COMPANY

Aaron is an actor who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as in the Castle Theatre Company Shakespeare Tour of the UK. He recently graduated from and is now studying for a master’s degree at Durham University, where he has acted in over fifteen productions and directed three shows. Previous credits include: Alexander (Three Sisters), Horatio (Hamlet), Ferdinand (The Tempest). In 2019, Aaron performed as Doctor Astrov in Tethered Wits’ first production of ‘Uncle Vanya’, and is delighted to be working with the company again.

Harry is an actor who has performed in a range of plays, from Shakespeare to new writing (as part of the Durham Drama Festival), comedy to drama, and even dabbled (briefly) in directing. He has also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for three consecutive years. Previous credits include: Claudius (Hamlet, Edinburgh Fringe & City Theatre), Prospero (The Tempest, Gala Theatre), Renfield (Dracula, Durham Castle), Sir Anthony Absolute (The Rivals). Harry is a Durham University graduate, with those four years being a time divided almost perfectly between archaeology and theatre (with a healthy bias on the theatrical side). He is very much looking forward to treading the boards down south this summer with Tethered Wits.

Amy has a keen interest in both theatre and music and has performed in venues such as: The Royal Albert Hall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Gala Theatre, the Bacon Theatre, and The Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham. She was honoured to sing with the award-winning and internationally renowned chamber choir Tenebrae in Perth, Scotland, under the direction of Nigel Short. Subsequently, she was delighted to join Tenebrae again, this time on tour to Germany, where she performed in three concerts in Bremen Cathedral. Stage credits include: Kate Keller (All My Sons), Ophelia (Hamlet), Sonia (Uncle Vanya), Elvira (Blithe Spirit), Helen (The Last Days of Troy), Cecily (The Importance of Being Earnest), Bianca (Taming of the Shrew), Olivia (Twelfth Night), Titania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Alison (Look Back in Anger), Kathy (Singin’ in the Rain), Tracy Lord (High Society) and Cathy (The Last Five Years). Amy graduated from Durham University with a First Class Degree in Music, where she held a Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for the Arts. Durham Alumni, in 2019. Having co-founded Tethered Wits in 2019, Amy can’t wait to perform one of her favourite plays, Pygmalion, with the company in the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire area.

Orlando has played a wide variety of roles since he began acting at a young age. His most notable performances have come as Artful Dodger (Oliver, Bacon Theatre) and Winston Smith (1984, Edinburgh Fringe). Orlando has been a member of the National Youth Theatre since he was 15, performing in a variety of their productions whilst working with established award winning actors and directors. Since leaving school, Orlando has pursued a career as a music artist under the name ‘Orlando’. He is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. Since his first release in February 2020, Orlando has received over a million streams, sold out Notting Hill Arts Club and has been played multiple times on Radio 1.

April is an actor and singer who trained at the Guildford School of Acting. In 2018, she was awarded the title of Rotary Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year. With her love for music and singing, April has taken every available opportunity to learn and perform, and she is thrilled to be working with Tethered Wits this summer.

Matt is an actor and singer from Cheltenham who has been involved in a variety of productions whilst studying Biological Sciences at Durham University. As an active member of Durham University Light Opera Group (DULOG), he has performed in several sell-out musicals, including ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘Zanna, Don’t!’ and ‘Singing in the Rain’ in both the Assembly Rooms and Gala Theatres. Matt has also taken on principal roles in performances by the Durham Opera Ensemble, and is an avid choral singer, having held memberships with Durham University Chamber Choir and the University College Chapel Choir. Matt is delighted to be involved in Tethered Wits’ production of ‘Pygmalion’, especially as it will be his first non-musical for several years.