Dame Sally Davies
From the United Nations to Southwark Playhouse
A NOTE FROM LIFELINE PATRON PROFESSOR DAME SALLY DAVIES
When I was a practising doctor, antibiotics were one of the most precious tools I had to treat patients. The most frightening thing was when the antibiotic would not work and those dreaded words, ‘there’s nothing more we can do’ had to be uttered.
Today, I am the UK government’s Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance. I have made it my mission to work with governments around the world to say, there IS something we can do.
Almost a century on from Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, his discovery has transformed medicine and saved millions of lives. We use antibiotics to treat sepsis and meningitis; they save the lives of cancer patients, they make childbirth safe for mothers and babies, and they make operations and transplants something of a routine.
But antibiotics becoming less effective is a crisis facing us today and in the future. The choices the world makes today about the responsible use of antibiotics, innovation and access will determine whether Fleming’s legacy endures. All of us as individuals have a role to play too, including when and how we wash our hands to prevent the spread of infections to begin with.
This is why Lifeline matters. Theatre and music remind us that tackling societal issues is not only about science or political will, but about all of us—how we act, what we value, and what we choose to protect.
The power of Lifeline was clear when it was performed at the United Nations General Assembly in 2024. The lyrics about inequity and antibiotic pollution made diplomats sit up and realise what was at stake -and what they could do to make a difference. In that moment, it moved the issue of antimicrobial resistance from policy declarations and scientific papers into something real – felt, understood, and brought close to home.
My heartfelt thanks go to the production team, and to the healthcare workers, scientists, and veterinarians who have joined Lifeline on stage and shared their stories so generously. They will say that they are just ordinary people doing their day job. But, like Alexander Fleming, it adds up to something extraordinary.
I hope this evening stays with you and inspires action long after the final song.
Alan Vicary
Alan is from Perth, Scotland and has enjoyed a varied career in theatre as an actor and singer. He has performed in plays, musicals and concerts in the UK and internationally and has appeared in fifteen West End shows. Credits include ‘Les Misérables’ (Palace), ‘Mary Poppins’ (Prince Edward), ‘Girl from the North Country’ (Gielgud), ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (His Majesty’s) and ‘Kinky Boots’ (Adelphi). Other highlights include ‘King Lear’ (Chichester and New York), ‘The Crucible’ (The Old Vic) and ‘The Power of Yes’ (National Theatre). Most recently he played The Head in ‘The Parent Agency’ (Storyhouse Chester).
Maz McGinlay
Training: Dance School of Scotland and Guildford School of Acting (BA Hons).
Theatre credits include: Ghost of Christmas Past in Christmas Carol (Lowry Theatre); Lifeline (Original Cast Signature Theatre Off Broadway); Greatest Days (UK Tour); Claus (Lowry Theatre); Penny Pingleton in Hairspray (London Coliseum); Oklahoma (Royal Albert Hall); Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Yeast Nation (Southwark Playhouse); The Government Inspector (MTFest); Tainted (Workshop); Cinderella (Antony Law); Barbra in Night of the Living Dead (Pleasance Theatre); Cinderella (Mercury Theatre). In 2014 Mari won the Young Scottish Musical Theatre Award of the Year.
Nathan Salstone
Nathan Salstone (he/him) Broadway: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Revival, Cast Album), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Original Broadway Cast). Off-Broadway: Titanic (NY City Center Encores). Regional World Premiere: Wonder (American Repertory Theater) What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (The Old Globe), Knoxville (Asolo Rep, Cast Album), 3 Summers of Lincoln (La Jolla Playhouse). A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama. @nathan_salstone
Kieran Brown
Kieran Brown trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. Credits include the world premiere of Haywire (Barn Theatre, Cirencester), Made In Dagenham (London Palladium), The Crown Jewels, (Garrick Theatre, London), Paravicini in The Mousetrap (UK Tour), Heathers: The Musical (The Other Palace), Titanic (World Tour), Cover Phantom in The Phantom Of The Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Pipe Dream (The Union Theatre), Tick, Tick… Boom! (Vienna Theatre Project), Wicked (Apollo Victoria), The Woman In Black (International Theatre Vienna), Love Never Dies (Adelphi Theatre), The Importance Of Being Earnest (English Theatre, Vienna) and Les Misérables (Palace Theatre).
