Meet our collaborators…
Emily Joy
Emily is an actor and budding director who heralds from Hull. Having begun her acting career in her early teens, Emily has since gone on to perform at Hull New Theatre, Hull Truck, Central School of Speech & Drama and The Bunker Theatre in London.
Emily’s training includes the National Youth Theatre and Central School of Speech and Drama. Emily has also attended the Young Vic’s Directors’ Programme following on from which she was Assistant Director on Dead Good Theatre’s inaugural production - Leaving - at The Bunker Theatre.
In addition to acting and directing, Emily has a passion for movement, physical theatre and devising.
When not collaborating, creating and performing, Emily is a fitness instructor and runs her own garden design business - Emily Joy Garden Design.
Claire Merrick
Born in Liverpool, raised in Wales and now based in London, Claire is an actor and writer who pursued her creative dream following a career in business.
Over the last 9 years, Claire has worked hard on studying her craft with actor training at RADA, The Actors’ Centre and Central School of Speech and Drama, where she met Emily.
Claire’s acting credits include performances at CSSD, Southwark Playhouse, The Bunker (where she co-produced a play) and, most recently, a shoot for a TV production.
Alongside acting, Claire is a writer and has recently written The Tower and is currently re-writing her second play, The Table. Claire is also working on a handful of new writing projects including a musical about motherhood (for which she is learning the piano), an idea for TV a drama -“Scouse” - and a one-woman show, “Arthur Sent Me”.
Outside of the acting and writing, Claire spends a lot of time running around after her family, working out, going to the theatre and reading.
See Claire’s profile on Spotlight.
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