Our aim is to have biographies for cast and crew who have been involved in Kangaroo Court productions over the years, both regular company members and our guest stars. Bear with us. These are busy people and collating their biographies is a slow process! If you're reading this and you've been involved in the past but haven't been contacted yet, please send your information, including details of any sites you'd like us to link to.

In alphabetical order:

Natalie Gray:
Natalie is currently studying on the Musical Theatre course at Italia Conti. She played Sybil in "The Picture of Dorian Gray". This was her first work for Kangaroo Court.

Martin Jones:
Martin has been composing since the age of eight. He plays piano, cello and double bass with orchestras and choirs, and in recital. He is currently chairman of the London Composers Group. He was the Musical Director for "The Picture of Dorian Gray:

Neil McCurley (Artistic Director):
Neil established Kangaroo Court in 2003. Formerly Head of Drama at Waingel's Copse School, he wanted to offer young enthusiasts a tangible route into professional theatre. Neil has directed all of Kangaroo Court's plays to date.

Lawrence Parmenter:
Lawrence was a writer for "Dorian Gray". He has recently written and shot his first feature film and is working on other media projects.

Ben Parsons:
Ben played Arthur in "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Ben has worked in the theatre from a young age. He completed a tour in Spain of Lorca's "The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife" and has also worked for Channel Five. He is about to start a BA Acting course at Mount View

Megan Pugh:
Megan graduated from UKC with a Joint Honours Degree in English and American Literature and Drama. She has performed with Kangaroo Court in numerous productions throughout the 5 years of its existence. Megan has recently been selected for the Old Vic Theatre Silver Screen Commissioning Scheme.

Gary Richens: 
Gary joined Kangaroo Court at its inception in 2003. He was in their inaugural production of Pvt Wars which toured nationally and has since starred in many productions including "Julius Caesar" as Anthony, "Birdy" as Old Birdy and "Macbeth" as MacDuff. He is currently working as an Assistant Film Director on a remake of a Hollywood classic.

Alan Stacey:
Alan has produced many Kangaroo Court productions. He currently works for Bill Kenwright. Previously he worked for Talawa as Marketing Manager

Paul Stacey:
Paul worked as a writer and Literary Manager for "Dorian". He has just directed a successful production of "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" for the American Repertory Theate in Boston. He is studying for MFA Dramaturgy at Harvard University / ART and has also studied at the Moscow Arts Theatre . He is a qualified teacher of English and Drama

Tim Stacey:
Tim is working as Assistant Director on "Cleansed". He was involved in the same capacity in "Dorian" and "Lady Chatterley". At University of Nottingham, he directed Eqqus for the Dramatic Society. He has also acted for Kangaroo Court, playing Danny in "Withnail and I".

David Templeman: 
David has been working with Kangaroo Court for four years. He has appeared in "Dorian", "Bent", "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and the first feature film of writer, Lawrence Parmenter.

Nicholas Thompson:
Nicholas is a recent graduate of Central School of Speech and Drama where he studied Classical Acting (MA). He has also trained at Moscow Arts Theatre. He is currently starring in "La Dispute" which moved from Soho Theatre in London to Edinburgh. Before that, he completed a run of "Romeo and Juliet" in which he played Romeo.  His credits  for Kangaroo Court include King Duncan in "Macbeth" at the Hexagon, Brutus in "Julius Caesar" (Brockley Jack Theatre) and Clifford Chatterley in "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" (Zoo Venues and Bush Hall).

Chris Webster:
Chris is a full member of the Old Vic New Voices theatre company, having been cast in their 2006 24 Hour Plays Challenge in which he performed a the Old Vic under Artistic Director Kevin Spacey. He played Dorian in "The Picture of Dorian Gray". His TV/Film credits include supporting roles in "My Parents are Aliens", "About a Boy" and the upcoming BBC3 comedy "Clone". On stage, he has performed in lead roles in "Macbeth", "Richard III". "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Measure For Measure","Grease", "Hedda Gabler" and "A Doll's House".