shake & stir acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

CREATIVE TEAM

ADAPTOR NELLE LEE
DIRECTOR ROSS BALBUZIENTE
CREATIVE PRODUCER NICK SKUBIJ
DESIGNER JOSH MCINTOSH
LIGHTING DESIGNER JASON GLENWRIGHT
SOUND DESIGNER GUY WEBSTER

TOURING CREW

STAGE MANAGER JEREMY GORDON
HEAD OF LIGHTING SIMON HARDY
HEAD MECHANIST ANDREW WHITTAKER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER SHANIA MANNING

CAST

WILL CARSELDINE MAVERICK
BILLY FOGARTY CLAUDETTE
JUDY HAINSWORTH MRS TWIT
REAGAN MANNIX REX
KIERAN MCGRATH MR TWIT

MEET THE ACTORS

Will Carseldine

Maverick / Mr Mugglewump

For shake & stir theatre co: A Christmas Carol (2022). Other Theatre: An Ideal Husband, Caesar, Away (La Boite), Queen’s City (Blak Social). Training: Will graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a BFA (Acting) in 2019. Other: Will is a proud member of MEAA.

Billy Fogarty

Claudette / Roly Poly Bird

For shake & stir theatre co: Debut. Other Theatre: Reagan Kelly (Underground Theatre Company), An Ideal Husband, Away, Caesar (La Boite), understudy for The Wider Earth (Dead Puppet Society 2022 national tour), Training: Billy graduated from The University of Southern Queensland with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting) in 2020. Awards: They were honoured to be recognised by TheatreHaus in the 2022 Wall of Faves for their role as Reagan Kelly in Reagan Kelly. Other: Billy is a proud member of MEAA.

Judy Hainsworth

Mrs Twit

For shake & stir theatre co: A Christmas Carol (2022), Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2015, 2019 national tour), Statespeare (2011 national tour, 2013). Other Theatre: Wilbur the Optical Whale (indelability arts), Margaret Fulton the Musical (Jally Entertainment) : Babushka Book Club, Babushka’s Right to Party, Happily Ever After, DOLL, Dead!, I Can Keep a Secret (Little Match Productions), #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Spirit Animal, #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Botox Party (Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe), The Narcissist (STC/La Boite), Holy Guacamole (The Good Room), The Reunion (Metro Arts Independents), Assassins, Parade (Warehaus), Small Mercies (La Boite); He Died with a Felafel in his Hand (Someone), Shakespeare’s Women (Toowoomba Shakespeare Festival), Hansel and Gretel and Turandot (Opera Queensland). Awards: Matilda Award nominee for Best Actress (Margaret Fulton the Musical), Matilda Award for Best Sound Design (Happily Ever After), Matilda Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress (The Narcissist). Training: Bachelor of Theatre Arts (Acting) with Distinction from the University of Southern Queensland.

Reagan Mannix

Rex / Minty Mugglewump

For shake & stir theatre co: Debut. Other Theatre: First Casualty (Queensland Theatre), Two Weeks with the Queen (Queensland Theatre Play Club), Away (La Boite). Awards: Matilda Award nominee for the Bille Brown Best Emerging Artist award (First Casualty). Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) from the Queensland University of Technology.

Kieran McGrath

Mr Twit

For shake & stir theatre co: The Twits (2022) Other Theatre: The Book of Mormon (Gordon Frost Organisation), Bonnie & Clyde (JRP Australia & Hayes Theatre), RENT (LPD & Sugary Rum Productions), Horrible Harriet: Live! (CDP Theatre Producers), TWO TWENTYSOMETHINGS (Bite Productions & KXT) Television: La Brea (NBC Universal) Awards: Playbill Future Prospect Award (2016) Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) from NIDA.

