Mark Daniels - Writer/Producer (Coronavirus - A Great British Farce, The Institute of Nuts, N89)
Mark is a writer from South East London who's worked with Flugelman on several productions, including N89, The Institute of Nuts and Minority Fetish (Episode 1 of Make Me).
He's had full-length pieces performed at Canal Café Theatre, Matchstick Theatre and Hen & Chickens Theatre; short plays performed at The Vaults, Theatre503, The Brockley Jack and The Drayton Arms; plus regular sketch credits at Canal Café Theatre’s and Edinburgh’s NewsRevue. His play, Single Ticket, was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize in 2019. He also has BBC Radio 4 sketch credits on Newsjack and The Skewer and his sitcom, Straight Faced, was a BAFTA Rocliffe TV finalist and also won Pozzitive Comedy’s radio script competition.
He enjoys teasing the drama out of everyday situations and likes to interrogate gender and sexuality stereotypes and prejudice. He's recently started working on pieces with a more absurdist vibe, but, whatever he's writing, he's all about the funnies.
Coronavirus - A Great British Farce is a new absurdist satire which had a sell-out run at Camden Fringe August 2021 and received 4 Star reviews from every reviewer.
Hayley Ricketson - Writer/Producer (MAKE ME, Graceful)
Hayley is a playwright, poet and dramaturg, currently embedded in the public service in Melbourne, Australia.
Her play Graceful which was previewed at the RADA Festival and Rosemary Branch Theatre in 2018, was scheduled to premiere at the Hope Theatre in April 2020, before a global pandemic changed everyone's plans.
Most recently, Ricketson's one woman show Untouchables was staged for the MIDSUMMA Festival in February 2020. Original play Graceful was longlisted for the Theatre503 Playwriting Award in 2016 and she has been a finalist at the Genesis Poetry Slam on multiple occasions.
MAKE ME is a project that was designed to bring artists together in a time of physical isolation and uncertainty. It's a reminder of both why we tell stories and to be proud of who we are.