Actress, Singer and Lyricist
(Plays 'Nokuyana' in TOKOLOSH)
Miss Biellie-Dee Luewis was born in London, England, with Jamaican roots.
She started her career in the English National Youth Theatre playing
the leads in the musicals 'Hit the Road Joe' and 'Lullabelleat'. She
went on to tour with the Royal Shakespeare Company playing the principle
role of 'Queenie' in 'Showboat'.
She has starred and toured in such hit musicals as 'Josephine', playing
'Miss Molly' which premiered at the Amsterdam Carr� and 'The Glory
of Gospel Role' playing 'Miss Clara Belle Hudman'. Both shows toured
Europe.
She performed her own one woman gospel show 'Old Time Religion' and
has appeared as a guest artist with Lex Jasper Trios, The Bill Baker's
Glenn Miller Big Band and Rode Hoed Gospel Jazz Fest. Miss Biellie-Dee's
warm powerful voice coupled with her comic charm makes her the perfect
'Nokuyana' .
Niels Kuilman
Sound and Light design , performance technician.
Niels Kuilman was born in Purmerend
and played the violin and harmonica as a child . He began his adult
career as a car mechanic. He first encountered music technics whilst working
at a youth centre where he became interested in doing sound engineering.
In 1998 he met his
girlfriend who is a singer and actress. From there, he became interested
in theatre and together they set up �TSP98� - a theatre foundation for underprivileged youth.
When �TSP98� was appointed a studio,
he set up �Studio 12�, where young people could express themselves
musically. When this project ended, Niels decided to take his studio
on the road and now has a fully functioning mobile studio. Niels also
works as professional theatre technician. Such is his ability to master
any technical aspect of theatre (especially sound, video and light),
he has earned himself the nickname 'The Pretender' .