THE LOST THINGS Preview

Scott Silven is a modern-day marvel like no other. As an acclaimed illusionist, mentalist, and performance artist, Silven pushes the boundaries of his craft by creating stylish, smart, and uniquely immersive performances on both stage and screen that mesmerize audiences across the globe. Hailed by Vogue as a ‘world-renowned mentalist’, the Scottish born artist has been described as ‘a marvel’ (The New York Times), ‘truly astonishing’ (The Daily Beast), ‘mesmerizing’ (Town and Country), ‘unforgettable’ (Entertainment Weekly), and someone who ‘wows everyone’ (The New Yorker) by crafting some ‘of the most awing and effective theatre productions on offer’ (Forbes) through ‘elegance, sheer mind power, and profound philosophical insight’ (Manhattan Digest).

Following 6 major sell-out runs in New York at The McKittrick Hotel, and an extensive tour on the international stage, including engagements with leading arts organizations such as Melbourne International Arts Festival, Sydney Festival, Stanford Live, Auckland Arts Festival, Luminato Festival, Seattle Theater Group, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Spoleto Festival USA, and the Sydney Opera House, Silven made his premiere at the Brighton Festival and Edinburgh International Festival in summer 2024.

Graham McLaren established Theatre Babel, Scotland's touring classical theatre company in 1994 and oversaw the revitalisation of Perth Theatre in Scotland from 2004 to 2008. His international career includes serving as Associate at Necessary Angel in Canada (2008–2011), Associate Director at the National Theatre of Scotland (2011–2016), and Artistic Director and CEO of Ireland’s National Theatre, The Abbey, Dublin (2016–2021). He has created over 70 productions across four continents. In 2024, he became the founding Executive Director of Creative Glasgow, a membership organisation that serves the city’s creative industries. In 2025, he will return to the stage to collaborate with Scott Silven on ‘The Lost Things’, which will premiere at the Sydney Opera House.

Jamie Vartan has designed extensively for theatre & opera. Highlights include, at St Ann's Warehouse NYC, & for Galway International Arts Festival, Arlington; Grief is the Thing with Feathers (& Barbican, London); Misterman (& National Theatre, London), Ballyturk (& National Theatre, London); Medicine (& Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh) and Woyzeck in Winter (Gaiety, Dublin / Barbican, London). Recent designs include Krapp's Last Tape (Project Arts Centre, Dublin/ Adelaide Arts Festival/Barbican, London/Skirball Center, NYC). Opera designs include productions at La Scala Milan, Malmo Opera, Scottish Opera, Royal Opera House London, Parma, Valencia, Strasbourg, Salzburg, Lisbon & currently Rigoletto (Irish National Opera & Santa Fe Opera).

Awards include Best Set Design for Irish Times Awards 2011, 2012 & 2016, & World Stage Design 2013.

Film production design includes The Last Hotel (Sky Arts).

Oliver Reid is in Grade 6 at Banff Elementary School.  He loves playing any and all sports, but his favourites are hockey and baseball.  Oliver also loves to sing and is discovering a newfound love for theatre.  Oliver has been on stage at Banff Centre a few times before, participating in school concerts and with the Jerry Granelli Trio for their Charlie Brown Christmas show in 2019. 
 

Kevin Murray is a Sound Designer and composer with a Masters in ‘Sound Design for the Moving Image’, from the Glasgow School of Art. In 2016, he was awarded the BAFTA New Talent award for his original short film ‘Paperclip’. 

Kevin has written music for numerous outdoor events across the UK. He is currently Sound designer and Composer for Itison’s ‘Glasglow’ in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, now onto its seventh year. 

Previous theatre work includes Sound Designer for ‘The Outrun’ by Steph Smith at the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival. Sound Designer; Hamlet with Ian McKellan at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, Sound Associate for the National Theatre of Scotland, Sound Designer and composer for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol’.

Michael Mushalla is a producer, artist manager and agent based in the United States Virgin Islands.    He works on behalf of the Mark Morris Dance Group, Scott Silven, and Vox Motus.  He also produces theatre projects in partnership with Neil Murray including recent tours of David Greig’s play The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, and Roddy Doyle’s Two Pints. In a classic Mail Room to the Board Room trajectory, Michael Mushalla started at Columbia Artists Management Inc., in 1981.  He was a Vice President of the company and a member of the Board of Directors for more than a decade.  In 1999 he founded Double M Arts & Events, LLC and continues to lead the company today.

Blue (Corinna) is a graduate of the Theatre Production Program at Grant MacEwan University and brings a wealth of experience from various live entertainment disciplines. With a 15-year tenure at Cirque du Soleil, she specialized in lighting and served as the Head of Props. Blue’s career has also taken her internationally, where she has toured as a Production Manager and Stage Manager for acclaimed bands like CHVRCHES and Sofi Tukker. Additionally, she has contributed her skills in carpentry, lighting, and rigging for numerous other internationally touring acts, solidifying her reputation as a versatile and dedicated professional in the world of live production. 

Mark designs and builds things that shouldn’t exist. With a background in magic, mechanics, and misdirection, he works behind the scenes to make impossible moments feel effortless. His work has appeared in stage shows, television, film, and strange little projects all over the world. His illusions hide in plain sight. Blink and you’ll miss them. Or maybe you already did. His contribution to The Lost Things is exactly what you wouldn’t expect—and probably didn’t see.

Lighting designs include Darwin, Nevada (Piccolo Teatro di Milano / Vanishing Point), Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Company), Red Ellen (Northern Stage), Museum of Dreams, Othello (Citizens Theatre Glasgow), The 306: Dusk, Eve, The Tin Forest, Pink Mist (National Theatre of Scotland), The Demon Barber (Perth Theatre), Die Zauberflöte (RCS Glasgow), Life is a Dream, Twelfth Night, Cockpit, Blood and Ice (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh), Oresteia (SummerScape, NY) Gut, How to Disappear (Traverse Edinburgh), Tabula Rasa, Tomorrow (Vanishing Point) and The Indian Wants The Bronx (Young Vic London).

Set and lighting designs include The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff (Northern Stage / Harbourfront Center Toronto), Somersaults, Mancub, Little Otik (National Theatre of Scotland), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Beggar’s Opera (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh), Inés de Castro, The 8th Door / Duke Bluebeard's Castle (Scottish Opera), Mouthpiece (Traverse) Mister Holgado (Unicorn London), Interiors, The Destroyed Room, Wonderland and Saturday Night (Vanishing Point). 

Own projects include Last Dream (On Earth) with National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre, as well as Entartet with Vanishing Point and CCA Glasgow. 
 

Nate Dallimore is an actor, composer and sound designer based in New York City, and a recent graduate from Fordham University. Some previous acting credits include: The Survivor (The Shelter, NY Fringe), Oberon (A Midsummer Nights Dream, Fordham MainStage), and Lucy (The Dracula Files, Fordham studio). They are super grateful to the creative team and the Banff Centre staff for making this such a magical time. (www.natedallimore.com)