MEET THE CREATORS

Ross Balbuziente

Director

shake & stir theatre co: As director: The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts, Out Damn Snot (with La Boite Theatre Company), Statespeare, The Frog Prince, Hansel & Gretel, FiZZ! (for Opera Queensland), The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Qld Youth Shakespeare Festival). shake & stir’s in-school productions including: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, Shake Up!, Smile & Be A Villain, Tragic Magic, Chop Logic, Bard to the Bone, Say it to My Face Book, Try Hard, Oversharer, Vacant and Popular. As actor: A Christmas Carol (2018-2021), Dracula (2015, 2017 national tour), Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016 national tour), 1984 (2012, 2014 national tour), Tequila Mockingbird (2013, 2016 Qld tour), Animal Farm (2011, 2013 national tour), Statespeare (2009, 2011 national tour). Other Theatre: As actor: Romeo & Juliet (Queensland Theatre), Julius Caesar (La Boite Theatre Company), Citizen Jane (JUTE), Assassins (Warehaus Theatre / QPAC), As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus and Monkey and His Magic Journey to the West (Grin & Tonic), Shakespeare’s Strangers (Globe Stage London). Positions: Ross is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of shake & stir and has created and produced over 100 productions (2006 – present). Awards: Numerous Matilda Awards including: Gold Matilda Award in recognition of shake & stir’s national touring work (2020), Best Musical or Cabaret for Green Day’s American Idiot (2017), Best Mainstage Production and Gold Matilda Award for creating Tequila Mockingbird (2014), Best Independent Production for Animal Farm (2012). Helpmann Award nominations include: Best Presentation for Children (2012, 2016), Best Regional Touring Production (2016). Matilda Award nominations include: Best Director, Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role.

Nelle Lee

Adaptor

shake & stir theatre co: As actor: The Twits, Jane Eyre (2019, 2022 national tour), Fantastic Mr Fox, A Christmas Carol (2018-2021), George’s Marvellous Medicine (2016, 2018 national tour), Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2014, 2015 and 2019 national tours), Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016 national tour), Animal Farm (2011, 2013 national tour), Dracula (2015, 2017 national tour), 1984 (2012, 2014 national tour), Tequila Mockingbird (2013, 2016 Qld tour), Statespeare (2009, 2011 national tour), Out Damn Snot (shake & stir / La Boite). As adapter / Writer: Fourteen, The Twits, Fourthcoming, Jane Eyre, A Christmas Carol, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Dracula, Tequila Mockingbird, 1984, Out Damn Snot, Statespeare. Other Theatre: The Crucible, Maxine Mellor’s Mystery Project, Property of the Clan (Queensland Theatre). Complete Works of William Shakespeare by Chicks (Brisbane Festival). Film and TV: The Inbetweeners 2, Sea Patrol seasons 2 & 3, Mortified and the feature film JUCY. As Director: Fourthcoming. Positions: Nelle is a Co-Artistic Director of shake & stir and has written and performed in productions that have toured across the country (2006 – present). Training: Bachelor Theatre Arts (Acting) from the University of Southern Queensland. Awards: 2011 USQ Alumnus Award, 2011 USQ Arts Faculty Award. Numerous Matilda Awards including: Gold Matilda Award in recognition of shake & stir’s national touring work (2020), Best Musical or Cabaret for Green Day’s American Idiot (2017), Best Mainstage Production and Gold Matilda Award for creating Tequila Mockingbird (2014), Best Independent Production for Animal Farm (2012). Helpmann Award nominations include: Best Presentation for Children (2012, 2016), Best Regional Touring Production (2016).

Nick Skubij

Creative Producer

shake & stir theatre co: As actor: The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox, A Christmas Carol, George’s Marvellous Medicine (2016, 2018 national tour), Dracula (2015, 2017 national tour), Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2014, 2015 and 2019 national tours), Tequila Mockingbird (2013, 2016), 1984 (2012, 2014 national tour), Animal Farm (2011, 2013 national tour), Statespeare (2009, 2011 national tour), Out Damn Snot (with La Boite Theatre Company). As Adaptor / Writer: Fourteen, Jane Eyre, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Dracula, Wuthering Heights, 1984, Animal Farm, Out Damn Snot. As Director: Fourteen, Fourthcoming, Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016), Statespeare (2009), La Bohème (for Opera Queensland), FiZZ! (for Opera Queensland). Other Theatre: Romeo & Juliet (Queensland Theatre), Eurobeat (QPAC), Citizen Jane (JUTE), Crackle, Snap, Pop (JUTE / Queensland Theatre Company), Surviving Jonah Salt (KEDT / JUTE), The Fiveways (Brisbane Festival), Macbeth, Franz Kafka’s The Trial, As You Like it, Titus Andronicus (Grin and Tonic) Film and TV: Toybox season 2 (Channel 7). Positions: Nick is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of shake & stir theatre co (2006 – present). Awards: Numerous Matilda Awards including: Gold Matilda Award in recognition of shake & stir’s national touring work (2020), Best Musical or Cabaret for Green Day’s American Idiot (2017), Best Mainstage Production and Gold Matilda Award Tequila Mockingbird (2014), Best Production for Animal Farm (2012). Matilda Award nomination for Best Mainstage (Fourteen – 2021) Best Director (Fourteen – 2021), Lead Actor (Dracula – 2015). Helpmann Award nominations include: Best Presentation for Children (2012, 2016), Best Regional Touring Production (2016).

