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Brian Blessed

Writer/Director. Stephen M. Hunt made his debut as writer/director with his radical adaptation of The Merchant of Venice on the main stage of the Harlow Playhouse, 1999 for The Belmont Players. The following year, for the same company at the same venue, he directed No Sex Please, We're British. Much later, he directed a partial rehearsed reading for SourFeast Theatre of his first original play, a piece now called Impossible Steps. This same work had a full rehearsed reading at the Brockley Jack Theatre starring Rosalind Adler (My Family, BBC TV) directed by Kirsty Bennett. Impossible Steps transferred to the Rosemary Branch Theatre last year. In that production, Stephen directed the legendary Hildegard Neil in the lead role and Ben Owukwe ("Recall" in London's Burning LWT). Stephen's work with Hildegard Neil has become an ongoing collaboration with the 2009 tour of Impossible Steps which Hildegard and Stephen co-direct. In addition, Stephen has written Pernission Painted especially for Hildegard and Rosalind Blessed. This new play has a rehearsed reading at The Tristan Bates Theatre in central London this September with Brian Blessed reading a lead role. Actability Theatre have Stephen's recently published play Problem Day in rehearsal, Stephen will be directing Edward D'Arcy Hatton's play Over The Top at the end of the year in Liverpool.

Fight Choreographer: Hilary Catherine Gillespie. Hilary attained her Advanced BADC Combat certification with Fight Master Jonathan Howell.

Lighting Designer. Hannah Guppy graduated from the University of Kent in 2008 after interning at the Royal Court LX department. She was assistant designer to Katherine Williams at the Young Vic. Other credits include lighting design for Foriegn Lands, Blasted and Compromised Immunity at the University of Kent. She is also lighting designer for Impossible Steps (UK tour), Permission Painted, a rehearsed reading at the Tristan Bates Theatre September, 2009 with Brian Blessed.

Stage Manager. Jamie Anderson has been working in various capacities of professional theatre for the past three years. He has worked primarily as Acting ASM for Millenium Dance 2000 and also for Hiss and Boo Productions. He has been stage managing at the Edinburgh Festival for Casbah Theatre Company on Tapestry of Fear. He also enjoyed tour of Holland last year as lighting assistant and audio visual operator on 70's Sing-a-Long for David Graham Productions. He is stage manager for Impossible Steps (UK tour), Permission Painted a rehearsed reading at the Tristan Bates Theare with Brian Blessed.