Karen Lynne
Karen is an experienced Producer, actor, singer, dancer, and a published playwright and screenwriter.
Karen’s extensive writing credits include a play about Vera Brittain in which she starred, called NEVER GOODBYE, SING AS WE GO co-written with Graham in which she brought to life Gracie Fields and she told her family story in the hit play COME DANCE WITH ME, a story where ballroom meets a gritty, humorous and yet dark story of a family surviving against the odds.
Her most recent play A QUESTION OF ERROL FLYNN, distills her lifelong expert knowledge of Errol Flynn, to pen a study in addiction. The play is a clear eyed view of Flynn with dark humour, physical fist fights, sword fights, and verbal jousting. It got rave reviews.
Karen’s acting credits include working with Topol on the anniversary tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. She also played Catherine Cookson in TOM AND CATH, a musical by John Miles. Phylliss Monkman in THE GOLDEN YEARS OF JACK BUCHANAN. Flo Manero on the National tour of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER.
Graham Howes
Graham is a Producer, writer and co writer for many shows – he is a veteran of the industry working for forty years as an actor, screen and theatre writer, and a theatre director of complex and large scale projects.
Acting Career highlights include Opera North as Senator Lyons in the two shows OF THEE I SING and LET ‘EM EAT CAKE. Scheinkopf in FAME in the West End. Claudius in HAMLET for ESC. Warbucks in ANNIE. Noakes in ARCADIA. Both Henchard in MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE and Dr Frankenstein/Walton the explorer in FRANKENSTEIN.
Film credits include: LOVE’S KITCHEN TV: Clumsy Roger for BBC’s MODEL MILLIE series, Head of the JIC in WHY WE WENT TO WAR – award winning trilogy of plays on the Gulf War.
DIRECTED: SWEENEY TODD, KISS ME KATE, GULF ARABIAN NIGHTS 1 AND 2, two plays, which he wrote, cross fertilising Arabian Nights with the story of an Aunt with a westernised niece sheltering from allied bombing in Iraq. And a commedia version of PINOCCHIO which he wrote and directed. And many more
Richard Marcel
Creative Director and Choreographer
Richard Marcel is our Creative Director and choreographer. He's one of the industries most sought after talents.
His expert knowledge of a diverse range of dance styles, have led him to work with artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, The Spice Girls, Diana Ross, George Michael, Liza Minelli, Tom Jones, Mark Ronson, Sienna Miller and Olivia Coleman.
As a specialist movement choreographer, Richard has worked on numerous TV commercials for top Brands
Richard has provided full concepts for television shows such as Lip Sync Battle UK, Strictly Come Dancing, X-Factor, So You Think You Can Dance, The Royal Variety Show, Comic Relief, Children In Need and many other primetime television shows.
Feature film credits include Kick-Ass2, Cuban Fury and The Wedding Video.
Theatre credits include choreography for Godspell (West End), Burn The Floor, Riverdance: Heartbeat Of Home and he directed the stage show Conga in Monaco.
