ANCIENT GREASE
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MEET THE OLYMPIANS BEHIND ANCIENT GREASE
Lady Aria Grey | he / she / they
Lady Aria Grey is the drag- and pen-name of Callum Tilbury, a London-based writer and drag queen.
As a writer, her work has spanned TV (Disney+) and theatre (Kings Head Theatre and VAULT Festival). And as an actress, she has performed in South Africa, Romania, Provincetown USA, and all across London (Barbican, Kings Head Theatre, Old Red Lion, Pleasance, The Vaults, and Too Many Gay Bars To List) in everything from Shakespeare to cabaret.
Previous work at the Vaults includes Aladdin and the Feast of Wonders, Mulan Rouge, and at VAULT Festival 2023 with Grey Widow (her self-written solo show).
For the fullest understanding of her eclectic talents and credits, please visit www.ladyariagrey.com
WRITER
Dan Wye | they / he
Dan Wye is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and one of the most prominent comedy/cabaret performers in the country. He is the creator of the critically acclaimed comedy character Séayoncé, which has toured nationally to acclaimed arts venues/ festivals like the Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury festival, Soho Theatre, the Yard Theatre, Underbelly festival, the Globe, the National, Royal Opera House as well as internationally to various acclaimed arts venues/festivals including; the Public theatre New York, the Elysian theatre Los Angeles, the Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe Festival, Sydney World Pride and The Palace in Poland.
His stand up show Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith gained high acclaim at the Edinburgh fringe festival and was awarded British Comedy Guides Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2024. He was the cohost on Grace Campbells internationally successful podcast ‘28 dates later’. His work as a director, comedy consultant and dramaturg has allowed him to work with big names in the comedy, cabaret, theatre, tv and circus industries working all over the country and because of his ability to perform in multiple genres he has been able to collaborate with some of the best performers in the country.
DIRECTOR
Olivia Zacharia | she / her
Olivia is an award-winning Musical Director who graduated from the University of Surrey with a BMus (Hons) Music degree. Since graduating, Olivia has landed many respectable MD and teaching credits, frequently deps on Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre, West End), Titanique (Criterion Theatre, West End) and Moulin Rouge! (World Tour) and is award-winning composer Pippa Cleary’s Music Assistant.
Credits include: Jack and the Beanstalk (Lyric Hammersmith), Public (Musical Supervisor, Leicester Curve, Seven Dials Playhouse), Martin Guerre (Assistant - The Old Vic), The Lion Inside (World Tour), Carmilla (NYMT), Muriel’s Wedding (Keys/Ableton Programmer, Leicester Curve), Maiden Voyage (Keys Programmer, Southwark Playhouse), The Wedding Singer (Urdang), Aladdin (Lyric Hammersmith), Kerry Ellis Does Christmas (Leatherhead Theatre), The Creakers (Theatre Royal Plymouth, Southbank Centre), Stranger Sings (UK Tour), The Wild Party (IAB, Barcelona), Diary of a Gay Disaster (The Other Palace, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Cabaret (Copyist, Paris Lido), No Place Like Home (Lyric Theatre, West End), Diana the Musical (Hammersmith Apollo), We Will Rock You (IAB Barcelona), Aladdin (Brighton Centre), MD Residency at Crazy Coqs (West End), A Letter To Harvey Milk (Waterloo East Theatre), The Three Little Pigs (UK Tour), Lara Denning & Friends (Turbine Theatre), An Evening with Maddison Firth (Turbine Theatre), Weekend Covers (The Other Palace).
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR
Lucinda Lawrence | she / her
Lucinda is thrilled to be back at The Vaults. Credits include choreographer on ‘Stranger Sings’ (The Vaults and Southwark Playhouse); ‘Dick Whittington’ (Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch); ‘Mallory On The Mountain’ (ArtsEd); ‘The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus’ (World Premiere, The Lowry); ‘Kiss for Cinderella’ and ‘Henrietta’ (NYMT); ‘Dames & Dudes’ (London Hippodrome); ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ (Cambridge Arts Theatre); ‘Greatest Show On Earth’ and ‘Punch and Judy’ (Sadler’s Wells, NYB).
Lucinda has assisted/dance captained on ‘Dr. Who’ (BBC); ‘Chicago’ (Leicester Curve); ‘Dames At Sea’ (Union Theatre); ‘13 The Musical’ (The Apollo, London); ‘Judy’ (Feature Film Workshop) and ‘Liverbirds Flying Home’ (Royal Court, Liverpool).
Credits as an actor include Matilda (Netflix); Wonka (Warner Bros); and she’s currently working on ‘Garden Rescue’ as narrator.
CHOREOGRAPHER
Clancy Flynn | he / him
Clancy Flynn is a lighting designer, specialising in theatre, dance and immersive events. A New York native, he studied at Trinity College Dublin before moving to London. Credits include: Nico Muhly’s Marking Time: SLANT (Sadler’s Well’s Theatre); A Night with Boy Blue 2025 (Barbican Theatre); Twice in Time (Linbury Theatre); REBEL (Barbican Theatre); Trainspotting Live (International Tour); Stranger Sings! (UK Tour); How to Catch a Krampus (Pleasance Theatre); Little Red Riding Hood (Swansea Grand, Gaiety Theatre); Derren Brown’s Showman (As Associate LD). Clancy was a finalist for the 2020 Off West End Award for Lighting Design and was nominated twice in 2019.
