy piece ‘May I Take Your Order,’ and has just completed her full-length play As She Likes It, inspired by the story of #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas, which is currently being developed for production.
Twitter: @yorkshirewade
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/profile/3332-4534-5732
Looking for: an agent and to collab with actors who write
Skills: Collaborating, new work, verbatim, singing.
Location: London, Ireland (republic and northern), Edinburgh, Glasgow
Wallis is an actor and writer from Ireland. A graduate of The Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, her credits include Anne in Anne of Green Gables (Unicorn Theatre), Deb in Ordinary Days (Soho Theatre) and Em in Dark Arts (King's Head Theatre). Her debut play, Dirty Laundry, premiered at The Tristan Bates Theatre in 2018 and was reprised at Milton Keynes Gallery in 2019. As a creative, Wallis is drawn to stories that challenge the “norm” of society and push the boundaries of female expectations. She has a passion for verbatim theatre and workshopping new writing. She is currently working on her second play, Rúin.
Twitter: @wallis_hamilton
Website: wallishamiltonfelton.com
Looking for: collaborations and conversations with creatives interested in areas such as new writing, women's history, intersectional theatre practices, socio-political or environmental theatre and those working across multiple areas of the arts. Also looking for acting opportunities and scripts to read
Skills: new writing, retelling women's history, historical research, script analysis, writing for ensemble/large casts, classically trained as an actor, performing and writing multi-roling, solo performance, comedy, devising, voice work and singing, creating and leading bespoke workshops and digital marketing and web design
Location: London & Nottingham. Willing to travel and also keen to collaborate digitally
Antonia (She/Her) is a Nottingham-born actor, writer, dramaturg and facilitator currently based in London. Whilst training for her MA in Acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Antonia centred her creative practice on retelling forgotten stories of women’s history. In January 2020 she performed her solo socio-political show Bloody Britannia at The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham. Antonia also has experience in writing for young performers, creating work for young audiences, and writing for large ensemble casts. She has worked as a dramaturg on multiple projects and enjoys working as part of a collaborative process. Antonia is the founder of Underlines - a new writing company striving to platform forgotten narratives and amplify emerging artists. As a facilitator, she has worked extensively with The Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton and has designed bespoke workshops for events such as The National Theatre Connections Festival and Fun Palaces.
Websites:
Twitter: @AntoniaU94
Instagram: @AntoniaUnderwood
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/7334-0195-5127
Looking for: performance/writer collaborations, mentor (clown, funding, solo-devising), director, an agent
Skills: Singing, improvisation, clown, devising, sight-reading, writing, accents, piano
Location: East Midlands
I am a freelance multidisciplinary artist, which includes: actor, writer, theatre-maker, entertainer, singer, director, workshop facilitator, tutor and life model. I write plays, monologues, poetry, sketches and short stories. I have also been a care worker alongside my freelance career in a variety of contexts including mental health & complex needs, dementia, domiciliary and palliative (end-of-life) care. I am currently working on a new play inspired by my experiences in the care sector (A Patchwork Door Hinge) and a solo clown show (The Dweller). I am also co-facilitating on a community arts project with Derby City Mission (homelessness charity) in association with Derby Theatre and also on Mansfield Palace Theatre’s youth writers’ group, Write On. It is my great ambition to combine my passions for clown, children’s entertainment and care work to become a clown doctor!
Twitter: @AnnaSharpeJones
Instagram: @veganna_sharpejones
Website: https://anna2892.wixsite.com/annartist
I am an actor with a base in London and Portsmouth. I graduated from RCSSD in 2014 and have since worked in theatre, commercials and film. I am particularly interested in exploring more comedic roles and flexing my acting muscles on some Shakespeare. I am also inspired by work that combines disciplines - for example, theatre productions based on novels or film inspired by art! When I'm not acting I'm normally found wandering around art galleries, working on writing my first children's novel or running kids art workshops.
