Joe Friel
Music
Joe, along with Tim, is part of the band Paris, Texas.
Niall Rooney
Niall Rooney graduated from The Courtyard Theatre Training Company in 2012 with a BA(Hons) in Acting. Notable and recent theatre includes the lead role of Tenor in the European premiere of the off-broadway smash hit 35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION at Greenwich Playhouse & Edinburgh Fringe, featured soloist for PLATFORM LDN, Snug in MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM with Principal Theatre Company, Judge/Preacher in THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH at The Courtyard Theatre, Silvio/Malateste in THE DUCHESS OF MALFI with N1 Theatre Company.
Emma Read
Emma started training at age 11 at Arts Educational School in London, in Musical Theatre and Acting. Her first professional theatre production was OUR DAY OUT at the Questers Theatre, followed by UNDER CONTROL at the Tabard Theatre.
She then continued her training at LAMDA (Shakespeare & his Contemporaries course) & The Bridge Theatre Training Company, Graduating from there two year acting course in 2012. Since then she's featured in short film THE RHYS IFANS PROJECT & LIFESAVER Unit 9 App, and performed in productions CINDERELLA INNIT at the Oxford House London Theatre & Toured with Barking Dog Theatre company in GOLDILOCKS AND THE GRUMPY BEARS. Emma played Hermia in Whistlestop Theatres first production of MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, performing at festivals Leefest festival & Secret Garden party. The show then continued to London, performing at The Red Lion Theatre, Barons Court Theatre & The Courtyard Theatre.
Zak Macro
Lighting Design and Chief operator
Zak is 19 years old and live in Bury St Edmunds Suffolk. Since leaving school at 16 he has been working in the live events and entertainments industry as a lighting technician, rigger, designer, and trainer. He has worked for several companies in full times roles as well as freelancing on event and project basses. His experiences cover every thing from freelancing as a stage hand to being a program manager looking after the training of apprentice technicians. For more information please go to mrzakmacro.wordpress.com
Jack Finch
Jack trained for three years at Central School do Speech and Drama on the BA Acting course graduating this year. My professional debut was with Out of Joint theatre company and Up in Arms theatre company in a two man play called 'Fear of Music' by Barney Norris which was a national tour. After 'Midsummer Night's Dream' I will be in Butterfly theatre company's production of 'Twelth Night' at the St James theatre in Victoria, London. Roles whilst training include Duke of Albany in 'King Lear', Nigel in 'Absolute Hell' by Rodney Ackland, Menelaus in 'The Oresteia', Radu in 'Mad Forest' by Caryl Churchill and many others.
Oliver Gyani
Oliver studied in Bristol and since graduating has been lucky enough to work at venues such as Bristol Old Vic and The Pleasance Islington and with directors such as Tom Morris and Adam Meggido.Theatre includes: Andre in EIGHT, Ashley in PIERCED: A NEW MUSICAL, Edmund in KING LEAR, Tybalt in ROMEO AND JULIET, Craig in SEEING DOUBLEFilm includes: Gray in THE FIRST GREAT ESCAPE (Channel 5), Marksman in D-Day As It Was (BBC), Mark in CAUSALITY (Bower Ashton).
James Taylor Thomas
James holds a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, graduating in 2012.
Theatre includes: Big Dave, There Is War (The Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture); Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Blue Elephant Theatre); Sir Benjamin Backbite/Moses, The School for Scandal (The Waterloo East Theatre); Jim, April Fool (Upstairs at The Horse & Stables); as well as six years as one half of sketch comedy duo: The Intimate Strangers.
Film includes: James, Yolklore (The Invisible Dot); Tony, HIM (a dark comedy pilot, currently being treated for Channel 4); Hero Man, FORD Commercial (Another Film Company).
Emma Richardson
Emma has recently graduated from the Court Theatre Training Company, and is an on-going member of Identity Drama School.
Camilla Spence
Camilla trained with the National Youth Theatre. She recently graduated from Edinburgh University where, whilst studying for her Theology MA, she played a wider variety of roles with both student and professional theatre companies.
Charis Oliver-Hobbley
Designer Extraordinaire
A recent graduate of University of the Arts, London College of Fashion, specialising in Technical Effects for Performance but is more at home with a cardboard box and a roll of sticky tape. Has worked for Niki Lyons (Jim Henson's) and knows a thing or two about costume and prop making, including animatronics, prosthetic make-up and fat suit making. Has been involved in various projects in London, notably the Elysian Project as part of Acidic Records design team.
Tim Stephens
Music
Tim is an accomplished musician who along with Joe makes up one quarter of electro band Paris, Texas. They have played some awesome gigs throughout London and are definitely one to watch!
