PERFORMER

Gareth’s TV credits include STEELTOWN MURDERS, the title role in the television film GRAV, THE INDIAN DOCTOR, REQUIEM and CASUALTY for the BBC, as well as a leading role in the psychological thriller 35 AWR for S4C.

On stage, he has toured internationally with the highly-acclaimed one-man show GRAV, about legendary Welsh rugby player Ray Gravell and is a regular with touring company Black Rat Theatre Company.

Gareth is also a highly skilled voice artist and has voiced a wide range of commercial campaigns, documentaries and heritage audio guides.

PLAYWRIGHT

Owen Thomas is an award-winning Playwright originally from Mid Wales. His previous writing work includes ‘The Wood’and ‘Grav’for the Torch Theatre where he is also proud to be an Associate Artist. ‘Grav’, a one man show about the life of Ray Gravell, won a Laurel Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and the Audience Award at the Wales Theatre Awards in 2016. The play has subsequently toured extensively with recent sell-out runs in London, Washington and New York.

His breakthrough play, ‘Richard Parker’, won ‘Best International Show’ at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles in 2012. His other plays include ‘Robert Golding’, ‘The Dead of Night’ ‘Meat’ and‘Benny’a one man show about the life of Benny Hill. This summer, ‘West’,his first American commission, premiered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to a standing ovation and will be touring Wales in 2020. Owen is currently developing several new plays including ‘An Orange in the Subway’,and ‘The Night Porter’,a ghost story for RCT Theatres which will be staged in Spring 2020. Owen also co-runs ‘Rebel Rebel Comedy’ a monthly stand-up comedy night at Tiny Rebel in Cardiff.

A drama teacher of 20 years plus experience Owen teaches on the Young Actor’s Studio Program for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and is the Visiting Teacher of LAMDA and Trinity for Benenden School. He also runs a successful Youth Theatre in his home village of Tongwynlais.

https://regantalentgroup.co.uk/portfolio_page/owen-thomas/

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER

Fringe Management, LLC has produced well over 100 plays around the world, with over 90 of those shows presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe including the Fringe First winner “runt,” (Sony Radio Academy Award for BBC World Service production); “This is So Not About the Simpsons” (starring Harry Shearer of “This is Spinal Tap” and “The Simpsons”) and several productions featuring the international comedy sensation The Pajama Men.

http://fringemanagement.co.uk/

PRODUCER

Joanne Hartstone is a multi award winning South Australian producer, performer, playwright, director, presenter and teacher. She is a prolific theatre maker, and the shows she brings to Adelaide Fringe are always synonymous with quality, entertainment, innovation and originality. 2024 is her 18th Adelaide Fringe season.

https://www.instagram.com/joannehartstone/