Ensemble Theatre

Lucy Bell will next be seen in the much anticipated Foxtel drama series FIGHTING SEASON and the fifth series of the ABC’s RAKE.

Lucy has performed extensively on stage including productions of ROMEO AND JULIET, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, PERICLES and TWELFTH NIGHT for Bell Shakespeare; THE CHERRY ORCHARD, AS YOU LIKE IT and DARLING OSCAR for the Sydney Theatre Company; EMERALD CITY for which she received the Glugg Award – Norman Kessell Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Actor, SPEAKING IN TONGUES, THROUGH THE WIRE, THE FALLS, WOLF LULLABY and DREAMS IN WHITE for Griffin Theatre Company; TWELFTH NIGHT and BLUE MURDER for Belvoir; and FOR JULIA for the Melbourne Theatre Company.

Recent feature film credits include THE SQUARE and TEN EMPTY, as well as the short films SECOND BEST and DOTS.

On television, Lucy has appeared in HERE COME THE HABIBS, HOME AND AWAY, CATCHING MILAT, LOVE CHILD, A PLACE TO CALL HOME, 30 SECONDS, CITY HOMICIDE, WILDSIDE, DIRT GAME, BASTARD BOYS, FARSCAPE, ALL SAINTS, GRASS ROOTS, MY HUSBAND, MY KILLER, MURDER CALL, CROWNIES, and the ABC Telemovie MAGAZINE WARS.

Huw trained at The London Academy of Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Huw has worked consistently in television, film and theatre both in the  UK and Australia, and has become one of the best known actors on international television for playing PC George Garfield in ABC/lTV’s  THE BILL in which he appeared in over 600 episodes spanning ten years. Amongst his other UK television credits are EASTENDERS, DA VINCI’S DEMONS, CASUALTY, HOLBY CITY, DOCTORS, RAILWAY MURDERS, BIG DEAL, THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES, BY ANY MEANS, LIVING IT, BLESSED – all for BBCTV. LEWIS, HEARTBEAT, THE HUNT, THE GIBLETS and PEEP SHOW are among the numerous credits he has for commercial television in the UK. Huw is well known for touring nationally in the UK with, amongst others, ABIGAIL’S PARTY, MEETING JOE STRUMMER, IN THE CLUB, RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (West End) and for the BOLTON OCTAGON, ALL MY SONS, COMEDIANS, AND DID THOSE FEET, DEMOLITION MAN, THE WINSLOW BOY and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (nominated for a MEN award for Best Supporting Actor). Selected further theatre credits include THE KITCHEN SINK, HULL TRUCK THEATRE. PLENTY, SERGEANT MUSGRAVES DANCE and BREEZEBLOCK PARK for Manchester Library Theatre. In Australia Huw’s theatre credits include LONE STAR (2000 National Tour), and STC/MTC’s epic four-hour production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Since his return to Australia he has appeared in ON THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD and subsequently HOUSE ON THE LAKE (for which he won Best Actor in the GLUG Awards) both at the Griffin Theatre, and  he also toured nationally in LOVE LETTERS with his partner Hannah Waterman. In 2016 he appeared in the title role of David Walliams play MR STINK at the Sydney Opera House for CDP, and returned to the Griffin Theatre in 2016  to appear in the world premiere of BENEDICT ANDREWS GLORIA, opposite Marta Dusseldorf. Recent television has included ABCTV’s HIDING, RAKE Series 4 and MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES; SECRET CITY, SECRET RIVER, MARY: MAKING OF A PRINCESS, HOME AND AWAY, JANET KING 3, A PLACE TO CALL HOME, THE LEFTOVERS, JESSICA, DEADLINE GALLIPOLI and the forthcoming PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK. Huw will also be seen the new Australian feature film THE NIGHTINGALE. Huw is thrilled to be reunited on stage with Hannah Waterman in the Australian premiere of THE KITCHEN SINK at Ensemble Theatre. Outside of work he is a keen fisherman, bad golfer, and  follower of Chelsea Football Club, Wests Tigers and the Sydney Swans.

Simone Romaniuk is an award winning set, costume and festival designer who works between Australia and the UK. For Ensemble Theatre she has designed FRANKENSTEIN and CASANOVA.

Set and costume design credits include: Unicorn Theatre, London: THE HUNTING LODGE. RNCM, Manchester: LA VIE PARISIENNE. Queensland Theatre Company: MACBETH, VENUS IN FUR, KELLY, HEAD FULL OF LOVE, ELIZABETH: ALMOST BY CHANCE A WOMAN, BOMBSHELLS, FRACTIONS, THE REMOVALISTS, WAITING FOR GODOT, RUBY MOON, EATING ICE CREAM, BECKETT X 3, and THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED. Opera Queensland: THE MAGIC FLUTE, THE MERRY WIDOW, SPACE ENCOUNTERS and THE MIKADO. Sydney Theatre Company: THE CRUCIBLE and THYESTES.

Since 2015 Simone has been the designer for annual international arts festival OzAsia Festival at Adelaide Festival Centre. She was resident designer for Queensland Theatre Company across 2011- 2012 and was awarded Matilda Awards Outstanding achievement for Design in 2012 and 2014. She holds design degrees from NIDA and QCA.

www.simoneromaniuk.com

Nate is an international, multi-award winning Composer and Sound Designer for film, television, stage and advertising.

Nate’s theatre credits include: For STC: THREE SISTERS, CLOUD NINE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, ROMEO AND JULIET. For STC / Force Majeure: NEVER DID ME ANY HARM. For Belvoir: MARK COLVIN’S KIDNEY, MORTIDO, SEVENTEEN, THIS HEAVEN. For Bell Shakespeare: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, THE TEMPEST, ROMEO AND JULIET, MACBETH, THE WINTER’S TALE. For Griffin: THE HAM FUNERAL, MinusOneSister, CARESS/ACHE, THE WITCHES, MUSIC, JUMP FOR JORDAN, RUST AND BONE, THIS YEAR’S ASHES. For Malthouse: SALOME, LORD OF THE FLIES. For Darlinghurst Theatre: SAVAGES, GOOD WORKS, DAYLIGHT SAVING, ALL MY SONS, TORCH SONG TRILOGY, THE GREENING OF GRACE, THE SEAFARER, THE PARIS LETTER. For Rockefeller Productions: THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW! [US], THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW [Global]. For Sport For Jove: OF MICE AND MEN. For Street Theatre: ALL MY SONS [UK].

Graduating from the Technical Theatre and Stage Management course at NIDA in 2016, Erin has previously worked in the industry as a dresser on GIRL ASLEEP (Belvoir, 2016); stage manager on LITTLE BORDERS (The 505, 2017), MOTH (ATYP, 2017), and LOVE, ME (The 505, 2018); and assistant stage manager on DIPLOMACY (Ensemble Theatre, 2018) and BLISS (Belvoir, 2018).

Erin feels privileged to have worked with such an incredible team on this production and looks forward to the season.