The Play That Goes Wrong

Olivia Charalambous graduated from NIDA with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts (Acting) in 2013. She describes herself as a Creative Hustler.

In 2015, Olivia launched her own online entertainment production company, The OC Project. Projects include: #livforcunningham, #livforeurovision & Livstagram. Most recently, she produced Haus Of Poussay, a sold-out, two-night variety show for the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Some Acting Credits include: Young Eponine, Les Miserables - 10th Anniversary Production (Cameron Mackintosh); Anna, Spring Awakening (Original Australian Cast - Sydney Theatre Company); Susie and Others (U/S Megan), Puffs (Original Australian Cast - LifeLike Touring/TEG); Swing, The Grinning Man (Salty Theatre/Vass Productions); Jen, One Day In September (Perryman Productions).

Directing Credits: Disney's Camp Rock (Soundworks Productions), Skank Sinatra (Jens Radda/The Butterfly Club), Joel Granger: The Villain Tour (Hayes Theatre Co), Between The Lines JR Pilot (Junior Theatre Festival NZ & Australia), Make 'Em Laugh - The Untold Story Of Donald O'Connor (Mikey Halcrow/Fringeworld Perth), Pursuing Pleasure (Piera Dennerstein/The Round/Midsumma Festival), The Unburderning Of Dolly Diamond (Edinburgh Fringe), Once Upon A One More Time JR Pilot (Junior Theatre Festival Australia), Spring Awakening (Soundworks Productions).

Edmund (Eds) Eramiha, a proud representative of Ngāpuhi, hails from Kaikohe in Northland and grew up in West Auckland. With a deep passion for the arts, music, theatre, screen, physical movement and martial arts, Eds has built a thriving career in the entertainment industry.

He is widely recognised for his leading role in the New Zealand crime series Vegas on TVNZ, which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the New Zealand Television Awards. His recent projects include the upcoming AppleTV series Chief of War, as well as the films The Convert and The Legend of Baron To'a.

On stage, Eramiha is particularly proud of his work with the Pop Up Globe, where he played Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Curio in Twelfth Night, including performances in Te Reo Māori.

Eds holds a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. He is also trained in Māori weaponry, Muay Thai and kickboxing, with a keen interest in Maurākau, having studied at Te Whare Tu Taua ō Aotearoa and Te Ao Whakaari.

Eramiha is driven by a mission to inspire, share knowledge, and bring Aotearoa's stories to a global audience, ensuring Māori voices are heard and celebrated.

Based in Auckland, Eramiha is also a father to two daughters, Tuihana Eramiha and Manawa.

Tom Hayward is an emerging actor and writer from Te-Whanganui-A-Tara. Growing up all over Aotearoa, Tom has had a passion for storytelling ever since he can remember. In 2023 he completed his bachelor of Creativity, studying acting for stage and screen at Te Auaha. 

Since then, Tom has been broadening his skills, acting in short films and performing in shows over the past three NZ fringe festivals. Tom Hayward also performed in the 2023 HATCH showcase for TAHI, the New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance.

Throughout his work, Tom likes to challenge himself by playing a diverse array of grounded yet wild characters. While in his writing, he focuses on heartfelt tales, hidden within worlds of comedic absurdity.

Stephanie is a versatile performer known for her character work and comedic flair. 

Recent theatre credits include: Viola in Twelfth Night (Melbourne Shakespeare Company); Queen Angelica in the Australian premiere of The Grinning Man; Pam in 50 Shades! (David Venn Enterprises); Miss Thorn (cover: Judy Denmark) in Ruthless!; Joyce Byers in Stranger Sings; Genevieve Gryffindor in Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts (Salty Theatre); and Stephanie Necrophorous in NINE (StageArt). 

Other notable theatre credits include ensemble in the Australian premiere of Midnight: The Cinderella Musical (cover: Tiffany, Rosalie and Madame) and Disney's Pinocchio (cover: Ringleader). 

Her voiceover work includes narrator Trudie Poodle in the children's 'true' crime podcast adaptation of the popular children's book series The Underdogs, and S.A.M.A.N.T.H.A in the podcast Busy Bodies with Mr Snotbottom (Winner of 'Best Kid's Podcast' 2023 Australian Podcast Awards). 

Stephanie is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Play That Goes Wrong and would like to thank her partner, family, friends and agents at lan White Management for their ongoing support!

In 2010, Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) from the University of Ballarat Arts Academy. The following year, he founded both the electronic duo: GodWolf, and internationally acclaimed comedy group: Aunty Donna (Netflix, ABC). 

Joe's recent stage credits include Dr Jim Cairns in The Dismissal (Sydney), Oz & Others in Come From Away (Australian Tour), Shrek in Shrek The Musical (Australian Tour), Dewey Finn in School of Rock the Musical (Australia, New Zealand, China), Errol in the 10th Anniversary Australian tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Barry in High Fidelity (The Hayes) - for which he was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, and lovable antagonist Don in the Australian tour of Kinky Boots.

Previously, Joe played Sergeant Kennedy in NED - A New Australian Musical, and toured nationally in California Dreaming and with The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty. He also portrayed the role of 'Barrel' in the new Australian musical CrossXroads - and performed in the Melbourne premiere of Matthew Lee Robinson's Sing on Through Tomorrow. 

