Our Cast of players!

Carla Simpson - The Host

Carla graduated with a BA hons in Acting from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Having won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award she swapped Edinburgh for London to take up a scholarship with the BBC Radio Drama Company. Returning to Yorkshire some years later she created the character Susie Sparkles and has been entertaining at events across the North for more than a decade. Carla has also created numerous shows for schools to explore children's creativity and ignite a passion for reading. From 2008-2017 Carla ran The Acting Creative, a drama group for the YouTube generation which she hopes to bring back to life as the Anything Could Happen Acting Creative in 2020.

Matt "The Mountain of Mirth"

Matt Rogers started out in comedy as a stand up comedian, before turning his attention to studying Theatre at Bretton Hall. Since then Matt has; founded 2 award winning theatre companies, trained as a clown with Peta Lily and Philippe Gaulier, taught at Salford University, and generally messed around making any ridiculous thing that popped into his head with Uncanny Theatre. Matt has toured his shows nationally and internationally, and has worked with a wide range of acclaimed artists from across Europe.

Jen-uinely genius Jennifer

Jen trained at Manchester School of Theatre and works predominantly making comedic children’s shows. As co-creator of Curly Tales (2015-2019), chaotic and colourful characters with original musical scores are part and parcel of her practise.

As a freelancer, she has worked in the terrific and terrifying practise of Street Theatre and lent her voice to campaigns as a Voiceover Artist.

But by far, improvisation is top of her list. Give Jennifer a Yorkshire Pudding and a day of Improv and she’s one happy chappy.

“Nonstop Nonsense” Natalie

Natalie Bellingham trained at Bretton Hall College and since then has continued to train with with some of the most talented comedy professionals in the UK and abroad including John Wright, Jamie Wood, Phillip Gaulier, Peta Lilly and The Actor’s Space.

Natalie has been making beautifully absurd work with Uncanny Theatre since 2010, alongside her work with Uncanny she designs and delivers projects for schools and families for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and runs regular workshops for children at Wakefield Theatre Royal. She has also worked with students as a visiting artist at Salford University and Leeds Beckett University, where she also acted as an artist mentor on their Masters course.

“Insane” Shane

Shane Huby is a perfect Anything Could Happen performer having spent his childhood acting in roles as diverse as Ratty from Wind in the Willows to the Yellow Submarine. As he got older and more mature (?) he started writing and directing his local pantomimes, found a love for costume and prop making and relishes scaring the pants off people every Halloween for the Hallowscream nights in York.

He also designs and delivers workshops for Art Camp UK and Inspirations Central and entertains children as various characters with Magic and Mischief Parties.

Marvellously Mad Marie

“Crazy Creative” Carolyn

Carolyn Eden is an actor, writer, comedian, theatre maker and broadcaster based in Leeds. Since graduating from Cumbria Institute of the Arts, she has trained in comedy with Logan Murray in London, Paul Silky White at Laugh at Leeds and The Women’s Comedy Workshop in Bradford, performing stand up, improv, sketch, drag and award winning lip sync.