Stephen Graham

Stephen’s first production was at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Hauptman by John Logan, which won a Fringe First. He went on to produce John Logan’s first play Never The Sinner at the Playhouse Theatre, London. The production starred Joss Ackland and Julian Glover and featured a young Ben Daniels, who was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Together with Hilary he produced the critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and its subsequent run at The Rose Playhouse on London’s Southbank.

In 2019, as part of Silksheen Productions, they produced Wireless Operator by Bob Baldwin and Max Kinnings which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was subsequently sold out at the Park Theatre Pick of The Fringe in September and The Pleasance London’s Best of Edinburgh in Nov 2019. The play was due to return to Edinburgh in 2020 followed by a UK tour in the autumn but, unfortunately, was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

In 2021 they co-presented Jeremy Sassoon’s MOJO at the Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Hilary Townley

Hilary’s acting credits include leading roles in acclaimed productions for the RSC, the West End, Broadway and as a founder member of Deborah Warner’s award-winning Kick Theatre. She has worked in TV and radio and has been a presenter for London’s LBC Radio on their popular Drivetime show. She has worked on the B. Supreme Festival for Women in Hip Hop at the South Bank and on the ground-breaking Dare2Dance programme. She worked with The Noontide Sun to produce The Double Bass in London.

Together with Stephen she produced the critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and its subsequent run at The Rose Playhouse on London’s Southbank.

In 2019, as part of Silksheen Productions, they produced Wireless Operator by Bob Baldwin and Max Kinnings which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was subsequently sold out at the Park Theatre Pick of The Fringe in September and The Pleasance London’s Best of Edinburgh in Nov 2019. The play was due to return to Edinburgh in 2020 followed by a UK tour in the autumn but, unfortunately, was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

In 2021 they co-presented Jeremy Sassoon’s MOJO at the Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe.