Meet the CAST


  • Pidcock

  • Dusty


  • Lord Raeburn

    Mitch Donaldson is an actor and theatre all-rounder from Northumberland, who trained at the National Youth Theatre and East 15 Acting & Stage Combat, where he set up Shoddy upon graduating.

    Mitch produced Shoddy’s work which sold out at The Camden Fringe, New Normal Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and the 2023 Spring tour. In 2023, he was selected as part of the cohort for Mercury Theatres producers scheme. As a performer his theatre credits include: A Shoddy Detective (Shoddy Theatre), Blyth Spirit (Live Theatre, Newcastle), Romeo & Juliet (Globe Theatre, Rome), A Night Before Christmas (Theatre N16) and Simon Boccanegra (Royal Opera House).

    TV & Film credits include: Danny & Mick (CBBC), Drunken Butterflies (Feature Film) and Soldiers of the Damned (Feature Film).


  • Lady Raeburn

    Becky is an Actor & Stunt Performer from Yorkshire. A graduate of East 15 Acting and Stage Combat course.

    She joined Shoddy in 2020 and is now the Company Manager. 

    Stage credits include: A Shoddy Detective (Shoddy Theatre) Dragon Slayer (Knights of Middle England) and Unacceptable (Vienna English Theatre).

    TV special action credits include: The Witcher: Blood Origin (Netflix) The Witcher S3 (Netflix) Sandman (Netflix) Gangs of London (ITV) Citadel (Amazon) and Slow Horses (Apple TV).

    Stage Manager credits include: Dear Santa (NLP Productions) Atom & Luna (Matthew Linley Creative Projects) As SHE Likes It (Chloe Wade Productions) The Olive Boy (Mitch Donaldson Creative).

    Becky is currently training for the British Stunt Register.


  • Understudy

mEET THE TEAM

mitch donaldson

Creative Director, Producer &

Writer for Shoddy Theatre


becky bartram

Company Manager & Writer for Shoddy Theatre

brian watson

production manager

anna kesley

Set & Costume Designer

sam glossop

Sound Designer

adam foley

Lighting Designer

holly salewski

Head of Marketing & Associate Producer

for Shoddy Theatre


alison duguid

pr

daniel buckroyd

director


joshua beaumont

Producer for The Production Garden

samuel freeman

production coordinator for the production garden


matthew emeny

Producer for The Production Garden


chelmsford theatre

associate PRODUCER

Print supplied by Goldups Lane

Artwork designed by Rebecca Pitt

Photography by The Other Richard