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CONCEPT AND DIRECTION: CORA BISSETT

Cora Bissett is an actor/director/musician and Artistic Director of Pachamama. After surviving formative years in a major record deal and subsequent rock-n-roll swindle, Cora trained at RSAMD and has gone on to work in an incredibly eclectic range of theatre styles professionally for the past fourteen years. She won The Stage Award for Best Actress for her role in the Traverse Production of David Greig’s hit rom-com Midsummer in 2009 which went on tour internationally and will launch an Australia-wide tour at Sydney Opera House in 2012. She won the Arches Award for New Directors in 2008 and devised and directed her first professional production Amada based on an Isabel Allende short story, which toured nationally and gained critical acclaim and a CATS nomination for Best Use of Music in Theatre. She has also directed freelance for the RSAMD (Fugee) and Oran Mor (Hephaestos), and directed the world premiere of David Greig’s Ramallah at the Tron Theatre as part of The Mayfesto Season. RoadKill, her multi-award-winning production, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010 and garnered 9 awards. It recently enjoyed a sold-out run in Paris, and will transfer to the Barbican in London presented as part of their BITE season with Theatre Royal Stratford East in October 2011 before touring to further international dates.

TEXT: STEF SMITH

Stef Smith studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Since graduating in 2009, she has worked professionally as a director and writer. Her last production was an intertwining duologue entitled Falling/ Flying which sold out at The Tron theatre in Glasgow. During this time, Stef was awarded the 2011 New Playwrights’ Award by the Playwrights’ Studio Scotland to develop her next show Jamais Vu. Stef has also worked extensively as assistant director for David Leddy/Fire Exit, working on Sub Rosa, White Tea and Susurrus. She has also written a radio drama for BBC Scotland entitled Tea and Symmetry, which will air in the autumn of 2011. Most recently, Stef has become writer on attachment with The National Theatre of Scotland. For all enquiries please email Stef. Smith@hotmail.com

MERCY OJELADE (Mary)

Mercy Ojelade’s theatre credits include The Walworth Farce (Druid Theatre); The Container (Young Vic, Fringe First and Amnesty International Award Winner, Edinburgh Festival 2007); The Lion and the Jewel (Barbican Pit); and Eclipse (Sydney Opera House Studio and Royal National Theatre). TV and Film credits include Ezra (Cinefacto, France); Incendiary (Archer Street Films/Film Four); Holby City; Doctors (BBC) and Ørnen/ The Eagle (DR/Denmark). Mercy won The Stage Award for Best Actress and The CATS Award for Best Actress 2010 for her role in RoadKill.

ADURA ONASHILE (Martha)

Adura Onashile trained at Oxford School of Drama and Dartington College of Arts. Theatre credits include David Leddy’s Untitled Love Story (FIRE EXIT at Edinburgh Festival 2011); RoadKill (Pachamama/Ankur/Richard Jordan Productions Ltd at Traverse Theatre and Theatre de la Ville); Arabian Nights (RSC); The Rover (Southwark Playhouse); The Icarus Girl (Arcola Theatre); Ma Vie en Rose (Young Vic); Medea (Theatre Royal Stratford East); Macbeth (Out of Joint) and The Overwhelming (National Theatre). Dance credits include Black President (Barbican); Helena Goldwater (site-specific); Choreodrome (The Place); WOMAD International Festival and The Clod Ensemble (National Theatre). Radio includes Red Enters the Eye and The Overwhelming for BBC Radio 3. She is also devising her own work using physical theatre, choreography and text.

JOHN KAZEK (Various male roles)

John Kazek trained at RSAMD. Theatre credits include The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Lyceum), The Cherry Orchard, Dial M For Murder (Dundee Rep), Macbeth (Theatre Babel in Hong Kong), Tamberlaine Must Die (Tron), A Solemn Mass For the Full Moon in Summer (Traverse/Barbican), Roam (Grid Iron/ NTS); TV and Film credits include Spooks, Casualty, Taggart, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Punch Drunk, Rab C Nesbitt; Young Adam and Batman Begins.

SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER: JESSICA BRETTLE

Jessica Brettle’s previous designs include Mish Gorecki Goes Missing; Suddenly Last Summer; Perfect Analysis Given by a Parrot; Defender of the Faith (Tron Theatre); The Government Inspector (Communicado); Monacello (Napoli Festival); Love’s Time’s Beggar (Ankur); The Glass Menagerie (Royal Lyceum); Black Watch (NTS); Fierce (Grid Iron); The Lasses ‘O’; Ragged Lion (Rowan Tree); Federer Versus Murray (Assembly Theatre); A Slow Air (with the Tron Theatre at the Traverse).

LIGHTING DESIGNER: PAUL SORLEY

Paul Sorley trained in the 1980s at the Citizens Theatre and then moved onto Tramway as their chief Lighting Designer in 1988, working on Peter Brook’s Mahabharata and for many international and Scottish companies at Tramway.

