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manolis emmanouel
artistic director
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For eclectic, Manolis has played Alexander Valmont in Alexander's Diary at the Baron's Court and Man In The Moon Theatres, and Vittor in I Just Broke Up at the White Bear Theatre.
Manolis recently appeared on stage in The Red Lanterns (Pentameters Theatre). He is also in the pop video for Idlewild's song You Held The World In Your Arms, the short films Meet my Father, Mira and Siren and has recorded radio commercials for Heineken, London Metropolitan Police and for Bosch and Lomb. Other voice work includes dubbing on the "Golden Moments of Euro 2004" DVD. At the Diorama Studios Manolis appeared in the improvised/devised piece Transit Lounge.
His theatre roles whilst in Greece include Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Florido in The Servant of Two Masters and Philleas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days.
Roles played in training in the UK include Errico Verri in Pirandello’s Tonight We Improvise (Brno International Theatre Festival), Messenger in Oedipus The King, Yoyo in Three Birds Alighting on a Field, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, Percival in Misalliance and Serebriakov in Uncle Vanya.
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shannon fairchild
artistic director
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For eclectic, Shannon has played Vanessa in Alexander's Diary at the Baron's Court and Man In The Moon Theatres; Yvonne in I Just Broke Up at the White Bear Theatre; and Lucy in How to Be Female at the Pleasance StageSpace.
Shannon was born and raised in the USA, where she was a member of the Towers Players and the Guerilla Theatrer Companies. She played Tammi in the independent feature film Criminal Minds and holds a BA and an MA (hons) in English from Miami University (Oxford).
She co-authored Alexander's Diary and has previously published poetry and restaurant reviews. She is currently working on a screenplay entitled Mineral Wells.
Roles played whilst training include: Ina/Lavender in Kate Atkinson's Abdandonment, Lady Windermere in Lady Windermere's Fan, Mrs Cheveley in An Ideal Husband, and The Princess of France in Love's Labours Lost.
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nigel de sousa
assistant producer
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For eclectic, Nigel has played Felix de Costa in Alexander's Diary at the Baron's Court Theatre, and bob in I Just Broke Up at the White Bear Theatre.
His previous professional work includes Feste & Ensemble in Twelfth Night for The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, and Salty in John Godber's Teechers for the Isleworth Actors Company. He has also played both Edmond and Edgar in King Lear (which opened the Caterbury Theatre Festival prior to a UK tour).
Nigel has done a number of T I E engagements nationwide from Scotland, Yorkshire and London. He was working with British Telecom on their £1million education programme, playing Muddle in their children's drama about communication skills. He also played both Banquo and Orsino in Macbeth and Twelfth Night in abrdiged versions on a Shakespeare tour, and played Boy in Poor Ted by Ali Campbell, a gripping children's drama about drug abuse. Nigel has also recently shot a commercial for BT and has done corporate work for Siemens.
While training Nigel’s many roles included Othello in Othello (!), Orsino in Twelfth Night, Marlow in She Stoops to Conquor, and Dominic in Amy’s View.
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matt jamie
publicity designer
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For eclectic, Matt directed Alexander's Diary at the Baron's Court Theatre (where he also played Azolan), and then at The Man In The Moon theatre.
As an actor, Matt has played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Daylight Players - Tour UK & Europe), Stephen & Ensemble in The Fun of the Fair (Riding Lights, UK Tour), Ford and Slender in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Duncan, Doctor, Witch & Ensemble in MacBeth (both Oddsocks, UK Tours), Feste in Twelfth Night (Oddsocks Schools Tour), Antipholus of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors, Tybalt and Paris in Romeo and Juliet (both Cambridge Shakespeare Festival), John Thorpe in Northanger (Jackson's Lane), Contarino in The Devil’s Law Case (White Bear). Charles the Dauphin in Shaw’s Saint Joan (South Street Theatre), and Antihpholus of Syracuse (again!) for the William Poel Memorial Festival at Shakespeare’s Globe, where he frequently performs Elizabethan play readings.
Film work includes independent short films Crouch End Confidential and The Interview as well as numerous commercials, corporate films and music videos.
For BBC Radio Nottingham Matt played Doug in Strawberries and Scream.
Matt is also a musician and composer - having written and performed music for a number of theatre productions and films - as well as being a graphic designer and photographer.
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georgina north
public relations
co-ordinator
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For eclectic Georgina played Lu in I Just Broke Up at the White Bear Theatre.
Georgina's professional theatre work includes Snout in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Millfield Theatre.
On television she has played Linda in The Bill (Thames TV), and she has appeared in a number of films which include Sian in Bubblegum (Wise Women Productions), Tina in The Hard Approach (Make Believe Productios) and Amanda in Far East (Hart/Massiv Productions).
In training Georgina played many roles including Imogen in Cymbeline, Regan in King Lear, Mabel Chiltern in An Ideal Husband, Sonia in Uncle Vanya, Paula in the Positive Hour, and Bertha in Accrington Pals.
Prior to training at Drama Studio London, Georgina also gained a BA (Hons) in Drama from St Mary's University College.
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