PERFORMER

Lucy is a juggler and acrobat from Naarm/Melbourne Australia, with a lifelong love for circus, that all began at 3 years old following along in their mum's flying trapeze classes. Since then, they’ve trained and performed both locally and internationally with companies like Highwire Entertainment, Acting for Climate Montreal and most recently the 7 Fingers. 

Outside of circus, Lucy enjoys weightlifting, loud music and saving recipes on Instagram (and even sometimes actually making them).

PERFORMER & CREATOR

Cecilia is an Australian interdisciplinary artist grown from Argentinian roots. Based on the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people, movement is my principal artistic language and my work exists in the realms of dance, theatre, circus and photography. 

Beginning in circus, Cecilia trained at Warehouse Circus and the National Institute of Circus Arts as an aerialist and acrobat. In 2016, I joined the ensemble at Circa Contemporary Circus where I created circus works and toured the world for five years, performing in notable venues and festivals in New York, Paris, Guadalajara and beyond. 

Since 2021, my performance practice has shifted to incorporate much more dance and physical theatre. In 2023, I premiered my first solo show Break, a collaboration with dance and physical theatre company The Farm and co-commissioned by Metro Arts and Home of The Arts. Nominated for two Matilda Awards, Break was my first work to combine dance, autobiographical theatre, and circus.

​Cecilia was a recipient of the Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant (2022) and a Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowship (2024) to further my training in dance, theatre and improvisation with Europe’s leaders in the craft. I continues to tour globally with companies such as The Farm, A Good Catch, Casus Creations and ROOKE, as well as create my own work. 

I also regularly photograph the performing arts and undertake personal projects in the fields of art and documentary photography. 

PERFORMER

Margot Mansfield is a circus performer, acrobat, and artist originally from Kaurna Country in Adelaide, South Australia.

At age eleven, Margot was invited to join the Performance Troupe at the South Australian Circus Centre. From there Margot studied circus arts and acrobatics in Melbourne, Finland, and Sweden. Through her training, she has become an accomplished all-rounder, proficient in various disciplines such as tumbling, acrobatics, handstands, and hula hoop. 

In 2015, Margot co-founded the award-winning Time in Space Circus, which has toured nationally and internationally. 

She has also collaborated with circus companies such as Gravity and Other Myths, Wildhouse Circus, Na Djinang Circus, Get Well Soon Circus, Bliindfull Circus, Circa Cairns, Sound of Circus, and most recently with Rooke!  

Margot performed her first ever solo show B.L.I.P.S. which was directed by Jess Love in Adelaide Fringe 2024. Here she received a 5 star review, 6/6 standing ovations, won a weekly award for ‘Best Emerging Artist’ and the ‘Edinburgh Fringe Tour Ready Award’. 

DIRECTOR

Conor is an acrobat, performer, maker and director. He has 14 years of professional performance experience and has lived and toured around the world with some of the biggest names in circus. A graduate of  the Circus Space, London (now the National Centre for Circus Arts), he has worked with Cirque Éloize, Cirque du Soleil, Circa, Circus Oz and The 7 Fingers, performing in numerous theatres and festivals in 29 countries across 6 continents. In 2021 he co-founded ROOKE, Tasmania’s leading contemporary circus company and is now both directing and performing for ROOKE. Conor has a keen interest in the intersection between circus, dance and theatre, and how the forms can blend and combine to bring us together and share the human experience.

DRAMATURGE

Casey Gould is an award-winning director and dramaturge from Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). His work encompasses theatre, musical theatre, cabaret and physical theatre/circus. He has won Green Room awards, Fringe awards in Melbourne, Sydney and Edinburgh, and his work has toured extensively throughout Australia and overseas.

He graduated from the University of Ballarat with a degree in Music Theatre and went on to train in London with the Young Vic Directors Program. He has since returned to direct students at Ballarat and continues to teach and lecture alongside his creative projects. 

Casey is also a founder and co-company director of Music Theatre Workshop. He is currently creating several new works while completing a Master's in Cultural Leadership at NIDA in Sydney.

