Red Tour – Cast A – 2025/26
Athena Gallagher
Athena is the youngest girl within a big Irish and Greek Cypriot family (ten kids in total!), meaning things were always loud, lively and full of stories. Christmas time is also her favourite part of having a huge family! When performing she loves that it provides the perfect excuse to be a little bit silly, to move her body around, and to turn all that noisy energy into something creative. As someone who’s neurodiverse, performing helps her feel focused and calm. It’s like playing make-believe but as a proper grown-up job; the best! When she’s not on stage, she’s probably hanging upside down in the air as she is a trained aerial and circus artist and has even taught circus skills at colleges around the world. She’s also a big fan of crocheting, reading, long walks and trying out new food (basically anything involving snacks gets a thumbs-up). When she comes home from the tour, she’s planning to start training in fire breathing! She only knows one German phrase so far: “Spiegeleikopf auf dem Boden”, which isn’t very helpful in daily life, but she’s excited to learn more as the tour goes on!
Charles Barnett
Charles is from the English countryside in the southern county of Kent. And for his whole life, he has wanted to be an actor. Starting at age four, he joined a local theatre group and has been acting and singing ever since! (With a little bit of ‘dancing’ here and there). He plays the guitar and piano, and enjoys spending time with his family and dog, Sherlock. When he isn’t performing, you can find him writing his own plays, or playing sport. Although he is tall with VERY BIG feet, he is still able to do a handstand!
Emily Livingstone
Emily grew up in a town called Northampton in England, with her Mum, Dad and older sister. During primary school, she loved trying new things, from basketball to music, she was just happy to learn something new! When she was six years old, her mum saw an advert for a drama club during the schools holidays and sent her along. This kickstarted a huge passion for acting in Emily, and from that moment she knew that she wanted to grow up to be an actor. Throughout school, Emily continued going to drama classes every weekend. She also started attending singing and dancing lessons too, and still attends tap and singing classes to this day! She eventually went on to study acting at Performers College, a drama school in the large seaside city of Brighton. Straight after graduating, Emily joined her second educational tour around UK secondary schools, and really enjoyed the opportunity to perform to young people. She is very excited to play Mrs Otis in Spooked!
Ollie Hieman
Ollie was born and raised in the heart of Edinburgh, the beautiful Capital of Scotland. He has always loved performing, especially when he gets to play silly characters that make everybody laugh. He graduated from Arts University in 2023 where he studied Acting, and whilst there he co-wrote and performed a children’s theatre piece starring time-travelling horses and ninja turtles! Ollie also loves to sing and play music on his guitar, and in his spare time he loves playing and watching football, playing video games with his friends, and hanging out with his cats. He is absolutely delighted to be making his debut in Austria and cannot wait to get started!
