SAMANTHA PEARS
Represented by AKM Talent Management
CREATIVE TEAM
SAMANTHA PEARS
Writer & Performer - 'Ellie'
Samantha is 1/3 of LazyLeaf Theatre company. She is a Theatre Director, Actor & Singer trained at the London College of Music. Specialising in new writing & devising.
Directing Credits include: ‘For You I’d Wait’ (Turbine Theatre, Union Theatre), ‘London Zoo’ (Winner of Best Production & Best Ensemble at the London Pub Theatre Awards, Bread & Roses Theatre) ‘Blueberries for the Rainbow’ (Bread & Roses Theatre)
Acting Credits include: ‘Blocks Falling! The Tetris Musical’, ‘It’s Got Legs!!!!!!!!’, (Golden Goose Theatre) Amazing Coincidences (Bread & Roses) Cracked (Bread & Roses) ‘Red Tent’ (Fuse Festival)
Film Credits include: ‘The Crossing’ (FilmCor Productions)
NICOLA MOORE
Writer & Performer 'Ash'
Nicola is 1/3 of LazyLeaf Theatre Company. She is an Actor & Singer who trained at London College of Music, specialising in devising and improvisation.
Acting Credits include; ‘Lollipops,’ (awarded Gold for Best Student Short by Independent Shorts Award), ‘Mandrake,’ (BFI and NI Screens), ‘Hope Street,’ (BBC), ‘The Scene - My Wee Home,’ (Get Over It Productions), and 'Housejacker,' (NI Screens).
LAURA-MAY HASSAN
Writer & Performer - 'Rachel'
Laura-May is 1/3 of LazyLeaf Theatre Company. She is a Theatre Director & Actor & Singer. Trained at St.Mary’s University. Specialising in Theatre For Change and Devising.
Directing credits include; ‘Limitless’ (Richmond Shakespeare Society, Mary Wallace theatre) ‘Holloway Jones’ (Nominated for Best Youth Theatre Production, Richmond Shakespeare Society, Mary Wallace Theatre) ‘Actor, interrupted’ (Four Fig ‘Middles’ Golden Goose Theatre)
Acting Credits include; Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (ArcelorMittal Orbit)
Film Directing Credits include: Speak Out in Hounslow, Hate Crime Project
Luke Merchant
Director
Luke is a multilingual theatre director and actor based in London and Barcelona. He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He has a keen interest in improvisation, following impulses and being playful and curious as a way of keeping things fresh in every performance.
Directing credits include: The Mortality Cure (Clapham Fringe), Babysitting the Cheese (The Platform) and Bed (The Platform)
Acting credits include: Drive (BBC), Nexus (Inner Eye Productions), Anna Karenina (Richard Burton Company), Much Ado About Nothing (Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival).
THOMAS WEST
Composer
Thomas is an Actor Musician/Composer and Musical Director. Training: MA Actor Musicianship (Rose Bruford College) BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship (LCM)
MD/Composer Credits: Musical Director “Medea” (Rose Bruford College) Composer “For You I’d Wait” (Turbine Theatre/Union Theatre) Composer “Sorry World, This Is Us…” (In development) Musical Director/Composer “Welcome To Thebes” (LCM)
ABOUT THE RED TENT
Work drives everyone mad; from drinking too much coffee and popping out for a cigarette to stress-crocheting and calling on the occasional Ouija board, Ellie, Ash and Rachel do what they can to survive. Alone. Obviously. That is until they find themselves locked in a storage cupboard together. Ét voilà; The Red Tent. A space traditionally reserved for women to menstruate, give birth and share stories, it is reimagined to bring these isolated women together as they grapple with the idea of female friendships and face the question one cannot avoid in claustrophobic circumstances; what now?
ABOUT LAZYLEAF THEATRE COMPANY
At LazyLeaf theatre company, we are hell-bent on keeping joy and spontaneity at the centre of our work by implementing tools of improvisation and devising. We believe that in pulling on the thread of everyday life, we can harvest the whacky, ridiculous and occasionally outrageous elements which are too often overlooked. It’s hidden amongst the piles of unwashed clothes, lost in the delayed trains and sitting at the window, staring out at the rain. We believe it is integral to make space for a bit of fun; after all, they call them plays* for a reason.
*LazyLeaf would like to offer their sincere apologies for this frankly uninspiring pun but to be fair, we aren’t called ThinkReallyHardAboutThingsLeaf.
**The word play in relation to a performance actually originates from the Greek word paizo, meaning, ‘to act.’ Not that anyone asked.
FEEDBACK FORM
If you saw the show at FUSE Festival or at the Clapham Fringe we would love your feedback on how you found it so we can further develop the show.