Helen Logan
Theatre includes: Black Hole Sign (Traverse/Tron); To Save the Sea (Sleeping Warrior); Lena (Feather Productions/Assembly); Local Hero (Royal Lyceum); Hamlet (Bard in the Botanics); and Bill McLaren: The Voice of Rugby (Firebrand TC). Helen has also performed in several seasons at Pitlochry Festival Theatre appearing in over 40 productions including: Chicago; Travesties; The Last Witch; Carousel; This Happy Breed; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Screen credits include: Lockerbie: A Search For Truth (Sky Atlantic); The Descent (Celador Films/Pathé); We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place (BBC); River City (BBC); A Mug’s Game (BBC); and Dr. Finlay (STV).
Kelly Glyptis
Kelly Glyptis is an international Greek-Americanperformer most recently winning the Central VA Broadway World Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical for her portrayal of Mother Abbess (The Sound of Music; Riverside Center for the Performing Arts). Musical Theatre Credits Include: Carlotta (Phantom of the Opera; His Majesty’s Theatre), Aldonza (Man of La Mancha; Opera Saratoga), Fruma Sarah & Golde/Yente Cover (Fiddler on the Roof; First N. American Tour), The Mother Abbess Cover (The Sound of Music; N. American Tour), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), The Witch (Into the Woods), Morticia (The Addams Family), Anita (West Side Story) with The Prizery Theatre. Opera Credits Include performances with Lithuanian National Opera, Atlanta Opera, Opera Saratoga, Surrey Opera, Opera Delaware, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Virginia Opera, Shreveport Opera, Baltimore Opera and more.
Robbie Scott
Robbie is from the North East of Scotland and is delighted to be making his London Debut in Lifeline.
Theatre credits include: Renton in Trainspotting (Workshop, Phil McIntyre Live), Swing in The Parent Agency (Scenario Two), Julian/Pryce in Lifeline (Original Off-Broadway Cast, Signature Theatre, New York), Davy inSunshine on Leith(Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Will in Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape (Lyceum/Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Dickon in The Secret Garden (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Tulsa in Gypsy (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Peter Pan in Peter Pan and Wendy (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Dick Whittington in Dick Whittington (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford).
Training: Arts Educational Schools, London (BA Hons), The Dance School of Scotland, Glasgow
Hannah Visocchi
Hannah trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating in 2019. Her theatre credits include: The Duchess (West End/Trafalgar Theatre); A Dolls House (National Theatre Studios Workshop); Moonset (Tron Theatre); An Act of Union (A Play, a Pie & a Pint); Metamorphosis (Vanishing Point); Cinderella (Dundee Rep); Peter Gynt (National Theatre); and Cinderfella (Tron Theatre).
Hannah’s screen credits include: the upcoming new Netflix series, The Undertow, directed by Jeremy Lovering; and two series of Dog Squad for the BBC.
Jasmine Jules Andrews
Training: The Urdang Academy
Theatre credits include: Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Kings Theatre Glasgow); Jean MacLaren in Brigadoon (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Mob Leader/Ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar (2023 & 2024 UK Tours); Ensemble (original cast) in The Cher Show (UK & Ireland Tour).
