Clap Trap Theatre was founded in 2007 by Cal Stockbridge and Gareth Jenkins. Our aim was to create intimate productions of both new and classical works and to bring these to a wide variety of venues around Yorkshire and beyond.

Over the past sixteen years we’ve performed in arts centres, country houses, major theatres, village halls, Methodist chapels and Quaker Meeting Houses all over the UK. We’ve commissioned and performed seven new plays during this period and we’re delighted to be touring a brand new ghost story by Tom Needham in 2024.

Our base is a small-holding near Pickering in Ryedale where we rehearse in a converted barn which we share with a small colony of bats and where we are always joined by Bonzo, our faithful, seventeen-year-old Cairn Terrier.

Cal Stockbridge is an actor, teacher and communications skills trainer. Cal’s worked in the theatre and as a voice-over artist for forty years — both in the UK and abroad. Apart from the new writing, her favourite stage roles include Titania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Sister Aloysius (Doubt), Stephanie Anderson (Duet for One), Grand High Witch (The Witches) and Virginia Woolf (Vita and Virginia).

Cal also works as a role-play actor for medical and veterinary schools around the north of England. She is devoted to her very eclectic menagerie of pets including Hagrid, the wolfhound, and her miniature donkey, Douglas.

Tom Needham is a North Yorkshire based, BAFTA-nominated writer with over a hundred television and theatre credits. As well as writing his own series, Cold Blood and Retrace, he worked on The Bill for twenty-five years with stints on Silent Witness, Howards’ Way, Casualty, Emmerdale, Wycliffe, Dalziel & Pascoe, Critical and EastEnders amongst others. His plays include The Wreckers, The Rape Queen, Frankenstein Live!, Impact, Blindfold, Say Again? & The Room Upstairs.

He, too, lives on the above mentioned smallholding with Cal and his parrot, Pearl…

Natasha Jones is a vocalist, musician, actor and director with experience in producing small scale theatre. She’s one half of the acoustic duo Flo&Jones as well as a vocalist in the 8-piece band Kirkby Soul.

She also provides vocals for demo tracks in the music industry. Natasha has experience in Early Years Music Education and is the current Artistic Director and Youth Theatre director at Helmsley Arts Centre.

Florrie Stockbridge is an actor, musician and one half of the acoustic duo Flo&Jones. Florrie has toured across the UK with various productions and companies bringing musical theatre to a range of festivals and venues.

She recently played a chef on The Polar Express in Skipton. As well as this, Florrie works with medical and veterinary students and professionals providing roleplays in teaching sessions and exams.

Flo&Jones are a northern acoustic duo covering a range of styles and genres, complete with velvety harmonies and vibrant sounds. Available to book for a variety of events. Check out our website and follow us on socials to find out more!

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