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Kate Bramley (Company Director- Theatre) katebramleyaustraliaforwebmid.jpg (84908 bytes)
Kate trained at Hull University Drama Department (BA Hons 1st Class) and later as an Associate Director at Hull Truck Theatre, working as an assistant director to Simon Stallworthy and later John Godber. This began her long directorial association with the theatre, where she directed a range of contemporary and classic shows, as well as youth theatre work.

She founded Badapple Theatre Company in 1998 when she wrote and directed 'Amy Johnson' for a premiere at the Edinburgh Festival, and later two national tours, as well as winning an award for stage design.

Her writing credits for Badapple include: 'Laurel and Charlie', 'An Honorary Yorkshireman', 'Amy Johnson', 'Marlowe, meet Raymond Chandler', 'Fighting The Tide' and 'Still Marilyn'. 

Ruth Paton (Set Design)
Ruth trained under Percy Harris and Alison Chitty on the Motley Theatre Design Course , after graduating from Hull University, where she and Kate Bramley had already begun a close collaborative relationship. She has an extensive and impressive portfolio of work as a freelance designer for both opera and drama, including work for the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, English Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Opera, as well as Hull Truck Theatre and  Live Theatre, Newcastle.
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Alice trained at Manchester University and was an early recipient of the Regional Young Directors Award that saw her continue her training alongside great directors at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Hull Truck, Stephen Joseph Scarborough and York Theatre Royal.

As a freelance director she has had a long and distinguished association with Hull Truck Theatre, where her latest production of John Godber's 'Unleashed' broke all box office records for the theatre.

She also served as Education and outreach Director at Harrogate Theatre Royal, and Basingstoke Haymarket, as well as facilitating exciting new touring plans for Box Clever Theatre Company in London.

Her energy and commitment to producing top quality work, and to the theatre scene in Yorkshire as a whole, has made her a vital addition to the Badapple Theatre Company. 

Jez Lowe (Company Director- Music)
Jez Lowe is a world renowned touring singer songwriter originally from the North-east of England, who since 2007 has been a Badapple Theatre Company director specialising in creating new music projects for rural touring as well as original soundtracks for theatre productions. See his website at www.jezlowe.com
John Bramley (Production Manager)
John Bramley is a much respect stage and lighting designer and a long time integral part of the Badapple Theatre team. For the last five years John has been working as Production/ Technical Manager for the touring arm of Bury St. Edmonds Theatre Royal, and prior to that for many nationally touring companies. He has been a mainstay of Badapple since 1998 providing excellent sets and lighting design for the company, including a World War II replica bi-plane for the company premiere of a play about Amy Johnson!
Jason Hird (Clowning Director)
Jason is a director, performer, producer and designer. Based in Leeds, works locally, nationally and internationally. Founded and toured numerous comedy physical theatre shows with Leikin Loppu Theatre Company; latterly worked in new circus on hoop and trapeze; and is currently the director of the Institute for Crazy Dancing... creating site-specific participatory performance www.icdancing.com

 

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Colin Moncrieff
(Stan in Laurel and Charlie)
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Colin graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama last century and apart from a 3 year sojourn in New York has lived and worked extensively in theatre, TV and film all over Scotland. Currently based in Edinburgh he is delighted to be working on the brand-new play 'Laurel & Charlie' was this is his first professional engagement both with Badapple and south of the border!
Neil Kent
(Herriot in An Honorary Yorkshireman Original Production)
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Neil trained at Queen Margaret University and graduated in 2000 since then he has been based in Edinburgh. Neil previously worked with Kate Bramley at Rosslyn Chapel in The Apprentice. Recent theatre includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nonsense Room) and Denial (Red Card Theatre) TV and film includes Doctors (BBC) and Micawber (Yorkshire TV).
Lois Creasy
(Columbine in Laurel and Charlie films)
Trained at Queen Margaret, Edinburgh.  Lois really enjoyed working with everyone on this project with Bad apple. Her recent productions include The Ballad of James II at Greenwich Theatre, The Upsidedown world, Oddsocks Theatre co, A Christmas carol, The Apprentice, Ae fond kiss  and Its A wonderful Life  for Nonsenseroom, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet for Glasgow repertory Company.  Lois has worked on many forum projects with Foxtrot company and and is about to start working on a feature film called Northside for Sabre Films.

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