southwark
BY eden tredwell
musical director lavie rabinovitz
director grace taylor
choreographer steven DEAN moore designer cory shipp
WELCOME
Welcome to BYMT’s 2025 Summer Season, which has been skilfully curated by our Young Company Panel. We are delighted to be returning to Southwark Playhouse, a venue dedicated to celebrating new musicals and a space that welcomes our young people.
From the moment Eden pitched her Loki musical to the BYMT New Music Theatre Award panel, the excitement around this idea has grown; the panel’s decision was unanimous and so we began the thrilling journey towards the show you are here to see. The Award celebrates a writer’s first fully produced musical and is a showcase for them as much as the performers. In May we gathered most of the young cast together with Eden and the creative team for two days of playful devising and development, and following this Eden added jokes made by the young people and honed the piece to resonate with their responses to the beauty industry,
It has been a privilege to witness the young performers and musicians who have brought this story to life over the past two weeks. Thank you to this brilliantly inventive group of young people and to the freelance creative, technical and pastoral team members who have made this production possible through their commitment to the cast’s creativity and safety. I am so grateful to the BYMT staff team, our Board and funders who support the company throughout the year, believing that our projects can and will shape the future of new music theatre.
BYMT exists to tell stories which question and challenge and sometimes even make fun of the world we live in, driven by the desires and energies of the young, and not so young, characters. We hope you enjoy the show!
Emily Gray (Creative Director, BYMT)
a mythical musical comedy
Welcome to all you gods, humans, and those undecided. What do you get when you combine a childhood fascination with mythology, an adult love of golden age musical comedies, and an incredibly game youth theatre group? The Glamification of Loki, of course! Receiving BYMT’s New Musical Theatre Award for this show was a real thrill, and to be premiering it with Southwark Playhouse and this fantastic young cast is the icing on the cake. I can only hope you all have as good a time watching it as we had making it.
I began writing this show in the spring of 2024, so getting to this full version has been an unusually accelerated process for a musical, but the energy and feedback of the BYMT team has made it a delight. I must also tip my horned helmet to my excellent creative team: Grace Taylor, Lavie Rabinovitz, Steven Dean Moore and Cory Shipp. As a writer, I get to create any world I like, but they actually have to make it happen, and they’ve done it with all the unhinged glee I could ask for.
While not an adaptation of any one story, this show does combine elements of several different Norse tales that feature Loki, so any hardcore mythology fans may notice those. In these stories, Loki often shape-shifts into various animals, such as a horse or a salmon, but budget constraints meant we’ll be saving that for the West End version. Much of the inspiration for this show also came from classic musical comedies like Guys and Dolls, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Damn Yankees, and many more. The excellent tunes, sharp wit, and ridiculous plots always put a smile on my face, and I hope I’ve replicated some of that here.
And finally, if you were hoping to see Tom Hiddleston or Chris Hemsworth here, I’m very sorry for your disappointment. I hear they’re lovely.
Skål!
Eden Tredwell (writer)
About british youth music theatre
We set the stage for motivated young people ready to create their own narrative.
British Youth Music Theatre is a charity built on community. Our young people are at the heart of our work, and involvement extends far beyond performance.
We support 11-21 year olds by equipping them with both the training and opportunities to step into their creative potential. Our workshops, camps and productions provide young people with the resources, guidance and knowledge to develop their skills, and our culture of authenticity, collaboration, and generosity inspires confidence in their abilities.
We don’t believe anyone with creative aspirations should be left behind, and encourage all young people to join our community. Future theatre makers are provided a pathway into the industry through our nurturing process, and we champion the potential of every individual and support the discovery of their unique journey.
thank you to our supporters
FUNDERS
Schroder Charitable Trust
The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
The Agency
FRIENDS
Alastair Roberts
Barry Anns
Emma Shaw
Helen Page
Kate Suh
Jeff Stratford
Simon Millson
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lexine Lee
Jimmy Jewell
Roger Jones
Simon Millson (Chair)
Francesca Stuckey Howard
Tim Sawers
Sarah Double
Fern Stoner
Rebecca Nice
Jaimie Brown
Aniela Shuckburgh
Phillip Siddle
Lucy Stocks
Francesca Unsworth
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Bridget Kalloushi (Finance)
Rachel Victor-Sampson (Inclusivity)
We would like to thank the following people for their valuable contribution to our work:
Southwark Playhouse Elephant Theatre Staff
Nancy Poole PR Photography by Leanne Dixon
Show artwork by Jess Jenkins
Videography by Greta Zabulyte
Our Creative Work Placements: Isabelle Tarran, Isabella Sarmiento Abadia and Dani Gimmler
All the Staff at Roehampton University
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Eden Tredwell’s parents Jan and Martin
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MEET THE creative team
EDEN TREDWELL BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS
Eden is an award-winning London-based songwriter, composer, lyricist and writer, working in both pop and musical theatre.
Her work includes Galaxy Train (The Other Palace Studio), The Canterbury Tales (Half Cut Theatre), The New Kid (Castlegate Arts) and more. She was the winner of the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2021, and has been showcased at venues such as the Garrick and The Prince Of Wales. Her work spans everything from basement plays, actor-musician adaptations, cross-cultural ventures and even youth theatre.
Eden Tredwell won BYMT’s New Music Theatre Award (NMTA) in 2024.
GRACE TAYLOR DIRECTOR
Grace is a UK-based Australian director with a focus on developing new writing and championing emerging voices. Grace makes her BYMT directing debut with The Glamification of Loki and is honoured to collaborate with this talented group of young people to bring the story to life.
