Simon Cryer - Director/Producer
Simon worked in theatre for over 10 years as Musical Director/Composer/Sound Designer. He spent several months of several years working with Alan Ayckbourn on many of his shows, at The National Theatre, and tons of Rep Theatres across the UK.
He moved to composing music for shows, BBC Radio 3 and 4 and a couple of Documentaries, TV Pilots and film. However, in 2000 he moved to Commercial Radio, Producing and Directing Radio Ads for advertisers looking to move their brand to radio. He also makes the ads for DEC radio Campaigns (Disasters Emergency Committee) on a regular basis. You can listen to his work in the Radio-Ads section of this site.
Marina Caldarone - Drama Director
She was a theatre director for 20 years – including time as Associate Director of Theatr Clwyd and Artistic Director Queens Theatre Hornchurch. And she enjoyed an extensive freelance theatre-directing career in Britain and abroad, directing over 100 productions. She has been a regular lecturer on contemporary theatre since 1998 and continues to work as a guest director in London’s leading Drama schools and has run workshops for professional actors and directors at The Actors Centre since 1986.
She has been a freelance radio drama producer since 1999 working both within the BBC radio drama department, and with Pier Productions and Fiction Factory.
She co-wrote Actions, An Actors’ Thesaurus with Maggie Lloyd Williams – an acting book, which is now set text in most drama schools in Britain and many in the States. And also 3 new radio monologue and duologue publications Radioactive, compiled with Marilyn le Conte and published by Methuen books. She has just completed two editions of The Good Audition Guides published by Nick Hern Books. She runs the Radio Drama provision at Rose Bruford College, and is the Recordings Manager, along with Theatre 503, of the production of 53 new radio pod cast dramas about the Piccadilly line, Urban Scrawl, with TheatreVoice.com
And is an Acting Coach in television and theatre.
Debbie Seymour - Drama Director
She has worked as a resident or freelance director at the Bristol Old Vic, Paines Plough, Sheffield Crucible, Young Vic, Hampstead Theatre and The Royal Court. Debbie has been teaching and directing at leading british drama schools for over 25 years - particularly for Royal Welsh College, Central School of Speech and Drama, Manchester Met and Mountview, where she has been Head of the Post-Graduate Directing Course for the last seven years.
Good Stuff
"I cannot speak highly enough of this company and its services. Helpful, friendly and honest they produce a fantastic demo CD for me. Use them" Mak Wilson
"Crying Out Loud studios and in particular, Simon Cryer, were a very amenable enterprise and I found their advice and support very valuable indeed." Anton Lang
"I could not have asked for a better experience when recording my voicereel! The support and help offered is invaluable and everything possible is done to make you feel at ease so you get the most out of the day. All I can say is Thanks." Ashley Hope Allan
"Fantastic. Very professional and personal service. Have a wonderful voice reel with a wide range of pieces." Charlotte Ellis
"Excellent and highly professional service - I can and do recommend them to anyone wanting to create a new demo. Mine has served me very well. Both Marina and Simon are very easy to work with and have the skills needed to assist you in every way possible." Rebecca Adamson
