
2025 CREATIVES

CHRISTIAN HARVEY
EVENT: Hangmen, Muntjac
ROLE: Actor, Director
Christian is in his final year of his BA (Hons) Drama degree at Bath Spa. His recent credits include: Titus in Shakespeare’s Titus, Detective Fenerman in the Lovely Bones and Christian in short film 25%. He is excited to put together and perform in Hangman by Martin McDonagh and also Muntjac an autobiographical play that he wrote himself.
ALEX SEELY
EVENT: Women Beware the Devil
ROLE: Actor
Alex is a third year acting student at Bath Spa University. Her previous credits are Donalbain and the Gentle Woman from another version of Macbeth. She has recently also finished her second year at Fear, Avon Valley Scream Park, in mazes The Core and Vita Nova. She is also performing later this year in her final production within SparkFest with director Emma Earle in Women Beware the Devil.
LIV AUSTIN
EVENT: Scenes With Girls
ROLE: Actor, Production Manager
I am a third and final year Drama student at Bath Spa University. My previous credits include Susie Salmon in the Lovely Bones, Clorinda on Orlando by Virginia Wolf as well as movement director and one of the Witches in an adaptation of Macbeth. I love forward to portraying Tosh in Scenes With Girls and highlight the journey and importance of friendship in SparkFest 2025.
VERITY FRANCESCA
EVENT: A Debt For Odette
ROLE:Actor, Producer, Writer
Verity is a new and emerging theatre maker. Having written, produced and acting in A Debt For Odette. As well as co-writing the one-woman comedy Thank God It's Not You with Olivia Baglow. Verity is starting her own theatre and production company Foregone Conclusion. She looks forward to sharing her work!
ETHAN SALVIDGE
EVENT: Blunderbuss / Script Up
ROLE: Creative Producer
Ethan is a creative producer, actor, writer, and Running Duck Productions founder. He trained as an actor at undergrad and is currently undergoing a MA course at Bath Spa in Creative Producing. He loves making and watching theatre equally, but most of all loves going to the pub afterwards.
MOLLIE BIDDLECOMBE
EVENT: Script Up
ROLE: Writer, Dramaturg
Mollie is a writer, dramaturg, and performer based in London and Bath. She trained in Acting at Bath School of Music and Performing Arts, and has a Masters in Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance from Goldsmiths. She is excited to bring an R&D of her debut play to SparkFest.
AMYE SULLIVAN
EVENT: By the Bog of Cats
ROLE: Actor
Amye is currently in her third and final year at Bath Spa University studying acting. Her previous work included Charity Pantomimes with Save the Children (2016-2021) and A Midsummer Nights Dream (2024) as Flute and has gained her BADC standard and is working on further weapons. She is performing in By the Bog of Cats as the Cat Woman and Ghost of You as Genevieve upcoming in SparkFest 2025.
IZZY WRIGHTON
EVENT: TBC
ROLE: Actor
Izzy is an actor and creative based in Bath/London. Theatre credits while training include scenes from Three Sisters (Chekhov), Hedda Gabler (Ibsen), Richard III (Shakespeare) and The Wasp (Morgan Lloyd Malcolm). She has also devised ensemble work throughout her training and is excited to perform in SparkFest 2025.
HARRY PITT
EVENT: The Effect
ROLE: Actor
Harry Pitt is a third year Acting student at Bath Spa University. His previous roles include Dylan in The Last Resort and Fleance and Messenger in a previous playing of Macbeth. Harry is excited to show the world his upcoming SparkFest production, The Effect!
NATHAN HOLLIS
EVENT: Hot Mess
ROLE: Actor
Nathan is a third-year Acting student at Bath Spa University. He previously played Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Malcolm in a bold new adaptation of Macbeth. He performed at the IMDb Script to Screen Award in Bath, helping bring emerging writing talent to life. Nathan also worked as a scare actor in The Core at Fear Scream Park, honing his immersive performance skills. He is looking forward to his next project, playing Billy in Ella Hickson's Hot Mess in SparkFest 2025.
DEMELZA BURTON
EVENT: TBC
ROLE: Actor
Demelza is a Scottish Actress in her third year of the BA (Hons) Acting degree at Bath Spa University. Her previous credits include Cecily in The Importance of Being Ernest and Abigail in The Crucible. She has recently achieved a Level 1 Stage Combat in hand-to-hand combat and rapier and daggers with the BADC. Demelza is excited about her upcoming projects in SparkFest 2025 including a self written and directed project.
