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Meet our Players

Our Head Players

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Lori Leigh
Artistic ​Director

Dr. Lori Leigh is an award-winning Wellington-based theatre artist. She has been performing, directing, and teaching improv for nearly 20 years. Lori has performed in comedy and improv festivals across the United States and New Zealand, and trained at the acclaimed iO (ImprovOlympic) in Chicago. She is currently a senior lecturer for Victoria University of Wellington’s Theatre Programme where she has created original tertiary courses on improv and comedy. Under Lori’s leadership, PlayShop has created six original longform shows, an original children’s show, and a weekly improv comedy show: PlayShop LIVE! Lori’s Shakespearean show: This Fair Verona played to sold-out crowds at BATS Theatre, Shakespeare in the Garden at Southern Cross, and Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand from 2013-2018. Lori’s 10 Things I Hate About Us won “best improv” at the NZ Fringe Festival Awards in 2015. Reviews of the show said, “It is one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen anyone do, ever” and “10 Things I Hate About Us is easily one of the best hours of long-form improvised performance I have ever seen” (Theatreview 25 Feb 2015).
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 Beth Taylor
Producer

Beth has Master of Fine Arts in theatre from Victoria University. Beth’s specialty is in producing and production management; as well as being the Producer of PlayShop she has worked on numerous projects, including the 6 Degrees Festival, Committed, Running Late, The Aliens and the TAHI Festival. In her spare time, you can find Beth playing a round of disc golf or enjoying a quiz night with a shandy in hand.

Jacob Cleghorn 
Assistant Producer

After completing his internship in producing with PlayShop for his Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Degree in 2019, Jacob has joined PlayShop as the Assistant Producer. With and interest in creative historical storytelling and audience engagement Jacob is excited about what PlayShop can offer. 
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Stevie Hancox-Monk
Co-Director PlayShop LIVE ​

Tara McEntee
Co-Director PlayShop LIVE ​

Our Players

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Jonny Paul

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Alayne Dick

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Austin Harrison

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Gabby Anderson

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Liam Kelly

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Pauline Ward

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Ben Kelly

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Tom Hutchison

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Jed Davies

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Maria WIlliams

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Pippa Drakeford

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Janaye Henry

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Aaron Pyke

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Katrina Rumbal

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Sam Irwin

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Charlotte Glucina

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Guanny Liu-Prosee

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Lesa MacLeod-Whiting

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George Fenn

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Nina Hogg

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Jasmine Bryham

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Dylan Hutton

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Ryan Knighton

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Sam Tippet

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Past Players

Daniel Pengelly
​Jimmy O'Donovan
​Brynley Stent
Samuel Phillips
Callum Devlin
​Taylor Hall
​Jennifer O'Sullivan
​Rosie Canndee
Grace Hadfield


Nino Raphael
​Barnaby Olsen
​Calvin Peterson
​Jonathan Price
​Freya Sadgrove
​Tom Clarke
​Maddy Warren
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​Hamish Parkinson
​​Ethan Kalani Morse
Patrick Carrol
​Jack Buchanan

Oliver Devlin
​James Cain
Will Robertson
​Matt Powell
Christine Brooks
​Will Harrison




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