People

Corina Bona (co-director) of Little Ray’s trained at the University of the West of England in Cultural Media Studies and Drama, The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has recently completed Green Ginger’s professional development programme ‘Toast in The Machine’. She is now a dedicated puppeteer, puppet and props maker. She has worked with Pickled Image, Green Ginger, Stuff and Nonsense Theatre and Soap Soup. She also delivers workshops in making and manipulation for all stages and ages. She is currently performing in FISHWIFE a co production between Little Ray’s and Puppets and Pandemonium.

Rebecca Rose (co-director) is passionate about performance. She has been working with shadow for several years, developing and exploring ways to tell stories. Rebecca is a visual artist, working mostly in puppetry/performance and illustration. Rebecca teaches workshops regularly in art and performance.

Rosanne Wakely (maker/designer) is an enthusiastic problem solver, who is very passionate about art, crafts and robotics. She’s interested in well-crafted art that interacts with the community in some way, bringing people together. She takes pleasure in learning new skills and refining old ones. She’s currently very intrigued by new technologies being developed by the robotic industries, she is curious to see more of this new technology being used in theatre and art projects. Roseanne is a confident maker who recently won best in show at new blades 2009 for her working 20 note street organ. 

Elisabet Siles Jiménez (associate artist) studied Scenography at the Institute for Theatre in Barcelona. She has worked fat Puppet Place with Full Beam Visual Theatre on their latest production ‘The Lesser Spotted Collectors Club’. She is a talented maker and performer. She is experienced in costume, puppet and prop-making.

Philippa Thomas (associate artist) is a graduate in Theatre Design from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She works in Bristol as a freelance set and costume designer and maker. She is also an illustrator, and makes animations.

Annie Callaghan (associate artist/musician) makes installation narrative art works and music. She has has fun, fusing, gluing, blending and baking all for one purpose. Usually singing or making things most days she will mostly be smiling, and today will be wide eyed and bushy tailed.