Grim & Gleeful

@stuiewood

@postcardsfromcleethorpes

Born and raised in Lincolnshire, Stuart Wood is a composer, theatre-maker, and community arts facilitator whose creative journey has taken him from the music industry in London and Los Angeles back to his roots in Cleethorpes.

Now proudly based on the east coast, Stuart founded the Cleethorpes Promenados – a vibrant network of culture-makers and heritage enthusiasts working to reimagine the town as a Seaside Pleasure Garden for the 21st century.

His hit musical Frank’s Closet was revived to critical acclaim in 2024, with performances at London’s Wilton’s Music Hall and the Arts Theatre in the West End. Passionate about co-creation, Stuart’s work centres on the transformative power of shared song and story, valuing the collaborative process as much as the final performance.

Stuart's digital mini-musical Postcards from Cleethorpes, supported by Create North East Lincolnshire, is available to watch here

@samuelcpearson

Samuel is an actor, performer, and puppeteer currently based in North East Lincolnshire, working in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.

SO Festival Supported Artist for 2025/26 - Founding member of Acting Lincs - Founding member of Kazbah Theatre - 23/24 Create North East Lincolnshire Development Fund recipient. 

In his puppetry and acting work, Samuel predominantly works in devised and new pieces of writing and performance, usually collaborating as part of a team. Samuel has worked extensively with Kazbah Theatre, both as a performer and delivering training workshops to youth groups and college level students. His work with Kazbah has included music videos, live performances and short films.  

Samuel is particularly passionate about the study of ‘audiences’ and the impact of the live event. Being from a working class background, he is also interested in how other non-theatre events are important to local communities who would not regularly access the arts.