Meet our team

Aleshia Johnson is Executive Director of Warehouse Circus (2010 - present), and now the CEO of Hand to Hand Academy. Aleshia guided Warehouse Circus' growth from 140 weekly participants to +600 across two venues, offering a full complement of circus classes and opportunities for Canberrans managing complex disabilities; classes for young people facing comparative disadvantage and structural barriers to participation; several festivals; an agency, and retail circus equipment shop.

Goldele is a director, dramaturge, writer and teaching artist working across the independent theatre sector, community arts and cultural development, and education. Her directing career centres on dramaturgical collaboration with playwrights and artists in the development of new work, both scripted and devised — notably the Green Room Award-winning production Koo Koo the Bird Girl (Melbourne Fringe, 2018). In 2018 she was a Young Artist (Director) with Pacific Opera. Most recently, she has turned to writing, working on her first screenplay and a children's picture book.

As a Teaching Artist, Goldele has taught adults and young people across a broad range of contexts and disciplines, including acting and script analysis, physical theatre and group devising, storytelling, and Theatre of the Oppressed.

Tiny Good is founder and owner of Showtech Australia.

From small beginnings in the theatre, circus and tv and film industry, Showtech has grown to be a leader in rigging, flying effects, staging and uncommon services from small or large community productions and festivals, to corporate events,  and continuing our specialist services in theatre, circus, tv and film, fashion, to major events and opening ceremonies.

Idris Stanbury is an award-winning, internationally touring circus artist, clown, actor, and comedian. He studied at Circoarts, the National Institute of Circus Arts, and acting courses before forming the Circus Firemen, some of Australia's most popular circus performers.

Morgan is  adept at at digital creation, making and editing videos, poster design, and is also a talented musician and actor, recording with her band Hexe.

Morgan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film Production and a Certificate IV in Acting.

She also has experience working in professional TV and film, working as an extras casting coordinator for season 1 and 2 of ABC’s Austin, as well as the Canberra shoot for the 2021 Hollywood blockbuster film Blacklight.

Ben has been at Warehouse Circus since 2017, when they took up the role of Finance Manager. In 2020, their role expanded to Business Manager. They are very passionate about, acting, musical theatre, circus, and the performing arts, and the impact that the arts have on people’s lives.

Annabel has been in circus since she was 12 years old. 

Starting in the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Annabel graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in 2004. She founded The Little Circus of Elsewhere; She has performed with CiRCA, Swamp Circus, The Insect Circus, and No Fit State Circus. She specialises in hula hoops, swinging cloudswing, and aerial ring.

Tom grew up at Warehouse Circus before moving to Melbourne to attend the National Institute of Circus Arts, graduating 2010. Since then he has created award-winning circus shows, toured with Circus Oz across Australia and North America, toured the country with Solid State Circus, Highwire events, and more.

Tom became Artistic Director of Warehouse Circus in 2020, spearheading the design and delivery of the first Canberra Circus Festival.

Daniel Kirkby completed a Bachelor of Musical Theatre at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Daniel started actor training with a Certificate course in Music Theatre at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts before moving to Brisbane to further his training. He is a working actor, and a great acting coach!

Ché Baker has written, produced and 

directed two feature films - BLUE WORLD ORDER (Billy Zane, 

Jack Thompson) and the upcoming STATES OF MIND (2026). 

He worked on films: ‘The Hobbit Trilogy,’ ‘Tintin’ and, ‘Interceptor.’ (Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky).

With passion for compelling stories and a PhD in film innovation, Ché is a hands-on producer bringing engaging adventures to life. 

Ché has trained acting, stunt work and martial arts. 

As author Scott Baker, Ché has written best selling novels: ‘The Rule of Knowledge’ for Hachette, ‘BWO’, 

and the upcoming ʻUncommon Enemyʼ and ʻThe Rule of Power.ʼ

Mark Theodossiou is a Brisbane based actor, acting coach, and voice-over with over 25 years of experience across feature film, stage, and audio. 

As the founder of Self-Tape Studio Brisbane, Mark bridges the gap between the rehearsal room and the screen, combining a deep mastery of acting using transferable skills, practice, technique & theory with industry standard equipment & applications.

Ruth is an established and theatre-trained actor, screen

actor, and Drama Teacher. 

Ruth performed, taught, directed, written and produced work as an actor, improv

artist, puppeteer, and tutor with 30+ years in the industry. 

Ruth is also a filmmaker, of award winning shorts, and runs her own business - https://www.act4reel.au/ making Showreels for actors. 

Sherri has an extensive movement background in acting and fight combat disciplines. This allows her to work in many areas through the performance industry including stage, screen, and live interactive theatre productions. 

Credits include solo-actor performances  of ‘Animal Farm’ at the Powerhouse, Sonia in Uncle Vanya (The Curators Theatre); Lady Capulet in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ in the Shakespeare Festival, and MJ in ‘Mania’ as part of the Brisbane Arts Festival. 

TVC’s, voice-over work, and roles in International, National and Local film projects like Project Eden (Mad Anth’m Pictures), Practise Patience (Sparrowland Productions) and Phoenix Rising (Vertical Realm Productions).

Luz brings to her classes, decades of professional experience as a Sydney-based artist in music, theatre, film and television, framed by her post-graduate studies in teaching and learning. She has been teaching and directing actors from various backgrounds, aims and levels of experience, using highly effective acting techniques. As a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®, Luz prioritises actors’ wellbeing through nurturing an embodied sense of agency, flexibility and resilience for rewarding and sustainable careers. These aims are reflected in her 2024 Master of Arts (Research) thesis. https://doi.org/10.25946/25622031

Simon is a senior creative producer of screen content with skills in crafting compelling stories,

entertainment, documentary, advertising and video that connects emotionally with audiences.

clients worked with in his extensive career include Adidas Japan, Disneyland Paris/Mastercard, Nickelodeon Australia,

Hoyts, Eurovision, SBS Television Australia, Kojo Studios, LG, Heineken, Sony Playstation, VMLY&R

and the Australian Defence Forces.