about

Becca Gill graduated from Central School of Speech and Drama in 2002 and went on to be Assistant Director for productions at National Theatre and Soho Theatre with Caird Company and worked with shunt on Tropicana. She has worked in arts development through Total Theatre as their Projects Officer and was Theatre Development Co-ordinator for Activate in Dorset. Becca was on the board of b-side and worked for Inside Out (Producer & Site Manager). Becca produced the Sideshow Festival for 2nd Birthday which presented work in 13 empty shops, a large old car showroom and 6 beach huts and directed the South West tour of Paradise, written by Nell Leyshon in 2009. In early 2010 Becca and Jay formed Mercurial Wrestler.

Jay Kerry trained as an actor at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. Since graduating he has worked as a performer, lighting designer and facilitator. He has experience of creating work in a variety of spaces, theatre and non-theatre based including Bristol Old Vic, Exeter Northcott and London & Edinburgh Pleasance as well as Bodmin Jail, Plymouth Aquarium and various gardens and gallery settings across the country. He also has extensive experience of working with adults with learning difficulties and young people suffering from mental health issues with Wolf and Water Arts Co, Effervescent and Extream, who have all won awards for their work. Jay was Lighting Designer with Salt Factory on their show Paradise written by Nell Leyshon, which toured major venues in South West.