XENIA BRAJER
EVENT: Hangmen, Wickham and I
ROLE: Actor, Assistant Director
My name is Xenia Brajer and I am one of the Assistant Directors and an Actor for the production of Hangmen due to be performed on the 29th May 2025.
CHARLIE BARKER-BROE
EVENT: Hangmen
ROLE: Actor
Charlie is playing Syd and Arthur in Hangmen.
RHIANNA CROMWELL
EVENT: Wickham and I
ROLE: Actor, Screewriter
Rhianna is a final year BA (Hons) Acting student at Bath Spa University. Her recent credits include Banquo in Big Brother Macbeth and Sam in the short film Dsyfunctional. Rhianna is excited to be portraying Georgiana Darcy in her self-written short film Wickham and I to premier at SparkFest 2025.
MADHURA GOKARN
EVENT: BREAKTHROUGH
ROLE: Dancer, Choreographer
I am a passionate dancer, choreographer, and Dance Movement Therapy practitioner from India. With an MA in Dance from Bathspa University and currently pursuing an MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy at the University of Roehampton, blending artistic expression with therapeutic movement.
OLLIE CHAPMAN
EVENT: Play, Like Oliver
ROLE: Writer, Actor
Dynamic festival performer and scribbling wordsmith, Ollie Chapman turns from boasting soulful sounds across Middle Eastern stages, bashing away at his guitar and singing his heart out, to writing a one-man show about his life and travels, through Covid and beyond.
BLUNDERBUSS
EVENT: Blunderbuss
ROLE: Performance Group
Blunderbuss is a Bath-based sketch comedy group consisting of Evan Laidler, Sam Saffron, and Ollie Young. They trained as comedians at Bath School of Music and Performing Arts. Their shared love of absurd satire and offbeat humour fuels the launch of their new comedy collective, just in time for SparkFest
JASMINE LOWSON
EVENT: Hangmen
ROLE: Actor
Jasmine Lowson
LILLY MIZEN
EVENT: The House of Bernarda Alba
ROLE: Actor, Production Manager
Lilly is a third year Creative Writing and Drama student at Bath Spa University. Her recent credits include: Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler and various radio drama roles with Theatre Royal Bath. Lilly is looking forward to creating a thrilling production of The House of Bernarda Alba and portraying Adela, as a part of SparkFest 2025.
JOE PETERSON
EVENT: Anne & Ghost of You
ROLE: Actor
Joe Peterson is third year Acting student at Bath Spa University. His previous acting credits include Macduff in a previous version of Macbeth and he is currently set to star in a sitcom named Mob Ties, which he wrote and will be debuting in SparkFest 2025. He is also currently working on a couple of other productions which will debut in the summer, collaborating with his peers on Anne and Ghost Of You, both plays that will be performed in SparkFest 2025.
CHLOE MOORE
EVENT: Hot Mess
ROLE: Actor
Chloe is in her final year of her BA Acting degree at Bath Spa University. Some of her previous credits have ranged from Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Angela from Like A Virgin and has recently finished a sitcom in which she co-wrote and performed in. Chloe looks forward to her upcoming show of Ella Hickson’s, Hot Mess, showing at SpakFest 2025 with three of her peers.
EVA O'REILLY
EVENT: Anne
ROLE: Actor
Eva is a third year Acting student. Some of her previous credits include, Snout/Wall in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tom Jenkins in Scrooge, Vanessa Green in Mob Ties and Nora Helmer in A Doll's House. Eva has experience in both stage and screen acting and is excited to blend them in this performance as she plays Ross and Hecate. Eva is performing as Anne Bolyen in Anne by Madeleine-Grace Brown.
CAMERON HIGGINS
EVENT: Hangmen, Threshold, Wickham and I
ROLE: Actor
I am a third year student at Bath Spa University studying Drama.
Previous Credits:
-Mother Courage and Her Children (2023)
-Buckets (2024)
-Revolt, She Said. Revolt Again. (2024)
LUCY MARIE HOPKINS
EVENT: BREAKTHROUGH
ROLE: Dancer, Choreographer
I am a recent MA graduate of Dance, specialised in contemporary dance and creative movement. My key interests as a dance artist are centred around textiles, multi-disciplinary art, and collaborative work. I also draw upon authentic movement practice, elements of butoh, and have a background in acting, tap, and more.
