Roz Hilton:
Roz spends as much time playing as she can. She is trained in theatre and performance, is a
skilled maker and works with many aspects of the creative arts.
When not working with Angel Heart Theatre she facilitates workshops and residentials for people
of all ages. Occasionally she also appears onstage as a performance poet!
"I aim to inspire and enable people towards curiosity and wonder, by exploring their own
creativity. I love mixing techniques and materials to bring about stories and magical worlds that
everyone can access.
Joining Angel Heart has been the realisation of a longstanding ambition to work in puppetry-
and I’m proud to be part of such well-crafted productions."
Lisa Green:
Lisa's love for textiles and narrative has been an ongoing theme in her work. During her degree
in Fine Art in Context she created textile objects, installations and performances where story
and cloth intermingled.
As a community artist, utilising both making and storytelling, Lisa feels that creativity can bring
such transformation, and believes that we all need to be in touch with our creativity, not just
'artists'.
"Being invited to join Angel Heart Theatre is really exciting. I am delighted to be a part of
storytelling that encompasses the things I love so much."
Ella Turk-Richards:
Ella came to Devon to study music at Dartington College of Arts in 2002, and graduated in
Music BA (hons).
As a singer/songwriter, she performs original material, accompanying herself on the guitar,
and is currently working on a solo album.
She has always had an interest in performance within the realm of theatre (having also studied
performing arts) and was very excited when she was invited to join Angel Heart Theatre.
"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring many creative interests I have together, with
Angel Heart Theatre, and to be a part of the magic of their unique style of storytelling.¨
Myspace.com/ellaturkrichards
Rachel Miller:
Rachel is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and storyteller. Her work has a strong theme of
conjuring image through sound.
As a composer and storyteller she has entranced audiences with her unique solo performances.
She creates evocative textures of sound, live on stage, weaving this with lyrical poetic narrative-
vividly conjuring the images and emotions of classic tales. See www.sonictales.co.uk for more info.
As a musician she has a wide range of experience including classical, jazz, folk, experimental and
electronic music. She taught flute and improvisation for many years at Dartington College of Arts,
Devon.
As a narrator and musician she has toured extensively with PuppetCraft-She has written the music
for two of their productions ‘The Mousehole Cat’ and Adrian Mitchell’s ‘Nobody Rides the Unicorn’.
“I love the music, culture and the landscape of the far north, so composing the soundtrack for
Angel Heart Theatre's show, 'Malina's Dream' was a real joy!”
Griselda Sanderson:
Griselda has fiddlers on both sides of her family going back several generations. Daughter of a
fiddle maker she grew up in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, where she picked up traditional Scottish
fiddle styles from around the country. She is one of many contemporary players writing new music
in a traditional idiom.
She recorded three albums with her band Waulk Elektrik and one with Spyka. She also plays the
nyckelharpa, a Scandinavian bowed keyed fiddle. Her album ‘Harpaphonics’, which features this
instrument, was listed in the Sunday Times’ top ten best world music albums of 2009.
Most recently she has been collaborating with West African fiddler and singer Juldeh Camara- a
hereditary griot from The Gambia. Their album ‘Traders’ under the collective name of Julaba Kunda
is due for release in 2011.
Sophie Greatorex:
Sophie has been involved with theatre and music from an early age. She was introduced to
puppetry during her BA (hons) Theatre at Dartington College of Arts.
In 2005 she began performing with PuppetCraft, and still regularly performs with them.
She has been working with Angel Heart Theatre as a performer and composer since 2007.
She is a singer/songwriter and composes for theatre, solo voice and choral performance.
"I am really enjoying this opportunity to weave together my love of theatre, music, puppetry
and song- bringing stories to life with Angel Heart Theatre."
photo: Alex Small ©
James Richardson:
I have been a self-taught working artist for 20 years and have long believed that the German
artist, Joseph Beuys hit the nail on the head when he said, "Everyone is an artist."
Before starting Angel Heart I had 10 years experience with Puppetcraft, as both a puppet maker
and performer. Alongside this I have been a sculptor and mask-maker and facilitated many arts
and craft workshops for both children and adults.
My work with puppets, masks and performance explores the continuing need we have to touch
our lives with myth and magic. Weaving stories out of the shadows of our perception can bring
'light' to our waking selves and become an invaluable (as well as entertaining!) tool to our survival.