Twitter: @FelicityJolly
Instagram: @felicity_jolly
Spotlight: www.spotlight.com/profile/1335-5643-7108
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Instagram: @jollyartworkshops
Aaron originally hails from the West Midlands. Born and based in Birmingham/London. He is a working-class BIPOC artist; half English, quarter Caribbean and a quarter Scottish actor and writer.
He trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts on the PGActing Course. As well as graduating from BA Theatre Studies at the University of Surrey. Currently a member of represent. Theatre, a new theatre company for actors from diverse and lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Since graduating, as a writer, his short plays have been performed at Criterion Theatre, Theatre503, Arcola Theatre, The Vaults and Ambassadors Theatre. He is a commissioned and published playwright through James Graham’s Sketching and has been commissioned by Birmingham REP. Aaron has an upcoming commission; an anthology of monologues publishing by Rikki Beadle-Blair’s Team Angelica showcasing diverse voices. Currently writing with Big Finish Productions.
Website: https://aaronrdouglas.co.uk
Twitter: @aaronrdouglas
Instagram: @aaronrdouglas
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/9816-8940-4697
Looking for: Gig/immersive theatre collaborators, new writing projects, exciting opportunities with bold creatives
Skills: Singing, rap, saxophone, piano, devising, improvising, writing, workshop facilitation, promenade theatre, immersive theatre
Location: Manchester/Cardiff but open to remote working and travelling for work
Saskia is an Actor/Writer/Singer/Rapper, originally from South Wales, based in Manchester. Since training at LIPA, Saskia has performed with companies including Girls With Guile, HER Productions and Stormy Teacup Productions. Saskia has also written and produced her own content including sketches for BBC Sesh and an educational rap series for BBC Bitesize. She has a keen interest in new writing, gig theatre, actor-muso work and immersive theatre.
Twitter: @Saskia_Pay
Instagram: @Saskia_Pay
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/9972-1206-5919
Looking for: new projects, challenges & collaborators
Skills: Devising, impro & roleplay, Voicework including drama & narration work. Much multi-rolling. Good singer. Computer literate, Full Clean Driving licence.
Location: Based in London. Can travel for pay.
I am an actor & work in all areas of the industry. After university & drama school I spent many years in repertory, musical & touring theatre. I have done all sorts from voicing Felicity Flitt in WALLACE & GROMIT’S GRAND ADVENTURES to roleplaying to corporate video work. I have been lucky enough to do some lovely tv. Recent favourite screen work includes Sandra in Emmy-nominated BREXIT: THE UNCIVIL WAR by James Graham, Shirley in horror short UPSTAIRS & Amy in BBC3 comedy BACK TO LIFE. I've also produced my own short films BLOCKED & TROLL - the latter during 2020. For a number of years, I have worked with The Female Edit on some wonderful theatre projects especially written by Annie Fox. Previous to this I worked extensively for playwright Bernard Kops at his writers' workshops helping to develop many plays & screenplays. Represented by Inspiration Management.
Twitter: @CoombsHeather
Instagram: @heathercoombsactor
Facebook: @HeatherCoombs
Spotlight: http://www.spotlight.com/9558-1202-4982
Looking for: a variety of roles that will challenge me as a performer and engage an audience. I would be interested in exploring a range of characters from lighthearted and comedic, to more dramatic, sensitive parts.
Skills: Grade 5 piano, beatboxing, ukulele and general singing & dance. I am experienced in spoken-word and poetry.
Location: I am based just 45 minutes outside of London by train, but I would be willing to work anywhere in the country provided there is a notice period to find appropriate accommodation.
I first became involved in acting while still at school, performing in various shows and community theatre productions while growing up.
I began my training as an actor at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and I am now represented by APA Talent, Oxford. Currently, I’m a member of the Oxford Playhouse Young Company and the Springline Radio Players.
