Lead Artists in The DH Ensemble
Jennifer K. Bates
Co-founder and Director of The DH Ensemble, Jennifer has directed all of the Ensemble's projects to date. She will be working with Stephen Collins as co-director for Mathilda and the Orange Balloon when it is redeveloped.
Other theatre credits include The Crucible, The Tron Theatre, The Byre Theatre, Poorboy Theatre, Bard In The Botanics, Glasgow Rep and The Royal Shakespeare Company Studio. She has worked extensively with Solar Bear Theatre Company and Youth Arts Scotland/National Theatre of Scotland. She completed her Masters (with Distinction) in Advanced Theatre Practice at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
(Image: National Theatre Studio, directing our Fair is Foul R&D. Image by David Monteith-Hodge)
Sophie Stone
Sophie has been with the Ensemble since its inception in 2013. She has performed in Nodus Tollens, Fair is Foul and was a key part of the development of People of the Eye including performing in scratch versions in London and Edinburgh.
Sophie studied acting at RADA and her freelance credits include Doctor Who, Casualty, Small World, Shetland, Two Doors Down and The Crown (TV) and Emilia (Shakespeare’s Globe/West End), As You Like It (Shakespeare’s Globe), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Watermill), The Beauty Parade (Wales Millenium Centre), The Greatest Wealth (Old Vic) and Jubilee (Lyric Hammersmith).
(Image: Sophie as Lady Macbeth, Fair is Foul R&D National Theatre Studio. Image by David Monteith-Hodge)
Stephen Collins
Stephen joined the Ensemble in 2013. He has performed in Nodus Tollens and Fair is Foul. He provided dramaturgical feedback for People of the Eye and is now moving into directing, taking on the role of co-director for Mathilda and the Orange Balloon for its next incarnation.
His freelance performance credits include Dune (Feature Film), Doctors (TV), Oliver Twist (Leeds Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (Bristol Old Vic) and Blasted and Reasons to be Cheerful (Graeae), Up ‘N’ Under (Fingersmiths). Stephen is also an experienced filmmaker.
(Image: Stephen as Macbeth, Fair is Foul R&D National Theatre Studio. Image by David Monteith-Hodge)
Erin Siobhan Hutching
Erin joined the Ensemble at the end of 2014 to write and perform in her autobiographical piece People of the Eye. She has since performed in Fair is Foul and was the Creative Producer for Nodus Tollens and Mathilda and the Orange Balloon. Erin studied acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York as well as in New Zealand and Australia.
Her freelance acting credits include Deaf Funny (TV), The Ballad of Des and Mo (Feature Film), Break (award winning short film), 4.48 Psychosis (Deafinitely Theatre/New Diorama), The Process (Baz Productions) and peeling (Taking Flight).
(Image: Erin as Lady Macbeth, Fair is Foul R&D National Theatre Studio. Image by David Monteith-Hodge)
Collaborators
From top left
Emily Howlett - Actor (pictured in People of the Eye)
Tessa Parr - Actor (pictured in Nodus Tollens)
Brian Ferguson - Actor (pictured in the Nodus Tollens R&D sharing)
Hermi Berhane - Actor (pictured in People of the Eye at BAC)
Nadia Nadarajah - Actor (pictured at our scratch night in collaboration with BAC)
David Sands - Actor (pictured in Nodus Tollens)
Lucy Ellinson - Actor (pictured in our R&D with the Royal Shakespeare Company)
Brian Duffy - BSL consultant & dramaturg (pictured during our Fair is Foul R&D)
Sandy Grierson - Actor (pictured in our Macbeth R&D at the Barbican)
Ace Mahbaz - Actor (pictured at our scratch night in collaboration with BAC)
Charmaine Wombwell (pictured at our scratch night at Genesis Cinema)
Rachael Merry - Actor (pictured at our scratch night at Genesis Cinema)
David Monteith-Hodge - Company Photographer www.photographise.com
Emma Houston - Soundscape Artist / Sound Designer (pictured in People of the Eye rehearsals)
Samuel Dore - Videographer www.bursteardrum.net (pictured in People of the Eye rehearsals)
Oliver Savidge - Technical Manager / Lighting Designer & Rachel Sampley - Technical Manager (pictured in People of the Eye rehearsals)
Oliver Alvin-Wilson (pictured in our Fair is Foul sharing at National Theatre Studio)
Ben Spiller - Dramaturg (pictured during our Fair is Foul R&D)
William Grint - Actor (pictured during our Fair is Foul R&D)
Lindsey Snyder - Academic and Shakespeare consultant (pictured during our Fair is Foul R&D)
Jess Kaufman - Writer & Dramaturg (pictured during Mathilda and the Orange Balloon rehearsals)
Mia Ward - Actor (pictured during Mathilda and the Orange Balloon rehearsals)
Adam Jay-Price - Actor (pictured during Mathilda and the Orange Balloon rehearsals)
Vilma Jackson - Actor (pictured during our Fair is Foul R&D)