MAD BAD PRODUCTIONS is a UK-based theatre company made up of international artists. We create ambitious, movement-led productions and bring financially accessible workshops to rural communities. By managing everything in-house – from writing and directing to production, costumes, and set – we maintain a strong identity, full creative control, and effective decision making across every stage of the work.
MAD BAD is a pledge to make bold, daring work that pushes the boundaries of what theatre can be. In 2024, our debut production Little Beast premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, sold out its run, and received multiple five-star reviews – a rare achievement for a first-time company.
Since then, we have continued to grow by developing our next production, The Seamstress, and expanding our creative learning opportunities.
ISABELLA is an British-Dutch actor, director and voiceover artist. She trained at RADA on the Foundation Course before continuing her studies at the FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting), where she developed a rigorous interest in physical storytelling, ensemble practice, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. With Mad Bad Productions, she has developed original work for the Edinburgh Fringe and co-wrote their debut play Little Beast.
Isabella currently works internationally and in the UK. She has worked as assistant director to acclaimed directors Jamie Bradley and Christian Burgess, and continues to work as a professional actor.
BRYONY is a Scottish theatre-maker, writer and producer based in the Highlands of Scotland. She is co-founder of Mad Bad Productions and works as a producer with Dogstar Theatre Company and Vivid Roots Collective. Her practice is rooted in mythology and folklore, with a particular interest in experimental new work and finding contemporary ways to tell old stories.
Bryony trained as an actor at ArtsEd London before undertaking professional conservatoire training at FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting). She has co-written and produced sell-out work at the Edinburgh Fringe and has produced creative learning programmes and new theatre work for touring. Her writing credits include Little Beast, which sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe, and The Seamstress, touring the UK in November 2026. Her new work The Last Tide is currently in development, with its first development week supported by Moniack Mhor. She was shortlisted for the Wonder Fools Young Writer Commission and is currently developing new work with Scottish directors and artists.
VALENTINA is an Argentine theatre maker, actress, writer, and producer working across theatre and film. She trained at FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting) and UNA (National University of Arts Buenos Aires).
Her professional experience spans performance, producing, and visual design, including set and costume design for cinema and theatre.
Alongside her performance and writing practice, she works as a set designer in Argentina and as a theatre stylist, creating visual worlds through scenography, costume, and concept design. She is currently developing new theatre and film projects while continuing her work as a producer and visual collaborator on interdisciplinary productions.
PHILIPPINE is a Franco-British actress and theatre maker currently completing the MA Theatre Lab at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Working across theatre, film and voice, she trained at FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting), holds a BA from the University of Exeter, and continued her professional training in Paris, notably under Julie Brochen.
Her recent screen work includes the lead role in the upcoming international feature film Exit The Rabbit Hole, as well as Root, which received awards on the international film festival circuit. Her voice work includes the award-winning documentary Bacon-Freud, Face à Face. On stage, she has worked professionally in Paris under the direction of René Loyon.
Her theatre practice has developed between France and the UK, spanning classical text, devised work and new writing. More recently, her work at RADA has focused on collaborative theatre-making and the development of original work.
GINA is a British actor, facilitator and director. She completed her Foundation course at East 15 before heading across the pond to continue her studies at FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting). Gina enjoyed moving away from over-intellectualising her work and began embracing embodied, instinct-led exploration. She now uses movement as a core methodology in all her creative and development processes.
She is deeply fascinated by people — the complexities of the human condition — and is driven to explore relationships and the subtle dynamics that shape them. Gina is drawn to new writing and bold storytelling, and is passionate about making loud, unapologetic theatre.
She has toured extensively in Shakespearean productions across the UK and internationally, most recently playing the Porter in Macbeth, directed by Nia Lynn. Gina has assisted on multiple productions and had her directorial debut working on Mad Bad’s Little Beast.
MANON is a French actress, screenwriter, and emerging filmmaker working across theatre, television, and film. She studied Industrial Design at ÉCAL and trained at FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting). She then has toured with Shakespearean productions in the UK and Europe and performed with Mad Bad Productions at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has been leading drama workshops for adults with mental health challenges and young students — demonstrating her commitment to community-engaged practice.
Recent acting credits include Blessed Be Sixtine (dir. Sophie Reine, prod. Storia Television, awarded Best TV Movie at the American French Film Festival 2025) and Les Misérables (dir. Fred Cavayé, prod. Eskwad).
After gaining experience as an assistant director and production assistant, she co-wrote and co-directed her first short film Oiseau de Paradis. She is currently working on her first documentary film, Le Transistor.
ANNA is a British-Italian actor. After acting in Florence (Italy) for over 10 years, she trained at Rose Bruford College and later continued her studies at FONACT (Fontainebleau School of Acting) where she recently graduated from the BA Course.
She is deeply interested in working with international ensembles as well as meeting the storytelling process through the lens of the multiple languages she speaks.
Anna has just finished working on Le Ragazze Perdute: an original play inspired by the Neapolitan novels of Elena Ferrante, directed by Grace Andrews and performed in Athens, Greece.
EMILIA is a Scottish photographer based between Edinburgh and the Highlands. Growing up in rural Scotland, she explores the relationship between people, place and the natural environment through portraiture, fashion and environmental storytelling, while documenting communities, creatives and independent businesses.
Her practice is rooted in a documentary approach, with a strong editorial sensibility and a particular focus on people and places that are often overlooked or underrepresented. She creates images that feel natural, honest and connected to their surroundings.
She is currently working on No One Is An Island, an ongoing project documenting the community she grew up in and exploring the lack of funding, housing and recognition afforded to rural Scotland. She has been shortlisted for Portrait of Britain and commissioned by brands and organisations across Scotland and the UK.
GUERIN is an American born actor and versatile musician who recently graduated from BIMM London where he found a passion for sound design. He is currently living and working in London, merging his two interests — music and theatre.
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