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Andrew Bleakley

Actor Musician from Bangor, Northern Ireland - began his career recording and performing with a rock band before appearing as The Outcasts drummer, Colin Cowan, in the Bafta nominated 2012 feature film Good Vibrations, about the punk scene in 70s Belfast. He relocated to Newcastle, studying Theatre and Performance at Northumbria University from undergrad through postgrad (2012-2017) and since graduating has enjoyed roles in gig-style theatre, most recently; 'No Miracles Here' - The Letter Room, 'Alice in Wonderland' - Northern Stage.

Alex Tahnée

Alex trained at RADA before studying Stage Combat at East 15. Theatre credits include: Alice in Wonderland, The Christmas Grump, The Man Who Thought The Moon Would Fall Out of the Sky, Taking Care of Baby (Northern Stage), No Miracles Here, Five Feet in Front, Bonenkai (The Letter Room), Pride and Prejudice, The Bard on Board, Our Country’s Good, King John (RADA), Personal Development (Hexham Queen’s Hall), The Next Train to Depart (The Six Twenty/Hexham Queen’s Hall), Breakfast Hearts, Choirplay (The Six Twenty), Tom and Catherine, Sleeping Beauty (The Customs House). TV credits include: Boy Meets Girl, Byker Grove, Raven (BBC). Alex is also a founding member of The Letter Room theatre company.

Chris Foley

Chris graduated from Newcastle College in 2009 with a Degree in Contemporary Acting. He went on to perform in 'Peter Pan' and ‘The Little Boy Who Lost The Morning’ (both Northern Stage). He has also performed at Live Theatre (’10 Minutes To’and ‘Write Stuff’), as well as with The Six Twenty (‘Parklife’ and comedy sketch show ‘Mixtape’).Musically, Chris has been writing and performing original material since 2007, his debut single ‘No Love’ in 2014 on Boomchang Records - winning Beat100.com’s single of the week upon release. He then went on to co-found ‘The Sandboys’ - releasing 4 EP’s and performing at The Cluny 2 supporting Janet Devlin, The Head of Steam supporting James Cottriall, Think Tank? and Tynemouth Food Festival. Chris is excited to get back to being Musical Director on Fans and touring the show.

Charlie Raine

Charlie Raine is a northern actress based in London. She trained at Rose Bruford with a Masters in 'Theatre for Young Audiences'. Since graduating she has toured the UK with various family shows including 'Treasure Island' (LP Creatives) and 'In the Night Garden Live' (Minor Entertainment). Charlie is also a member of London gospel choir 'Enchorus' and has worked as a residential backing singer for The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and The Voice UK. A highlight of her career has been performing in "Richard Thomas' Wrong Songs for Christmas' at National Theatre directed by Evan Ensign.