Throughout lockdown, I have taken various classes to develop my skills further. I have benefitted from attending different acting/business Masterclasses and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama’s playwriting course, as well as taking dance classes with Pineapple Dance Studios. Most recently, I was selected to become a Young Ambassador for the Oxford Playhouse. I have also thoroughly enjoyed volunteering as a virtual friend for Connectforce Community’s ‘Creative Companions For The Elderly;’ a cause that means a lot to me.
Twitter: @anna.wright4
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/5571-1207-7647
Website: www.anna-wright.co.uk
Looking for: I’m seeking new representation to explore the next steps in my career across theatre, screen, commercials and voiceover.
Skills: Voiceover (home studio), theatre and screen.
Location: Lives in London, with bases in southwest England.
I worked for a decade in international development before training at Drama Studio London (2015). I see myself as a character actor and have worked in theatre, commercials and film. I love working on new writing, and I’m keen to explore some comedic roles. In lockdown, I’ve taken the opportunity to set up my own voice studio and learn more about voiceover work. I have performed in some amazing places, including an ice desert in Norway, and the prehistoric cave system Kents Cavern! When I’m not acting you can find me wandering around galleries and drinking a coffee in their cafes, enjoying international cinema, theatre, and cycling.
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/8730-1276-2637
Website: https://www.andrewcandish.com
Twitter: @AndrewCandish
Instagram: @andrew_candish
Looking for: Producers, designers, and other creative collaborators interested in devising
Skills: Devising, new play development, physical theatre (particularly biomechanics and viewpoints), dramaturgy, producing, stage managing.
Location: UK, USA, and willing to travel to other locations
Megan Brewer (she/her) is a London-based theatre director and occasional producer originally from Seattle, WA, USA. She has trained and worked in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, and Russia. Her work primarily consists of devised pieces, adaptations, and new plays, though she occasionally directs classics and musical theatre. She makes work in all genres, though she particularly enjoys reimaginings of folktales and physical theatre.
Twitter: @megancbrewer
Instagram: @meganbrewerdirector
Website: megancbrewer.com
Looking for: female and non-binary creatives, producers, designers, directors, collaborative theatre-makers
Skills: workshop facilitation, script reading, adaptations, dramaturgy, producing, social media marketing
Location: based in London but also open to remote work and travelling
Antonia Georgieva is a director, producer, and writer working across theatre and film. Both as a freelance artist and as Artistic Director of Aslant Theatre Company, she specializes in subversive new writing and adaptations that challenge the dominant narratives. She is particularly passionate about women’s stories, queer narratives, non-traditional spaces, and interdisciplinary work.
Twitter: @AntoniaDirects
Instagram: @antonia.georgievaa
Website: www.antoniageorgieva.com
Looking for: multicultural/bilingual creatives, queer performers/producers/writers, visual artists and illustrators, designers (multimedia, sound), multidisciplinary researchers/creatives (e.g. a background in anthropology, psychology, astrophysics, geology, et cetera), lens-based creatives
Skills: dramaturgy, movement direction (intercultural / holistic), copywriting, producing, workshop facilitation / actor training, digital production (live streaming / multimedia), arts research, arts writer / critique
Location: experienced at working and collaborating remotely (am between countries at the moment)
Rebecca (she/they) is an interdisciplinary theatre director, dramaturg, writer, and researcher. She currently helms from (a)basement theatre collective as its Artistic Director and is an award-winning Drama and Philosophy graduate from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her practice is based on the processes of extraction, excavation, and empowerment — with a particular focus on site-responsive movement semiotics, public-private spatiality, and documentary/multimedia performance. She is currently exploring the intersections of physiology and critical museology in existing creative forms, such as Expressionist poetry and physical theatre.
She has previously directed and trained with creatives and organisations all around the world — including international commissions (both in-person and digital) from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. Passionate about creating collaborative spaces for social change, her work has been described as experimental theatre at its best, with cleverly created subtleties and brave staging choices.
Twitter: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
Facebook: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
I can be found on LinkedIn as well: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-goh-theatre/.
