Alumni News Article May, June and July 2026: Edinburgh Fringe Special
27 Jul 26
May, June, and July have seen our alumni achieve some truly remarkable successes! Keep reading to discover their latest projects and accomplishments.
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On Stage and Screen
Emily Aboud is Staff Director for The Story at National Theatre.
Georgia Leila Stoller and Joe Boyle join the revival cast of Fame.
Anne Odeke writes Pineapple for the Globe Theatre’s Shakespeare and Race Festival.
Jia Sim will produce Killer Career at Camden Fringe.
Craig Whitcombe is Resident Director for Disney Cruise Line Toronto.
Mina Anwar stars as Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables West End. She is joined by Madeleine Banbury, Lily De-La-Hale, Sophie-May Feek, Lyndsey Gardiner, Pablo Gomez Jones and Simi Jolaoso. Oliver Savile leads as Javert, and the cast is completed by Danny Whelan and Joey Zerpa-Falcon.
Cade Brannan took part in a rehearsed reading of Frank & Jen with Soho Theatre.
Lizzie May Bell | Mountview production of Machinal (2025) | Photo by Steve Gregson
Lizzie May Bell is in Cyrano de Bergerac in the West End.
Melker Nilsson performed in the UK tour of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story.
Filippo Brozzo performed in Patronage at Drayton Arms Theatre.
Chris Erasmous is in Million Dollar Quartet UK tour as Jonny Cash.
Ella Bryant plays the lead in A Fine Idea at Arcola Theatre.
Tim Jackson directs Something Rotten! at Manchester Opera House.
Nimi Spiff performs in A Celebration of William Finn at The Other Palace.
Grant Zavitovsky and Nimi Spiff join the cast of I’m Every Woman – The Chaka Khan Musical, while Georgia Rawlins comes on board as Assistant Musical Director. The show held an industry workshop presentation at Mountview in November 2023.
Katy Richardson is Musical Director for Death Note the Musical.
Liam Mansfield has their first full-length play commission taking place in Manchester at Waterside Arts.
Adam Colbeck-Dunn will play the alternate lead of Daniel Hillard in Mrs Doubtfire on tour, with Michael Nelson joining the cast.
Jax Guerrero joins the cast of Love’s Labour’s Lost at Globe Theatre and stars in a Barclaycard campaign.
Jade D’Cruz performs in Scribbles: Pride Edition at The Other Palace.
Alice Brockway is completing a PhD titled “Playing Sane: Understanding Mental Health for Professional Actors in the UK” with Manchester School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Chumisa Dornford-May stars in The Cherry Orchard with Kenneth Branagh.
Daniel Forbes performed in The Secret Garden at Theatre Royal Bath.
Zack Guest joins the cast of My Fair Lady at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Lara Dailey sang in What She Said! in concert.
Sara Hajizadeh | Mountview production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2025) | Photo by Steve Gregson
Alice Fearn will star in Kimberly Akimbo, where Sara Hajizadeh will make her professional debut.
Elinor Hallett just finished playing young Frankie/first cover Frankie/acting ensemble in Frankie Goes to Bollywood UK tour.
Daisy Harrison makes her professional stage debut as standby Lidia in Beetlejuice.
Morwenna Brown performs in Tartarus at The Hope Theatre.
Edmund Smith performed in Shall I Be Mother? at Old Joint Stock Theatre.
Emily Hooley will perform The Little Woman in My Head Must Die at Camden Fringe, having also co-written the piece.
Lucy Little wrote, produced and starred in short film The Taste of Salt with Evie Weldon and is in the UK tour of Around the World in 80 Days.
Samuel Collins-Webb performs in Der Rosenkavalier and The Importance Of Being Earnest for Garsington Opera.
Aoife Haakenson and Patrick Munday join the cast of Death Note the Musical.
Jordan Luke Gage will perform in Thelma and Louise at Young Vic.
Richard James-Neal wrapped on the second series of Supacell for Netflix and will appear in Something Rotten! at Manchester Opera House.
