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Lauryn Redding
Lauryn is an writer, composer and actor. In 2022 she was one of eight people selected for the BBC Studios Writers' Academy and was awarded a prestigious Peggy Ramsay/Film 4 Playwrights' Scheme bursary for a year-long attachment at the Royal Exchange Theatre in 2023.
Ian Pirie is a Scottish actor born in Aberdeen who boasts a wealth of credits on both stage and screen.
Richard Kent
Richard Kent trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (2004 - 2007) and was awarded the Phillip Holt Trust Commendation Award on graduation.
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Jonas' first feature WHEN ANIMALS DREAM debuted at Cannes Critics’ Week 2014 and went on to screen at the London Film Festival. It's a smart, stylish coming-of-age film about a teenage girl living in a small fishing town who discovers she’s a werewolf.
Ciaran Donnelly
Ciaran is a multiple IFTA and BAFTA-winning filmmaker who has directed and produced on some of the world's biggest shows; most recently Amazon's THE WHEEL OF TIME, Netflix's VIKINGS: VALHALLA and ALTERED CARBON, and SyFy/DC's Superman spin-off series KRYPTON.
Makalla McPherson is a writer/director from London. Makalla wrote her debut play WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT for The Oval Theatre in 2018 which was supported by The Arts Council. Makalla was mentored by Coky Giedroyc whilst spending time on the set of BBC Drama, WHAT REMAINS.