Graham Richardson
Graham Richardson is an actor, musician and science communicator with a particular interest in science theatre. Having trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has been involved with Lifeline for seven years as an actor, podcaster (The Lifeline Project) and event organiser. Credits include: Ensemble in Lifeline, Signature Theatre, New York; Mr X in The Mould that Changed the World, Edinburgh and US Tour; Bobby in Urinetown, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
LIFELINE’S 2026 CHORUS of Scientists, Doctors, Nurses and Microbiologists
Week 1: Agata Sirek, Alicia Scheffer Wong, Daniel Brayson, Mainga Bhima, Nazneen Rahman, Olivia Bracken, Patrick Holmes, Roisin Healy, Ryo Kuno, Shay (Shehryar) Khan, Sian Gaze, Solen Marqueste
Week 2: Alicia Demirjian, Alisha Dua, Amanda Johnson, Aimée Mutambo, Baktash Khozoee, Lilley Bridges, Lisa Newbull, Maximillian Woodall, Pol Vandenbroucke, Rhian Newbull, Sophie Taylor, Zachary Cohen
Week 3: Ashley Brown, Babs Kell, Callum McLean Anderson, Caragh Dougan, Cara Patel, Celine Driessen, Isra Husain, Lucy Handscomb, Maia Phillips, Mustafa Moroglu, Nurin Abdul Aziz, Sahar Knight
Week 4: Cecilia Longoni, Madeleine Anderson, Madeleine Oliver, Maria (Marsha) Boltova, Oliver Waterhouse, Sarah Harpaz, Seif Shaheen, Shannon Guild, Sophie Feary, Success Ajayi, Suzie Rawcliffe, Zoe Carmichael
Week 5: Anna Long, Cecilia Ashu, David McKinney, Eleri Davies, Hannah Lucey, India-Mai Jardine, Lucy Brunton, Melissa Foyle, Michael Dixon, Michael Du, Sara Davison, Tim Watson
CREATIVE TEAM
Robin Hiley
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Robin is a composer, lyricist, and theatre producer. As the Artistic Director & CEO of Charades Theatre Company, he has overseen both the creative and administrative development of the musical LIFELINE, most recently staged in New York at Off-Broadway’s Signature Theatre in late 2024. LIFELINE, originally a 2x Edinburgh Fringe sell-out (2022 & 2018), has also toured to Washington DC, Atlanta, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Rome, Kuala Lumpur & Barbados, and is the only musical to perform on the floor of the United Nations in New York. Robin’s music has reached audiences across the globe through LIFELINE; he is currently working on various new projects, including a new musical inspired by Macbeth, continuing his collaboration with LIFELINE book-writer Becky Hope-Palmer. www.robinhiley.co.uk
Jess Conway
Jess has been a Lead Producer on Lifeline since its inception in 2018. As well as being a co-creator of Lifeline, she has helped to shape both the message and vision of the show and the direction of Charades Theatre Company as an international touring organisation. She has worked as a Producer and Marketing Manager with many of Scotland’s top arts organisations and is currently Recordings Manager for Delphian Records. Jessica is also an international mezzo soprano soloist and consort singer, touring regularly to Italy and Norway and around the UK.
Becky Hope-Palmer
Alex Howarth
Alex is an award winning theatre director and writer from the North West, named one of ‘Ten Stage Sensations to Watch Out For’ by The Guardian. His work on Lifeline made him the first director in history to have his work performed at the United Nations. Coming from a background of working in care, Alex is passionate about amplifying under-represented and northern voices. Inspired by a true story and interviews with children in the care system, his debut play Cassie and the Lights is published by Nick Hern Books. His new play You and Me (and Whoever Comes Next), co-written with disabled artist Keron Day and acclaimed performer Helen Chong (My Neighbour Totoro) will debut at Summerhall at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as the winner of the Mary Dick Award.
Leanne Pinder
Movement Director/Choreographer: Punch (Apollo/ Nottingham Playhouse/ Young Vic/ Broadway); London Road (Arts Ed); Mini- The Boy Who Discovered Fire (Workshop/ NYMT); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Aberystwyth); Disruption (Park); Spring Awakening (ArtsEd); Our House (The Wilkes Academy); She Loves Me, The Wizard of Oz, Bare A Rock Opera (Mountview); Director/Choreographer: Godspell, Pippin (The Wilkes Academy)
Associate Director: CAGES (Riverside Studios). Associate Choreographer: Bugsy Malone (UK Tour); Waitress (UK Tour) and We Will Rock You (UK Tour). Assistant Choreographer credits include: Groundhog Day (Broadway); Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Playhouse); American Psycho (Almeida) and Matilda (Broadway). Resident Choreographer: Waitress (Adelphi); Matilda (Cambridge).
Neil Metcalfe
Following early musical experiences as a multi-instrumentalist and chorister, Neil read music at Edinburgh University (organ scholar, University Parish Church), before pursuing post-graduate studies as a repetiteur, vocal coach & conductor (opera school, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), and as a composer & orchestrator for film & television (Berklee College of Music, USA). After spending a number of years as a repetiteur on the music staff at Scottish Opera, he has developed a freelance career (as a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, musical director/supervisor, vocal coach, and session musician), working across a number of sectors in the industry (musical theatre, opera, baroque music, rock/pop, choral), both in the UK and overseas (USA, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Indonesia & Ireland). Current projects include the orchestration of New York-based composer Carmel Owen’s musical “A Mirrored Monet”, (now showing at Charing Cross Theatre), and a collaboration with Marc Folan & Paul Mauri on their new musical “Something In The Water”. He is delighted to be a long-standing member of the “Lifeline” team, where he fills the role of Musical Director and co-arranger/orchestrator.