Peter Lavery will play Harold in Dog Man: The Musical.
Anna Marks Pryce performed in Aether with Jermyn Street Theatre.
Maggie Moriarty will perform at the Park Theatre, followed by Isle of Wight and Edinburgh Fringe with Whatever Happened To That Guy, in the role of Bee.
Conor Murray and Hannah Power performed their multi award-winning show Don’t Tell Dad about Diana at the Underbelly Boulevard.
Ralph Warman led Leading Voices LDN in a concert at The Union Theatre.
Cameron Griffiths | Mountview production of Head Over Heels (2025) | Photo by Cesare De Giglio
Cameron Griffiths was Dame Fifi in Beauty and the Beast pantomime for The Bridge House Theatre and was nominated for ‘Best Newcomer’ at the 2025/6 ‘Fringe Theatre Awards’ for this performance. They are now a Lead Vocalist/Dancer for Carnival Cruise Line.
Gracie O’Brien takes the leading role in Burlesque The Musical on tour.
Lucy Park performs in Grayson The Musical at Soho Theatre Walthamstow.
Scott Slocombe performs with Alfresco Actors as Jeeves in Jeeves & Worcester.
Matias Steen Hauge was 1st Cover Chris/Ensemble in Miss Saigon, Sweden, and is now a Lead Vocalist for MSC Cruises.
Rebecca Trehearn will play Jamie’s mum in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie on tour.
Maggie Lynne performs in My Fair Lady at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Melad Hamidi joins the company of Jane Eyre at Southwark Playhouse.
Natasha Cottriall performs in Fun Home at Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Jessica Ibadin | Mountview production of Come From Away (2026) | Photos by Steve Gregson
Jess Ibadin makes her professional debut in Heathers at The Arts at Marble Arch as Heather Duke.
Morwenna Brown, Sophie Pamment, Adam Pinnock and Samuel Collins-Webb perform in Motopia at Camden Fringe, directed by Anna Wellman.
Kojo Attah played Tri-Klops in Masters of the Universe.
Daniel Forbes will perform in the schools tour of Bacchae for the National Theatre.
Elizabeth Bower is currently performing in Allegra in the West End.
Martin Coslett, Ella Marie Danson and Harry Style took Sadomasochism For Accountants to the Old Clubhouse at Buxton Fringe.
Production Arts
Shaneice Brown is Assistant Stage Manager on The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind.
Callum Mack works as Assistant Stage Manager Book Cover on Silence of the Lambs UK tour.
Amy Spall is Assistant Stage Manager Book Cover on Beetlejuice.
Lyra Winter is Stage Manager for Motopia at Camden Fringe, alongside Bryony Maguire, managing tech and lights.
At the Edinburgh Fringe
Nadya Lee will be performing in the new musical Kevin! [The Musical].
Georgia Rawlins will be Musical Director for Bliss The Musical at Pleasance Grand.
Becca Rowson takes The Wolf of Poyais to Assembly Roxy.
Isla Fairfield wrote and performs Ostrich at Gilded Balloon Patter House.
Millie Thorne performs in ComedySportz and Totally Improvised Musical at Three Sisters.
Alison King is Executive Producer for Collaborator at Pentland Theatre, Pleasance at EICC.
Carina Simoes produces Collaborator and Sand at Edinburgh Fringe in Pleasance at EICC and Summerhall respectively.
Roshaan Saulnier, Lois Glenister and Jewelle Hutchinson perform in Disenchanted! at Pleasance at EICC.
Noah Yang, as producer, takes Dear Lihua to theSpaceTriplex at Edinburgh Fringe and Canal Cafe Theatre for Camden Fringe, alongside Zhaoyi Ying, who directs the show.
Natalia Izquierdo takes Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story and Stay a Little Longer to Edinburgh Fringe, at Pleasance Dome and Pleasance Courtyard respectively.
Maggie Moriarty performs in Whatever Happened To That Guy, in the role of Bee.
Read our last alumni news round-up here.