My portfolios are hosted at: https://linktr.ee/rebeccagoh
Looking for: collaborators, producers, directors, writers, other designers
Skills: Set and costume design, model making, scenic construction and painting, technical drawings
Location: Yorkshire/ London, Willing to travel
Caitlin Mawhinney is a freelance Set and Costume Designer who has worked with theatres across the country. Most recently she was named the winner of the Evening Standard x Tik Tok Future Theatre Fund in the Visual Design category, championing the brightest new talents in British theatre. Her work has taken her through the doors of Hull Truck Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, Mind The Gap Theatre, Slunglow, The Lowry and Harrogate Theatre, amongst others and her designs have toured nationally through main houses and unconventional spaces. Caitlin is a progressive and innovative designer who devotes her time to championing new artists and challenging societal norms through her theatre practice.
An active member of The Society of British Theatre Designers and a committee leader for the Whitecard Collective (advocating for early-career designers), Caitlin graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2019, with a First-Class Honours in Theatre Design and was Shortlisted for a Sustainability in Practice award for her work there.
Twitter: @mawhinneydesign
Instagram: @mawhinneydesign
Website: www.caitlinmawhinney.com
Looking for: collaborators, designers (set, costume, lighting, sound), actors, writers, producers, stage managers
Skills: directing, dramaturgy, writing, movement, choreography, dance, script editing, reviewing, facilitating workshops, life coaching
Location: London
I’m a theatre director & dramaturg specialising in text-based, character-driven stories that engage with the complexities of our psychologies and relationships. Having danced for most of my life, I love to incorporate movement into my work, exploring how aspects of a narrative that may resist verbal expression can be told through physical means.
As a dramaturg, I research and develop scripts for performance. I strive to work collaboratively with the playwright to examine and refine every aspect of their play, from character and plot to form and style. Overall, my aim is to ensure that every beat of the text is serving the aims and objectives of its writer.
For more about me, what I do, and how we might work together, get in touch!
Twitter: @MarlieHC
Instagram: marliehc
Website: marliehaco.com
Email: marlie.shc@gmail.com
Looking for: multicultural/bilingual creatives, queer performers/producers/writers, visual artists and illustrators, designers (multimedia, sound), multidisciplinary researchers/creatives (e.g. a background in anthropology, psychology, astrophysics, geology, et cetera), lens-based creatives
Skills: dramaturgy, movement direction (intercultural / holistic), copywriting, producing, workshop facilitation / actor training, digital production (live streaming / multimedia), arts research, arts writer / critique
Location: experienced at working and collaborating remotely (am between countries at the moment)
Rebecca (she/they) is an interdisciplinary theatre director, dramaturg, writer, and researcher. She currently helms from (a)basement theatre collective as its Artistic Director and is an award-winning Drama and Philosophy graduate from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her practice is based on the processes of extraction, excavation, and empowerment — with a particular focus on site-responsive movement semiotics, public-private spatiality, and documentary/multimedia performance. She is currently exploring the intersections of physiology and critical museology in existing creative forms, such as Expressionist poetry and physical theatre.
She has previously directed and trained with creatives and organisations all around the world — including international commissions (both in-person and digital) from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. Passionate about creating collaborative spaces for social change, her work has been described as experimental theatre at its best, with cleverly created subtleties and brave staging choices.
Twitter: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
Facebook: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
I can be found on LinkedIn as well: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-goh-theatre/.
My portfolios are hosted at: https://linktr.ee/rebeccagoh
Looking for: female and non-binary creatives, producers, designers, directors, collaborative theatre-makers
Skills: workshop facilitation, script reading, adaptations, dramaturgy, producing, social media marketing
Location: based in London but also open to remote work and travelling
Antonia Georgieva is a director, producer, and writer working across theatre and film. Both as a freelance artist and as Artistic Director of Aslant Theatre Company, she specializes in subversive new writing and adaptations that challenge the dominant narratives. She is particularly passionate about women’s stories, queer narratives, non-traditional spaces, and interdisciplinary work.
