REWRITES: Chosen by Taiyo Yoshida & Dominic Varney

CREATIVE

BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS - DOMINIC VARNEY

Dominic is a London-based songwriter and actor. He studied at The University of Manchester before graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2019. This year Dominic graduated as a composer from the course, Book, Music & Lyrics, and recently showcased his 2nd year work on a musical adaptation of Miss Congeniality at Crazy Coqs in London. He has also starred in award winning short films, and won Best Acting Duo for his performance in Light Fantastic at the Independent Shorts Awards (2021). He also has extensive experience working in Theatre In Education.

BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS - TAIYO YOSHIDA

Taiyo is a half-Irish, half-Japanese, and culturally confused writer and composer based in London. He has a Masters in Screenwriting from London Film School and has won awards at Film the House UK, Watersprite Film Festival, and Hollywood Just4Shorts. His plays have been performed at the Camden and Clapham Fringe Festivals and at Theatre 503 in London.

CAST

“SUE” - JACKIE PULFORD

Theatre: Sr Mary Lazarus, Sister Act (Tour), Mrs O'Brien, Next Doors Baby (Tabard Theatre); Margo Maloney, Black Forest (Windsor Fringe); Pam, Alright Bitches (Above The Stag); Helen/Rebecca/Joanne, Elegies for Angels Punks & Raging Queens (Kings Head Theatre & Union Theatre); Lyn, Scissor Sisters (Riverside
Studios & OVO Theatre); Helen, Opening Up (Union Theatre); Rebecca Grimaldi, The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (Hundred Acre Productions); Mother, Catfish The Musical (Turbine on the Jetty); Kelly, Karaoke Play (Bunker Theatre) and Mum/No.2, Love & Money (Soho Theatre) TV & Film: Featured Role, Netflix Season 2 Drama [Released 2025], Featured Role, Brittany Ferries Commercial (Chief TV), Mairead, The Great Pause (Pluck Productions), Mother, Chasing (Steven Calvert); Sharon, X (Zoe Hambling) Marketing Executive, Six Days of Sistine (Richard Perry), Nurse Daisy, Night Shadows (Dark Escape Films) and Doctor, The Equation (Meredith Bratton). Instagram: @jackipulford Twitter: @jackipulford

“TED” - JONATHAN BOURNE

Jonathan Bourne graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2012. Theatre: Russian/Understudy Mordcha, Avram, Rabbi & Nachum in Fiddler on the Roof (Regent’s Park) Sam Lily/Understudy John Arlington, Joe Eagle & Lasso Leonard in Bronco Billy - Original London Cast (Charing Cross Theatre), Lord
Mayor/Understudy Hollywood Producer in Nativity! The Musical (No 1 Tour & Hammersmith Apollo), Clown 1 in The 39 Steps (Barn Theatre), Mr Fezziwig/Featured Soloist in Thursford Christmas Spectacular (Thursford) , Elroy/1st cover Ike Skidmore & Cord Elam in Oklahoma! (Grange Park Opera), Gabe/Jeff/Billy’s Dad in School of Rock - Original London Cast (West End), Boggs in The Burnt Part Boys (Park Theatre), Santa Claus in Santa Claus And The Night Before Christmas (G-Live), Hospital Ghost in Ghost: The Musical (English Theatre Frankfurt), Reporter/Ensemble in Chess (Tour of the Channel Islands) Film and Television: Artisan 2 in Disney’s Snow White, Munchkin Father in Wicked, Comique Performer in A Thousand Blows, Hinckley in On Hungry Hill Workshops: Ted & Red Mask in Chosen, Sam Lily in Bronco Billy, Mr Lago/Toy Soldier in Toys The Musical, Padre in Padre, George in Moments, Will Knook in Claus, Reporter/Ensemble in Payback Commercial: The Dad in Vipps Mobile

“QUINN” - GEORGINA SCOTT

Georgina trained at Tring Park and Mountview Academy. Her recent credits include Chosen the Musical at The Other Palace (Musical Bites) and BEAM 23, the Motion Capture and Voice Over for multiple characters in the BAFTA award winning Baldur's Gate 3, puppeteer on the new Live Action Disney Snow White film and playing the lead in the short film Chamomille. Her stage credits include Northanger Abbey, Murder on the Terrace, Mr Stink and the World Premier of David Walliams' Ratburger. Her credits whilst training include All's Well That Ends Well, The Roaring Girl and Noel Cowards' Home Chat.

“COLONEL CHAOS” MAX ALEXANDER-TAYLOR

Training: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Theatre highlights: The Lion (Southwark Playhouse/US Tour/South Korea), Cable Street (Southwark Playhouse), ShiftAltRight (ALP Musicals), Stages (VAULTS), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Iris Theatre), and Jeannie (Finborough) Workshop highlights: Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood (The Other Palace), Longitude (Newsroom Theatre Company), Raintown (Dundee Rep), The Bow Maker (National Theatre of Scotland).