Alex is an Offie award-winning actor, writer and producer, and the creator of the acclaimed one-person play Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England. First staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023, the show returned to the festival in 2024 where it won the Holden Street Theatres Award and transferred to Adelaide Fringe, going on to win Best Theatre & Physical Theatre. It has also enjoyed multiple London runs and a UK tour.

This is Alex’s debut performance for Proforca Theatre Company.

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Charlie is an actor based in London.

Previous work includes: BANJO in series 1 to 4 of Changing Ends for ITV. JOHN JULIAN in The Lost Pirate Kingdom for Netflix. SHAW in Inheriting Gods for Theatr Gwalia. (Stage).

This is Charlie’s debut production with Proforca Theatre Company

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Haydn is an actor from Essex, based in London.

Previous roles include: Michael Darcy in Last Goal Wins at The Union Theatre and Theatre Peckham (2023 to date), Tim in Phalanx at The Lion and Unicorn (2024), Starveling in A Mid Summer Nights Dream at The Golden Goose (2025). Short film Contact Hours (2024), Short film The Other Hand (2025). The Space Race with Amazon Audible (2019), The Truth About Phyllis Twigg on BBC Radio 4 (2025).

For Proforca Theatre Company - previous work has included “Hungry” for the Side Hustle Scratch by Alison Viña, at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre and Eden Dock, Canary Wharf (Spring 2024).

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Ben Watts is a Derby-born actor and graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Flashbang marks his second appearance for Proforça Theatre Company. Previous credits include “And If The Surface Tension Breaks” (Lion & Unicorn Theatre), The Side Hustle Scratch (Oct 2024) & The Side Hustle Scratch: Al Fresco at Eden Dock (Spring 2025).

Ben is an Associate Artist of Proforca Theatre Company.

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David is an award winning Writer, Director, and Artistic Director from Coventry based in London. He is also the Artistic Director of Proforca Theatre Company and the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town.

His awards include Off West End “Offie” nominations for “Lately”, “Flashbang” and OffComm nominations for “At Last” and “Feel More”, and Standing Ovations Nominations for “AAAAA” and Best Director for “The Shatter Box” and the winner of the New Writing Awards 2025 as the writer of At Last (as James Lewis with Alexander Knott).

David is a regular press & podcast contributor and was awarded a special commendation for services to Pub Theatre in 2021 by London Pub Theatres Magazine.

For Proforça Theatre Company credits include: If I Go (2016), Saucy Jack & The Space Vixens (2016), The Importance of Being Earnest (2017), Reading Gaol (2017-18), Feel (2018-19), Feel More (2018-2020), At Last (2019), AAAAA (FiveAl (2021). Volcano (2022), Lately (2021 & 2023), Flashbang (2022), The Shatter Box (2023/4) & If The Surface Tension Breaks (2025).

In addition to his work at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, David has directed work at YORAC, Greenwich Theatre, Theatre N16, The King’s Head Theatre, Hertford Theatre, Upstairs at the Western, The Space, The Alma Theatre (Bristol), Greenwich Theatre, The Old Joint Stock Theatre (Birmingham) & The Albany Theatre, Coventry (amongst others). 

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Lucy is a Movement and Intimacy Director from the Midlands. She has a master's degree from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and has trained and worked professionally as an actor and dancer. She explores physical storytelling and movement languages to enable full embodiment and character creation, through devising in a consent-based inclusive practice. She is particularly interested in how to create rituals and ensemble movement to create shared histories and narration to drive performance narratives.

Theatre Includes: Pontypool (Wales Millennium Centre), (The) Woman (Park Theatre), Little Women (HOME & Pitlochry Theatre), Thrown (National Theatre of Scotland), Bindweed (Arcola/Mercury Theatre), Summer and Smoke (Birmingham REP) Fighting Irish (Belgrade Theatre), Pride & Prejudice (Curve Theatre), Flashbang (Proforca Theatre), Hansel & Gretel (Nottingham Playhouse), SONDER (Centrality Theatre)

Mass Movement Includes: Dance Captain (Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games 2022), Assistant Movement Director & Choreographer (City of Culture Opening Ceremony)

Dan trained at Italia Conti, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Acting. Recent credits include a lead role in "No Explanation", a short film by Steven Knight, DCI Renford in the National Theatre’s UK tour of Evan Placey’s "Jekyll & Hyde" and Donalbain & 1st Murderer in Macbeth at Kew Gardens with the Australian Shakespeare Company.

Credits include: "Love You More" (Stage) as Henry Steel, directed by Kay Brattan, "All's Well That Ends Well" (Stage) as Dumaine with Troubadour Stageworks, "Flashbang" (Stage) as Mikey with Proforça Theatre Company, "48" (Stage) as Daniel with Proforça Theatre Company and "One Shot" (Shot Film) as Reginald, directed by Jonathan Lill.

Lauren is an offie-nominated actor based in Hertfordshire. She trained at Rose Bruford and the National Youth Theatre. Since graduating, she has worked mainly in screen projects, most recently playing Lauren David in the pilot episode for OUT OF BOUNDS.

Lauren is an Associate Artist of Proforca Theatre Company. Previous work FOR THE COMPANY includes originating the role of ALF in LATELY (2021/22) . SOPHIE in VOLCANO (2022/2025), SHANICE in FLASHBANG (2022, 2024, 2026), LAUREN FROM THE FUTURE IN 48 & HOLLY IN “THE END OF THE YEAR SHOW (2023).

Previous theatre credits include, BEST SERVED COLD (Leicester Curve), WHITE MILLIONAIRE EMMAS, GHOSTS and CLEANSED.

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