Kate Cole - Actor

Kate is a founding member of Red Stitch, appearing in Brilliant Traces, Jesus Hopped the A Train, Loyal Women, Harvest, The Night Season, Tejas Verdes, The Shape of Things, Hellbent (an adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi) and many other critically acclaimed productions.

She has appeared in the films Josh Jarman, Horseplay and Endurance Island, and has a number of television credits including Dogwoman, Neighbours, Stingers and Blue Heelers.

Prior to Red Stitch, Kate had a successful dance career, touring with West Side Story, My Fair Lady and 42nd Street.

Kate is currently on leave from the company indefinitely.

Laura Gordon - Actor

Laura's Red Stitch credits include: The Year of the Family, Some Voices, Red Shorts, Black Milk, The House of Bernada Alba, The Play About the Baby, By the Sea By the Sea By the Beautiful Sea , The Country and The Lights.

Her film and TV appearances include Em4Jay (Dir. Alkinos Tsimilidos), Affair, Tom Wright, Concrete Sky, Neighbours, Scooter: Secret Agent and Blue Heelers. Laura received a Green Room Award nomination for Best Female Actor in the Independent/Fringe category for her performance in Black Milk.

Laura is on leave from the company indefinitely.

Martin Sharpe - Actor

Martin received a drama scholarship to Kingswood college in 2000. His first acting role was a guest part on Something in the Air aged eleven. Other screen work includes the internationally acclaimed short film, Oranges, TV series Stingers and Blue Heelers, as well as ongoing roles in children’s television series, Fergus McPhail, the title role in Scooter: secret agent, and Hollies Heroes. In 2005 Martin performed in the play Angels at the Arts centre, then left for London were he performed in The Streets - a fringe show of monologues in Hammersmith. Returning to Melbourne in 2006, Martin played a lead in his first film Lake Mungo, released late 2007. After appearing in Rabbit Hole for Red Stitch, Martin joined the company as a new ensemble member in 2007. Martin was nominated for a Green Room Award in 2007 for The Little Dog Laughed (Best Actor). His other Red Stitch credits include Wild East, The Winterling and Yellow Moon.

Olivia Connolly

BA (Hons) (Flinders, SA), Dip Ed (Secondary Drama and History).  Theatre credits include Echo Adelaide Fringe (2000) and The Medusa Stare, Melbourne Fringe (2001).  She is currently working as a researcher and producer for an Australian feature while pitching a sketch comedy show. Olivia founded Limelight Drama School which she has run for 6 years.  She also works as artist in residence at Brighton Grammar and is the Drama teacher at The Australian Ballet School.

Red Stitch credits include:  Loyal Women, The Day Room, I Am Yours, Tejas Verdes, After Miss Julie, 4.48 Psychosis, Marie Antoinette – The Colour of Flesh and This Wide Night.

Her television credits include Stingers and Blue Heelers.  Olivia has also appeared in the short film, Warhead and Sundays and in comedy sketches for the TV Pilot Angry Pinata.  Olivia had a principal role in the feature Rooms For Rent (2000).  In 2006 Olivia wrote, produced and acted in her own comedy pilot Pandoras Box.  In 2009 Olivia played "Alley Girl" in Frank Howson's feature film Remembering Nigel. 

Simon Wood - Actor

Simon trained at NIDA - living and working in Sydney, before returning home to Melbourne in 2002. Theatre credits include: Road, Plenty, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, A Winter's Tale, Henry 6th Part 3, Julius Caesar, The Shifting Heart, The Changeling, Knives in Hens, Variety Vaudville and Basic Burlesque, Distant Lights Dark Places, Like Whiskey on the Breath of a Drunk You Love, Beyond Truth, Kiss Me Kate, The Misanthrope, and Danton's Death. TV: Correli, Thunderstone, Blue Heelers, Farscape, White Collar Blue, Neighbours. Film: Baby bath Massacre, Looking for You, Karma, Spot On, Short and Curly. In 2004 he premiered Dormant with his company Scorn Productions, which he wrote, directed, produced and designed. He is currently working on a new play, which he hopes to have ready this year. Simon appeared in The Shape of Things in 2005 before joining Red Stitch as an ensemble member in 2006. His other Red Stitch credits include the award winning Harvest, Hellbent and most recently in The Mercy Seat.

Simon is on leave from the company indefinitely.

Verity Charlton - Actor

Verity Charlton is a founding member of Red Stitch Actors Theatre. Her credits there include Love and Understanding, Loyal Women, Iron, The Country, Playing the Victim, Tejas Verdes, Hellbent and Motortown. Other theatre credits include Operation Dolores, Stories from the Flatland, Eight Days and Blue Murder for La Mama. Her film and television credits include Neighbours, Marshall Law, Kick and Remembering Nigel.

Verity is on leave from the company indefinitely.

Vincent Miller - Actor/Founder

Vincent Miller founded Red Stitch in 2001. Before creating the ensemble, he had studied dance at WAAPA then moved to London to study drama at Arts Educational. He also studied under Jack Waltzer ( New York ). His TV and film credits include The Note (Film 4), Forgotten Story (Greenwich Films), G-Force (BBC), The Bill (BBC) and Pirate TV (ITV). Vincent spent a year in 'Oh What a Night' on the West End and toured the with a Commedia dell Arte group as well as performing in London fringe plays.

He has appeared in MDA and Stingers and Red Stitch credits include The Lights. Unidentified Human Remains, Brilliant Traces, Howie the Rookie, Love and Understanding, Jesus Hopped the A Train, Outlying Islands and Under the Whaleback.

Vincent is on leave from the company indefinitely.

Sarah Grubb - Company Administrator

Sarah is a BFA Technical Theatre recipient from the Professional Theatre Training Program in Milwaukee, USA. After studying technical production at NIDA she now resides permanently in Melbourne. Before joining Red Stitch in November, 2004, Sarah worked as an event and stage manager in various venues throughout Melbourne. Some of her favourite projects include co-ordinating the opening of the National Gallery of Victoria - International, stage managing Camelot and the world premiere of Call Me Komachi, and tour managing Red Stitch's regional Victorian remount of Howie the Rookie. Sarah recently worked for the Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies and will soon take up a position overseas in Games Events Management.

Isobel Ferns - Stage Manager

Isobel trained as an actor and theatre technician and was seconded to Red Stitch as a volunteer in 2007.  Since that time she has worked on many of the company's productions in Stage Management, joining the ensemble as part of the Graduate Programme in 2008 and as a permanent ensemble member from 2009.

Johnny Carr - Actor

Johnny graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2008. While at the school he was awarded the Friends of the VCA Scholarship in second year, and the Irene Mitchell Award for outstanding achievement in third year. Johnny has also completed a bachelor of arts from Newcastle University majoring in drama.

Theatre credits at the VCA include: The Masque of the Red Death, Life is a Dream, The Fan, The Season at Sarsaparilla, The Taming of the Shrew, Suicide in Bflat.

Film credits include: Suburban Mayhem.