She has worked as associate director on & Juliet (UK Tour, Germany) and Six (West End, UK Tour, Australia). Recent and upcoming directing credits include InClay (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2024; Offie-nominated), Sister Act (ArtsEd, 2024), The Hatpin Revival (Australia House, 2024), Unsung (Hampton Court Palace, 2025) and Becoming Nigella (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2025).
Further work can be found at GraceLTaylor.com.
LAVIE RABINOVITZ MUSICAL DIRECTOR, ORCHESTRATOR & ARRANGER
Lavie is a UK-based award-shortlisted Musical Director, Arranger and Composer. He has a passion for new work and youth engagement in theatre working with a number of universities and youth programmes across the country including LIPA, Italia Conti and Juniors at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Recent credits include: Mamma Mia (Royal Caribbean, Musical Director); The New Kid (Castlegate Arts, Musical Director and Arranger); Road Show (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Assistant Musical Director); Shakespeare In Love (Italia Conti, Musical Director); The Parent Agency (The StoryHouse, Music Assistant).
Lavie holds a PGDip and MA from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and University of St Andrews respectively.
STEVEN DEAN MOORE CHOREOGRAPHER
Steven is a multi-award winning International Performer, Director, Choreographer and Creative Technologist originally from New York City. He specializes in movement-based musicals, plays, new work development and innovating emerging theatrical technologies.
Select directing and/or choreography credits include Urinetown (Lost Nation Theater, Winner Broadway World Regional Awards, Dir. Sarah Jane Schostack), East Meets West (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Spring Awakening (Rose Nagelberg Theater, John W. Engeman Theatre), Heathers (John W. Engeman Theatre), James and the Giant Peach (Barrington Stage Company), Moby Dick Rehearsed (Edinburgh Festival), and a season-long residency with College Light Opera Company.
Additionally, Steven is an International Award winning Magician, Juggler, and Sideshow artist. His illusion consultancy work has been seen with companies like MTV, Punchdrunk, YouTube Red Studios, John W. Engeman Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, and the famous Coney Island Freakshow. He has developed new virtual theatrical technologies that have been commissioned by multiple theaters in the USA and UK for new works and development. Steven holds a BFA from Ithaca College in Theatre.
CORY SHIPP SET & COSTUME DESIGNER
Cory is a UK-based set and costume designer with a background in English and Drama and an MA in Design for Performance from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
She has worked with companies such as The Barn in Cirencester, Matsena Productions, and the Royal Opera House under the Create & Design scheme.
Her recent design credits includes Son of a Bitch (2025), A Role to Die For (2025) and Pontypool (2024). Cory also serves on the Equity Directors & Designers Committee.
CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Sound & Lighting
Rose Oldershaw
Helena Sim
Julia Irvine
Ruth Harvey
Sam Levy
Core UK Production Services and Cross Light and Sound
Assistant Musical Director
Assistant Designer
Isabelle Tarran
Isabella Sarmiento Abadia
Assistant Stage Manager
Professional Musician
Keyboard Programmer
Additional Orchestrations
Dani Gimmler
Samuel Firsht
Siân Campbell
Fintan Kealy
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YOUNG COMPANY
Layla Amaning
Rebecca Ash
Jemima Blair
Daisy Bullock
Kate Butler
Ariana Callan
Amelie Dawson
Rebecca Edwards
Noah Gence
Patrick Gill
Charlie Goodwin
Sinead Greene
Juno Hamilton
Roby Hawes
Bonnie Hilton
Charlie Holmes
Jayden Kaye
Georgia Lauder
Gabriela Leport
Ellen Malson
Jemima McVittie
Arthur Owen
Bethany Parsons
Carina Pennington
Lily Robinson
Natalie Smy
Molly Stainthorpe
Cara Stewart
Joshua Stewart
Freddie Summers
Alfie Ward-James
Hetty Watson
Muninn
Vili and Little Karl
Dion the Design Babe
Hilda
Cam the Concept Babe
Ingrid
Felicity the Fashion Babe
Iodunn
Otarr the Bard and Big Karl
Loki
Ola the Operations
Babe
Evie the Editor Babe
Sam the Social
Media Babe
Odin
Hed Frida
Jean Pierre John Paul
Sky the Stockroom Babe
Visna
Martha the Marketing Babe
Kim the Creative Babe
Huginn Ve
Ashley the Assistant
Designer and Sacha the Secretary Babe
Ted the Tech Studio Babe
Freyja
Female Loki
Jan
Greg The Bard
Frankie the Fangirl Babe
Einarr the Bard and
Taylor the Trendy Babe
Lisa the Legal Babe
MUSICIANS
Lavie Rabinovitz
Isabelle Tarran
Samuel Firsht
Blessing Clarkson
Rosie Bristowe
Musical Director & Keys Keys & Guitar Drums
Young Instrumentalist (Clarinet & Saxophone)
Young Instrumentalist (Bass Guitar)
PASTORAL TEAM
Alex Lonsdale
Steve Griffin
Sally Cressor
Maya Pillay
Olivia Mann
BYMT TEAM
Emily Gray
Clare Russell
Milly Summer
Frances Nicholson
Cerys Jones
Joshua Gordon
Naomi Smith
Charlotte Brown
Ed Hill
Fintan Kealy & Clare Packham
PATRONS
Harriet Weston-Betts
Millie Whale
Efan Williams
Ira the Intern Babe
Thor
Eric
Pastoral Lead
Pastoral Team Member
Pastoral Team Member
Pastoral Team Member
Pastoral Team Member
Chief Executive & Creative Director
Finance Director Producer
Head of Development
Casting & Young
Company Manager
Outreach & Welfare Manager
Marketing Manager
Marketing & Office Assistant
Production Assistant
Cameron Mackintosh
Resident Writing Team
James Bourne, Jean Diamond, Peter
Duncan, Grace Mouat, Ed Sheeran MBE, Zoë
Wanamaker CBE
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