Ondervinden creates theatre that draws from folk stories and traditions with wit and imagination, engaging rural communities in intimate settings through touring performance, music, and conversation.
THE TEAM
Elske Waite
Artistic Director
Elske is a London-based theatre-maker and co-founder of Ondervinden Theatre and Gin and Tonic Productions. She completed an MFA in Actor Training and Coaching at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2018 and also holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. After completing her two-year course at RCSSD, she ran two seasons of Ondervinden’s acting classes focussing on Stanislavski’s Active Analysis. Her other credits include Access Platform (Vaults 2019), Not F*ckin’ Sorry (Soho Theatre 2019), Tinted (Vaults 2020) and UnReal City (Battersea Arts Centre 2020).
Lucy Morris
Producer
Lucy is a South-West based Producer and Stage Manager and co-founder of Ondervinden. She trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating with a BA(Hons) in Stage Management. Stage Management credits include No Place Like Home (Camden People’s Theatre), Extremism (Theatre Peckham), Collapsible (International Tour), Where to Belong (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), and In Lipstick (Pleasance Theatre).
Jonathan Ip
Musical Director
Jonathan Ip is a musical director, composer, performer and songwriter, specialising in music and songs with a narrative focus. As well as serving as Musical Director for Ondervinden, he has worked with Scottish theatre and spoken word artist Imogen Stirling on the ‘Love the Sinner’ project, and is also the bandleader of Glasgow-based Funk band ‘Rambootan’.