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Jen Hardy
Jen Hardy is an improviser and actor from the North West. Beginning her career as a teacher, Jen has a passion for working with young people, and currently works for a national children's charity as well as being a trustee for a children's inclusion and disability charity. Jen has been improvising for over seven years and has performed, taught and coached across the country, and has been coached by a range of improvisers such as Katy Schutte, Pippa Evans, Will Hines and Sebastian Conelli. As a disabled woman, Jen uses her experiences to write spoken word poetry which is being performed across the North West.
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Ian Hayles
Ian is an Actor/Writer/Director/Improvisor who has been involved in the Improvisation scene in the Northwest for over twenty years.
Trained at LAMDA, Ian soon found his way into experiential and immersive theatre, eventually taking a place at The Wigan Pier Theatre company. He was a founder member of Liverpool’s Impropriety and its first Artistic lead, shaping the formative years of the company and training the founder members (and himself) in Improv performance and forms. After Impropriety he founded Casino Improv in Wigan, eventually finding a home base at The Old Courts where they produce monthly shows and special performances. Ian has taught at Rose Bruford and ALRA North, covering Improv and Spontaneity for the actor, Audition Technique, Mask and Clown as well as Directing productions of The Cherry Orchard, Female Transport and Citizenship, amongst others. |
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Mark Smith
Mark is a multi-award-winning actor and director and has worked for over twenty-five years as a professional devisor, director, improviser, storyteller and workshop facilitator. He brings a wealth of knowledge in developing stories for the stage and he loves making things up spontaneously. His PhD is based on these very subjects.
Mark toured nationally and internationally (2004-2014) with the long form show called Hoof! Since then, he has developed numerous long form improv shows on behalf of Wing It – Impro & Stories and set up / curated the first edition of Liverpool improvisation festival which ran in April 2023 at the Unity theatre, Liverpool. Follow Mark on Instagram @wing_it-Impro X / twitter @wingimpro |
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Becky Webb
Becky is a clown and street theatre performer by trade and it is from this road, she discovered improv.
With her own company she has produced walkabout and street shows - including for Glastonbury Festival and Winchester Hat Fair - as well as working for companies such as Artemis Productions, Circus Malabaristas, The Bureau of Random Acts and Aardman Animations. As an improviser she has worked with various companies including The Hot Air Baboons (Bristol, UK), Impropriety (Liverpool, Uk) and Die-Nasty (Edmonton, Canada). She currently performs as part of a number of teams in the North West including Regular Job, Mystery Laugh and Road Trip. |
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Nathan DunnNathan is a creative based in Liverpool and Sheffield. He has worked as a videographer for the National Student Drama Festival since 2022, and is a creative director with Headloss (@headlossmusic), an arts company centered around creating original multimedia live performance and original music. HEADLOSS - THEATRE |
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Andrew Ness
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Jason KellyJason Kelly is a Northern Irish artist and theatre maker, currently working in Liverpool.
Jason documents the festival through collaging images created using ink and watercolour. Follow Jason on Instagram: @jasonkellypainting |
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Thomas Florence
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Thomas Florence is a seasoned theatre professional with extensive expertise in video creation and editing. He excels in storytelling, technical proficiency, and immersive experiences, demonstrated through various projects with his company But Why? As well as being a mind reader and escape artist. His CV is starting to look like he’s a character made by the “yes and” process. www.thomasflorence.com
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Zara Pass
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Nia Golden
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Lalaine Soriano
A current first year at LJMU studying Musical Theatre, Lalaine is a singer and actress who is passionate about the ins-and-outs of theatre. She takes pleasure in every aspect of the art of entertainment including directing, performing, writing, composing, teaching, assisting and (of course!) consuming. She hopes to one day be able to direct and write a piece of her own after acquiring the skills and knowledge during her university years.
With the drive and adoration she has for the craft, she is enthusiastic to be assisting in the festival as an audience liaison. She hopes to be a friendly face for the audience as they enjoy the talented acts over the weekend! You can watch her progression through honing her talents and skills on her instagram page: @laloon.acts " |
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Saffron Gotch
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Sarah Fegan
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