Josh Mcintosh

Designer

shake & stir theatre co: Fourteen, The Twits, Fourthcoming, Jane Eyre, Fantastic Mr Fox, A Christmas Carol, Green Day’s American Idiot (2017, 2018 national tour), Endgame, George’s Marvellous Medicine (2016, 2018 national tour), Dracula, Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2014, 2015, 2019 national tours), Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016 national tour), Tequila Mockingbird (2013, 2016 Qld tour), Out Damn Snot, 1984 (2012, 2014 national tour), Animal Farm (2011, 2013 national tour), Statespeare (2011 national tour). Other Theatre: Josh has designed Country Song, Rabbit Hole and was Design Consultant for Thom Pain (Queensland Theatre), Treasure Island (Matrix & Queensland Theatre). For La Boite he has designed Pale Blue Dot, The Kursk (with Critical Stages & Matrix), The Wishing Well (with Matrix), The Danger Age, The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay, and Red Cap (with QMF). For Queensland Ballet: Peter & the Wolf, The Little Green Road to Fairyland (with QMF). This year’s production designs have included Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Matt Ward Entretainment) and Jersey Boys (Legend House) at Gold Coast’s Star Casino, immersive theatre experience Love, Lust, Lost for Broad Encounters, Slow Boat for Playlab Theatre and From Campfire to Stagelight for Jute Theatre. Josh regularly designs for Strut’n’Fret, Debase Productions, Flipside Theatre, Homunculus Theatre, Matrix Theatre and many others. Festival Design: Josh is Site Designer for the Brisbane Festival and will design Queenland Music Festival’s Music Trails programme throughout Queensland in 2023. Other festival design includes QPAC’s Out of the Box children’s festival and elements of Strut’n’Fret’s The Garden of Unearthly Delights. Awards: Matilda Gold Award: Body of Work (2011). Matilda Silver Award: Best Set Design for Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2019); Best Design for A Christmas Carol (2018); Best Set Design for Green Day’s American Idiot (2017), Best Set Design for Dracula (2016).

Jason Glenwright

Lighting Designer

shake & stir theatre co: The Twits, Fourthcoming, Jane Eyre, Fantastic Mr Fox, A Christmas Carol, Endgame, George’s Marvellous Medicine (2016, 2018 national tour), Dracula, Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2014, 2015, 2019 national tours), Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016 national tour), Tequila Mockingbird (2013, 2016 Qld tour), Out Damn Snot, 1984 (2012, 2014 national tour), Animal Farm (2011, 2013, 2021 national tour), The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet (Qld Youth Shakespeare Festival and shake & stir). Other Credits: For Queensland Theatre: Taming of the Shrew, The Holidays, City of Gold (Co-production with Griffin Theatre Company); The Longest Minute (Co-production with JUTE Theatre and Debase Theatre), Country Song, Argus (Co-production with Dead Puppet Society), I Want to Know What Love Is, A Tribute of Sorts, The Removalists, Faustus (Co-production with Bell Shakespeare), Water Falling Down, The Little Dog Laughed, Thom Pain (based on nothing); Griffin Theatre Company: Rice (Co-production with Queensland Theatre), A Hoax (Co-production with La Boite); La Boite Theatre: Laser Beak Man (Co-production with Dead Puppet Society), The Tragedy of King Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pale Blue Dot, Ruben Guthrie, Julius Caesar, The Kursk; Opera Qld: A Flowering Tree, Kiss Me, Kate; Little Red Theatre Company: Your Song, Lady Beatle (Co-production with La Boite), Wrecking Ball, Rumour Has It: Sixty Minutes Inside Adele; SK Entertainment: Friends the Musical Parody, Menopause The Musical; The Good Room: Let’s Be Friends Furever (Co‑production with Brisbane Festival) One Bottle Later, That’s What She Said, I’ve Been Meaning To Ask You (Co-production with Brisbane Festival), I Just Came To Say Goodbye (Co‑production with Brisbane Festival), I Should Have Drunk More Champagne; Flipside Circus: Dogs in the Schoolyard, We Live Here; JUTE: La Bella Figura, To Kill A Cassowary, Bukal, Here We All Are. Assembled, Joh For PM (Co-production with Brisbane Powerhouse) Awards: Matilda Award for Best Lighting Designs for The Twits (2022), Carrie The Musical (2017), Best Technical Design for Dracula (2016), Gold Matilda for Body of Work (2013). Website: jasonglenwright.com

