Daniel Rainford - X
JESS BARTON | DIRECTOR
DAVID BRADY | DIRECTOR / WRITER
JACK ALBERT COOK | WRITER
GABRIELLE NELLIS-PAIN | WRITER
KIM SCOPES | WRITER & PERFORMER
Daniel Rainford - X

Daniel’s Theatre credits include Tommo in Private Peaceful (Nottingham Playhouse/No. 1 UK Tour), Julian in Horseshoes for Hand Grenades (East Riding Theatre), Ben in Bromley Bedlam Bethlehem (Old Red Lion Theatre), and Mike in Me and My Left Ball (Tristan Bates Theatre).

Film credits include The Batman (Warner Bros), Skippy in Catflap (Bardulf Ltd) and Tom Mills in Cost of Living (Rhyming Films). Television credits include Sam Wallace in Doctors (BBC). Further credits include roles in short films such as Elliot in Ryders (Tiramisu Studio), Toby in Things That Grow (View35Films), Dan in Stitched up (Big Trouble Films), Rich in Seawolf (Never Enough Films) Jimmy in Another Hero, and Chris in The Common. For radio, Daniel recorded the role of MacDowall and Jordan in A Kestral for a Knave (BBC Radio 4). He also featured as Ben Field in music video Outside the Glasshouse (New York Pavements/Reggie London).



This is Daniel's first production with Proforca Theatre Company and we are delighted to welcome him to lead the cast of "AAAAA" (FiveA). 



Twitter: @Daniel_Rainford

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JESS BARTON | DIRECTOR

Jess is a critically acclaimed fringe theatre Director and an Associate Artist of the Lion and Unicorn Theatre.

Recent directing credits include Love/Ruin (OnComm) as part of The Space Theatre’s online festival 2.0 Fest, and Mnemonic for Two Fest at The Space; and as Associate Director of Proforça, Feel More (2019 & 2020 - OffComm) and At Last (OffComm & London Pub Theatre Standing Ovation Nomination) at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre.

As Artistic Director and co-founder of Fight or Flight Productions, credits include Like You Hate Me (The Lion and Unicorn Theatre), Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (Stockwell Playhouse), The Secret Garden (Brighton Fringe & London tour), Calm Before The Storm (Theatre Royal, Brighton), Witch: A Trilogy (The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton), The Last Five Years (The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton),
 Company (The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton), and Rent (Sallis Benney Theatre). 



Other directing credits include Isn’t He Handsome (The Etcetera), Leaving (The Arcola), and Gone Fishing (The Arcola) with Falling Pennies, Fast Love and Hi Phil for National eTheatr as part of their online season.

Find her on twitter: @jessbarton28

DAVID BRADY | DIRECTOR / WRITER

David is an Off West End Award nominated Writer, Director, and Artistic Director from Coventry based in London.

For Proforça Theatre Company, credits include: "If I Go" (2016), YORAC, E17, "Saucy Jack & the Space Vixens" - (2016), YORAC, E17, "The Importance of Being Earnest” (2017) and "Reading Gaol” (2017 / 2018) - The Lion & Unicorn Theatre & Theatre N16. "Feel” (2018 / 2019) - London & Tour and Executive Producer / Script Editor for "Feel More” (2018 / 2019 / 2020) - multiple venues, “At Last” (2019) - The Lion & Unicorn Theatre and Director for the forthcoming “Flashbang” (2020/2021).

David has directed work at the King’s Head Theatre, The Space and Theatre N16, (London) Hertford Theatre (Hertford), Upstairs at the Western (Leicester), and the Albany Theatre (Coventry). Other credits include directing “Getting Rid” (Aug 2018) for Actor Awareness, work for Far Cry Theatre and Associate Producer of “Bluebird” (Jul 2018 - The Space) and “2nd Coming Again” (Oct 2018 - Theatre N16 & The Lion & Unicorn Theatre 2019. 


David is also the Artistic Director of the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town.



Instagram | Twitter: @DavidBrady83

JACK ALBERT COOK | WRITER

Jack is a writer from Co. Durham. His debut play Fast Love premiered at Theatre 503 in May 2019, before transferring to the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in July 2019.

He has previously had work produced at Bath Fringe Festival, the North Wall Arts Centre, Theatre 503, Tristan Bates Theatre and The Space. He was an Associate Artist at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in 2019 and is currently an Associate Artist at Proforça Theatre, produced his plays Luke and Ivy as part of Feel More in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

He is the co-founder of Bloom Theatre, an Associate Company at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre

Twitter: @JackAlbertCook

GABRIELLE NELLIS-PAIN | WRITER

Gabrielle is a London based playwright and RADA trained actor, returning to Proforca Theatre Company for the 3rd time, having most recently written on 'Feel More 2', earlier this year, and having performed as Naomi in 'Feel'. She is also a proud associate artist to The Lion & Unicorn Theatre.

Gabrielle recently participated in WoLab's actor-writer programme, and as an actor toured in JEKYLL & HYDE, playing Poole (2019-2020; Birmingham Old Rep, Yvonne Arnaud, etc.). She is the artistic director of Far Cry Theatre Company.

Recent writing credits include: SW6 TO #AC1040, Words & Things (Arcola Theatre); MONKEY BUSINESS (Bunker Theatre); TE, NO NEIN (rehearsed reading - RADA Studios); WACKY, WAVING, INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING, TUBE MEN (Redgates Theatre); BUILDERS (Courtyard Theatre).

Twitter: @gnellispain

KIM SCOPES | WRITER & PERFORMER

Kim Scopes is an actor, puppeteer and theatremaker/writer .

Credits include ‘DON’T WORRY, LITTLE CRAB’ with Folded Feather for The Little Angel Theatre, ‘BLUE’ by Sycorax Collective, for which she received a ‘Standing Ovation Nomination’, ‘THE WIDER EARTH’ by The Dead Puppet Society, ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ on the West End, ‘Strange Hill High’ for CBBC & ‘BECCA’S BUNCH’ for Nick Jnr.

For Proforca Theatre Company, Kim was also one of the writers for “FEEL MORE” (2020) at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre.

Kim also works with @sycorax_co, which is also an associate artist of the Lion and Unicorn Theatre.

Twitter: @Kim_Scopes