The children's Pantomime Achooo! is a collaborative effort with many people contributing to it's creation and performance. The cast of each production varies from time to time. Below are the main talented actors and performers who take part in pantomimes for Knock Your Socks Off Entertainment.


                                                               Rosanna Maccarron

Rosanna Maccarron has been a Professional Magician for many years.
She has performed in Europe, USA, Taiwan, Solomon Islands and all along the East Coast of Australia.

She began in 1995 as a children's performer with her successful, fun- loving, magical character 'Rainbow the Clown'. For many years she has been perfecting the art of Magic and performs close-up and stage magic for adults and a corporate audience.

Since 1999, she was employed by the Humour Foundation and is still currently performing as a Clown Doctor at the Royal Children's Hospital.

                                                               NAOMI PRICE

Naomi first appeared onstage at the age of five and since then has performed lead roles in many productions back in her native England, including GREASE, GODSPELL, ANNIE, THE WIZARD OF OZ, BUGSY MALONE, GUYS & DOLLS, UNDER MILK WOOD, JOSEPH, PYGMALION, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and WAITING FOR GODOT. She was a principal with Starlite Theatre Group for three years and is also a trained singer, having been involved with nine recording projects as a session vocalist..

She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Creative Industries in Drama at QUT, where she performed the role of Mary Watson in MATILDA WOMEN last year. Naomi made her Australian stage debut last year with Harvest Rain, playing Patience in TWELFTH NIGHT. This year she has appeared in Harvest Rain's productions of THE WIZ, as Crone the Crow, and ARSENIC AND OLD LACE as Elaine Harper. Naomi has also been an instructor on MAD Youth Theatre and MAD Kidz Theatre workshops and teaches drama to primary students for Class Act Drama. She made her theatre-in-education debut in 2004 for Knock Your Socks Off Entertainment, playing the Princess in ACHOOO! and is currently Assistant Director for a QUT production of VINEGAR TOM.

 

                                                               CRAIG ANDERSON

Craig is a relative new-comer to the Brisbane theatrical scene, being lured from the safe confines of choral singing by the Ignatians Musical Society in 2003. He has since appeared in all of their shows, most recently as Grantaire in Les Miserables.

Performing a song from Ignatians production of Footloose, Craig won the group section of the 2004 Brisbane Musical Theatre Competition. He has also built and designed sets for Ignatians and other amateur theatre groups throughout Brisbane. When not performing, Craig is not a high school teacher nor a chef. He aims to develop a disinterest in a large range of careers in the future.

 

                                                               DAN SWEETMAN

Dan is an instrumental teacher currently working through a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Drama) / Bachelor of Education (Secondary) at the Queensland Institute of Technology. Dan's performance career began in Grade 1 when he sung a solo in the children's musical at the local church. He has never looked back, and has since been involved with productions such as Richard III and Seventy Five with Bunbury Theatre in 2002, Sally McKenzie's Scattered Lives in 2003, and recently played the role of Jesus in Brisbane Junior Theatre's production of Godspell.

Through QUT he has had training in Physical Theatre, Commedia Del Arte and Voice. Daniel performs around various parties and schools as the singer/guitarist in a band called SIMON. He has experience on piano, guitar, saxaphone and teaches all the above four days a week.    Simon is Currently hosting 'Toasted TV) Channel 10

 

     
                   EMILY GILHOME

Emily Gilhome's first professional appearance was in Peter Combe's Snugglepot and Cuddlepie for the Southbank Corporation in 1994.

She has appeared in The Caucasian Chalk Circle (2000) with Matrix Theatre Company; and Guys and Dolls (1999) and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2003) with Harvest Rain Theatre Company. Her role as Lucy in Front Row Theatre Company's production of Secret Bridesmaid's Business won her a Del Arte award for Favourite Supporting Female Performer in 2003. Emily also appeared in the critically acclaimed production of Brave New World Order at the Brisbane Powerhouse last year for Dianne Gough Productions, and will be joining them again this year for The Merchant of Vengeance, an original cabaret-style satire, to be performed at the Brisbane Powerhouse in April.

Emily is a professional singer/guitarist, performing in cafes, bars and restaurants in the Brisbane area. She is also a member of the vocal trio Tessitura, performing at weddings and private functions in and around Brisbane.

 

    LUKE KITE

Luke is an Applied Theatre Worker in Brisbane and is currently completing his final year of a Bachelor of Applied Theatre Studies at Griffith University.

He is currently training with Zen Zen Zo, a Brisbane Based Physical Theatre Ensemble as well as enhancing his skills of Improvisation with Rea Dennis (Playback Theatre ). He has been involved in many different aspects of Theatre in the last few years from Directing; Stage Management; Set Design; Dramaturgy; and Technical Design and Operation. He has also had many opportunities to perform in this period.

He has performed in Boy Slaughter (deBAES Productions); The Crucible (2003); Aloft and Drifting; Shoe Horn Sonata; The Spanish Tradgedy and Star Spangled Banner (all in 2002). He has also had the opportunity to work with children through the Qld Art Gallery's Children's festivals, Colour and Summer Spectacular (2003) and QPAC's Out of the Box Festival of Early Childhood (2002)

 

  
  BEN HAMPE

Benjamin used to be an English Teacher in Myanmar (Burma) and maintains a consistent and diverse involvement in theatre.

Fresh from the children's musical Red Rebel Rock, Benjamin will continue to expand his repertoire of Australian bush animals. His credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream (N@SH Theatre), Macbeth (Brisbane Arts Theatre), and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (University of Queensland College Players).


                                                                GARETH LEWIS

Gareth Lewis trained at Manchester Metropolitan University and graduated with a BA (hons) in Theatre Arts/Acting.

His theatre credits include: In No Particular Order (Borderline Defamation Productions) Macbeth (Manchester Actors Co.) Shards of Glass (Craven Image Theatre Co./Edinburgh Fringe Festival) Othello (National Youth Theatre) Film & TV credits: Born'n'Bred (BBC1) The People are the Forest (BBC2). Short films include Designer Life (Brendan McCloughlin), and Loose Lips (David Dutton)

 

Others who have contributed in some way or another to what Achooo! is today include:
Robert Ferguson - Logo Design
Kym Armitage - Costume Design
Jordan - Brochure Design
Mike Meade - Website and Media Design
Robyne Low
Sandra Lapthorne
Chris Anderson
Craig Kocinski
River
We would like to acknowledge their creative ideas and actions and thank them very much for their input. Achooo! has been greatly enhanced by their involvement.