Meet The Team
Sam Graham
Writer / Producer / Founder
Sam is on a seriously steep learning curve having written her first piece of gig theatre, Adaptation, for EdFringe 2023, and now Unbelievable for 2024. Building on her long background in corporate culture change, leadership development & climate comms she felt drawn to try her hand in this medium as decades of conventional audience engagement have only seen small shifts in moving the dial on gender equity & climate restoration, which she feels are intimately related. www.stateofmind.world
Ella Mehlberg
Music Director / Singer / Songwriter
Ella M., alias Sabine Mehlberg, is an accomplished singer, songwriter and guitarist who has traveled throughout Europe for many years performing in all kinds of venues such as big event halls and festival stages, as well as pubs, restaurants, and streets. Originally from Germany, Ella M. now lives in the north of Scotland. Listen out for her beautiful originals in the play . www.ella-m.com
John McGeoch
Projection Designer
Total legend - no website, hard to get hold of, you just have to track him down and pray he's got time, space and interest in working on your project... I was lucky on all 3 counts. What a fascinating, creative life this man has led. Very grateful to have him as the Projection designer and creator and to be learning so much as I enter the world of theatre for the first time. A privilege indeed. Find John's work here.
Tim Flood
Sound & Lighting
Tim has done all sorts. He likes to start at the top and work down. His first job was a trainee sound engineer in a recording studio that worked with Stiff Little Fingers. Then he trained at the BBC as a broadcast TV engineer. He still likes to twiddle knobs and fortunately his fingers remain flexible. That's his horse-like dog Lester you may see in the Behind the Scenes footage - keeping an eye on us at rehearsals. www.floodfilm.com
Hannah Calascione
Director
Hannah is a director and dramaturg from London, making opera, theatre and film. She likes working with music & challenging the way we think about the world. Most recently she created her bed // dream wake piece for Sadler’s Wells / Rough for Opera, and is currently creating Green Satanic Thrills and Next of Kin with UCL and Camden People’s Theatre. She has spent 4 years working at Women’s Aid and Refuge as a support worker in the gendered violence charity sector.
Deborah Brill
Visual Artist
Living by the seat of my pants since the 1960s. Multi-disciplinary artist, working across textiles, illustration, graphics, art and occasional brand management.
My favourite type of work is on dynamic creative projects with gorgeous people: Vegas Nerve!
Bobbie-Jean Henning
Writer & Director
Bobbie-Jean Henning is a writer and director working across theatre and film.
She recently worked as associate director on a UK tour of the opera Carmen and is currently working on a devised theatre piece in collaboration with the charity, ReportOUT. She co-created Screen Australia funded comedy, The Power of the Dream and was a recipient of ABC's Fresh Start Fund. She focuses on new work with a passion for queer and feminist stories. www.bobbiejeanhenning.com
Ffion Aynsley
Musician, Song Writer and Theatre Practitioner
Ffion Aynsley is a London-based musician, song writer and theatre practitioner with extensive experience working across these mediums in a range of contexts in the UK and Spain. Her relationship with music is rooted in her upbringing in rural West Wales; the landscapes, songs, sounds, voices, stories and melodies of which all feed and inhabit the music she creates. www.ffionaynsley.com
Will Sharp
Musician
Before joining the team, Will played the role of Paul Simon in the internationally touring theatre show, ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story’. He got bored of pretending to be someone else so now he’s here, playing bass (which is more fun) and seeing how he can bring his authentic self to a wonderful team of people in a wonderful show.
Kathy Owen
Actor
Kathy is a dynamic and accomplished actress with an extensive career spanning over two decades in film, television, and theatre.
Her background as a journalist, radio host and television news anchor, has honed her storytelling skills, making her a captivating and relatable performer.
Kathy’s journey in acting began in 1993 and has since flourished, encompassing a diverse range of performances that showcase her versatility and skill. She has made appearances in the MoviStar series *En el Corredor de la Muerte* (2019), *Third World Cop* (1999) *Life and Debt* (2001) and *The Royal Twin (2024)* as well as having credits for a recent role as a Fremen in *Dune Part 2* (2024).
Mufrida Hayes
Actor
Mufrida is an actor, improvisor and voice artist who also facilitates and coaches in the corporate world. Born in the UK and raised on both sides of the globe, she has an eclectic cultural background.
TV includes BBC (Doctors) ITV (Emmerdale), BBC (Silent Witness), Sky (Talking to the Dead)
Theatre: The Night of the Iguana (Noel Coward), Patience (Finborough), Reunions (Theatre 503) and Hamlet (Manchester Library). Improv with Improbable at Nottingham Playhouse, BAC, Melkweg, and Nica Burn’s Theatresports Donmar Warehouse, Edinburgh Fest, and Glasgow Mayfest. Voice includes award winning plays for BBC Radio 4, audiobooks and voice for T-Mobile for 10 years. www.mufridahayes.com