James Ross
James was a founding partner in the Charades Theatre ‘musicals for schools’ company from 2010 to 2015, and since Robin reformed the company in 2017, he’s supported the company as a Composer (Lifeline musical contributions to the songs ‘Climb On’, ‘Waltz With Me’, ‘Mr X’…), Dramaturge (Lifeline), Actor / Singer (Mould that Changed the World – Fringe/US Tour), Production Manager (Lifeline – Off-Broadway) and now Producer (Lifeline – London). James has also sung with the Cantalini Singers and The Simple Touch, supporting Donnie Munro and Wolfstone, among others. Outside the arts, he worked for nine years at NatWest Bank as a Senior Risk Manager, and now works as a professional YachtMaster Offshore.
Abby Clarke
Abby is a designer and theatre-maker working across theatre, live performance and installation. She was a finalist at the 2024 Offie awards for both Set and Costume design, was nominated as ‘Best Designer’ for the The Stage Debut Awards 2019, and was a finalist in the 2017 Linbury Prize for Stage Design. Recent design credits include: imitating the dog’s War of the Worlds (UK and international tour), A Symphony of Flesh and Bones (Manchester International Festival 25), All Change (imitating the dog), In the Ruins of the Big House (Factory International), The Jolly Christmas Postman (Royal & Derngate), Beauty and the Beast (Albany Theatre), Unfortunate (UK Tour 2024), Road (Leicester Curve).
Alice McNicholas
Alice is an Offie nominated & Standing Ovation Award winning Costume Designer, with experience working both in the UK and internationally. Training: Performance Design at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Selected Credits: Hunchback of Notre Dame In Concert (Prince Edward Theatre, West End); Spring Awakening 15th Anniversary Concert (Victoria Palace, West End); Love Quirks (The Other Palace); Lifeline (Signature Theatre, New York); Lost Atoms (Frantic Assembly, UK Tour); Link In My Bio (Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg); Cavalleria Rusticana (Blackheath Halls Opera).
Matthew Craigen
Matthew is a Lighting Designer based out of the West Coast of Scotland. A proud graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying Lighting Design and Production Electrics. Matthew now works in theatre and the live events sector. His journey in theatre began at the age of 8 when he started volunteering backstage for a local theatre.Favourite credits include Lifeline (New York), The Mould That Changed The World (UK/US Tour), Kpop Forever (UK/IRE Tour), The International Air Show (Ayr). With a strong foundation in both amateur and professional theatre productions, Matthew’s skills extend to the dynamic world of concerts and live events. One notable highlight in Matthew’s career is his involvement in a project that received acclaim and recognition from the CDC. Matthew is delighted to be designing The Lifeline Musical.
Paul Smith
Paul’s sound design / mix work includes ; Rosie (Adelphi Theatre, London) WhatsonStage Awards 2026 (London Palladium) To Sir With Love(Gillian Lynn Theatre, London), Lifeline (Malaysia) WhatsonStage Awards 2025 (London Palladium)The Woman in White (Guildford), Sondheim on Sondheim (Alexandra Palace, London) Lifeline (Signature Theatre, NYC), Roles We’ll Never Play (Lyric Theatre, London) WhatsonStage Awards 2024 (London Palladium) Lena (Edinburgh Festival 2023), The Mould That Changed The World (Barbados, Washington DC, Atlanta & Edinburgh Festival) The Railway Children (Guildford) Gypsy in Concert (Alexandra Palace) Sunset Boulevard (Royal Albert Hall), Wonderful Town (Holland Park Opera), Sunset Boulevard in Concert (Alexandra Palace), Pride at The Palace (Palace Theatre, London). Paul has mixed many concerts for artistes including ; Patti Lupone, Alan Cumming, Rachel Tucker, Ariana Debose, Chita Rivera and Audra McDonald.
