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| Kate Bramley
(Company Director- Theatre) |
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| 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'. |
| Alice Bartlett
(Director- Theatre) |
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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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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Samantha Edwards
(Buff in 'Back to the Land Girls') |
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Samantha Edwards graduated from the University of
Central Lancashire’s Acting degree in 2008, whilst training Samantha won a
prestigious scholarship to study extended vocal practice in France with the Roy Hart
Theatre, under the direction of seminal experimental director Enrique Pardo. Since
graduating Samantha has worked across many different disciplines and genres ranging from
performing in a North West tour of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, playing Kate in MINE’S A
PINT at the Bolton Octagon Theatre, to Ukulele stand-up comedy in Salford new writing THE
CHOSEN SIX. Samantha has also worked in corporate videos, short films and is an active
member of improvisation group ,Impro-a-gogo. |
Abigail Uttley
(Biddy in 'Back to the Land Girls') |
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Abi
trained at Salford University (B.A.Hons) Performing Arts. She is very excited to be
working with Badapple Theatre Company. Abigail’s other theatre credits include:
TWELFTH NIGHT, THE SPANISH TRAGEDY and MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE (Aspects Theatre Company),
GREGORY’S GIRL and THE ROSE AND THE CROWN (Graft Theatre), A TASTE OF HONEY
(Transporter Productions), MELA and ENGLANDS LANE W3 -
Rehearsed Reading (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
On screen Abi has appeared in THE ROYAL TODAY (Yorkshire) and
DOCTORS (BBC) as well as the Short Film RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
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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 'The James Herriot Story' 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). |
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