Stephen Logue

Stephen studied drama at Brunel University and trained in acting at Brighton’s Academy of Creative Training. His acting credits include; Cassio in Othello, Angelo in Measure For Measure, Capulet in Romeo and Juliet at the Pavilion Theatre Brighton, Hamlet in Hamlet, Robbie in Sex in the Seventies, Angel of Death in Souterrain and Police Clerk in Underground at the Theatre Royal Brighton. He has also recently provided the voice of Max for BBC Blast’s animated internet series Mobsters.

El West

El trained in technical theatre and scenic art at RADA and has an MA in stage directing. She has since worked in the art department of Doctor Who and Torchwood: BBC Wales and for Warner Brothers on their forthcoming remake of Clash of the Titans. She has also trained in acting and biomechanics at the Russian Institute of Performing Arts in Moscow (GITIS).

Michael Nickerson

Michael studied theatre at the University of Central Arkansas and has a foundation degree in community theatre from East 15 Acting School. He has worked as a freelance workshop leader since 2002 and as assistant director to Moisés Kaufman on 33 Variations for Arena Stage/ Tectonic Theatre. Other work includes experience as both director and production assistant for the Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas and directing Inherit the Wind for the Benton Royal Players. Michael is currently studying towards an MFA in theatre directing at East 15 Acting School.

Raven Kaliana

Raven Kaliana, puppeteer and puppet maker, worked for Folkmanis Puppets in the US for 10 years as a puppeteer, and in a support role to the design team. She designed and constructed shadow puppets for Bose Audio’s production of The Little Dragon, directed by Wendy Morton. In San Francisco, she puppeteered in White Bird on a Stick with Sha Sha Higby at Exit Theatre; Birds and the Beets with Puppets & Pie at Black Box Theatre and PuppetLove Festival; Life Boat with GillJack Productions at PuppetLove Festival. She performed improvisational puppetry with Puppets & Pie and Rosin Coven at the Great American Music Hall, Cat Club, Cafe du Nord.

Carmel Hall

Carmel has recently graduated from BA (Hons) Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University. Throughout the three years she played her hand at set and costume design/ construction, model making, scenic art and puppet making/ performance. Puppetry credits include `Dead Moon` by Easily Distracted and `The Icarus Project` by Dragon Breath Theatre Company in collaboration with New College Nottingham and NTU. Continuing her love of puppetry, Carmel has teamed up with Deadkat productions and is also Deputy stage manager.

Gabriel Phillips–Sanchez

Gabriel is reaching the end of his second course of technical training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Though Gabriel has a very deeply set interest in concert lighting, his experience is wide, with some of his work mentioned below.

His credits as a Theatre Lighting Designer include: Jekyll and Hyde - The Barn Theatre Brighton, Antony and Cleopatra - Pavilion Theatre Brighton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Chequre Mead Theatre East Grinstead, Blood Wedding - All Saints Centre Lewes, West Side Story – All Saints Centre Lewes, Robin Hood - Greenfields Theatre Company, Sussex

Panayiota Themistocleous

Panayiota Themistocleous studied Media Performance and Production at the University of Bedfordshire, focusing on Radio Presentation and Sound Editing, receiving a BA Hons Degree.
Since leaving she has worked as part of a stage crew for the Hackney Empire, Love Music Hate Racism festival in London as well as sound designing and becoming sound technician for The Lights of London Production and Chats Palace Theatre.

Chris Brown

Chris is a media composer currently studying with James Brett at the Royal Academy of Music. His main interest lies in the world of commercial music and writing to picture, but he has also composed many concert pieces for orchestra and various other ensembles. Recent projects include writing the score for the short film The Black Room (Jonathan Wolff), and the Laurel and Hardy short The Finishing Touch, which was performed at the Bradford International Film Festival 2008.

Chris has won numerous awards for his compositions including The Christopher Norton’s Young Composer’s Competition, and in 2008 he was awarded the prestigious BMI composition scholarship. In addition to his studies, Chris has been hired as a musical assistant on a number of high profile film projects.