Our story begins, as so many often do, on a dark and stormy night…
The house on the street is haunted. Ghosts hide in crevices, nooks and crannies, biding their time - but are they really as scary as they seem?
Join techno-trouble makers Counterpilot in Scaredy House - a new interactive haunting for young people aged 8-12 and their grown-ups. In this theatrical experiment, we will illuminate our fears, explore anxiety up close, and befriend the ghosts that haunt us every day.
It’s time to flip the haunted house upside down, shed light in our own dim corners, and work together as we muddle our way through this existential twist on a classic tale. You’ve never heard a ghost story quite like this one…
Nathan Sibthorpe is a contemporary performance–maker and video designer based in Brisbane, Australia. Nathan has been nominated for twelve Matilda Awards, receiving the award for Best AV Design for Blue Bones in 2017.
In the same year, he was also the recipient of the Dr Don Batchelor Award for Drama Research at QUT. In 2022, Nathan received a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Young People, with I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You .
Nathan was previously the geek–in–residence at Queensland Theatre Company and Festival Director of Short+Sweet Queensland. He is best known as the director of Counterpilot, and teaches performance studies at QUT, where he holds a Masters Degree in contemporary performance.
Christine Felmingham is a Brisbane based lighting designer who works in Theatre, Dance and Live Performance.
In 2019 Christine was presented with the inaugural Emerging Female Leader Award at the Matilda Awards Ceremony.
As part of the core Counterpilot team she works as both a lighting designer and production/ technical manager.
She is equally comfortable in technical roles, having worked as a touring production manager, board operator and lighting technician, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) at the same institution.
Mike Willmett is a sound designer, composer and key creative for dance and theatre productions.
His practice frequently revolves around the relationship between sound and space, with a particular focus on how sound can be manipulated to invite, distort and transport the perspective of an audience in immersive, lush environments. Mike holds a Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Master of Music, and Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Art).
He received a QUT Vice–Chancellor’s Award in 2017 for excellence in exceptional sustained performance and outstanding achievement in learning and teaching; innovative and creative practice; and influence on work culture or climate.
Elizabeth Hunt is a theatre, festival, and events producer working from Brisbane and beyond. Her work on the festival circuit has included roles with Brisbane Festival, Sydney Festival, and Dark Mofo.
Her producing and production experience spans work across a broad range of events and performances, from new original theatre works and orchestral concerts, to raves and live music, to roving performances and site–specific activations. In 2019, Elizabeth received two of three Judge’s Pick awards for best works in the Anywhere Festival, for Within A Fleeting Moment and Contact respectively. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama), Minor in Entertainment with distinction from QUT.
Billy Fogarty is an actor and drama instructor based in Meanjin (Brisbane).
After graduating from The University of Southern Queensland in early 2021, they went on to be a part of La Boite Theatre Company’s “Artist Company”; during this engagement they worked on three mainstage shows (CAESAR, Away, An Ideal Husband), and many creative developments with La Boite x Australian Plays Transform.
Most recently Billy toured with Shake and Stir’s The Twits and performed the role of Charlie in Playlab’s Big Yikes! Billy is passionate about telling stories from all walks of life. They are privileged and honoured to be doing so on Jagera and Turrbal land.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Metro Arts acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal peoples, as the custodians of the land we work on, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We honour the story-telling and art-making at the heart of First Nations’ cultures, and the enrichment it gives to the lives of all Australians.
Metro Arts accepts the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution.