Ben Grant - Composer/Sound designer. Ben is thrilled to continue his longstanding association with Lemony S Puppet Theatre. A NIDA graduate, Ben has performed for many independent production companies as well as Melbourne Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare Company and Radio National. Ben has always been interested in new Australian stories, creating four solo shows and performing in world premieres including Nick Enright’s St James Infirmary Blues in 1990, Jane Bodie’s Four Play in 2000, The UFO Show by Uncle Semolina (and Friends) in 2005, and The Life and Deaths of Don Koyote (The Old Van) and Hannie Rayson’s The Glass Soldier (Melbourne Theatre Company) in 2007. In 2011 Ben won a Green Room Award (Best Male Performance in Independent Theatre 2011) for his performance as Alfie in Angus Cerini’s Save For Crying at La Mama and for the last three years has been collaborating with world-renowned Quebecois director Robert Lepage as an actor/author in Playing Cards 2: Hearts. Ben was dramaturge on Lemony S Puppet Theatre’s award winning work Captives of the City and plays ‘Picasso’ in LSPT’s newest work Picasso and His Dog.

Em Chandler - Performer

Em (they/she) is a proud queer and trans theatre-maker, magician, storyteller, and spoons player. With over 16 years of experience working with kids and their adults, they are committed to collaborating on new multidisciplinary work. Em worked with a range of theatre-makers during her Bachelor of Music Theatre, including Ash Flanders, Declan Greene, Anthony Crowley, and Casey Gould. Graduating in 2019, Em then completed 1st Class Honours. Their show, Once Upon a Rhyme, received the Candlelight Productions Scholarship for Artistic Excellence at the Melbourne Magic Festival 2016. Em is passionate about connecting with others through imagination, curiosity, and wonder. Em was a 2022 participant in the Lemony S Lab

Youbi Lee - Performer

UB is a Melbourne-based visual artist working in printmaking, installation, video, web-toon, puppetry and community engagement – She learnt these skills at the Chugye University of Arts, Korea. Working as a multidisciplinary artist and project coordinator, UB continues to refine an arts practice that engages and draws commonality between people and places. Ubi was a 2022 participant in the Lemony S Lab.