Samuel is a graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with previous training at The BRIT School.  

 Other theatre credits include: The Tempest (Salisbury Playhouse) Windrush75 (Southwark Playhouse) The Three Billy Goats Gruff (The Unicorn Theatre) Half-Empty Glasses, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain, The Ultimate Pickle (Paines Plough Roundabout Season) WILD (The Unicorn Theatre) Romeo & Juliet (Southwark Playhouse) Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Rose Theatre Kingston/National Tour) Sticky (Southwark Playhouse) Zigger Zagger (Wilton’s Music Hall) Orfeo (Royal Opera House / Roundhouse) Because of You (Hampton Hill Theatre)  

Television credits include: Woke Overnight (BBC) 

Film credits include: Venus Fly Trap, HAMLET NW5 (RADA)   

What was your favourite story as a child? 

I was obsessed with The Little Mermaid as a kid, I would’ve given anything to be a Merman under the sea (still would to be honest!) 

If you pretended to be an imaginary monster, what would they look like?

They’d be super fuzzy with a massive tail, enormous fangs, sharp claws and 12,000 legs that can run at superspeed.    

What would you take with you into the deep dark wood?

I’d want to take my dad so he can protect me from any monsters that might be lurking in the trees or behind bushes.  

Training/a bit about you: Trained at Drama Studio London, Max is originally from Essex and studied at the University of York. Max is also a writer and co-founder of the award-winning Faceplant Theatre. 

Other theatre credits include: Professor Slug’s House of Bugs (UK tour), Doctor Who: Time Fracture (Immersive Everywhere), The Bear (Pins & Needles), Blade Runner (Secret Cinema), Alice’s Adventures Underground (Les Enfants Terribles), Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie (Les Enfants Terribles), Man & Superman (National Theatre), King Lear (National Theatre) 

Television credits include: Count Abdulla (ITVX), EastEnders (BBC) 

Other credits include: Wooden Overcoats (Audioscribble) 

What is your favourite thing to do in the snow?  

Look directly upwards to the sky and see the snow falling straight down towards you 

If you were a monster, what would you look like? 

I’d have bigger ears, a bigger nose, greener skin, loads of horns on my head, smaller feet, and a great big tail like a kangaroo. 

Who is your favourite character in The Gruffalo/The Gruffalo’s child and why? 

The Gruffalo because his feet are really big and so I imagine, like me, he finds shoe shopping quite difficult. 

Harriet is originally from Manchester and graduated from Mountview in 2020. 

Other theatre credits include: SHEWOLVES (National Tour/ Southwark Playhouse), BETTY BLUE EYES (Mountview) 

Television credits include: Scott and Bailey (ITV)  

What have been your favourite projects to work on?  

SHEWOLVES was for sure a favourite project to work on. It was a creative and collaborative process with a dream team of people. 

What was your favourite story as a child?

‘Angelina Ballerina’ is a classic. When I was little, I used to prance around in my pink tutu like her.

If you pretended to be an imaginary monster, what would they look like?

A purple fluffy monster with pale pink spots. I’d have humps on my spine and a big soft belly.   

What is your favourite thing to do in the snow?

Go for a big walk with my dog Wilson.

Pip recently graduated from East 15 Acting School, from the Acting and Physical Theatre course. At age seven, Pip performed as a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz at The Royal Festival Hall, and since then knew that the stage was where she wanted to be. Pip is passionate about making theatre more accessible and is training to be a BSL interpreter for the stage. This is Pip’s professional debut. 

Theatre credits whilst training include: The Gilded Splinter (David Glass Ensemble); This Is Rigged (Jacksons Lane); Let The Right One In (Gary Sefton). 

What was your favourite story as a child? 

The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go To Bed by Helen Cooper. It’s about a child who’s determined not to go to sleep so sets off on an adventure instead- a bit like I always wanted to do! 

If you pretended to be an imaginary monster, what would they look like?  

I would be a really big and tall monster, but not too scary. The perfect monster to give a great big cuddle. 

What is your favourite thing to do in the snow?  

Wrap up warm and go sledging with my friends. I enjoy the thrill of going really fast down the snowy hill. And then getting home and having a bubble bath. 

Originally from the West Midlands, Steff studied and trained for a degree in drama and performing arts at DeMonfort University in Leicester.

Steff is an all-rounder in theatre. They have worked in a  wide range of capacities over the years spanning  direction of youth and community based projects, through technical roles in lighting, sound and scenery and props, to now working primarily in production and stage management roles with a technical bias.

Other theatre credits include: ‘The Promise’ (Handpicked Productions, Tour); ‘Shewolves’ (Shewolves Productions, Southwark Playhouse / Edinburgh fringe / Tour); ‘Burnout’ (Shybairn Theatre, Tour); ‘Shut Up, I’m Dreaming’ (National Theatre, Tour); ‘The Naughty Fox’ (Toucan Theatre, Tour); ‘Frankenstein’ (Blackeyed Theatre, Tour); ‘Cinderella’ (Harrow Arts Centre); ‘Seasons’ (Upswing Ariel, Tour)

What have been your favourite projects to work on?

Ones that are a bit curious and ask questions of society.

What is your favourite thing to do in the snow?

Snow angel.

If you were a monster, what would you look like?

I would be a fluorescent pink panda type bear with piercing blue eyes and very sharp claws.

What would you be scared of in the deep dark wood?

Strange clicking and whishing noises.