DAVID FURLONG Artistic Director
David is from Mauritius and was educated in both English and French. He trained as an actor at the National Theatre in Paris where he studied with international directors including Deborah Warner. He co-founded the Yanka Company in France, a group of actors who developed over 3 years new contemporary forms of theatre in Paris and Avignon with Hans Peter Cloos and Michel Lopez. As an actor: Cleante in The Miser by Moliere, Jury Number 5 in Twelve Angry Men, Camille in A Flea in the ear by Feydeau. National Theatre of Chaillot in Paris: Peter in Mourning becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill (dir: Jean-Claude Durand),Gueule de Four in Tatowierung (dir: Hans Peter Cloos), the title role of Monserrat in Monserrat. In London: Red Oleander by Rabindranath Tagore directed by Kevin Rowntree, Shakespeare's Love's labours lost directed by Knight Mantell, Aegeus in Medea directed by Jodi de Souza, The Engineer of Chelm directed by Joel Stanley. David translated and directed The Exchange, Bal Trap and The Flies. He wrote Square(d) and Business and directed the latter. He also translated, adapted and performs in Madame's Late Mother, The Flies and NUT! He created and teaches Le Workshop.

FANNY DULIN Admnistrative director
Fanny began her training in France before joining The Bridge Theatre Training Company in London. Fanny is an actress and the administrative director of Echange Theatre Company. She has played the part of Hyppolita in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Flora in Harold Pinter’s Slight Ache. Her other credits include: Bella Lambert in Operation New Life, Cinderella in Cinderella, Pilate in The Mystery Plays directed by Mark Bowden, and Anne Marie in Premier Amour for Onatti Company. Fanny also plays Marthe in The Exchange by Paul Claudel, Clytemnestra in The Flies, Bubble in Bal Trap. Fanny also gives drama workshops to children, from toddlers to teenagers, especially with a link to languages.

BENEDICT COOPER Producer
Benedict obtained a Ba(Hons) Theatre Practice at the Central School of Speech and Drama and is currently doing a masters in Theatre Management. Fully bilingual, he has written, performed, held a lighting desk, fundraised and directed for theatre. He joined Echange Theatre as an intern during his second year and worked as a fundraiser. He is now in charge of new developments and translated Square(d) from French.

MAGALI MUXART Workshop leader and actor
After growing in Africa, Magali choose Paris to study theatre. She trains at the Cours Florent and enters "la classe libre" successfully. She was taught by the likes of Isabelle Nanty or Eric Ruf (from la Comédie Française). She also dances and practices comedia dell' arte. Among others, she worked on stage in Vaclav Havel's "Vernissage" directed by Guillaumme Canet and in "Les 7 jours de Simon" by Carole Fréchette, directed par Romane Bohringer. She also is a street-theatre practitioner and toured Europe and Canda with Ex-Nihilo company's famous show "Jean-Louis 2000 ". She's also an experienced sreen actress on tv in numerous French tv drama: Navarro, Avocats et Associés, La Crim and many more. She's also a leading part alo Barbara Schultz and Alexandre Brasseur in the French comedy "Les textiles". Magali taught in Paris at the Ateliers de L'ouest before moving to London in 2005. She is a regular Echange performer and teaches Le Workshop.

DILAN HOOKOOMSING Sound creator
Dilan was born in Mauritius with a British mother and a Mauritian father. He studied sound in Marseille, France at the “Département Satis de l’universite de Provence”. He has worked as a sound engineer for the Dance and Music festival of Marseille on several occasions. Dilan defines himself as a sound creator who wants the sound to be like an actor, entirely part of the performance. He creates music and sounds using his talents both as a sound engineer and musician. He is also the guitarist for “A Riot in Heaven”, the Mauritian rock band.

VINCENT CASTEVERT Graphic Designer
Vincent is a freelance graphic designer, working in Paris. He has designed a lot of Theatre Posters, Book covers, Cd Covers. He does all the designs for Echange Theatre, starting with the logos to all the marketing material: posters of The Exchange, Bal Trap, The Flies and aditional works for The Flies including Flash designs and teasing campaign's material. To know more about his work: vincent.castevert.com