Guy Webster

Sound Designer

shake & stir theatre co: Fourteen, The Twits, Fourthcoming, Jane Eyre, Fantastic Mr Fox, Endgame, George’s Marvellous Medicine (2016, 2018 national tour), Dracula (2015, 2017 national tour), Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (2014, 2015, 2019 national tours), Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016 national tour), Tequila Mockingbird (2013, 2016 Qld tour), Out Damn Snot, 1984 (2012, 2014 national tour), Animal Farm (2011, 2013 national tour), Statespeare (2009, 2011 national tour). Guy Webster is a performer, composer, musician, sound designer and teacher. While his live performances have earned him a reputation as a prolific and inspiring songwriter, his work in interactive composition and sound design has featured in festivals, galleries, conferences and theatres in Australia, Japan, UK, Europe, USA and China. Other Theatre: L’Appartement, Constellations, The Seagull, Brisbane, The Effect, Kelly, Venus in Fur, Orphans (Queensland Theatre), Naked & Screaming, From Darkness, Lysa and the Freeborn Dames, The Tragedy of King Richard III, A Streetcar Named Desire, As You Like It, Ruben Guthrie, I Love You, Bro, The Pineapple Queen, The White Earth, Kitchen Diva, Summer Wonderland, The Narcissist, Last Drinks, Urban Dingoes and Crèche & Burn (La Boite), The Rising (Circus Corridor), Welcome To Sameville, Locked In, Viral (Shock Therapy Productions), Torrent (Lisa Wilson / DanceNorth), Bunker (Lisa Wilson / Nathan Sibthorpe), La Bella Figura, To Kill A Cassowary, Here We Are All Assembled, The Salt Remains (JUTE). Other Music: Guy has released several CDs and performed on many stages supporting the likes of Beth Orton, Ed Harcourt, Powderfinger, The Cruel Sea, Mad Professor, Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee and Sarah Blasko.

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shake & stir is one of the country’s leading contemporary theatre companies touring Australia and New Zealand since 2006. shake & stir produces an annual season of Mainstage and In-School productions reaching an audience more than 200,000 each year. Mainstage work has included: The Twits, Fourteen, Fantastic Mr Fox, Jane Eyre, A Christmas Carol, Fourthcoming, The Australian premiere of Green Day’s American Idiot, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Endgame, Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts, Dracula, Wuthering Heights, 1984, Tequila Mockingbird, Out Damn Snot, Animal Farm and Statespeare. The company is widely acknowledged as a leading national touring theatre company, regularly taking medium to large scale works to major metropolitan and regional centres. To date, the company has toured to over 120 venues in every state and territory of Australia. shake & stir has been nominated for PAC Australia’s Drover Award for Tour of the Year on five occasions, collecting the Award twice. National Tours have included: Jane Eyre, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Green Day’s American Idiot, Dracula, Wuthering Heights, Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts, 1984, Animal Farm and Statespeare. shake & stir has proudly co-produced with QPAC, Brisbane Festival, Opera Queensland, La Boite Theatre Company, Brisbane Powerhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre and it’s work has been seen in some of the country’s most iconic venues including the Concert Halls of both Sydney Opera House and QPAC to the Playhouses in Arts Centre Melbourne and State Theatre Centre of WA to Darwin Entertainment Centre, Crown Theatre Perth and Australia’s oldest operational theatre The Theatre Royal Hobart to name a few.