VIDEO ARTIST: KIM BEVERIDGE

Kim Beveridge is a freelance digital artist, part-time college lecturer, documentary film maker and Audio Visual Designer for live performance. Recent work includes Wall of Death, a multimedia performance and Mixter Maxter (both NTS). She has designed video for Vox Motus, National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Ballet, The Edinburgh International Festival, Wee Stories, David Leddy, Dogstar, Theatre By The Lake, The Arches, Random Accomplice, Dancebase and TAG.

ANIMATION ARTIST: MARTA MACKOVA

Marta Mackova is an experienced animator and 2D artist based in Edinburgh. Her work ranges from macabre animations for theatre productions to developing fun and interactive children’s mobile phone games. Her clients include Iron-Oxide, Ankur Productions, Pachamama Productions, Teebster Ltd., Red Kite Animations and Accidental Media.

DRAMATURG: PAMELA McQUEEN

Pamela McQueen is an Associate Dramaturg of the Tron. She has worked on Betrayed; The Drawer Boy; Six Acts of Love; Defender of the Faith; Friel’s Translations (Citizens) and Sixteen/ The Severed Head of Comrade Bukhari (The Arches). She also created the Open Stage playwriting competition.

SOUND DESIGNER / ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (Edinburgh 2010): HARRY WILSON

Harry Wilson is a theatre-maker and sound artist. A graduate from Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow, Harry has worked as a sound designer on Ankur Adult Community Workshop’s production Love’s Time’s Beggar (The Tron Theatre, 2008); RoadKill (The Tron and The Traverse, 2010); Magnetic North’s Wild Life (Cumbernauld Theatre and tour, 2011); Glas(s) Performance’s Generation (Tramway, 2011) and National Youth Theatre’s Ghost Office (The Lighthouse, 2011). He has also composed and performed music for David Overend’s production of Salome (RADA, 2007) and For We Are Many’s Rigmarole (The Arches, 2008). Harry’s directing work includes: Pictures of Heaven (Arches LIVE, 2009); Helium (an Arches New Work Commission, Arches LIVE, 2010); a series of performative tours for IETM Glasgow 2010 and assistant director on Generation.

MOVEMENT: NATASHA GILMORE

Natasha Gilmore is the Artistic Director of Barrowland Ballet, a Glasgow-based touring dance theatre company working in traditional and site-specific spaces. Natasha has developed her reputation as a collaborator, as well as freelance choreographer in large-scale productions like Get Set GlasGow, a site-specific piece for the Merchant City Festival. She also choreographs for other theatre companies’ productions (collaborating with Giant on the award-winning show The Songbird amongst others) and teaches dance and choreography for organisations such as RSAMD and Dance House.

PACHAMAMA PRODUCTIONS (Producer)

Pachamama is the Glasgow-based company set up by director/actor/ musician Cora Bissett. Pachamama was born as a company to allow Cora to explore compelling universal stories rooted in innovative collaborations across art forms. www.corabissett.co.uk/Pachamama Associate Producer for Pachamama Productions: Colin Baird.

RICHARD JORDAN PRODUCTIONS LTD (Producer)

Richard Jordan Productions Ltd is a London-based multi-award-winning UK and international production and general management company, enjoying associations with many of the world’s leading theatres and arts organisations. Since its formation in 1998 under the leadership of producer Richard Jordan, the company has produced over 160 productions in 16 different countries, including 40 world premieres and 37 European, Australian or US premieres of works by both established and new writers and artists.

Richard’s past productions have won a variety of awards including: The Lucille Lortel Award; The John Gassner Award for Best New American Play; six Scotsman Fringe First Awards; two Herald Angel Awards; The Carol Tambor Award; The Fringe Review Award; two Total Theatre Awards; The Spirit of the Fringe Award; The Tap Award; three Helen Hayes Awards; The Obie Award; The Icelandic Mask Theatre Award; the US Black Alliance Award; and The Adelaide Festival Award. Nominations for his productions include: The Stage Newspaper Awards; What’s On Stage Award; The Manchester Evening News Award; The Salzburg Festival Award; Tony Award; Outer Circle Critics Award and Drama Desk Award.

Richard is also an Associate Artist of London’s Bush Theatre, creative consultant for Teatros Artes; Brazil’s biggest chain of independently owned theatres, the UK Associate for New York’s Primary Stages, and the international producing partner of Merrigong Theatre at the Illawara Performing Arts Centre in Wollongong, Australia – winner of the 2010 Drover Award for Outstanding Regional venue. He is a Patron of Norwich Playhouse, and the Patron of the Brighton Fringe – the world’s third largest annual Fringe Festival.

