Meet the Directors
The team behind the glitter, gaffer tape, and chaos.
Victoria Blagden
Founder & Executive Director
Victoria is the glue, the spark, and the chaos behind Far Out Theatre. She writes every script, directs every show, designs the costumes, oversees the entire team - and still ends up doing the one job she despises more than death: the sound check. Known for her sharp tongue, unflappable charm, and legs that deserve their own spotlight, Victoria brings just the right amount of madness to keep the whole thing running - mostly on time, occasionally on fire.
Rachael Duke
Artistic Director
Small in stature but big on ideas (and blessed with a peach that deserves its own postcode), Rachael is Far Out’s queen of colour and chaos. She helps shape the scripts, paint the scenery, and dreams up the dazzling backdrops that make each show look like a fever dream in the best way. Equal parts arty, eccentric, and quietly unhinged, Rachael brings her paint-splattered magic to every production - and somehow always knows where the glitter is kept.
Caelan Taylor-Mackenzie
Artistic & Commercial Director
Caelan is a director and writer - often found pacing in circles and muttering to himself. He coaches the cast one-on-one, brings characters to life, and has a terrifying gift for mimicking people’s quirks within seconds of meeting them. Known for playing our resident silly boys (and for being able to kick himself in the head), Caelan is a whirlwind of energy, theatrical flair, and mild despair. He hates wigs, loves drama, and hasn’t sat still since 2014.
Liam Wilburn
Project Director
Liam is a teddy bear in human form - warm, dependable, and alarmingly hairy. He keeps a firm grip on the Far Out purse strings, creating budgets and calmly analysing what each show costs (emotionally and financially). He once played a blue tit named Dave in a skin-tight bodysuit without a hint of shame. Give him a costume, a stage, and a budget, and he’s in his happy place - though not necessarily in that order. He’s also the only man alive who can balance the books while dressed as Elvis or Virgil Earp - complete with cowboy hat and flashing blue light.
Rhi Sweeney
Director of Theatre Operations
Statuesque. Impossibly organised. Mildly hazardous. Rhi is the Amazonian goddess of the clipboard, responsible for booking venues, and keeping the rest of us from missing our own shows. She doesn’t walk - she strides purposefully - often into the wings with a headset and a vengeance. She once dropped a full Rapunzel tower onto a man in the audience (he survived), and has been known to leave perfectly imprinted shoe-shaped bruises on her fellow castmates. Her stage presence is commanding. Her spreadsheets are terrifying. We adore her.
Lewis Mutch
Technical Director
The muscle behind the mayhem - our master of all things heavy and practical. Lewis designs and builds our sets and larger props and he’s bursting with fresh ideas, works like a trooper, and somehow stays completely ego-free. He’s also officially our resident hunk (if your type is “ruggedly useful with a dad bod and a multitool”). He’s got a voice like velvet, but once his mic’s checked, he’s under strict instructions to shut up. He’s never quite managed it. We now just point him towards an empty corner and let him talk to himself. Brawn, brains, banter - and probably a pork pie in his back pocket.
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