WE ARE WOUND UP THEATRE
We are a critically acclaimed comedic theatre company formed in 2013. We work between London and the glorious North of England.
We discuss seismic issues affecting working class and other marginalised communities through hilarious, bold little pieces of theatre.
Catch our latest production, the return Tones - A Hip Hop Opera, next to be seen at the Brixton House Theatre in South London from February 4th to 15th, 2025, before embarking on a tour of the UK throughout the spring and summer.
Creative Director | PRODUCER | MATTHEW GREENHOUGH
Matthew is a working-class theatremaker, producer, writer and performer from Sheffield, working across Theatre, TV and Radio. As well as founding the company, Matthew has written much of Wound Up’s work to date including The Death of Molly Miller, Bismillah! an ISIS Tragicomedy and It’ll be Alt-Right on the Night.
He is currently developing a number of original projects for Television and Radio. These include KILL THE POOR, with The Boom Group, two projects, Kompromat and Parts of Life, with Rollem Productions, and MEAT, with Free Turn Productions and Screen Yorkshire. His original audio comedy/drama for BBC Radio 4, The Death of Molly Miller, was broadcast in July 2023 before being developed for the stage with Wound Up. He has previously worked with the BBC as a member of the BBC Drama Room 20/21, and was shortlisted for the BBC Drama Writers Programme 2020. A recipient of The Peggy Ramsay Foundation Grant and The Live Theatre Bursary, awarded by Live Theatre, Newcastle for ‘innovative approaches to story-based performance’. With Jonny and Sofi he is also an associate artist at The Pleasance Theatre Trust.
After spending his youth in punk bands around Yorkshire, Matt started writing in his twenties, after performing stand-up comedy as a dare while living as a squatter. His writing uses comedy to explore seismic issues through dark, character-led stories informed by his background. He has been described as “skilfully juxtaposing the poetic and mundane – a sweary Alan Bennett with funkier hair”.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | JONNY KELLY
Jonny Kelly is a theatre director, dramaturg, producer and teacher. He trained as an actor at East15 Acting School. As Artistic Director of Wound Up, he has directed, developed and co-produced Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy and It’ll Be Alt-Right On The Night.
As a director, his credits include: Redcoats and Revolting Women (Mikron Theatre Company) A Princess Undone (Park Theatre) The Passing Of The Third Floor Back and Proud (Finborough Theatre) Hyem (Northern Stage & Theatre 503) and Money Womb (Theatre 503)
As an assistant/associate director he has assisted Justin Audibert and Nina Raine on productions at Trafalgar Studios and a No.1 tour, amongst others.
Along with Sofi and Matt, he is an associate artist at The Pleasance Theatre Trust. He was the assistant director at Papatango Theatre company where he still works as a judge on the Papatango new writing prize.
Lead PRODUCER | CEO | SOFI BERENGER
Sofi is an award-winning Sri Lankan/Australian theatre producer. She is currently Senior Producer at Kings Head Theatre, Islington, and chairwoman of outdoor theatre specialists Iris Theatre. Previous roles have included producer and general manager for VAULT Festival and VAULT Creative Arts and general manager for Olivier-award nominated immersive theatre company Les Enfants Terribles. From 2017-2018 she was the producer of London’s Free Open Air Theatre Season at The Scoop in front of city hall. As well as producing for Wound Up, she is also the producer for Metal Rabbit Productions.
Notable productions include Spiderfly (Theatre503 2019), We’re Staying Right Here (Park Theatre 2019), The Trench (Southwark Playhouse 2018), Cuckoo (Soho Theatre 2018), The Three Musketeers (Iris Theatre 2018), H.R.Haitch (Union Theatre 2018), Mark Farrelly’s Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope and The Silence of Snow (Various 2016-17), Treasure Island (Winner 2017 Offie Awards for Best Production for Young People ages 8+)
Sofi is currently supported by Stage One New Producers bursary. Along with Jonny and Matt, she is an associate artist at The Pleasance Theatre Trust.
CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | Gerel Falconer
Gerel Falconer is an award-winning actor, writer, rapper, rapperturg, and lyricist. As a writer, Gerel specializes in fusing theatre with UK Hip-Hop, Grime, and UK Drill music.
The winner of the Black British Theatre Awards 2023 Book And Lyrics Award (presented at The National Theatre) he completed the CertHE and BA Acting course at East 15 Acting School, where he won the 2012 Lilian Bayliss Award. He is also an associate artist at Highrise Entertainment, resulting in him being part of delivery teams working in partnership with venues/organizations including We Are Spotlight, Centre Point & Artsdepot, working with young people across London. Gerel's theatre credits include: Tones (Brixton House, Edinburgh Fringe), UK Drill Project (Barbican), Alice In Wonderland (Brixton House), Lil.Miss.Lady (Roundhouse, HighTide), Black Power Desk (Brixton House, Old Vic 12).
A longtime friend of the company, like Wound Up, representation of the socially disenfranchised is at the forefront of Gerel's work. After creating the critically acclaimed Tones A Hip-Hop Opera with the company in 2023, he became co-artistic director in 2024.