Joe's professional Music Theatre debut was as Hank Majewski in the Australasian tour of Jersey Boys. With GodWolf having enjoyed the success of iTunes, MTV and ARIA charting singles, they have managed to-between musicals - tour Australia extensively over the last decade. Aunty Donna has amassed a cult following, regularly touring Australia and internationally. Joe features in both their Netflix and ABC series' (2020 & 2023 respectively).

Jonathan Martin is a New Zealand actor who has worked extensively throughout New Zealand and Australia.

His theatrical credits encompass a wide range of roles in both classic and contemporary plays. Some favourites include: The Seagull, Romeo and Juliet, The Sunshine Boys, In The Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), The History Boys, Arsenic and Old Lace, North By Northwest, Twelfth Night, Don't Mention Casablanca, Once on Chunuk Bair and Shepherd.

His repertoire includes comedic performances in shows like Something Rotten! and One Man, Two Guvnors and more dramatic roles in productions such as Henry V and The Merchant of Venice. The latter he performed on the Transtasman Pop-up Globe stage as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It and, most notably, Twelfth Night (as Malvolio).

His skills and experience also extend to musical theatre where he's performed in productions such as The Producers, La Cage aux Folles, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Jersey Boys, Madagascar the Musical, Avenue Q, A Little Night Music, Little Shop of Horrors and most recently the New Zealand premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom.

Jonathan saw the original production of The Play That Goes Wrong at the Old Red Lion Theatre Pub in east London and remembers it being the funniest couple of hours he'd had in a theatre in a long time, so it's fair to say it's pretty awesome he is now performing in it himself ten years on. He hopes that everything goes right... by which he means wrong!

He is a proud Member of Actors Equity New Zealand and MEAA.

Since graduating with a BFA in Acting from NIDA in 2020, Brodie has appeared in a number of stage productions in Sydney, including Josephine Wants to Dance with Monkey Baa Theatre, tick, tick... BOOM! as Jon at The Old Fitz Theatre, The Last Five Years as Jamie with UNSW MTS, and 35mm: A Musical Exhibition & The Mystery of Edwin Drood with Little Triangle, as well as Turandot and Ernani with Opera Australia.

Before attending NIDA, Brodie completed a Certificate IV in Music Theatre at WAAPA back in his hometown of Perth, where he also appeared in various stage and musical productions, including Closer, The Wizard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, A Conversation, and three productions with West Australian Opera.

Brodie is a professional voiceover artist and regularly provides VO for several local and national brands, including the current 'Coffee fit for an Aussie' campaign with McCafe.

Alongside his performance work, Brodie is also a pub quiz host with Fame Trivia and a traffic reporter with the Australian Traffic Network.

He is currently represented by Natalie Hall Management and Scout Management.

The Play That Goes Wrong is Sebastiano's professional theatre debut. Some of his previous theatre credits include the Australian premieres of STOP/OVER (Three Fates Theatre), The Six Guys An Immigrant Trans Person Of Colour Will Date In Melbourne (La Mama and TayoTayo Collective) and BACON (Melbourne Fringe 2023). He has worked as a collaborator in several professional developments for upcoming works. Sebastiano graduated from the Federation University Arts Academy in 2019.

Since graduating from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School in 2013, Jack has worked extensively in professional theatre throughout New Zealand. He has acted in over thirty professional productions with many of New Zealand's most prominent theatre companies. Jack has been a key collaborator with A Slightly Isolated Dog since 2016, co-creating and performing in Don Juan, Jekyll & Hyde, Santa Claus, The Odyssey, Trojan War, Safety In Numbers, and Our Own Little Mess. Other stage highlights include Night of the Living Dead, Homos or Everyone In America, Cock, and Peer Gynt [Recycled].

Jack is also a writer and musician, and in 2020 he created the viral music video Family Lockdown Boogie, which earned him international attention and has been viewed over 14 million times. Jack is one of the creative forces behind indie-rock band Cheap Sav For Dead Friends, and he releases his own alternative synth-pop under the name Goblin Problem.

Anthony Craig is a versatile performer and multi-instrumentalist, known for his banjo playing, character work and comic flair. After completing a Musical Theatre degree at the Queensland Conservatorium in 2014, he went on to gain international experience in feature films and on stage.

Recent credits include Elvis: A Musical Revolution (DVE), Once (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), The Grinning Man (Salty Theatre), The Gruffalo's Child (CDP Productions), Into the Woods (Watch This), Ernani (Opera Australia) and feature film Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (Universal). He starred in the one-man show Private Peaceful (MLP) and was nominated for 'Best Actor in an Independent Production' at the 2020 Green Room Awards. In 2020, Anthony also created the award-winning children's entertainment group Story Surprise with his wife Lauren. They have the time of their lives producing music, videos and live performances for families all over the world.

Anthony is proudly represented by Ian White Management.

Kira is originally from the USA, where she attended the Orange County School of the Arts and went on to receive her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Stephens College. Since graduating, she worked and toured regionally around the United States before moving to New Zealand in 2015. She works regularly as an actor, a choreographer and an intimacy director.

Kira is a proud member of the American Actors' Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, as well as Equity New Zealand (of which she is the board secretary). She appears as Jane on Power Rangers Dino Fury (Seasons 28 and 29) and Cosmic Fury (Season 30), and as Bec on Kid Sister on TVNZ (Seasons 1 and 2). Her theatre credits include The Girl on the Train, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Something Rotten, and Little Shop of Horrors (The Court Theatre). She also appeared as Ava in the horror film M3GAN.