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Gabriel Swarbrick | he / she / they
Gabriel Swarbrick is a multi-disciplinary artist who graduated from the University of Surrey with a degree in Creative Music Technology and was awarded with the PATS music production award and first class honours for his dissertation. Gabriel has gone on to write and produce music for a number of artists, including; Mae Muller, Solardo, COMANAVAGO, Reve, Bambie Thug, Luke Black, Vi0let, Salvia and Jaguar. He performs cabaret, drag, and dance under the name 'The Fat Black Duchess', and is beginning a new club music project under the moniker '444sfields'. Gabriel also DJs at a number of venues including the best bar in London: Vaulty Towers.
SOUND DESIGNER
Isabella Van Braeckel | she / her
Isabella is a Production Set & Costume Designer & Art Director for Theatre and Immersive work. Her projects have travelled internationally to wide acclaim.
Recent Immersive Productions include: Rhythm & Ruse (The Vaults), Humbug (Truman Brewery), Peaky Blinders: The Rise (Riyadh Festival), Dirty Dancing (Secret Cinema)
Theatre Includes: Wicked Witches (Pleasance Theatre), Alice in Wonderland, Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol (Orange Tree), The Flowers of Srebrenica (European Tour), Die Rheinnixen (BAC), The Ring Cycle (York Hall), As Long As We Are Breathing (Arcola), Dorian, Blanket Ban, The Lesson, Gatsby (Southwark Playhouse), Jules & Jim, The Oyster Problem, Cancelling Socrates, The Dog Walker (Jermyn Street Theatre)
SET DESIGNER
XXX | she / her
Dan is one of the prominent queer comedy performers in the UK.
Dan is the creator of Seayonce, a legendary theatrical drag persona.
COSTUME DESIGNER
Susannah Bond | she/her
Dan is one of the prominent queer comedy performers in the UK.
Dan is the creator of Seayonce, a legendary theatrical drag persona.
PRODUCER FOR THE VAULTS
Kieron Vanstone | he / him
Dan is one of the prominent queer comedy performers in the UK.
Dan is the creator of Seayonce, a legendary theatrical drag persona.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
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Peter Camilleri |
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Peter is a Maltese performer who has lived in London for 10 years. He studied at MPAA and at The Royal Academy of Music, meeting some truly inspirational people along the way.
Select credits include: O’dessasuite in Bat Out Of Hell (UK Tour), Jack in Jack and The Beanstalk (Landmark Theatres), Orly in Who Do Ya Love (Edinburgh Fringe), Mamma Mia! (UK and International Tour), We Will Rock You (RCCL)
Philippa Leadbetter | she/her
Philippa made her professional debut as Barb Holland in STRANGER SINGS (Southwark Playhouse/UK Tour).
She trained at the London School of Musical Theatre, where her credits included Mistress Quickly in THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and Sarah in NO ONE IN THE WORLD at the Bridewell Theatre.
She would like to thank her family, friends and boyfriend for their continued love and support.
Lucy Penrose | she/her
Christopher Patten-Walker | he/him
Christopher is a recently graduated actor, singer and dancer from South London. He began doing graded exams in theatre and musical theatre from the University of West London whilst in high school and then went on to become a professional young performer by joining a London based theatre company called Russell Actors in Kensington before going on to university to study Drama, English literature, and Musical Theatre both in the UK and USA, earning prestigious accolades such as the 'English and Drama Practice-Based Project Prize' and the 'Sylvia Perry Prize' for exceptional performance.
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Safia Bartley |
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Safia is a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where she was awarded the Leverhulme Arts Trust Scholarship. Before her musical theatre training she graduated Cardiff University with a degree in Media, Journlism and culture.
Her credits since graduating include: Rae in Rainbow Rae and the Colour Stone Rescue (Eastbourne Theatres), The Lightbulb Princess in The Lightbulb Princess (UK Tour), Kelly in The Mad Ones (UK Premier) and more.
She is so excited to be playing Athena in this exciting new production and is honoured to be working with the amazing team here at the Vaults.
Ollie Thomas-Smith |
he/him
Training: The Urdang Academy
Credits: The Wizard of Oz (Tinman) - Royal Caribbean Entertainment. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Man 1) - The Old Joint Stock. I Was a Teenage She-Devil UK Premier Production (Big Rod) - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Beauty and the Beast (Beast) - Yeovil Octagon Theatre. Snow White (Ensemble/Puppet Captain) - Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Workshops: It’s a Wonderful Knife: Christmas Dundee (Jaws/Arnold Schwarzenegger/Steve Irwin) - The Old Joint Stock.
Grace Kelly Miller |
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WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING DEITIES
⚡️ COMPANY STAGE MANAGEMENT by
Gabriel Swarbrick | he / she / they
⚡️ MARKETING by
Georgie McHoul | she / her
⚡️ ARTWORK by
Damien Frost | he / him
⚡️ ARTWORK STARRING
Jon Hands | he / him
Philippa Leadbetter | she / her
⚡️ ARTWORK DESIGN by
Grace Kelly Miller | she / her
⚡️ THE VAULTS AND VAULTY TOWERS TEAM
George Islay Calderwood | he / him
Rachel Foster | she / her
Georgie McHoul | she / her
Mimi Petley | she / her
Will Harwood | he / him
Ed Carson | he / him
Haydn Holme-Slater | he / him
⚡️ All of our wonderful Front of House staff