Night Out in Nature: Cast

Sophie is an actor-musician (flute, alto sax/bass) and community artist with a passion for sensory performance and inclusion. Recent credits include touring with Frozen Light in "The Bar at the Edge of Time", cocreating sensory gig theatre for 0-3 year olds in "A Message for the Future" with Crescendorious for The Southbank Centre and bringing the goblin energy to "The Christmas Goblin" by Crescendorious at Ark, Margate. When not performing, Sophie can be found working with learning disabled led DIY Theatre Company in Salford or falling from her aerial silks at Cloud Aerial Arts in Manchester. She adores working with Frozen Light, bringing age appropriate and sensory performances to audiences with PMLD nationwide. 

Iona is an Actor Musician from Wiltshire. She trained at East 15 Acting School studying Acting and Community Theatre. Some performing highlights include: Home (Folio Theatre, Wiltshire Creative), I Love You Mum I Promise I Won’t Die (The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation), Father Christmas (Royal Albert Hall, Goblin Theatre), Magical Moggie (FEEL Theatre) and the Pilgrimage (Cocoloco). She composed & wrote an episode for Goblin Theatre’s Podcast Musical Stories for Kids, and co created and composed Magical Moggie A Musical Adventure, an interactive, digital storybook for audiences with complex needs. Iona has recently received an arts council grant to develop herself as a sensory music composer for audiences with PMLD.

Harry is a musician, composer, and workshop facilitator with a strong commitment to inclusivity in the arts. He collaborates with organisations such as Paraorchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and Diverse City,  often composing and playing for touring and digital productions and supporting community-led initiatives.

Since studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Harry has developed a broad and versatile practice as both a composer and performer. 

As a trumpet player, he has performed alongside artists including Jona Lewie, Robbie McIntosh (Paul McCartney), The Dualers, and The Skatalites. He also works as a musician-actor with acclaimed inclusive theatre companies such as Frozen Light and Extraordinary Bodies.

Harry’s work spans creative residencies, education, and outreach, with a particular focus on underrepresented communities and accessible music-making. He has delivered workshops in SEN settings, often integrating assistive technologies with traditional instruments. As a musical director, he is dedicated to supporting emerging talent through brass tuition and conducting community ensembles.

Aadil is a performer and facilitator based in Worcester. He has recently completed his training at University of Worcester, achieving an MTheatre in Touring Theatre with first class honours. His theatre credits include Crimplene Crusaders (Vamos Theatre), Owen in To the Streets! (Birmingham Hippodrome & China Plate Theatre), Burnt Lavender (Missing Link Theatre), Taking Flight (Highly Sprung Theatre Company), and Nibbles in West Side Story (Birmingham Hippodrome).

Aadil is passionate about access & inclusion, having facilitated several mask and sensory workshops for people with learning disabilities. He has also toured his work across the West Midlands and at various Fringe festivals, devising shows that combine therapeutic approaches to encapsulate the beauty of humanity, often through a sensory, postdramatic lens. He particulary encourages work from fellow queer artists of colour.

Recent stage credits include The Grandmothers Grimm (Some Kind of Theatre), The Tempest (Cream Faced Loons), Gallathea, A Christmas Carol and Antony & Cleopatra (The Show Must Go Online), The Third Murderer, an interactive online experience (Sheffield Theatres), and multiple award-winning appearances at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. Recent voice credits include audio drama The Secret of St Kilda (Haggis and Dragons Productions) and narrative non-fiction series Caper (Studio Ochenta). When not on-stage Michelle dedicates her time to the support and development of new writing with a focus on improving representation and inclusion for performers of colour, LGBTQIA* performers and performers with hidden disabilities.

Iona is an Actor Musician from Wiltshire. She trained at East 15 Acting School studying Acting and Community Theatre. Some performing highlights include: Home (Folio Theatre, Wiltshire Creative), I Love You Mum I Promise I Won’t Die (The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation), Father Christmas (Royal Albert Hall, Goblin Theatre), Magical Moggie (FEEL Theatre) and the Pilgrimage (Cocoloco). She composed & wrote an episode for Goblin Theatre’s Podcast Musical Stories for Kids, and co created and composed Magical Moggie A Musical Adventure, an interactive, digital storybook for audiences with complex needs. Iona has recently received an arts council grant to develop herself as a sensory music composer for audiences with PMLD.

www.ionajohnson.co.uk

Phoebe Kemp is a theatre maker and performer, with a passion for sensory theatre and reaching groups of audiences often excluded. Phoebe has been working in theatre for over 10 years, and has worked with leading sensory theatre practitioners including Gill Brigg and Oily Cart. Outside of sensory theatre, Phoebe wrote and toured a solo show about disabled suffragette May Billinghurst, co-led Natural Theatre’s “Natural Diversions” project (creating street theatre from a disability perspective) and assistant directed “Never Better” a show about mental health by Strike a Light Theatre Company.

Cathy gained a First in English from Sheffield University, winning the William Empson Prize for Acting, then went on to train at the Poor School. She first met Frozen Light at their 2017 Residency, which led to co-founding Collidescape, to create & tour Wanderlust, for audiences with PMLD, for which she wrote all the songs & music. She has worked with the National on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Untold Stories; other highlights include Witness for the Prosecution; The Mousetrap; work with Watermill Theatre; Theatre Royal Bath; & Jersey Opera House. She currently plays historical roles in schools with Freshwater Theatre Co. Cathy recently devised all the songs for MakeBelieve Arts’ online Song Basket; & has led Rucksack Music since her 19 year old was a toddler.

www.cathywalker.co.uk

Jane trained at East 15 Acting School in Acting and Community Theatre. She is a theatre practitioner and workshop facilitator, specialising in working with neurodivergent young people and adults. Jane co-founded Make/Sense Theatre in Reading - a company that creates work for, by and with the neurodivergent community. She was recently the Associate Director on When This Is Over, an anthology of life stories as told by a young company of neurodivergent actors in association with Reading Rep Theatre and Company Three. Jane also worked as composer and actor/musician on Make/Sense’s recent multi-sensory theatre piece inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and is currently performing in a wintry sensory production she co-wrote and composed for Make/Sense Theatre to take to local SEN schools called The Fox Tale.

Rachel is an Actor Musician from Hull. She trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and studied English at the University of Hull. Recent credits include Sugar Coat (Vault), Joan of Leeds (Breach), Canary And The Crow (Arcola Theatre), I Hate Alone (Middle Child), The Sicilian Courtesan, and Kasimir and Karoline (Gate Theatre).She is also a founding member of She Productions Theatre Company, most recently composing and appearing in It’s Different For Girls (ERT) and MissCast (Teatro Bar El Vicio).

Anna is a maker-of-things based in Bristol, working across disciplines including theatre, textiles, installation and live art. She is passionate about breaking down barriers to access and inclusion in everything she does and holds a Level 6 certificate in British Sign Language. She is currently Assistant Facilitator with Many Minds (a Bristol-based mental health and performance charity) and Taking Flight Theatre’s youth theatre for d/Deaf young people in Cardiff. She recently worked with Bristol Old Vic to create a digital version of her live art piece All The Threads You Left Behind for their Sudden Connections season.