Feral Productions in partnership with Rural Media, The Courtyard and Hereford College of Arts
Reclaim the woods Rewrite the story
Live Cast Jenny-May has worked as an associate artist with Feral Productions since 2009 (‘Hush Now’, ‘Feral Tales’, ‘7 Airs’, ‘Follow Me’, ‘Four Corners’, ‘Dead or Alive’, L’il Suzy Got Married’, ‘Shattered’, ‘Russian Roulette’, ‘Locked’, ‘The Gingerbread House’). She appeared as a musician in Presence Projects’‘Lughnasa’ in 2023. She was Associate Artist for Open Sky Productions 2015-2018 (‘The Mighty Prince’, ‘Hairy Fairy Tales’, ‘Folk’) and visiting lecturer at Hereford College of Arts 2009-2013. She was Associate Director for Y Touring Theatre 2006-2009 and has worked as an actorJenny - May While musician with companies across Europe (Spiel Theatre, Collectivo Decolage, Soif Compagnie, La Vache Bleue). Jenny-May trained at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq and the University of Leeds and is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher.
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Wolf Sam Dugmore
Sam Dugmore is a performer and theatre maker whose work has played to festivals all over the world, collecting numerous awards along the way. Having trained and worked as an actor for over 10 years he then studied at École Jacques Lecoq before forming the award-winning comedy trio The Latebloomers. He’s toured to packed houses in Sydney, Bergen, Adelaide, Edinburgh, Prague, London and Melbourne with his award-winning solo and ensemble work and taught workshops in the UK, Europe and Australia. His solo show MANBO was the winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Award at the Adelaide Fringe.
Theatre-maker, performer, gardener, writer, storyteller, curator, maker of giants/goddesses/creatures out of mud, sticks and plants, Cornishwoman. Sue has travelled the world, making theatre in unlikely places with Kneehigh & WildWorks. With her brother, Pete, she has made many large scale earth sculptures including the Mudmaid & Giant at Heligan & Eve at Eden. Last year they made a 6 metre high vixen for Heligan, ‘Lowarnes’. She was Artistic Director of the Eden Project for seven years, & now works on the new Eden Projects that are being developed . Sue is an Honorary Fellow of Falmouth University and a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh, bardic name Gwriori a Gewri ‘Maker of Giants’
Mum Laura Gwynne
Granny Sue Hill
Laura’s passion for performance began at the age of 5 & she has been a stalwart of the local theatre scene ever since, bringing depth & commitment to every role she undertakes. With Feral Productions, Laura has taken on diverse characters including George (the ghost), Danni & Char in “The Word on the Street" & in "Hush Now, hidden women." She has also collaborated with escape room experiences alongside 2Faced Dance, performing across different performance mediums. Her work with The Courtyard has been extensive, appearing as Bertha Mason in "Jane Eyre", Mrs Medlock in "The Secret Garden" & the formidable Nelly Dean in “Wuthering Heights”. Additionally, Laura runs her own successful travel Red Fragments: agency, Allseasons Baby Red – Jamie Shaw-Thompson Travel. School Kid Red – Lucia Jervis
Adult Red – Hannah King & Ozzy Pike Wolf Fragments: Granny Red – Lillis Baskil Baby Wolf – Metal Griffiths Guardians of the Forest: School Kid Wolf – Daniel Chapman Bethan Walters Teen Wolf – Jack Eyles Michael Diggle Grandad Wolf – Charlie Chidley Megan Sparks Covers/FOH – Elly Ingram and Jess Squire
Soundtrack Cast Red - Claire Adams Born and raised in California, Claire graduated from the University of Southern California then received her MA in Classical Acting from LAMDA. Credits include: Into the Woods (Hollywood Bowl), Kinky Boots (Gateway Playhouse), Violet (Actor’s COp), Fun Home (SanDiego Playhouse), Incognito (Rubicon Theatre)
