meet the team

Katie McGarry is an actor, director and theatre-maker. Inspired by her obsession with failure, clowning and inherent belief that life certainly isn't linear, she makes work about relationships,  and finding the little bits of magic in life. Her work is funny, relatable and clever. She is currently taking her solo show 'You're Not in the West End Now' to the Camden Fringe this summer and is in R&D for two of her plays 'Broken Record' and 'Careless'. McGarry is the founder and Artistic Director of Bindlestick Theatre Company, which is celebrating it's 10th birthday and recently co-created comedy show ‘Shakespeare’s Royal Company’ (Arts Depot and Paines Plough). Other credits include West End, UK Tour, Open Air Shakespeare, directing and producing new writing for Off West End and regular voice over work. Katie has been an associate artist and regular performer for companies such as Looping the Loop, Screaming Alley, POW Thanet and Ramsgate Festival of Sound since 2015.  Katie is also a professional freelance singer, having recently headlined at Dreamland for the Turner Contemporary.

Nathan Lang is a British/Australian actor and comic. He made his career debut in the ongoing role of 'Pinhead' in Australian soap Neighbours, followed by guest roles on several Aussie TV shows (Stingers, Blue Heelers, Good Guys Bad Guys) before relocating to the UK. From 2009-2012 he worked as an associate at London's Kings Head Theatre in Islington. More recently he featured in Yorgos Lanthimos' Academy Award-winning film The Favourite, sharing scenes with all three leads Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. He has appeared in major roles in many short films and commercial campaigns for Solmar Villas, Ring.com, Royal Mail, Cadbury’s Creme Egg, The Dog's Trust and Strongbow. In comedy Nathan has trained under Spymonkey, Doctor Brown and John Wright. He has taken three comedy shows to Edinburgh Fringe, and sold out seasons in Brighton and Prague. An accomplished actor with a flair for character roles, Nathan's skillset includes voice work, narration, stand-up and sketch comedy, mime and clowning. He is also a qualified astrologer.

Phoebe Ladenburg is an award-winning actress, director, and theatre maker with a career spanning over two decades. Educated at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, she is known for her versatile roles in productions such as Surrender (2025), Baby Shower (2018), and American Monster (2016). She also worked as director and Dramaturg on Clown Sex (2022) which was nominated for two OffWestEnd Awards. Ladenburg specializes in new writing, collaborating closely with playwrights from the inception of ideas to their full realization.
She was a finalist for Best Performance at the Off West End Awards 2025 and won the Edinburgh Lustrum Award 2024. Additionally, she won the Best Actress award at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2024 for Surrender. The Stage has described Phoebe as "a beguiling storyteller and electric to watch".

 Jayne Edwards is an actress and voice-over artist with a diverse career spanning television, theatre, and commercial work. Recently she has appeared in  "Truelove" (Channel 4, 2024) and “The Crown” (Netflix, 2020).

As an Associate Artist for The Pensive Federation, Jayne helped develop new writing across several productions. Her theatre work includes performances at venues such as The Vaults, the Arcola, the Old Red Lion, and Oldham Coliseum. 

Alex trained at LAMDA but began his acting training at The Questors Theatre Ealing

and has been a professional actor for over 25 years. Roles include ‘Macbeth’, Orange

Tree Theatre, ‘Loot’ at New Vic Stoke On Trent, ‘Macbeth’, ‘Barbarians’, ‘Playing For

Time’ all at Salisbury Playhouse. He toured with ABA’s productions of ‘Peter Pan’ and

‘Around The World in 80 Days’ all over Asia. He is also a co-founder of The Fitzrovia

Radio Hour for which took on many roles. Since 2016 he has been co-director of The

Tom Thumb Theatre during which time he has appeared in the two hander ‘Cellfies’ and

his one man show ‘Sir Thomas Thumbton, The Greatest Actor That’s Ever Lived’ which

he also perfomed at The Alex Centre Faversham and plans to tour next year. During

lockdown he performed the Dame in Looping The Loop’s ‘Doorstep Panto’ and more

recently has worked with Pie Factory Music as a youth worker utilising his experience

with drama practices. He is thrilled to be part of the ‘Letters You’ll Never Send’ project

and is finding the experience incredibly rewarding.

Naomi Cooper-Davis is an actor, creative producer and facilitator. With a TV & Film career spanning two decades she has been seen on loads of your faves - Peep Show, The Sandman, In the Long Run and as a series regular on Coronation Street. 

A member of the Free Association's premier Improv group 'The Petting Zoo' and one half of comedy duo 'Becky & Naomi', she has performed regularly on the London comedy circuit and at the Edinburgh Festival. More recently she has worked with POW Thanet as a host and podcast host and as performer/creative enabler for Jodie Cole Dance. She loves connecting with a live audience and making theatre and the arts accessible for everyone.