Lily Lowe-Myers
Actress, Playwright
Writer of 'Lonesome', 'Truth's Vision', 'Nicola,' 'Cleopatra's Key,' 'Never the Same,' 'Happiness' and 'Welcome...?'.
Lily began co-devising theatre aged nine, Florence – The Magdalena Project 1994, and has continued to create work with Meeting Ground Theatre Company (Shoes – 2003, Sail Away – 2010.) Lily's acting credits include lead roles on stage at The Royal Court, Lakeside, Playhouse Theatre Nottingham and Manchester's Contact Theatre. She received a first class honors for drama at Manchester University and has sung internationally and for television.
Omar Shahryar
Composer for Silent Picnic, Self Raising, Nicola and Cleopatra's Key
Omar is a British-Bangladeshi musician, composer, director and educator specialising in Opera and Song-writing. He has also worked as a pianist for dance classes, a librettist, improviser, actor, dancer and even as a singer! Omar has a wealth of experience in the creation and production of opera and musicals, having worked for the UK's major companies including Royal Opera, English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North, Birmingham Opera, Garsington Opera and Grange Park Opera.
Collaborative Artists
Director - Matt Costain
Director - Cat Gerrard
Director - Martin Berry
Director - Tom Wright
Director - Eve Leigh
Set Design - Sophie Mosberger
Set Design - Anne Holm Petersen
Lighting Design - Tom Mowat
Make-up - Chad Killoran Lucretia Foley-Train
Production Assistant - Emma O'Mara, Caley Powell
Film Editor - Alex Cockburn
Film Assistant Director - Nigel Morgan LME films
Robyn Cooper
Actress, Screenwriter
Writer of 'Silent Picnic,' 'Self Raising' and 'But...Sometimes.'
Director of 'Self Raising', and 'But...Sometimes'
Robyn's television work includes lead roles in Doctors (BBC1,) and Casualty (BBC1.) Theatre highlights include working with the National Theatre on Lady Boxers, an exploration of female fighters in the Victoria era and playing Princess Leia in Secret Cinema's Star Wars.
Courtenay Johnson
Creative Producer working on arts, community and heritage projects both locally, in the East Midlands, and nationally. Courtenay founded Carbon Theatre in 2018 to produce new work centred around equality, feminism and accessibility.
Courtenay trained at Mountview, graduating with an MA Creative Producing in 2017, and completed placements with Royal & Derngate and Fuel. She has also worked as General Manager for Finborough Theatre.
MISSION ABORT by Therese Ramstedt (★★★★ The Stage) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017, VAULT Festival 2018 and London/Sweden/UK Tour; BABY DADDY by Elinor Coleman (★★★★ Stage Talk Magazine) at Assembly Festival Edinburgh Fringe 2018; WELCOME…? by Lily Lowe-Myers (★★★★ Spy in the Stalls) at Nottingham Playhouse and Bridewell Theatre; HEAD ROT HOLIDAY by Sarah Daniels at The Hope Theatre (★★★★ Broadway World UK).