He is passionate about creating new work, helping writers develop their work and helping to reshape the industry into one that better supports innovation and artist development. 

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Ryan is an audio engineer, production manager and technical director from Brisbane, currently based in Hobart. He has worked extensively in Australia and around the globe presenting works to over a million people across 22 countries in musical theatre, circus, drama theatre, live music and major sporting events, with companies including Circa, Disney and Ed Sheeran.

Ryan is currently the Product Manager of PV4 for RWS Global. PV4 is a next-generation content management, distribution and playback platform used for events such as Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

TECHNICIAN

Alex is a Technician specialising in live events and theatre. Equipped with her strong foundation in performance and a passion for behind-the-scenes magic, Alex loves bringing performances to life. 

Originally from Melbourne, now based in Tasmania, Alex received a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Theatre and Performance at The University of Tasmania in 2020.

Alex’s first gig as a Technician was a cabaret show, ‘Insanity’ by Isobel Yates 2018, at the Butterfly Club in Melbourne. Her experience with this show sparked her love for the unpredictable, high-energy world of live performance. That spark quickly grew into a flame during her intensive internship with Terrapin Puppet Theatre and The Theatre Royal. She gained hands-on experience with large-scale productions with both local to international touring companies. Alex has also worked at multiple live events and festivals, most recently at The Taste of Summer and Dark Mofo’s Winter Feast, two of Tasmania’s prominent festivals, as site crew. 

Alex has gotten her first taste of the touring life by joining the team at ROOKE. Some of the key highlights for her have been the cast camaraderie, getting to explore new places and delivering wonderful contemporary circus pieces to new audiences. 

Through this journey, she has been able to grow her technical skills and undertake stage managing roles with various companies such as Second Echo Ensemble, Gold Satino and The Finger Players. Currently, she is working at The Theatre Royal both as a Back of House Technician and as the Acting Customer Services Coordinator.

CREATOR

Jamie is a performer, director and producer. A graduate of Circo Arts in New Zealand and the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in Australia, Jamie has a passion for spreading joy and laughter around the world, and making the everyday seem extraordinary.

Jamie’s characteristic performance style is a clever mix of vaudeville clown and contemporary circus. Jamie’s performing career has taken him around the world from the UK to Hong Kong, China, Europe, USA and New Zealand, and right around Australia. He has performed at Sydney festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Keifang Clown Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Arts Centre Melbourne. As a director, Jamie has worked for Yuck Circus, Head First Acrobats, Lost in Translation Circus (UK) Dummies Corp and consulted and mentored numerous emerging Australian artists and companies. He co-founded Dummies Corp with Jack Coleman and Simon Wright and is currently CEO and Artistic Director, and also performs in Splash Test Dummies and Trash Test Dummies.

CREATOR

Freyja Wild is a life-long contemporary circus artist. She has toured the world with some of the biggest names in the business, subtly subverting gender roles and embodying feminine strength. You can still see echoes of her style and innovation in hula hooping and group acrobatics throughout the circus sector.

Freyja is a founding member, and the Artistic Director and CEO of ROOKE, Tasmania's leading contemporary circus company. She cares deeply about community and creating meaningful, stable work for circus artists as they move away from full-time touring to settle down. In 2024, Freyja received the honour of a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship in recognition of her contributions to the circus sector.

PRODUCER

Justin became the Executive Producer at ROOKE in 2025. He has previously worked as a producer, curator, programmer, tour manager, festival director, and arts manager across the world.

Stage Manager: Caper and Crow, Sydney Opera House, La Boite Theatre Company, Polytoxic, Queensland Ballet, Flipside Circus, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Out of The Box, Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane Festival, State Library of Queensland, The Brides of Frank and Kooemba Jdarra. Production Manager, Brisbane Powerhouse, Polytoxic, Strut & Fret Production House and Underbelly (UK).

Producer: Restaged Histories Project, FRINGE WORLD Festival, Artrage (WA, Creative Producer), Wynnum Fringe Festival, RE//Perth, RASWA, Marcia Hines’ Still Shining, Brisbane Queer Film Festival (Co-Director).