BILL MICHOS
EVENT: Trans(cendence)
ROLE:Actor, Writer, Director, Composer
Bill is an actor and creative who graduated Bath Spa University in 2023. Theatre credits while training include Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Richard III, and Alice Birch’s [BLANK]. He now lives in London and has taken part in two touring pantomime productions. Bill has written, directed, and stars in a short film that will be screened in Sparkfest 2025 as part of the Independent Digital Collection.
ELOISE GRIEVE
EVENT: Script Up
ROLE: Director
Eloise is a director, actor, singer, and member of Running Duck Productions. She has trained in Acting for undergrad and is currently studying MA Directing at Bath School of Music and Performing Arts. She is passionate about developing new writing, connecting with her inner child, and Caesar dressing.
KIM GOMERSALL
EVENT: Hangmen, Going Solo, Sonder
ROLE: Actor, Director, Production Manager
Kim is a third-year BA (Hons) Drama and English Literature student at Bath Spa University. Her recent credits include Lavinia in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, Sarah in Earthquakes in London, and Layla in the upcoming short film The Last Call. She recently directed Arthur Miller’s All My Sons for Bath Spa’s Theatre Society, which was performed in April this year. Excited for her upcoming projects, she is developing her self-written and directed play, Sonder, and will be assistant directing and performing in Hangmen by Martin McDonagh at SparkFest 2025.
CHANDLER SELLWOOD
EVENTS: The Cost of Courage, Mob ties.
ROLE: Actor/Theatremaker
Chandler is a final-year Actor at Bath Spa University. Credits include: Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Mission Theatre), Dad/housemate/Ensemble in Polly the Kid (University Theatre) and Trent Clark in Stage Death (Rondo theatre). He’s developing an Actor-musician project called The Cost of Courage which will debut at Sparkfest this summer.
ANGELINA GOOSEN
EVENT: TBC
ROLE: Actor
Angelina is a third and final-year acting student at Bath Spa University. Some of her previous credits include Cobweb from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Princess Betsy from Anna Karenina. She has gained her BADC standard as well as an introduction to some further weapons such as, knife, rapier, dagger and quarterstaff. Angelina will be performing in SparkFest 2025 and will continue her training in stage combat aiming towards being an advanced actor combatant.
JOE MANASSE
EVENT: A Debt for Odette
ROLE: Actor
Joe is a third year Acting student at Bath Spa University. He was last seen on stage as Duncan in a production of Macbeth that was part of the SparkFest 2024. As well as this, he is playing the part of Theo in the short film Witch, which is set to premiere at SparkFest 2025. He will also be performing in a never-before-seen play, A Debt for Odette, playing the part of Anthony, and in an untitled musical, where he will display his Actor-Muso abilities. Both of these stage productions will take place in SparkFest 2025.
ANNIE SKINNER
EVENT: TBC
ROLE: Actor
Annie is a third year Acting student at Bath Spa University. Her previous credits include the Child of Macduff and the Third Apparition in another version of Macbeth performed at the Mission Theatre, performing as a scare actor in House of Clowns at FEAR Avon Valley, as well as writing and performing in a sitcom Mob Ties which will be premiered in SparkFest 2025. She is also in the early stages of developing an original actor-muso show in collaboration with her peers which will be shown in SparkFest 2025. Annie specialises in physical theatre and movement, and has achieved a Level 1 merit in stage combat with the BADC.
ZAC WHITTAKER
EVENT: TBC
ROLE: Actor
Zac is a third year Acting student at Bath Spa University. His previous credits include Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Monty in The Last Resort which is a sitcom in collaboration with Bath Spa Productions and the Film and TV course at Bath Spa University which is due to premiere at SparkFest in 2025. He is also in the early stages of producing a play which is also set to premiere at SparkFest this year.
MADELEINE BROWN
EVENT: Anne
ROLE: Actor
Madeleine is in her third year of Actor training at Bath Spa University. Her previous credits include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sophie in the pilot episode of Mob Ties and is now working on a play of her own creation based on Anne Boleyn as well as making her directorial debut, which will be featured in SparkFest. Recently, she attained her BADC Stage Combat qualification in hand-to-hand combat, rapier and daggers. She is looking forward to graduating this year with a BA (Hons) in Acting and is looking forward to her future projects.



