Crew Biographies

Kate Rice
Kate Rice studied acting at VCA and playwriting at NIDA. She has written two full-length plays for adults and six full-length plays for young people and children. She has also written several short plays and short films, and is currently writing for children’s television. Apocalypse Perth is her first verbatim theatre project. She has been very interested in the themes of self-delusion, communication breakdown and coping with criticism since her first share-house flatmate ambushed her in the corridor and told her she was lazy.

Jeremy Rice
Maintained the “Official James Coburn” website in the first person until Coburn’s death, then adopted the online persona of Coburn’s agent Hillard Elkins. Email Jeremy at hillard_elkins@yahoo.com. Jeremy is neither an indie musician, nor a London photographer. He is the Jeremy Rice of Barking Gecko Theatre Company and the one who played the Fairy Queen in Iolanthe at St Aloysius College in 1984. Rather well.

Ash Gibson Greig
Ash avoids reading any websites except for his own and Facebook, but since no one has accepted his friend requests he has to banter with himself on his wall. He listens only to his own music, which Rolling Stone magazine is still unaware of. He bonded instantly with Jeremy as he is the only man he's ever been able to stand eye-to-eye to. In a parallel universe Ash composes for TV, film and theatre. In this one he composes for his mum, who he lives with. She thinks he's very talented.

Lucy Birkinshaw
Co-Founder: Filament Design Group. Theatre credits include Black Swan Theatre Company's The Messiah, Black Swan BSX, Woyzeck, Falling Petals; Perth Theatre Company, Taking Liberty, Baby Boomer Blues; Gossip's Feast Productions, Construction of The Human Heart; Red Ryder Productions, Dying City, Loveplay, Mozart Faction, Moment on the Lips, Dealer’s Choice; Side Pony Productions, The Manic Pony, Scarecrow, Australian Opera Studio, Idomeneo; Happy Dagger Theatre, The York Crucifixion.