Michael Howell
Michael is a Glasgow based Casting Director. Recent work includes: The High Life (Scottish Tour), Small Acts of Love (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow) A History of Paper, The Grand Old Opera House Hotel (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh); No Love Songs (UK & International Tour); Kidnapped (National Theatre of Scotland); Hindu Times (Edinburgh International Festival); Oor Wullie (Selladoor); Don Juan (Perth Theatre). For Dundee Rep Theatre: The Glass Menagerie, Jack & The Beanstalk, Doubt: A Parable Snake in the Grass, This is a Love Story, Wings Around Dundee, Measure for Measure, A Christmas Carol, The Vagina Monologues, The Steamie and Cinderella. As Associate Casting Director for James Orange Casting: Frozen (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), On The Town (Hyogo Performing Arts Centre, Japan).
Lydia Scott-Johnson
Lydia trained as a director at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Recent credits as director include: Hardly Working by Jessie Milson at Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Ride or Die by Florence Espeut-Nickless at The Gulbenkien Theatre, Octopus by Afsaneh Grey at The Wardrobe Theatre. Credits as Associate Director include: Anne Boleyn: The Musical at Hever Castle, Twelfth Night at Malcolm X Centre Bristol and Sir John in Love at Opera Holland Park.
Titch Gosling
Titch has worked as a Production Manager and as a Stage Manager in the West End and on UK and International Tours for 19 years. Theatre Highlights: Beautiful Little Fool (Southwark Playhouse Borough), Maiden Voyage (Southwark Playhouse Elephant), Circus 1903 (Jeddah, Dubai, Dammam, London & UK Tour), This is my Family (Southwark Playhouse Elephant), How To Fight Loneliness (Park Theatre), Rob Brydon, A Night of Songs & Laughter (UK Tours), Cyrano (Park Theatre, London & Edinburgh Fringe festival), Duckpond (Royal Festival Hall, London), Tubular Bells (UK & EU Tour), Outlier (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), 13 Storey Treehouse (UK Tour), Unfortunate The Musical (UK Tour), Kathy & Stella Solves a Murder (Edinburgh Fringe, UK Tour & Ambassadors Theatre, London), Then, Now & Next (Southwark Playhouse), Black Blues Brothers (UK Tour); Acis & Galatea (Stone Nest); Holes (UK Tour); Avenue Q (UK Tour); Mr Men (UK Tour); Night of the Iguana (Noel Coward Theatre); Guys and Dolls (Royal Albert Hall); Bing Live! (UK Tour); Young Frankenstein (Garrick Theatre); The Miser (Garrick Theatre). Television Highlights: Olivier Awards (Young Frankenstein), Olivier Awards (Kenneth Branagh Season), Phantom of the Opera 25 year Anniversary Royal Albert Hall.
Heather Smith
Heather is a freelance stage manager and graduate from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Recent credits include: A Christmas Carol, Potted Panto (Reading Rep), Amélie (Arts Ed), Carousel (Site Specific), Fame! (Birmingham Hippodrome), Radiant Boy (Southwark Playhouse Borough), Bangers (UK Tour), The Maids (Jermyn Street Theatre / Reading Rep), Wish You Were Here, Brassic FM (Theatro Technis), Our House (Southwark Playhouse Elephant), Roman Fever, La Voix Humane (Susie Sainsbury Theatre), Legally Blonde, Into The Woods, The Baker’s Wife (The Playground Theatre), Killing the Cat (Riverside Studios), Something in the Air, The Anarchist (Jermyn Street Theatre).
Dylan Custance
Dylan has designed many theatrical productions and concerts, whilst mixing theatre shows in London’s West End and touring internationally. Design credits include Jordan Luke Gage (Here at Outernet); Sondheim (Luminaire Orchestra); Oliver (Arc); Spirit of the Dance UK Tour). Associate Credits include Rosie (Adelphi Theatre); To Sir, With Love (Gillian Lynne); Gypsy (Opera House Manchester); What’s on Stage Awards 2024 & 2025 (London Palladium); Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age UK Tour (Fourth Wall Live); Keala Settle (Cadogan Hall); Jeremy Jordan (Theatre Royal Dury Lane); Sunset Boulevard (Royal Albert Hall) (; Glamis Proms (Glamis Castle) Laura Benanti (Cadogan Hall).
