Niki began her professional training in physical theatre at Fooltime, Britain's first circus school, and went on to specialise in trapeze in Paris, France. In 1992, she was a founder of Shiftwork Physical Theatre Company in Scotland which achieved acclaim for its highly visual work, touring the United Kingdom and to southern Africa. In the late 1990s, she studied contemporary dance at Coventry University in Coventry, Warwickshire, U.K. Her first solo project, Worm-Hole, received a Five-Star Rating at the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland and toured to sell-out fringe-festival audiences in North America during the summer of 2002, receiving the award for Best Physical Theatre Production at the Victoria Fringe Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Heretic is Niki's third solo show funded by Arts Council England. In early 2003, she was commissioned by the Prague Fringe Festival in Prague, The Czech Republic to create a physical-theatre show for children - Throw Me A Bone.
Guy's work spans the realms of theatre, dance, music and circus. As a solo artist, he has created three shows: "Bottle"; "Consuming Songs"; and, the Time Out Live Award-winning "Would Say Something". Collaboratively, he has directed many inter-disciplinary projects and - as an associate artist with Improbable Theatre - was a member of the creative teams for "Animo"; "Lifegame"; "Coma"; "Spirit"; and, the international award-winning "70 Hill Lane". As a performer, he has worked with Meredith Monk and recently played the lead role in the Lyric Hammersmith's production of "Slave Island", directed by Neil Bartlett. He has taught all over the world and is an advisory artist with the International Workshop Festival.
Shermaine is a contextual and interdisciplinary artist trained in visual and performance arts. Her work suggests a transformation of people and landscape which stem from the exploration of the body, its impulse to move and as an exposed surface for inscribed events. Internationally as artist-in-residence, Shermaine has collaborated with Théâtre Itinérant de la Cité in Meaux, France (east of Paris), developing new contexts including a film entitled "Utilises les Sens" and co-choreographing "l'Epopee de Gilgamesh". She recently worked with the Notting Hill Carnival, leading the production of the "Masquerade Gala" at the Royal Opera House. In 2001, Shermaine received her Masters in Fine Art in Context at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol.
Born in South Africa, Paul moved to the United Kingdom in 1989. He studied drama, forming a theatre company in Somerset County, and went on to study film and video at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design where he obtained a B.A. Hons. He has worked for Stage Electrics in Bristol and was Technical Manager at Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Taunton, Somerset. He is currently Visuals Administrator for the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) based in London, England, and recently returned from teaching film and video in Indonesia.
Originally from Manchester, England, Mark studied at Chethams School of Music and then at Royal Northern College of Music (both in Manchester) where he gained a diploma in Professional Performance as a percussionist. He has performed with the BBC Philharmonic based in Manchester and has composed for the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, England; the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and the Northern Dance Company of Leeds, Yorkshire. Currently, Mark is a freelance performer and composer in South West England, and Musician-in-Residence for Take Art! and Art For Life. He also composed the original soundtrack for "Worm-Hole".
Steve trained in one of the best receiving houses of its size - the Merlin Theatre in Frome, Somerset - working alongside the likes of Edward Fox, Gemma Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith, Frances de la Tour and Pamela Miles, and under the direction of lighting designer Pete Minall. Steve was lighting designer and technical manager for "Migrant", a multi-media production and winner of a Rose Bowl Award, touring The Czech Republic. He has worked with the Natural Theatre Company's "Rasputin" and has freelanced in houses such as the Theatre Royal in Bath, Somerset. With corporate names such as Orange and L'Oreal, he has worked as a technician on sound, lighting and projection as well as working as an electrician at the Glastonbury Music Festival.
Arts Council England-South West
Adrian Baker, Theatre Technician, Bridgwater Arts Centre
Steve Balcombe at Accuset Print & Design
Adrian Berry
Frank Bock
Bridgwater Reclamation
Rosie Brown (Guest Vocals)
Kevin Clifford (Photography)
Ian Constantinides
Dalton Cormier, (Former) Festival Producer, Thunder Bay Fringe Festival
Terry Costa
Charlie Dearden, Centre Director, Bridgwater Arts Centre
Dreamsurf Theatre (Marcus Fernando & Elinor d'Angelis)
Dust Rhinos (Brad Friesen)
Ian Dyer at Grapevine News
Jerron Fuchihara, Front-of-House Manager, Magnus Theatre
Paula Hammond, Director, and Her Technical Angels at The Merlin Theatre
Wendy Hermelin (Costume)
Chandra Hickling
Rachel Hill, Marketing & Development Officer, Bridgwater Arts Centre
Matt Hinks
Jonno Katz
Terry, Iris & Adrian McCretton
Timothy Mooney
John Murphy & Jonathan Ryder of r-evolution
Pardoes Solicitors
Judy Preston
Jenny Redman
Joel Redman (Photography)
S & C Family Butchers
Saucy Fops
Peter Slocombe
Ruth Staple
Lois Taylor, Artistic Director, Attik Dance
"Early Heretic Promo Photo" by Marc Hill
