Tones

About Gerel Falconer

Gerel Falconer is an award winning actor writer and Rapaturg. The cross pollination of Gerels passion for theatre and roots in underground music scenes has flourished throughout his work with HighRise Theatre. Honing the skill set of story-telling through bars has earned Gerel the title of Rapaturg and resulted in him being at the forefront of evolving Musical Theatre industry. Gerels theatre credits include: UK Drill Project (Barbican) Lil.Miss.Lady (Roundhouse HighTide) The Concrete Jungle Book (Artsdepot Edinburgh Fringe) Penny Lane (The Yard) Merryville (CPT Latitude) Black Power Desk (Brixton House Old Vic 12) Alice In Wonderland (Brixton House) & Messiah (Stratford Circus Streatham Space Chapter Arts- Cardiff Bernie Grant). Hailing from Northwest London representation of the socially disenfranchised is at the forefront of Gerels work with Highise resulting in him being a part of delivery teams working in partnership with venues/organisations including We are Spotlight Centre Point & Artsdepot working with young people across London. He studied at E15 Acting school during which he was the winner of the 2012 Lilian Bayliss Award. Gerels work composing and writing the book and lyrics for Brixton Houses production of Alice in Wonderland has earned him a Stage Debut Theatre Award nomination. He has recently just completed a triumphant run of his first debut solo show Tones at the Pleasance Courtyard at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival produced by Wound Up Theatre. Jonny Kelly is a theatre director dramaturg producer and teacher. He trained as an actor at East15 Acting School. As Artistic Director of Wound Up he has directed developed and co-produced Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy and Itll Be Alt-Right On The Night. As a director his credits include: Redcoats and Revolting Women (Mikron Theatre Company) A Princess Undone (Park Theatre) The Passing Of The Third Floor Back and Proud (Finborough Theatre) Hyem (Northern Stage & Theatre 503) and Money Womb (Theatre 503). As an assistant/associate director he has assisted Justin Audibert and Nina Raine on productions at Trafalgar Studios and a No.1 tour amongst others. Along with Sofi and Matt he is an associate artist at The Pleasance Theatre Trust. He was the assistant director at Papatango Theatre company where he still works as a judge on the Papatango new writing prize and is currently Artistic Director of Wound Up Theatre.