Jamie is a working class Olivier award- winning theatre-maker from Blyth, Northumberland.

A constant advocate for working class representation in theatre who has been involved in this conversation nationally across various forms of media and parliament. Jamie has been mentored by Royal Court Theatre artistic director David Byrne, and is currently producer at Eastlake Productions, who work in partnership with Newcastle Theatre Royal.

As a playwright his writing credits include: Gerry and Sewell (Live Theatre/Newcastle Theatre Royal); Artful Dodgers (National Theatre Studio, co-writer with John Hickman); Monkey’s Blood (Vault Festival); Harold and Keith attempt to use zoom to discuss the potential takeover of beloved football club Newcastle United – An Opera (OperaVision).

As a theatre-producer he produced Flesh and Bone (Soho Theatre) which won the Olivier award for outstanding achievement in an affiliate theatre with Unpolished Theatre; This Not Culturally Significant (Vault Festival/Gilded Balloon); FCUK’D (Bunker Theatre) as well as over fifty other productions across the UK and  Europe. Selected directing credits include: Gerry and Sewell (Newcastle Theatre Royal); Ghosts of Metroland (Live Theatre); Artful Dodgers (National Theatre Studio) and Your Ever Loving (Underbelly).

He became the youngest person running a theatre venue in the country in 2015 when he set up Theatre N16 in London. The theatre went on to programme over 300 pieces of work and became a groundbreaking stomping ground for a host of new work.

He was Associate Producer at Live Theatre from 2019 to 2020, co-founder of Laurel’s Theatre in North Tyneside, and has been nominated for over a dozen OffWestEnd Awards. Jamie bleeds Black and White.

@jamieeastlake

Rosie Bowden is a director, producer and facilitator based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. She is the Associate Director at Eastlake Productions. As director, her credits include Gerry and Sewell by Jamie Eastlake (Associate – Newcastle Theatre Royal), Soapbox Racer by Ben Schwarz (Alphabetti Theatre) and Head Girl (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). As assistant director, her credits include The Artful Dodgers by Jamie Eastlake and John Hickman (National Theatre Studio and Laurel’s), Wintry Tales by Lisette Auton (Live Theatre) and The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (The Customs House). 

Rosie produces her own work under the name Rosy Cheek. Their events include Lasses and New Folk on the block which Rosie hosts, as well as the young person’s project, FLOCK. Rosie also produces The Girls, Theys and Slays choir and Breaking in: The Drama School Intensive.

Rosie can’t wait to bring Gerry and Sewell to wider audiences and to spread the Geordie joy as far as possible. 

@rosiebrosieb

Lucy Marie Curry has worked over 12 years as a director specialising in movement and intimacy, and writer. Her work centres on bold storytelling and building safe and empowering spaces for artists to do their most courageous work.

Lucy has worked with leading theatres and companies including the National Theatre, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Live Theatre, Northern Stage, Alphabetti, Laurels, ARC Stockton, Curious Monkey, Durham Gala, Customs House, Hullabaloo, Queen’s Hall Hexham, and has delivered creative work with global brands such as Gillette.

In 2025, she was shortlisted as a finalist for Off-Stage Creative of the Year at the North East Culture Awards. Alongside her theatre work, Lucy champions wellbeing in the arts sector and leads retreats designed to support creative women in reconnecting with their bodies and letting go of the pressure. 

Lucy is Artistic Director of Peachplant, whose second production Subterranea premiered at Laurels in 2024 following the success of Whale of a Time at Alphabetti in 2023 – both named The Guardian’s Readers’ Choice of the Year. Her writing also includes When All That’s Left, staged at ARC Stockton.

Lucy loves creative spaces that blend truth, humour, and a touch of beautiful chaos – she’s excited to bring the Gerry-and-Sewell madness to new audiences.

@lucymariecurry