Dr Meghan Perry
Meghan is an infectious diseases NHS consultant physician and researcher in antimicrobial resistance. Her passion for both music and public engagement sparked the original idea for this musical back in 2016. She has been involved ever since as scientific and medical advisor and in evaluating the impact of the musical. Her PhD looked at how pathogens acquire resistance and her current day-to-day clinical work includes the management of patients with highly resistant bacterial infections. She is delighted to be part of a project that spreads the message of how precious our antibiotics are.
Claire Oxlade
Claire is the Membership and Global Engagement Lead at the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, a charity working with infection experts across the world to fight infection. Before joining BSAC, Claire worked for the Department of Health and Social Care, and together with Professor Dame Sally Davies, drove high‑level advocacy efforts on AMR across the UN, G7, G20, and other global fora. Claire is also an Event Support Ambassador for parkrun, and Event Director for Burgess junior parkrun, which takes place every week just down the road from Southwark Playhouse.
Dr. CarriAyne Jones‑Parr
Fluent in the languages of science, policy, and normal people, CarriAyne is a scientist, global‑health advocate, and science diplomat dedicated to bringing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) out of the lab and into the public consciousness. Her work sits at the intersection of science, policy, and storytelling, with a focus on supporting the people at the centre of the AMR response—clinicians, researchers, and the communities they serve. She believes that data alone cannot shift behaviour or policy; people need stories, shared experiences, and emotional connection. Lifeline embodies that conviction. She helps weave scientific accuracy with human experience, ensuring that the production not only entertains audiences but proving it empowers them—with knowledge, empathy, and a sense of agency in tackling the AMR crisis.
Patrick Holmes
Patrick retired from Pfizer in 2024 after 33 years serving in leadership roles across multiple areas and recently joined the Board of Trustees for Charades Theatre Company. In 2024, Patrick was a member of the chorus for the Off-Broadway run for the musical Lifeline and subsequently volunteered as a partnership associate for the 2026 run in London where he will once again in the chorus. Patrick also serves as Trustee on the Office of Health Economics (OHE) Board of Trustees in London and is actively involved in several additional non-profit organizations.
Patrick has a BA in biology from Middlebury College and an MS in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He resides in New Jersey with his wife Janet along with their two sons. He is a lifelong skier and soccer player and manages a high school freshman and O50 soccer team.
Becky Chalmers
Becky studied music and languages at Newcastle University before graduating with a masters degree in flute performance from the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama. She has enjoyed a varied career as a musical director, workshop leader and music educator in the UK and overseas. Becky is the founder of Real Voices, a network of contemporary choirs with over 400 singers across South London.
Chris Rawson
Chris is an Edinburgh-based drummer and percussionist with extensive experience in touring, recording and teaching across a wide range of musical settings. A long-time collaborator with composer Robin Hiley, he has been involved in the development of Lifeline since its early stages, contributing to the orchestration of the score.
Alex Casson
Edinburgh born Violinist Alexander Casson has gained considerable experience in recent years playing on west end and touring productions of shows such as ‘Moulin Rouge!’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘My Fair Lady’ and ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’. He also enjoys a varied freelance career playing with orchestras around the country including City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and English National Opera. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied with Jack Liebeck, Michigan State University with Dr Walter Verdehr and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with Darragh Morgan.
Mike Katz
Originally from Los Angeles, California, Mike has been living in Edinburgh since 1987. He has played the bagpipes from the age of 10, both as a soloist and in various ensembles from pipe bands to folk groups: most notably Battlefield Band with whom he recorded and toured extensively for more than twenty years. Mike has also made live appearances with various Scottish artists and recorded with Loudon Wainwright III and The Nukutepipi Frog Collective. He’s currently performing as a member of Old Blind Dogs. Mike also plays Scottish small pipes, bouzouki, guitar and whistles.
Ikechukwu Onwuagbu
Ike is multi-genre bass player hailing from Enfield, he honed skills at TUT Pretoria South Africa, Middlesex University, and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Notable are touring with Tankus band across the UK and Europe, bass player in Passing Strange at the Young Vic London, Little Shop of Horrors at the Crucible Sheffield, Hair Spray at Bridewell theatre London and most recently The Beautiful Little Fool at Southwark Playhouse Borough. Ike brings versatility with a strong musical foundation.