Christie Grattan
Christie is thrilled to be a part of Whistlestop’s ‘Twelfth Night’ as it just so happens to be his favourite Shakespeare comedy! He is a recent graduate of Royal Holloway University of London, graduating with a BA Honours in Drama & Theatre Studies in the summer of 2013. Whilst in his final term he and fellow class mates formed Put It Away Theatre Company. The company’s premier production ‘The Many Mishappenings of Keith Collins’ secured a place in the prestigious Lost Theatre One Act Festival and was awarded a Notable
Contribution for Design. Other theatre credits include: The Old Man in the Underground Clown Club’s ‘The Ball or How To Dance’, William Charming in No Bones About’s ‘Charming – A Farcical Fairytale’ at the 2013 Camden Fringe Festival and most recently Jack in ‘April Fool’ as part of Ghost Dog Productions’ ‘Bodies: A Night of New Writing’.
Scott Clee
Andrew Boyling
Sound Technician
Andrew graduated in 2013 from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance with a BA (Hons.) degree in Performance Sound, receiving a First. During the course he was the Sound Designer on three productions, including two at the Unicorn Theatre and Greenwich Theatre in London, and the Sound Operator on various others. He has also worked in live and recorded music, and undertook a placement at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
For more information please go to www.boylingsound.com
Cael King
Scott is a graduate of The Birmingham School of Acting. Notable credits include: David in AGM at The Soho Theatre, Ollie in Hotel Room at The Old Red Lion and he has worked extensively with Guerilla59 Productions.
Cael recently completed his training at central School of Speech and Drama and has found great success since graduation. His last role was as Sanju in Baba Shakespeare at The RSC Courtyard Theatre.
Joseph Gale Seb Blunt Sebastian Gray Will Douglas Elanor Webber
Joseph Joseph trained in Acting at Arts Educational Schools London. Credits include Mademoiselle Julie at the Barbican, Prince in Snow White at Haverhill Arts Centre, Jake in Death Do Us Apart (short film) and Liam in 616 (web series).
Sebastian studied Drama at the University of Bristol before going on to train at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York. Before going to Bristol, Sebastian attended the Sixth Form College Hutwood House, renowned for its Theatre and Media facilities. Recent Roles in Film and Theatre include: Young Soldier, Edge of Tomorrow (Film); Peter, Stop Kiss (Leicester Square Theatre); Henry Harry, Brilliant Traces (Theatre for the New City, New York); William Cain, Her Naked Skin (Wickham Theatre, Bristol). Sebastian is also represented by The Artists Partnership in London.
Nate Jones
Clive
'Tomorrow'
Juliet Knight
Barbie
'Tomorrow'
Sebastian Gray graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in 2013. His recent credits include ‘Wilfred Owen’ in NOT ABOUT HEROES by Stephen Macdonald, the title role in Christopher Marlowe’s EDWARD II, ‘Chadwick’ in Simon Stephens’ PUNK ROCK and ‘Judas’ in THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT by Stephen Adley Guirgis.
Will graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama this summer and is exited to be taking part in his first Whilstlestop production. Parts played during training included John in Easy Virtue, Josh in Jumpy, various characters in Love and Information and Bolingbrook in Richard II. Theatre credits include Under Milk Wood (Amateur Radio Company) and West Side Story (Aberystwyth Arts Centre). Short films include Broken Glasses (Bigfrog Productions), In the Lantern (Maxim Productions) and Lucky Charm (Seven Seas Productions).
Ava Charles
Norah
'Tomorrow'
Niall McNammee
Billie
'Tomorrow'
Ellie is currently studying Stage Management at Rose Bruford College whilst gaining experience through volunteering for companies such as Iris Theatre Company and London Pride. She is also currently researching her dissertation where she is exploring how theatre is accessible for disabled patrons, how the industry could be improved and how it is leading the way for other industries to follow. She would like this to be a foundation for a career in stage management. She has a deep understanding of health and safety and assessing productions, events and venues for disabled performers, staff and visitors to make the experience of going to the theatre more enjoyable for all where possible.
Ben Tiramini
Wayne
'Tomorrow'
Rebecca Bailey Rhiannon Story Adam Karrie Tom Hurley Austin Caley
Snug/Mecahnical Flute/Mechanical Puck Bottom Puck
Midsummer Midsummer Midsummer Midsummer Midsummer
John McKeever Arianne Mason Samuel Evans Dino Festcher Ollie Callaway
Lysander Snug/Mechanica; Writer Lysander Egeus/Mechanical
Midsummer Midsummer TOMORROW Midsummer Midsummer