WORLDS ALIVE ! 2025
Perfomers
CHARLES MAYER
Co-founder of touring Shakespeare theatre company Come you Spirts, Charles plays -Antony in Antony & Cleopatra, Friar Lawrence in Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth in Macbeth, Prospero in The Tempest, Oberon/Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Charles Mayer is an English actor living and working in Australia since 2012. After 11 years as a British Army officer, Charles got a degree in acting from Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and has since worked on stage in the West End, Shanghai, Adelaide (State Theatre South Australia), Auckland and Sydney. Most recent work is feature film FiveKRadius and The Wind in The Willows with The Australian Shakespeare Company.
JO BLOOM
Co-founder of touring Shakespeare theatre company Come you Spirts, Jo plays – Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra, Nurse in Romeo & Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Caliban in The Tempest, Titania/Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jo has worked as an actress, director, producer, educator and playwright in Sydney, Melbourne and London. Her passion for classical theatre has seen her perform principal roles in over 20 productions, including to critical acclaim as Hedda in Hedda Gabler and Rosalind in As You Like It. She joined the Australian Shakespeare Company in 2009 performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Comedy of Errors and Macbeth. She has performed and toured in leading roles playing at the Minnak Theatre UK, the Edinburgh Festival, the Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, and has also worked with the British Shakespeare Company on their national tour. Jo wrote, produced and toured the live children’s show Alphabet Avenue across Victoria and Sydney, which developed into the TV series The McKenzie Sunshine Show currently shooting with AI Films Studio for international release in 2025.
MICHAEL DE HUY leads an eclectic and multi-faceted career, weaving together his skills as pianist, improviser, arranger and composer. Possessing virtuosic command over a wide coverage of musical styles and mediums, Michael is in high demand as a performer and collaborator. Recently he performed as soloist with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra and embarked on a Japan/Korea tour with the SCM Wind Symphony.
Guest artist TIANG LIM was a teacher, nurse and manager in Sydney. She then turned to theatre where she succeeds in both comedy and drama:
Theatre: BOOM, RADAR Wrote and performed DANDELION - When do you stop being a migrant?, a sell-out show at the 2024 Sydney Fringe Festival. Cabaret Not Dead Yet, Sydney Uni and UTS Masters students’ productions … Comedy - stand up comedy at the Chippo. Tiktok series Coach Dayum. Grouse House Pedo San. Coconutface comedy Who Invented Mousakka? Australian Republic Campaign and Tourism Australia films.
We are delighted that Tiang can join us to perform in the Indonesian play Mango Citizenship.
Guest artist LEONIE RAGI is a primary teacher by profession back in PNG. She has recently moved to Sydney with her family. She has a great sense of humour and would love to try and explore beyond the walls of classrooms in taking up this role.
We are delighted that Leonie can join the cast as a guest artist to perform in two short Papua New Guinea plays Which Way, Big Man? and The Amazing Adventures of Omai.