Saint Maud

Brogan Gilbert - Maud

Brogan Gilbert is a Northeast creative. She began developing her skills through Live Youth Theatre and the Globe Young Players. Her acting credits include CBBC’s ‘The Dumping Ground’, BBC’s ‘Inside Out’, Live Theatre’s ‘Bonnie and Fanny’s Christmas Spectacular’, and Shakespeare’s Globe’s ‘The Malcontent’ and ‘Dido Queen of Carthage.’ She is a member of the comedy troupe Your Aunt Fanny, whose performance venues include Soho Theatre, The Tron, The Stand Comedy Club, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Brogan is represented by Janet Plater Management. 

Dani Arlington - Amanda

Dani trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London and also The HB Studio, New York.
Dani recently made her West End and Broadway debut's playing Tessa in Suzie Miller's Olivier Award winning play PRIMA FACIE. Dani has also recently worked, as both an actor and director at Hampstead Theatre, New Diorama and The Finborough.

Neshla Caplan - Carol

Neshla graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

Theatre Credits include: An Oak Tree;The Royal Lyceum, ADAM;National Theatre of Scotland, The Stamping Ground;Raw Material/Eden Court,Sunshine on Leith;Leeds Playhouse/UK Tour, The Alchemist;Tron Theatre, The Choir;The Citizens Theatre

TV/Film-Rebus;BBC/Eleventh Hour, The Rig (1 & 2);Amazon Prime, Too Rough;BFI/Devil May Care Entertainment.

Gazelle Twin - Music

Gazelle Twin AKA Elizabeth Bernholz (she/her) is a British composer, producer and performer whose vocal-led experimental music encompasses euphoric and haunting choral landscapes, to frenzied electronic dance music, diversely influenced by classical, choral and sacred music, pop, industrial, and EDM. Her work is presented through strong visual themes and extraordinary live performances featuring changing personas. To date she has released the critically acclaimed albums; 'Black Dog' (2023), 'Deep England' (2021) with NYX Drone Choir, 'Pastoral' (2018), 'Kingdom Come' (2017), 'Unflesh' (2014) and her debut, 'The Entire City' (2011).

Gazelle Twin is also an active composer for Film, Television, Theatre and Gaming. Her credits include; 'Black Cab' (Sony Pictures, Nov 2024), 'Robin/Red/Breast’ starring Maxine Peake (Factory International, March 2024), ’Then You Run’ (SKYMAX/Kudos, 2023), the game 'Cyberpunk 2077’ and 2022 Netflix series ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’, 'Nocturne' (Amazon Studios / Blumhouse, 2020), 'The Power' (Shudder, BFI, 2021) in collaboration with Max de Wardener. Her work has also featured in 'The Walking Dead' (AMC), 'The New Pope' (HBO), 'How To Get Away With Murder' (ABC), 'The Virtues' (Channel 4), 'Prometheus' (20th Century Fox).

Jessica Andrews - Writer

Jessica Andrews is a writer from Sunderland. Her debut novel, 'Saltwater' won the Portico Prize in 2020 and her second novel, 'Milk Teeth' was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Encore Award in 2023. Her work is translated into eight languages.

She is a Contributing Editor at ELLE magazine and she also writes for the Guardian, the Independent, BBC Radio 4 and the Architectural Review, among many others. Her writing has been featured on BBC Front Row, BBC Woman's Hour and BBC Radio 3 and she has given guest lectures at universities across the world.

She was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction Futures for writers under the age of 35 and longlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2022. She co-runs literary and arts magazine, The Grapevine and co-presents literary podcast, Tender Buttons. She is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at City University, London.

Jack McNamara - Director

Jack has been Artistic Director and Joint CEO of Live Theatre in Newcastle since 2021. Productions for the company as director include: 'The Bounds'; 'The Cold Buffet'; 'We Are The Best!;'  'One Off'. Previously he was Artistic Director of New Perspectives in Nottingham, where productions included: the multiple award-winning 'The Fishermen' (West End, Home Manchester, BBC Radio 3, British Council Showcase); 'The Lovesong of Alfred J Hitchcock' (Off Broadway); 'The Boss of it All' (Soho Theatre/ Offie Nominated); 'Darkness Darkness' (Nottingham Playhouse) and first national tours of plays by Athol Fugard and debbie tucker green among many others. Recent freelance work includes 'Shy' by Max Porter (Southbank Centre) starring Toby Jones and Ruth Wilson. He directed the epic audiobook 'Voice of the Fire' by Alan Moore starring Maxine Peake, Mark Gatiss and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods.

Matthew Tuckey - Sound Designer

Matthew is a Sound Designer and Sound Artist working across theatre, music, installation, podcast and film. He is a regional officer for the Association for Sound Design and Production.

His recent work as Sound Designer includes: 'Saint Maud' (Live Theatre); 'Love It If We Beat Them' (Emmerson & Ward remount and tour); 'The Bounds' (Live Theatre and The Royal Court); 'Festen' (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama); 'Love It If We Beat Them' (Live Theatre in association with Emmerson & Ward); 'The Sorcerer’s Apprentice' (Northern Stage); 'Josey' R&D, 'Repeat Signal', 'Lost Found' and 'Told: New Tales for Northumberland' (November Club); 'Wolf!' (Kitchen Zoo in association with Northern Stage); 'joey' (Gobscure in association with Greyscale Theatre); 'Floorboards',' Trolley Boy', 'Walter' (Alphabetti Theatre).

His work as Sound Artist includes: 'The Rime' (multichannel immersive installation); 'An Audio Diary in Binaural', January 2021 (digital piece for headphones); 'South Bend (05-06/20)' (digital EP); 'Fed Up', 'Foodbank Histories Project' (digital piece for headphones for Newcastle University Oral History Unit & Collective).

His work as Associate Sound Designer includes: 'Underdog: The Other Other Brontë' (Northern Stage and National Theare); 'Under The Sea' (Tiny Dragon Productions); 'You Heard Me' (Luca Rutherford); 'A Christmas Carol' (Northern Stage); 'Oh No, George!' (Can't Sit Still); Stella (Filskit Theatre).

Alison Ashton - Designer

Alison gained a 1st class degree in theatre design and has since designed a wide range of productions for numerous theatre companies throughout the country. After learning her trade at the Birmingham Rep, RSC, Young Vic and Half Moon, London she was Associate Designer at the Royal and Derngate Northampton. Since moving to Newcastle she has designed many productions for Open Clasp, Theatre sans Frontiers , Alphabetti, Kitchen Zoo, the Theatre Royal and Northern Stage.
Alison has won commissions to create artwork and installations for Centrica and Newcastle Building Society and a Storytelling Throne for Durham Cathedral. In 2017 she worked alongside national theatre director Tim Supple on 'Freedom on the Tyne' a large scale community project which culminated in a performance on the Tyne Bridge.
She had a wonderful time designing 'Cinderella' for Northern Stage last Christmas and is currently designing 'Jack and the Beanstalk' for The Queens Hall, Hexham and 'A Christmas Carol' in Ipswich.
Alison is delighted to be back at Live Theatre to design 'Saint Maud' having also designed 'Love it if we Beat Them', 'The Savage', 'Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing', 'My Romantic History' and 'The Cold Buffet'.