Artistic Team
Writer / Director
Rowena Le Poer Trench
Rowena Le Poer Trench is a director/writer/actor based in the UK. Painting the Roses Red is her debut play and first time directing a show and taking it to the Edinburgh Fringe. Her most recent acting credit was playing the ‘Cleaner’ in Dante or Die’s I Do which was co-produced with the Barbican, the Lowry and Reading South Street Arts and received a five star review from the Guardian. From 2023-2025, she trained at L'École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq, and has also completed short courses with the National Youth Theatre, Theatre RE and Frantic Assembly.
Writer / Director
Guy Martin
Guy Martin is the co-director and co-founder of Kalopsia theatre company based in the UK, currently studying chemistry at the University of Southampton. Recent roles include producing and assisting with junior school shows and youth theatres, co-directing and performing in Posh by Laura Wade with Rowena (director) and other devised performances. Guy, whilst very passionate about theatre also holds a torch for science, sport and a perfect cup of tea!
Producer
Anasazi Bhakti
Anasazi Bhakti is the Producer and co-founder of Kalopsia Theatre. She holds a BFA in Performance and a Masters in Physical theatre from the Lecoq School of Movement in France where she met Rowena Le Poer. She has written, produced, and performed internationally including; the Hin & Weg Festival in Austria, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the USA, and at the Second City in Chicago. She is currently US and UK based.