Red Valley Creators & Guests

Richard is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who runs a recording studio in Hackney (Orpheus Studio), working with a variety of artists across many genres. He writes and produces music under his own name and as Belly of the Steel Beast. He wrote and produced Frankenstein: The Metal Opera, and also manages and performs with a function band (Bad Mutha Covers).Richard has recorded all of the audio, sound design, and music for Red Valley, an audio drama about the creators of hyper sleep and the bloody mess they left behind.

Carol Pestridge has worked in the theatre industry as a freelance Stage Manager for the last 13 years. She has worked with many theatre companies including: Told by an Idiot, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Frantic Assembly, National Theatre Wales, The Young Vic, Improbable, Barbican Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange, The Menier Chocolate Factory, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, SOHO Theatre, and the west-end premiere of the multi Olivier award nominated Emilia at the Vaudeville.Carol is also a songwriter (with Belly of the Steel Beast), singer (with Bad Mutha Covers), and writer and producer of Frankenstein: The Metal Opera.

Alan Mandel has enjoyed a varied career in the entertainment industry, working both as an actor and director across both stage & screen. As an actor he has appeared in films such as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Rocketman, War Horse, Pride, Captain America and most recently Eastenders, as well as many other projects across film and theatre. Alan is the co-creator of Red Valley, an audio drama about the creators of hyper sleep and the bloody mess they left behind.

Alasdair Stuart is a professional enthusiast, pop culture analyst, and writer behind the award-nominated weekly newsletter, The Full Lid. He is a Hugo, BFA and Audioverse Award finalist, and co-owns the Escape Artists podcast network.For information on more of Alasdair’s projects, and other audio appearances such as Journey Into…, Angry Robot, and further Escape Artists episodes, please see his website: http://alasdairstuart.carrd.co/