Wolf - Milo Twomey Milo initially trained at the University of Warwick & East 15. He has since worked extensively across film, theatre & television in addition to teaching at the Royal Academy of Music. Credits include: Marble Hall Murders (BBC), Agatha Raisin (Sky), A Discovery of Witches (Bad Wolf), War of the Worlds (BBC), War & Peace (BBC), Band of Brothers (Dreamworks), Mary Poppins (UK Tour), Granny - Madeleine Worrall Madeleine was raised in Edinburgh and received dramatic training from LAMDA. Highlights in an illustrious career include appearing in the lead role in the NT’s 2015 production of Jane Eyre, screened across the UK & as Cinderella in Stephen Fry’s version for the Old Vic. Credits include: Peter Pan (National Theatre), The Huntsman (Universal), Gone With the Wind (New London Theatre),Call the Midwife (BBC), Paddington (Heyday Films)
Mum - Frances McNamee Francis is a graduate of East 15, and her varied career includes working with Sting in his musical, The Last Ship. Credits include: Big Fish (The Other Palace), Love Labour’s Lost (RSC), Old Time Music Hall (Hackney Empire), and Les Miserables (20th Anniversary Production) Narrator - Alice Barclay Alice is an actor, Iyengar yoga teacher & theatre practitioner based in Bristol. She was part of the original cast of War Horse, is a founder member of poetry performing co. Live Canon & has recorded audio play & books for the V&A. Credits include: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, The Winter’s Tale (The Tobacco Factory), Believe Me, A Spy Among Friends, The Long Call (Britbox) Choir • Jess Harms • Beth Eden • Léa Saugé • Emily Leaver • Amelia Green • • Martina Eco • Elizabeth Coulson • Megan Tuck • Sarah Nottingham • • Chick Atkinson • Heidi Perrins • Victoria Bishop • Bethany Horton • Lou Rogers • Additional finale singers • Hannah Jacobs • Louise Airey •Jenny Albon • Rebecca Gane • Mary Gwynn • • Jodie Holliday • Nadége Andrew • Katie McFarland • Lauren Ashling Hill • • Luisa-Christie Walton-Stoev • Kelly Morris Kidd • Lucy Freeman • Wenying Wu •
Candi Underwood formed performance choir City of Stars in 2021. Candi is an acclaimed vocal coach, working with Matt Smith & Nick Cave for The Death of Bunny Munro. City of Stars has rapidly grown to encompass four different branches across Sussex.
BAND Piano Livi van Warmelo Violin Raphael Papo Guitar John Gregson Bodhran Tom Daley Double bass Sofia van Warmelo & Sam Hopkins
CREATIVES Creative Director/Writer Estelle van Warmelo Director/Dramaturg Stephanie Kempson Creative Producer Lou Rogers Composition/Musical Direction Livi van Warmelo Sound Designer Johanna Bramli Costume/Props Designer Carl Davies Filmmaker Rachel Lambert (Director/ Producer for Rural Media) Digital Projection Mapping Chris Plant Digital Mapping Production Assistant Rebecca Farkas Lasers Lavine Reindorf, Seb Lee-Delisle & Abby Shum Animation Courtney McCarthy Production Management & Lighting Rachael Duthie Stage Management/Technician Mina Nakamura Production Assistant Alice Johnson Marketing Evie Colman Marketing and Admin Support Jordan Todd Recording engineers Freya Lewis, Florian Porada, Patrick Bentley-Sullivan, Dave Jones, Corin Myatt Front of House Ged and Mike Truelove HCA coordinator Gillian Hipp Work Experience Digby Gibbons Technical Assistant Archie Russell Thanks to Megan Barker for thoughts about wild things
About Us Feral brings fresh perspective to familiar environments, giving voice to the essence of place through site-specific, multi-sensory productions. We pioneer site-inspired performance that is Made In Herefordshire and resonates with national and international audiences. Our digital partners, Rural Media, exist to empower rural young people and underserved communities to find their voice, develop their creative talent, and use digital creativity to drive real social change.
Crowdfunders The Friends of Red • Julia Youll • Bethan walters • Lucia Jervis • Abigail Bevan • GF Newman • • Melanie & Chris Denning • Frank and Billy • Evelyn Langland • The Supporters of Red • Murf • Susan Warren • With thanks to our generous anonymous supporters.
Feral Productions receives financial assistance from The Elmley Foundation. Red was made possible with the financial support from Arts Council England and Visit Herefordshire and the support of The Woodland Trust, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust & The National Trust