Company BE Showcase!

BRONWYN ELIZABETH

Actor, Writer, Director, company BE founder

Bronwyn Elizabeth graduated from Lancaster Uni with a BA Hons in Musical Theatre. She then moved to Manchester and studies Acting For Camera at ActUpNorth for two years.

In 2019 she moved to London and has been studying Meisner since then. Bronwyn is the sole creator of company BE and the Never BEfore Showcase.

OWEN CLAYTON

Actor

Owen Clayton (he/they) recently graduated from ArtsEd with a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre. They are passionate about new writing and telling underrepresented stories through all mediums of performance.

MELISSA CAVANAGH

Actor

Melissa was a contestant on series 5 of ‘The Voice UK’ after Boy George picked her to be one of the twelve artists on his team.

Since moving to London from Sunderland to pursue Acting & Musical Theatre, she has performed at various venues and theatres such as Live at Zedel, Pizza Express Jazz Clubs & the Phoenix Artists Club. She also performs regularly with girl group The Sundaes (as seen on BBC’s All Together Now) including Maspalomas Winter Pride in Gran Canaria. She has had the privilege of performing alongside wonderful artists such as Roger Daltey (The Who), Ruthie Henshall, Jai McDowall, Christina Bianco & Jools Holland to name but a few. 

HOLLY SMITH

as Imogen

Holly Smith graduated with a First Class degree in 2020 after completing a three-year acting BA course at Kingston University. She is currently a member of the London Meisner Company.

TUMBA KATANDA

as Charley

Tumba Katanda trained as a dancer at the George Salter Academy. She found her interest in acting through her creative physical work.

Tumba Katanda currently trains at the Identity school of acting and is a member of the National Youth Theatre.

VINCENT GWYN

as Riz

Vincent first started his career behind the scenes in the video game industry (on the award-winning Final Fantasy XIV) until he trained with numerous acting tutors and directors (Christopher Hanvey, Clare Davidson & more) to get a better understanding of actors.

His training inspired him to completely switch careers, and now he focuses on acting full-time; while still having a fond place in his heart for video games.

Photo Credit: Laurie Brook Summers

GEMMA WHITELEY

Writer

Gemma is an actor, writer and director from Teesside, now based in Manchester. She is co artistic director of Company Four, a theatre company that specialises in devised work. Company Four’s debut show Three. Two. THIRTY premiered at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival to sold out audiences. Gemma’s first short play “Granola” was a finalist at OffCut at 53two and her spoken word has been published by the Howling Press and Buzzin Bards. She is thrilled to be included amongst the writers for this evening of new writing.

BRADLEY BUTLER

Actor

Bradley Butler is a British-Filipino actor born in Singapore.

Bradley is part of the National Youth Theatre (2021), and trains at Identity School of Acting (2021-2022). Roles include Jackie in Queers: Eight Monologues, Mr. Sims in The Nether and Tanner in WHITE.

Outside acting, Bradley works at a workers right startup and is a TikTok creator.

Sam St Claire

Actor

JACOB FREDA

Writer

Jacob Freda is an actor, writer, and director, currently based in Bristol. He recently graduated from Durham University with a BA (Hons) in English. He is a member of the National Youth Theatre, and recently completed their Senior Acting Course. 
This is the first time his work has been professionally performed on the stage, so he’s a bit excited.

CURTIS GRIME

Actor

Curtis is a Mancunian actor, director and writer who focuses on telling queer stories and experiences.He has trained across variety of styles including classical and Shakespearean, contemporary, physical theatre, forced entertainment and musical theatre.

Curtis’ stage credits include OURS 2018 tour, Macbeth, Grindr Survivr, Life in Limbo, Spring Awakening, The Government Inspector, The Crucible and Rent.His screen credits include Forest Creatures Feel No Cold, AfterBUTT, Modern Life is Rubbish and Netflix’s The King.

ELLIOT FERRIS

Actor

HOLLIE HURRELL

Actor

ISSY FLOWER

Writer, Actor

Issy Flower is a writer and actor based between London and Oxford. Her works includes commissions for Arts@The Old Fire Station, BBC New Creatives, and as a journalist for The Companion. She is currently on an MA Playwrighting course at Goldsmiths University.

OLIVIA FEARN

Actor

Photo Credit: YellowBellyPhoto

ELENI VARON

Actor

Photo Credit: Tom Barker

NICOLE BOTHA

Actor

Photo Credit: Andy Brown

MUNA ABDULAHI

Actor

GEORGIE TURNER

Actor

KAREN MARIAN

Actor

EMILY HUNTER

Writer

Emily is an actress and writer from Manchester. She is a Royal Central School of Speech and Drama alumni, as well as the founding member of Sticky Floor Productions. Sticky Floor provides a safe space for women to write, network and film their own projects – focusing on comedy.

Emily’s most recent work includes “The Confessional” in which she wrote and directed a cast of 26 during lockdown. She is currently working on a short film with JBL3Productions. It is worth noting that in return for coffee, Emily will do anything*.

*almost.

SOPHIE DOYLE

Actor