In 2000 Richard became the first recipient of the TIF/Society of London Theatre Producers Bursary Award and in 2008 he was nominated for the TMA/Stage Award for Outstanding Achievement in UK Regional Theatre. In 2009 he was a finalist in the first-ever British Council Creative Entrepreneur Awards. He has been named five times in the UK’s Stage Newspaper’s Top 100 Theatre Professionals. In 2010, for recognition of his work and contribution to the UK and international theatre industries, Richard was chosen for lifetime inclusion in A and C Black’s annual publication, Who’s Who. For more information, contact; richard.jordan@virgin.net

TRAVERSE THEATRE (Associate Producer)

The Traverse Theatre is Scotland’s new writing theatre. From its conception in 1963, it has embraced a spirit of innovation and risk taking that launched the careers of many of Scotland’s best-known writers including John Byrne, David Greig, David Harrower and Liz Lochhead. It is unique in Scotland in that it fulfils the crucial role of providing the infrastructure, professional support and expertise to ensure the development of a dynamic theatre culture for Scotland. www.traverse.co.uk

THE BARBICAN (London season producing partner)

The architecturally renowned Barbican Centre is one of the world’s leading arts centres, founded and run by the City of London Corporation. It encompasses dance, film, music, theatre, visual arts and creative learning both within the iconic venue and offsite. Committed to providing a world-class programme, which inspires, challenges and amazes its audiences, the Barbican is also home to a range of Artistic Associates including Cheek by Jowl, Michael Clark Company and Boy Blue Entertainment.

Our theatre and dance events at the Barbican aim to inspire audiences and push performance boundaries, taking you on an unpredictable journey that stimulates all of your senses. Explore work by top international artists and discover fledgling new talent in our extensive year-round programme. Season by season, work produced or co-commissioned by the Barbican helps to launch the careers of pioneering new artists and nurture our ongoing relationships with world-class companies. For more information visit barbican.org.uk

THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST

(London season producing partner)

This famous producing theatre, located in one of the most resolutely urban and vibrant parts of London, prides itself in reflecting the concerns, hopes and dreams of East Enders old and new. Theatre Royal Stratford East both inspires and is inspired by its young and multi-cultural community in a continuous loop that draws and engages with audiences like no other UK theatre can.

This tradition goes back to the 1950s when internationally renowned theatre director Joan Littlewood championed white working-class audiences, providing a stage for their stories and voices through pioneering new work. Later, as the local community evolved, with people immigrating to East London from the Caribbean, Africa and South Asia, Theatre Royal Stratford East championed putting their lives and creativity on stage under the leadership of Philip Hedley. Now, with Kerry Michael at the helm, Theatre Royal Stratford East continues to be passionate about developing new talent. New performers, writers, directors and other artists who have historically been ignored are encouraged to break the mould of contemporary theatre and particularly musicals. The theatre’s work has been recognized in recent years with several prestigious Olivier Award wins and nominations. In 2009 Kerry launched Open Stage – a landmark initiative giving audiences the power to programme the theatre’s stage in the first six months of 2012 – the first of which is the 2007 Olivier-nominated Cinderella which returns in December 2011. Theatre Royal Stratford East’s aim of artistic excellence that gives voice to stories rarely heard, means ultimately it is driven by its remarkably diverse and loyal audience. This has been the secret of the Theatre’s success for over 50 years. 100,000 people visit Theatre Royal Stratford East every year; and a vibrant bar and restaurant offers free entertainment, seven days a week. For more information on Open Stage visit www.openstage2012.com.

www.stratfordeast.com / Box Office: 020 8534 0310. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @stratfordeast

Cora Bissett and Richard Jordan would like to thank:

Lalitha Rajan, Suzi Simpson and Ankur productions, Dominic Hill and all at the Traverse, Andy Arnold and all at the Tron, Anita Clark and all at Made in Scotland/Creative Scotland, Christiana Biannuci and all at Associazone ‘On The Road’ Italy. Andrew Jones, Belinda McElhinney and Clare Tudor at SRC, Robina Quereshi, Abbie Wallace, Sandra Jamieson (Lanarkshire Police), Martin Shippen, James Gardner, Kara Jackson, Ruth West, Martin Palmer, Tim Morozzo, Drew Taylor, Robert Przekwas, Purni Morell, Andrew Wilson, Tim Reid, RSAMD, NTS, Caraigh MacGregor, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Jude Doherty, Birds of Paradise, Vox Motus, Euan Cuthbertson, Alex Fthenalis, Gavin Purdie, Simon McCay, Kyle Calderwood, David Dunne, Duncan Carter, Allan Tall, Scott McDonald, Damien Hughes, Pab Roberts, Eki Ogbeide and Edo State Women’s Association, Film by Numbers, Maura Bissett, Nebli Bahja, Nicola Robinson, Khatarina Leipfinger, Hannah Scott, Stephanie Gibson, Taggart Wardrobe.

And for early development work Clare Duffy, Davey Anderson, Harry Ward, Agnieszka Bresler, Madelaine Appiah, Keith Flemming, Jordan Young, Naana Agyei-Ampadu and Viana Maya. And special thanks to Jauris Casanova and Emmanuella Cole who played in Paris and Edinburgh 2011 respectively.

For tour enquiries regarding RoadKill contact:

Richard Jordan Productions LtdMews Studios, 16 Vernon Yard, London W11 2DXTelephone: +44 (0) 207 243 9001Email: richard.jordan@virgin.net