Meet The Team

Angel has worked in the Melbourne professional & independent arts scene for over twenty years as an actor, writer, director, producer, photographer and videographer. He founded his own production company – 3 Fates Media in 2011 and has since produced numerous theatre works including the sold-out season of ‘Triage! A Nursing Cabaret’ as part of the 2013 Melbourne Cabaret Festival, the silent comedy ‘Last Mime Standing’ for the 2014 Melbourne International ComedyFestival and the Box Office smash, the 2013 Green Room Nominated Cabaret – ‘The Yummy Burlesque Hour’, the 2018 Cabaret Smash hit Subtle starring Sally Bourne and Susan Ann Walker and the 2019 cabaret ‘Not Quite Right’ starring Susan Ann Walker.

In 2014, Angel wrote, directed, produced and filmed 2 advertising campaigns for AFL Victoria and in 2015 his production company – 3 Fates Media provided multimedia services for the acclaimed, sell out season of ‘The Living Museum of Erotic Women – Written and Directed by Willow J Conway and produced by Bernzerk Productions.

In 2016, 3 Fates Media was brought on as an official partner of the Australian Burlesque Festival, providing photography, videography and marketing services showcasing performances over the month-long event and this proud association has continued through to in 2020.

Angel has also placed in the world’s Top 10 most influential non- performing artists in the prestigious 21st Century Burlesque Awards in 2016, 2017 & 2019 and is honoured to be continuing in his role as the 2020 Australian Burlesque Festival’s Media/Marketing Manager and official Photographer/Videographer.

Cherry returns to the team for 2019 bringing with her a wealth of theatre knowledge both on and off stage. She is excited to once again be leading the charge to find the perfect roles for our volunteers whilst ensuring a smooth journey for all of our wonderful performers.

Working with some of the leading names in the industry she is forging her path across the stages of Melbourne and looking forward to taking on the rest of Australia soon.

With decades of experience in team management and event coordination both in and away from the theatre Cherry is relishing her role as the teams Girl Friday.

Sarahlouise has a 25+ year career as an Artiste and Creative practising in the UK, Singapore and Australia. She is the Co-Founding Artistic Director and Resident Director/Choreographer of Salty Theatre a company that leads-the-way in providing the culture of “workshop-musicals” and is a Writer-In-Residence at Theatre Works.

As Producer, she co-curated Salty Theatre’s successful first season, Directing and developing the concept designs for People Suck – A Musical Airing of Grievances Seasons 1 and 2, Top Gun The Musical, which was ranked in the top 15 shows to see for the Melbourne Fringe Festival and most recently Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody. Her dedication to her company’s ethos (grass-roots, global-collaboration) has seen her connect and debut the works of International Playwrights and Composers as well as mentor and develop the works of Mid-Career Australian Artistes. Sarahlouise is the Co-Creator of “The Hatch Lab” a unique Musical Theatre Residency Program conceived by Salty Theatre and supported by Theatre Works which is dedicated to the development of Australian Voices within Musical Theatre.

Coming from a proud family legacy in Circus, Music and Theatre she is a seasoned Performing Artiste. Sarahlouise is an Alumna of The Arts Academy 2005 graduating company with a BA in Musical Theatre and a scholarship recipient of Danceworld Studios. She has performed for festivals such as The Melbourne Cabaret Festival, The Sydney Cabaret Festival, Midsumma Festival and more. Select Theatre credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Variety), The Cat Stevens Story (Hit Productions), Nothing to Lose (Force Majeure) and City of Angels (Just Pretending Co). She is also an Educator in Dance, Audition Technique and Performance Repertoire having taught for institutions such as The Arts Academy, The Australia School (Singapore) and Pineapple Studios (London).

Sarahlouise is committed to be an advocate for Women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ representation in Creative Leadership and Performance spaces and focuses on the development of Conscious Casting to change the visual landscape of live performance.
Festival Liaison & Development Manager
Sarah will be bringing a vast background of experience to the festival in this new role as the Festival Liaison & Development Manager.
The role encompasses but is not limited to artist liaison, artistic and cultural development, championing BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and minority groups, assistance with show curation and the development and coordination of the Scholarship Program.
Our goal is to make sure all cultures, races and genders are treated with respect, tolerance and equality.
We look forward to our continued relationship with Sarah as this role develops.