About
Fine Comb Theatre, originally founded in the North West UK in 2013, now proudly calls Boorloo/Perth in Western Australia home. As a new writing theatre company, we create issue-based theatre that amplifies the voices to those often unheard, aiming to provoke thought and stimulate conversation.
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As a company, we have established a reputation for creating stylised, innovative and intriguing productions within delicate subject matters. Our work seeks to challenge perceptions and say something about the world we live in today. Inspired by fact, infused with fiction and ingrained in Fine Comb attention to detail.
The Team
Rachel McMurray
Artistic Director, Resident Writer & Company Co-founder
Rachel McMurray, is Fine Comb Theatre's Artistic Director and resident writer, and co-founder.
Theatre credits include: The Magical Guide to Fighting Fascism (R&D, Blue Room Theatre); The Pool (AD, Black Swan Theatre Company); Beryl (AD, Oldham Coliseum Theatre), Love and Information (Adelphi Studio); Aladdin (AD, Oldham Coliseum Theatre); Aleiah's Adventures (Z-Arts, Manchester and Tour); No Such Thing As Ordinary (GuideBridge Theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre); Panto Storytelling (Oldham Coliseum Theatre); Not Yours, Mine (Oldham Coliseum Theatre); Creep, Sexpectations and The Good Hope (53Two Manchester); Woyzeck (The Performance Centre, Staffordshire University); Through My Window (Staffordshire University, online); Instagate (Staffordshire University); I Would Walk at Night (Fine Comb Theatre, Online); Not Yours, Mine (R&D) (Hope Studios, Manchester); There’s a Fly in My Room (Scratch) (Halifax Square Chapel); Lost & Found (The Lowry Theatre Studio); Matchsticks (Oldham Coliseum, 53Two, Theatre Arrlechino, The Kings Arms); Untrained Hero (Theatre Arrlechino, Basel); Discernment (The Lowry Theatre); Fat Penguins and Chubby Polar Bears (The Adelphi Studio and Theatre Arrelchino); The Finger of God (The Kings Arms, Salford); Small Talk (3M Theatre, Manchester); Just One Minute and The Breakfast Club (Adelphi Studio, Salford).​​​​​​​Rachel regularly delivers drama and performance-based projects with community groups, including within the criminal justice system. Rachel is currently undertaking a PhD at Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.
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Catherine Morefield
Company Co-founder
Catherine Morefield, is a Fine Comb Theatre's co-founder and was the Company Producer from 2013 - 2023.
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As producer credits include:
I Would Walk at Night (R&D, Online); The Way Things Are (R&D, Oldham Coliseum); Not Yours, Mine (Oldham Coliseum Theatre); Not Yours, Mine (R&D, Oldham Coliseum Theatre); There’s a Fly in My Room (Scratch) (Halifax Square Chapel); Matchsticks (Oldham Coliseum, 53Two, Theatre Arrlechino, The Kings Arms); Untrained Hero (Theatre Arrlechino, Basel); Fat Penguins and Chubby Polar Bears (The Adelphi Studio and Theatre Arrelchino); The Finger of God (The Kings Arms, Salford); Small Talk (3M Theatre, Manchester);
Catherine still acts as a company advisor, and supports the company as a freelance producer based in the UK.
Thank You
Of course, all our projects wouldn't be possible without the help of many wonderful people:
​Chris Lawson / Oldham Coliseum Theatre
​Naomi Albans / Director​
Peter Hilton, Richard Brown, Carol Rees / BEPG​
Josh Price / Nest of Cogs Poster Design
​Mark Fox, Adam Lyon, Richard Talbot, Niki Woods / Salford University