About

Raphel Famotibe (he/him) is an artist born and raised in South East London whose practice encompasses acting, writing, directing and producing. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and has since acted in multiple acclaimed roles, including the lead in the BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted short Wale, and Wonderboy at Bristol Old Vic. His play I Love Acting But F*ck This Industry sold out at Theatre Peckham Fringe and made a return. Famitobe also appeared in BBC’s BAFTA-winning Damilola, Our Loved Boy.

Lara Grace Ilori (she/her) is an actor and writer from South London of Nigerian heritage. She studied BA (Hons) Acting at RADA (2020), where she met Raphel Famotibe. Lara is a storyteller, drawing influence from artists Nina Simone, aja monet and Little Simz, who aims to share human experiences through a range of creative mediums not exclusive to acting and writing. A year after studying at RADA, Lara was accepted on a Masters programme at UCL to study MSc Social and Cultural Anthropology at UCL (2023). This led to her interest in directing documentaries, as well as sourcing the opportunity to conduct 2-months fieldwork in Oyotunji African Village on pre-colonial Yoruba traditions, as seen in Bigger Than Africa documentary on Netflix. Currently, one of Lara's main focuses is writing her first full-length play 'Runner Girl’, initially developed as part of Soho Theatre Writer’s Lab (2022-2023) using spoken word, movement and music, and aims to use her experiences as an acting and anthropology student to fuel her creative practices.