Aqueous Humour

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. […]

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Caroline is a director, writer, producer and facilitator based in the North West. She has worked for Manchester International Festival, The National Theatre of Scotland and Cumbernauld Theatre. She is currently Particitpation Programme Manager at M6 Theatre in Rochdale, alongside her freelance work. Caroline also dabbles in voice overs and can be heard in children’s […]

Nerissa Cargill Thompson is a freelance Designer and Community Artist with over 20 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 […]

Tom Hogan is based in Manchester where he is currently the Artistic Director of Aqueous Humour and Proud and Loud Arts. He also holds the position of ‘Director Mentor’ for the North of England on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Openstages programme and is an Artist Mentor on Contact Theatre’s Future Fires young artist’s development programme. […]