The Team
Please scroll down to meet the Aqueous Humour team. We have a have a fantastic array of performers and a talented group of associated artists who bring their individual talents to specific projects.
Tom Hogan – Artistic Director
Tom Hogan is an Artistic Director and experienced Project Manager, as well as an actor, performer and drama facilitator. He trained with Stockport MBC in Community Arts Management from 1995 – 1997, managing the Forum Company Youth Theatre and Romiley Forum’s Adult Drama Group. This work included 3 productions which where showcased as part of [...]
Nerissa Cargill Thompson – Designer
Nerissa Cargill Thompson is a freelance Designer and Community Artist with over 15 years experience of working in professional, community and education settings as a designer, maker and facilitator. She studied Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University. Since graduating in 1995, she has been based in Manchester, working as a freelance set and costume designer [...]
Anne Richardson – Musical Director
Anne Richardson is a musician and composer and has been working as a freelance music workshop facilitator since 2000. She has previously worked with Contact Theatre, Band On The Wall and The Backdoor Project in Rochdale, providing music workshops in composition, performance and recording. Anne worked as the Creative Director of ‘Music Stuff’ from 2003-2005, [...]
Alice Robinson – Performer
Alice is a physical theatre performer with a strong emphasis on Clowning, improvisation and interactive performance. Working with directors such as Paula Simms, Mark Murphy, Hilary Westlake and Peta Lily she has developed her passion for devised performance and with her theatre company Refresh Theatre, Alice has toured her debut solo performance ‘ALICE’ at venues [...]
Mark Croasdale – Performer
Mark graduated Manchester Metropolitan in 2007 with a BA (Hons) degree in Creative Writing and Drama. Currently working within the media sector, Mark continues to create work within the arts including dance, writing and performance. Mark joined Contact Theatre’s Young Actors Company in 2008 and has gone on to produce independent productions as part of [...]
Mike Heath – Performer
Training: BA (Hons) Popular Music and Recording – Salford University. First Film – screenplay writing course – North West Vision Iyengar Yoga Introductory certificate teacher Mike has been working as a music tutor since 1995, specialising in vocal tuition, musical performance and music technology. He has been working in theatre since 2004, working as a [...]
Pippa Cameron – Performer
Since graduating from Keele University in 1992, Pippa has studied Physical Theatre at East 15 Acting School, completed courses with Martin Harris of Rocket Theatre School & gained an NCFE in dance from Manchester City College. Pippa worked in international sales for 10 years before becoming a full-time mum of 3. She has since become [...]
Verity Henry – Performer
Since graduating Verity has worked on ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘A Touch of Frost’ and has appeared in three advertising campains. She is very passionate about new writing and is part of JB shorts theatre company. Within which she has appeared in ‘At The End Of The Day’ ‘Truncheon and Blackberrys’ and ‘Touched’. She is also part [...]
Irene Longworth – Performer
Irene was born and raised in Manchester. Her work with National Connections and the Royal Exchange’s Young People’s Theatre group inspired her to go onto study at RWCMD. She first worked with Aqueous Humour in a show commissioned by the LGF and subsequently with Charred Grizzle, The Sky Muffins and Quantified; other credits include ‘Elizabeth [...]
Katherine Godfrey – Performer
Katherine has performed with Aqueous Humour both live & in the videos for The Sky Muffins, The Oozebogs & Quantified.
Gareth Cutter – Performer
Gareth is a self-taught musician and performer who plays guitar, bass, banjo and ukulele and is interested in developing a multi-disciplinary approach to performance. He organises, hosts and performs at a long-running cabaret night called “The Cabaret Of Ida Bucket”, which takes place once a quarter at Manchester’s experimental performing arts venue, greenroom. Gareth has [...]
Stephen Vickers – Performer
Stephen trained at Cumbria Institute of Arts BA (HONS) Performing Arts and Contact Young Actors Company Stephen is a Manchester based actor, over the past few years he has worked closely with a number of theatre companies around the North-West including; Contact, Freedom studios, Eggs Collective and Forced Entertainment. In addition to this he has [...]
Chelsea Morgan – Performer
Chelsea trained at The University of Salford BA (HONS) Media Performance, Contact Young Actors Company, David Johnson Drama, and Laine Theatre School. She is a Manchester based performer. Her main experience is within theatre. Her first show with Aqueous Humour was Quantified which she REALLY enjoyed! Chelsea is currently in the process of setting up [...]
Collette Murray – Director and Voice coach
Collette is currently a voice coach at Salford University and the Roy heart school of dram in Italy, formerly voice and speech tutor at LAMDA. Collette was part of the team to develop Charred Grizzle and has worked with Aqueous Humour as Director on BushPig cabaret show.
Carmel McCourt – Singing coach
The band formed in Manchester when two students, Carmel McCourt and Jim Parris got together with drummer Gerry Darby (Parris’ cousin). Their debut single, “Storm” reached No. 1 in the UK independent chart and Carmel was signed immediately to London Records. Their second album The Drum is Everything (produced by Mike Thorne) drew some praise. [...]
Dr Vicky Jones – Scientific Consultant
Vicky Jones graduated from Salford University in 2003 after completing an honours degree in Biochemistry. During the later stages of her degree, Vicky was unfortunately witnessing the deterioration of two of her grandparents, who were both suffering from dementia. This experience deeply influenced Vicky’s decision to study for a PhD in neuroscience at the University [...]
Julia C Walker – Latex Mask Maker
Julia’s passion for dressmaking and love of the arts led her to gain a degree in Theatre Design from Nottingham Polytechnic. For the past 18 years she has worked freelance in theatre, film and television specialising in making hats, headdresses, masks, jewelry, animal heads, costume props,dying and aging. Julia has worked for many wardrobe departments [...]
