More Info Cast More photos   12:30am Creative Team Darren Raymond Writer/Director Darren Raymond is fast becoming one of London’s most exciting playwrights. He is a graduate of the London Shakespeare Workout and has studied with such legendary people as Sylvia Syms and Cicely Berry. Darren has always believed in the power of the written word and its ability to transform, hence Intermission’s strap-line of 'Acting to Re-Direct'. His theatre pieces are always direct and cutting edge yet offer up an element of hope, for without hope we are lost. He has had four plays professionally performed and 12.30am sees the second play in which he has collaborated with Fabian Spencer. His previous play WASTED!, written for Intermission Youth Theatre, will be returning in November this year by popular demand. Darren’s first ever short film Shoot and Score was short-listed and shown at the 2008 Pan African film festival in Los Angeles. His theatre credits as an actor are numerous with a broad range of performances from Shakespeare’s Othello to Karma at the Tricycle. Fabian Spencer Writer Fabian Spencer is a graduate of LSW Dream Factory where he studied alongside such legendary personages as Janet Suzman, Mark Rylance, Sheila Reid and Cicely Berry, to mention but a few. Fabian has always been a songwriter and poet with his first professional sonnet published in The Guardian in 2005. He collaborated with Che Walker to transform existing play Been So Long into a musical which had great acclaim after playing at The Young Vic and transferring to Edinburgh. His next collaboration was with Darren Raymond for Intermission, writing a new drama Cracking The Whip and this transferred to Caux, Switzerland. This next piece, 12.30am is a play close to Fabian’s heart. Drawing from his colourful past and his experience as a father of four, he brings to the foreground pressing and topical issues that are very much prevalent today. Janine Gillion Production Manager and Set Designer Since the birth of Intermission Theatre Janine has used her professional theatre skills in many ways as Producer, Production Manager and Set Designer. The church was re-designed eight years ago as a Theatre and a Church. It is a place to explore creativity and not shy away from the issues of today. All who work here believe, that theatre has the power to act as a collective voice for change. Elisabeth Tooms Stage Manager Elisabeth has always loved creating theatre. When she was a student at Oxford University, she spent as much time involved in theatrical productions as studying. She directed various fringe productions, touring in the UK and overseas. She worked for 20 years for a City of London law firm and returned to theatre work four years ago. She is a founder member and is one of three Secretaries of Renewal Arts, an international, multidisciplinary network of artists committed to encouraging spiritual renewal through the transformative power of the arts. Stage management and light design work includes: Lynchpin Productions; Emily Dickinson and I, Cloning Mary Shelley, Intermission Actors; Cracking the Whip, The Visit, The Bishop’s Candlesticks, Prison Wings, Five Gold Rings and WASTED! Brian Thirlaway Stage Management Brian has been a technical manager at the International Conference Centre in Caux, Switzerland for the past twenty years. The centre boasts a beautiful theatre which seats 450, where Brian supports numerous shows in sound management and lighting. He also supported Intermission Theatres show Cracking the Whip which toured to Caux. Brian is keen to foster the relationship between Intermission and Renewal Arts who host conferences in Caux and we at Intermission value that support.