About the Performers:
Adrien Spencer – Performer/Puppeteer
Adrien graduated from Emil Dale Academy in 2021. Their credits include Swing/Shirelle in the Beautiful: The Carole King Musical UK tour, Princess Beauty in Sleeping Beauty, Mouse in Billie the Kid, and Kai in the UK tour of The Lightbulb Princess. Adrien also appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in Godcatcher. Passionate about children’s theatre, Adrien is delighted to be working with MishMash Productions again.
Charlotte Fairbairn – Violin/Performer
Charlotte is a violinist and violist specialising in both modern and period instruments. She performs with ensembles including The English Concert, The Hanover Band, Orchestra of the Swan, and the Academy of Ancient Music, and has led St Albans Symphony Orchestra since 2020. A regular collaborator with MishMash Productions since 2017, she has also performed as an onstage instrumentalist at Garsington Opera (Orfeo, 2022) and Longborough Festival Opera (The Fairy Queen, 2023). Charlotte trained at the Royal Academy Junior Department, King’s College London and Trinity Laban, and has a strong interest in coaching and the mind–body connection.
Sophie Rivlin – Cello/Performer/Musical Director
Sophie is a London based cellist and performer who tours widely across the UK and internationally. She performs with orchestras, contemporary groups and chamber ensembles, and has appeared at festivals in Finland, Sweden, Portugal, Brazil and Palestine. After studying at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music, she won the Royal College of Music’s string quartet competition and completed a specialist Chamber Music Masters course. Sophie is particularly interested in theatrical approaches to chamber music. She received Arts Council DYCP funding to develop her stage directing skills and has directed Toot! (MishMash) and a Triolino production for Jeunesse, Austria, as well as co-directing the award‑winning in Sync (Scottish Ensemble/MishMash).
Sagnick Mukherjee – Viola/Performer
Originally from Kolkata, Sagnick began his musical training in Indian classical singing before discovering the viola and violin. His interest in Western classical music brought him to Glasgow, where he studied at the University of Glasgow and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His work spans diverse styles and traditions—from historically informed performance to new compositions, collaborations and improvisation—shaped by his curiosity for the spaces between musical cultures.
About the Company:
Hannah Stone – Director
Hannah is a Theatre Maker and Director from Nottingham and Co-Artistic Director of The Gramophones Theatre Company. She was an Associate Artist at Nottingham Playhouse from 2021–2023. Directing credits include: SHEWOLVES by Sarah Middleton (Southwark Playhouse, Off West End Award nominations; published by Samuel French), Goldilocks (Nottingham Playhouse), Aidy the Awesome (The Gramophones, National Tour), Pinocchio (Nottingham Playhouse), Darkslide (R&D), The King Stone (R&D), and The Mother and Son Play (Young Vic, 2023).
Ria Ashcroft – Associate Director
Ria is an award‑winning Director, Actor, Physical Theatre Specialist, Circus Artist, Theatre Maker, Dramaturg and Facilitator. She is drawn to stories that centre marginalised voices and embrace playfulness, complexity and innovative forms. A committed advocate for inclusive and accessible practice, her directing credits include Take Flight and Lost Performers Club – Joan and the Dragon. Ria is also Co‑Artistic Director of Rebel Sparks and Circus Hub.
Erin Fleming – Designer
Erin is a Theatre Designer and Artist based in Nottingham, currently Trainee Scenic Artist at Nottingham Playhouse, supported by the Theatre Artists Fund. Recent design credits include The Magical Major Oak, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bubble, and The Tempest (Nottingham Playhouse). She has also worked with Sheffield Crucible, Lakeside Arts Centre and The Starring Lincoln Theatre Company. Her wider portfolio includes work for Harrods, Kit Theatre, Egg Box Theatre, ARCADE and Ditto Theatre, and spans community productions, puppet making, workshops and touring shows.
Kitty Winter – Puppetry Director
Kitty is a movement and puppetry director, choreographer and director based in Derbyshire and London. Credits include The Kite Runner (Nottingham Playhouse/Liverpool Playhouse, UK & Ireland tours 2013–24, West End 2016–17, Broadway 2022, USA tour 2024), and productions for Nottingham Playhouse including Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Pinocchio and Little Red Riding Hood. Other work includes productions for New Perspectives, Derby Theatre, Pentabus, WinterWalker and The Hullabaloo.
Alyssa Watts – Stage Manager
Alyssa is a freelance stage manager based in Nottingham, working across theatre, dance, comedy and site‑specific performance nationally and internationally. Previous credits include We Need New Names (New Perspectives), Phantoms (Mark Bruce Company), Invisible Cities (Rambert/59 Productions, Manchester International Festival), and multiple pantomimes for Imagine Productions.