Current Ensemble
Born and raised in Bangkok Thailand, Georgina has been involved in many mediums of performing arts. She studied in Bangkok and got her first taste of the stage in a production of Beauty and The Beast and Little Shop of Horrors. She was a stage manager and appeared in multiple theatre showcases throughout her teenage years, devising original work. Georgina graduated through the International Baccalaureate, during this time she learned ballet and contemporary dance at the Dance Center School of Performing Arts where she was a part of many performances, ranging from group to solo material. She also has been a member of Bangkok Aerial Space for 8 years, familiarizing herself with aerial silks and hoops, performing as a part of their team as well. Georgina was working under Rachadalai Theatre for a period of time in 2020 as a supervisor for their summer camp. She helped monitor workshops while managing backstage during performances. She then took an acting course at the National Institute for Dramatic Arts in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology at the University of Melbourne. Georgina collaborated with BYTE on the Shakespeare-mash-up Merry Wanderers of the Night. She will follow in 2025 with the mono drama before I knew her and the piece martha and me. Further pieces the apartment and waiting for otto are in early development. Georgina is also collaborating with ensemble-member Joachim Matschoss on a new play, the reliability of memory.
Joachim Matschoss was born in Germany and now lives in Melbourne. He is a playwright, poet and Theatre-maker. Joachim is the Artistic Director of BYTE and has created theatre in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Taiwan, Switzerland and China. His poetry is published in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. In recent years Joachim has worked with street kids and underprivileged youth in Jakarta/Indonesia. He was involved in a performance project dealing with Human Rights and a project about racial harmony in Germany. Joachim wrote and directed over 50 productions for BYTE and enjoys the collaboration with other artists.
Joachim published a travel journal in Australia, Away with me and a novel in the USA, Dead River Oaks. A book about theatre and travel, Rain Overnight was published in India. More recent collections of poetry include: Travel with Myself, Sidewalk Theatre, dew on mornings. past, stolpersteine and in 2023: The value of things. In 2025 The collected plays and the town square have been published. He is currently collaborating with ensemble-member Georgina McKay on a new play the reliability of memory.
Ben is an independent theatre maker based in Melbourne. Ben is one of BYTE’s associate directors. He also works to create his own theatre under Contiguous Productions a name for his slowly forming production company. His performance history includes; Star of Wormwood, an international tour (2013/14) with BYTE. Cosi with Burwood Student Theatre Company, in which he won a Lyrebird award for his commended performance for the role of Zac. Roadwork Ahead and Teaching and Learning with BYTE. Contiguous: The Original Stories & Contiguous Evolves: Sitting in the Now with Contiguous Productions. Dirty Sexy Opera with BK Opera. Ben has also assisted directed with BYTE on their production of By the End of the Year. Ordinary Australians for BYTE (2019). Ben has assisted on BYTE’s project Drama School in 2022 and was assistant director and stage manager for shadowfall (2023) in its La Mama season. Ben worked extensively on the development of Merry Wanderers of the Night and will perform in a further piece, the apartment which is in early development.
Huw Jennings is an actor and film maker. He is a graduate of the National Theatre Drama School and the RADA Acting Shakespeare course. He was acknowledged for outstanding achievement featuring in the VCAA Top Acts and Top Screen. He’s toured nationally playing the lead role in the stage adaptation of Paul Jennings’ The Gizmo. As well as writing and directing several short film projects, Huw appears in feature films That's Not Me, Queen Evil and Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. Huw has appeared in BYTE’s project Drama School (2022) and in Merry Wanderers of the Night in 2024 and is in early development for BYTE’s the apartment.
Amalia’s passion for acting began at a young age when she found no greater joy than being on stage. Moving from Adelaide to Melbourne in 2018, Amalia has found a love for the screen as well as the stage, having worked on several projects, including short films and features. Her most recent being a lead role in ‘The Desperate’ which debuted at HorrorHound Film Festival in America, where Amalia placed as runner up for best actress. Amalia is an Alumni of the Howard Fine Acting Studio. She was appearing in Hedda, Nora, Julie and Me on its international tour in 2021/22. Amalia also appeared in BYTE’s Shakespeare exploration The Twelfth of Love (2022) and shadowfall (La Mama 2023). Amalia will next appear in Merry Wanderers of the Night in 2024. Fractured Love will be a further production with BYTE.
Verity Wood is an actor born and raised in Melbourne. Verity is one of BYTE’s associate directors. She completed her BA in acting at Federation University and is currently practising Clowning, Le Jeu and Fitzmaurice Voice with Fabio Motta. After completing her Bachelor, Verity travelled to Japan in 2017 where she was fortunate to workshop with Butoh artist Ima Tenko, who has been practising her craft for over thirty years. In 2019 Verity spent a month in the Berkshires (Lenox, Massachusetts) where she participated in the Summer Training Intensive at Shakespeare and Company.
Verity has been working with BYTE on various projects including: dew on mornings. past, Smith Street (2021), On a Bridge North From Here (2022), Hedda, Nora, Julie and me (2022), Drama School (2022) , The Twelfth of Love (2022) and ophelia.maybe (2022/23). Verity has discovered the importance of play and hopes to bring magic to any future project. Verity’s next project with BYTE is Merry Wanderers of the Night in 2024 and she is in early development of a new piece, the apartment.