Twitter: @AntoniaDirects
Instagram: @antonia.georgievaa
Website: www.antoniageorgieva.com
Looking for: collaborations and conversations with creatives interested in areas such as new writing, women's history, intersectional theatre practices, socio-political or environmental theatre and those working across multiple areas of the arts. Also looking for acting opportunities and scripts to read
Skills: new writing, retelling women's history, historical research, script analysis, writing for ensemble/large casts, classically trained as an actor, performing and writing multi-roling, solo performance, comedy, devising, voice work and singing, creating and leading bespoke workshops and digital marketing and web design
Location: London & Nottingham. Willing to travel and also keen to collaborate digitally
Antonia (She/Her) is a Nottingham-born actor, writer, dramaturg and facilitator currently based in London. Whilst training for her MA in Acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Antonia centred her creative practice on retelling forgotten stories of women’s history. In January 2020 she performed her solo socio-political show Bloody Britannia at The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham. Antonia also has experience in writing for young performers, creating work for young audiences, and writing for large ensemble casts. She has worked as a dramaturg on multiple projects and enjoys working as part of a collaborative process. Antonia is the founder of Underlines - a new writing company striving to platform forgotten narratives and amplify emerging artists. As a facilitator, she has worked extensively with The Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton and has designed bespoke workshops for events such as The National Theatre Connections Festival and Fun Palaces.
Websites:
Twitter: @AntoniaU94
Instagram: @AntoniaUnderwood
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/7334-0195-5127
Looking for: multicultural/bilingual creatives, queer performers/producers/writers, visual artists and illustrators, designers (multimedia, sound), multidisciplinary researchers/creatives (e.g. a background in anthropology, psychology, astrophysics, geology, et cetera), lens-based creatives
Skills: dramaturgy, movement direction (intercultural / holistic), copywriting, producing, workshop facilitation / actor training, digital production (live streaming / multimedia), arts research, arts writer / critique
Location: experienced at working and collaborating remotely (am between countries at the moment)
Rebecca (she/they) is an interdisciplinary theatre director, dramaturg, writer, and researcher. She currently helms from (a)basement theatre collective as its Artistic Director and is an award-winning Drama and Philosophy graduate from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her practice is based on the processes of extraction, excavation, and empowerment — with a particular focus on site-responsive movement semiotics, public-private spatiality, and documentary/multimedia performance. She is currently exploring the intersections of physiology and critical museology in existing creative forms, such as Expressionist poetry and physical theatre.
She has previously directed and trained with creatives and organisations all around the world — including international commissions (both in-person and digital) from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. Passionate about creating collaborative spaces for social change, her work has been described as experimental theatre at its best, with cleverly created subtleties and brave staging choices.
Twitter: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
Facebook: @FromABTheatre @rebeccgoh
I can be found on LinkedIn as well: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-goh-theatre/.
My portfolios are hosted at: https://linktr.ee/rebeccagoh
Looking for: collaborators, designers (set, costume, lighting, sound), actors, writers, producers, stage managers
Skills: directing, dramaturgy, writing, movement, choreography, dance, script editing, reviewing, facilitating workshops, life coaching
Location: London
I’m a theatre director & dramaturg specialising in text-based, character-driven stories that engage with the complexities of our psychologies and relationships. Having danced for most of my life, I love to incorporate movement into my work, exploring how aspects of a narrative that may resist verbal expression can be told through physical means.
As a dramaturg, I research and develop scripts for performance. I strive to work collaboratively with the playwright to examine and refine every aspect of their play, from character and plot to form and style. Overall, my aim is to ensure that every beat of the text is serving the aims and objectives of its writer.
For more about me, what I do, and how we might work together, get in touch!
Twitter: @MarlieHC
Instagram: marliehc
Website: marliehaco.com
Email: marlie.shc@gmail.com
