by cmfwood
CAST
Abby (Claudette Baker-Park)
After training in Musical Theatre and Screen Acting, Claudette has worked professionally on stage and screen for over 15 years. With a passion for comedy, Claudette is also a professional storyteller and children’s theatre maker and has taught acting and performance in formal and informal education settings across Scotland.
Toni (Noa Gelb)
Noa is a British/American actress and proud Edinburgh resident.
Stage: Murder Most Queer (Not So Nice Theatre Company), A Pound of Flesh (Arbery Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Interact Story Theatre); TV: Anansi Boys (Amazon Prime); Film: Don’t Look Up (Netflix), Behind the Planchette (KD Films).
Sam (James Matheson)
James is a Scottish actor based in Edinburgh making his Fringe debut. He has recently trained with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) and The Hollywood Initiative in Los Angeles and made his feature film debut this year in Sean Dunn’s ‘The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford’.
CREATIVES
Writer – cmfwood
This is Claire’s fourth Fringe show as a writer, following beauty (2017), skirt (2018) and crackers (2023). She’s enjoyed working entirely ‘in real life’ following her most recent Production Lines show, frisson, a two-part online and in person hybrid about loneliness post-pandemic. The Fringe is her hands down favourite three weeks of the year and she’s delighted to be back.
Director – Ross Hope
Ross is delighted to be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe as a director. His last Fringe show was Antony Neilson’s The Wonderful World of Dissocia in 2014. His recent work as a director includes Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen, Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem and Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer.
Dug Campbell – Sound Design
Dug is a Scotland-based composer and sound designer. He’s designed sound and written music for over 30 theatre shows over the past three years whilst scoring a number of independent short films. His work blends original music, atmosphere and sound design to help shape the world of each production. Recent work includes Assistant Sound Designer on Standing In The Shadows Of Giants (Traverse Theatre), Night Watch (Pleasance), Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time (Assembly Roxy) and Amadeus (Strawmoddie). Check out further details at dugcampbell.com.
Rhona Sampson – Lighting Design / Technician
This is Rhona’s second year at the Edinburgh Fringe, having most recently worked with EGTG on “The Children” by Lucy Kirkwood and “Virtuous Burglar” by Dario Fo for the Edinburgh Fringe 2025.
Rhona has over 10 years’ experience as a lighting designer and technician, working in venues across London and Edinburgh.
Lois Adams – Stage Manager
This is Lois’ first Fringe show and she’s excited about spending a week hanging out at Greenside. She’s previously stage managed JB Priestly’s Dangerous Corner, Martin Foreman’s adaptation of The Satyricon and his one-act play, Taiwan and for Sheila Hodgson’s Tunnel Vision in the SCDA One Act Play Festival in venues across Edinburgh.
Thanks to Abbye Eva, Alan Patterson, Anne Sibbald, Artisan Roast, Cari Silver, Domenicos Cafe, Edinburgh University, Martin Foreman, Michelle Pegg, Millie Dixon, Miriam Thomson, Neil Harrison, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Portobello Library, Robert Wylie, Root Down, Ruth Lee and Steve Banks for his son who wanted to wear a dress which is where this all began.
Production Lines 