Nirvana

Nirvana is a dramedy centered on Dave the Rave, an eccentric aerobics instructor and aging raver who lands an unlikely teaching gig at a suburban private primary boarding school. 

While teaching fitness, Dave weaves in life lessons from the raver ethos of peace, love, unity, and respect (PLUR)—values he's carried with him through years of underground parties and glowstick-lit nights. His unconventional approach initially captivates the children, but when their conservative parents discover his unorthodox methods, they accuse him of promoting a drug-fueled culture. Faced with backlash, Dave must defend his intentions and prove the depth of his values. During a pivotal parent-teacher meeting, Dave challenges the parents in an unexpected way, forcing them to confront their own prejudices and radically rethink their lives.

This show is a part of the Camden Fringe

ABOUT

Kai Spellman is a theatre writer, actor, and director based in the UK. His work spans stage, film, and musical theatre, with a focus on character-driven, socially conscious storytelling. 

As an actor, Kai has performed extensively in theatre. Stage credits include: Animal Farm (Associate Director, Bolton Octagon UK Tour, dir. Iqbal Khan), So Help Me Dog (one-man show - AC), Ali and Dahlia (Asher, Pleasance Theatre), The Slaves of Solitude (Richard, Hampstead Theatre), Cymbeline, Imogen (Flavian, Iachimo Shakespeare’s Globe), Lawrence After Arabia (Mohammed Abdullah, Hampstead Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, European Tour).

Musical theatre credits include: Around the World in 80 Days (Passepartout, Bolton Octagon), Billie the Kid (Multi-role, Dominion Theatre) To Paint the Earth (Joseph, Southwark Playhouse), The Wizard of Oz (Lion, European Tour), West Side Story (Bernardo, European Tour).

Screen credits include: Celestial (Celestial Assistant, SweetDoh), Maybe Moonbeam (Matt Turley, Unity Arts), The Winter Fest (Mark – Lead, World Icon), and Sonny (Ben, LFS).

As a writer, Kai has worked as part of a writers’ room for Kryiacos and Company, contributing to the development of a new script based on IP.

Kerry Kyriacos Michael is a second-generation Cypriot. He heads up Kyriacos And Company, a UK-based production company, making TV, FILM, and Theatre. Jump to more info on Kyriacos And

Company.

He is a founder member and Chair of MENA Arts UK, a board member of the British Council's Arts Advisory Group and on the board of the performing arts and entertainment trade union, EQUITY.

In June 2022 he also became the creative director Theatro Technis @ 26 Crowndale, the home of Theatro Technis. He is also developing various pieces of Theatre in the UK and US as a director, maker and producer.

He was Artistic Director & Chief Executive of Theatre Royal Stratford East from Sept 2004 to Sept 2017. For 13 years, he forged the Theatre's commitment to develop new work & provide a platform for voices under-represented. He won two Olivier awards, seven nominations, two What's on Stage Awards, and the UK Best Touring Theatre Award. He forged the Theatre’s commitment to develop new work & provide a platform for voices under-represented. His inaugural season was nominated for an Olivier Award for ‘a powerful season of provocative work that reaches new audiences.’ Its hip-hop production Pied Piper won an Olivier that year, and Kerry’s production of Cinderella was nominated for an Olivier, the first pantomime nominated in the Awards’ history. Other nominations since then include You Me Bum Bum Train, Roadkill, Oh What A Lovely War & The Government Inspector.

In March 2018, Kerry won Artistic Director of The Year at the OFF WEST END Awards; and awarded the Freedom of the City of London. In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List, he was made an MBE for services to the Arts.

In 2025 he was made a Honorary Fellow of Solent University, Southampton.

Amy Louise Pemberton graduated from the Arts Educational Schools London in 2004. Since then she has worked extensively in theatre, television, film and voiceover in the UK, USA and Canada.

She played the recurring role of Gideon on DC‘s ‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ for 7 seasons on the CW network (Warner Bros). Other TV credits include ‘Curfew’ (Paramount+), ‘Eric’ (Sister / Netflix), ‘Scorpion’ (CBS), ‘Arrow’ (CW), ‘The Commander: Blacklight III’ (ITV) ‘Grown-Ups’ (BBC3), ‘GEGG Wars with Macaulay Culkin & Freddie Prinze Jr’ (You Tube), ‘Casualty’ (BBC), ‘Doctors’ (BBC) ‘My Parents Are Aliens’ (ITV) and ’Mysti (BBC).

Films include Stephen Soderbergh’s’ ‘The Laundromat’, ‘Sergio’, ‘Her Pen Pal, ‘Pinch Of Portugal’, Mechanic: Resurrection’, '24 Hours to Live’, ‘Geostorm’, ‘Zoo Keepers Wife’, ’Storage 24’, ‘Azure’ and ‘ABE’. 

Amy has voiced characters on numerous video games and animations such as Dr Grey in ‘Call Of Duty: Black ops - Cold War’, Penny in ‘Fortnite’, Slone in ‘Titanfall 2’, Elaena Glenmore in ‘Game of Thrones’, Jane Weller in ‘Starfield’, Private Sally Morgan in ‘Doctor Who’, Adara in ‘Dota: Dragons Blood’, Fiona in ‘Doc McStuffins’, Dorothy in ‘Tom and Jerry Return to Oz’, Loki in ‘Marvel Heroes’, Rameri in ‘Eleven Eleven’, Vanguard in ’Dropzone’, ‘Unchartered: A Thief’s End’.

Theatre credits include Ariel Moore in ‘Footloose’ (Novello) Sherrie Christian in ‘Rock Of Ages’ (Shaftesbury) and Lorraine in ‘Jersey Boys’ (Prince Edward).

Her further training in LA consisted of Mario Campanaro’s Mc2 Actors Studio and Amy Poehler’s UCB Improv. Amy has a huge passion for directing and writing and has been working on her own material alongside acting. She has been shadowing well known directors Kevin Williamson on Scream 7, Phil Barantini on ‘ Adolescence’, Joasia Goldyn on ‘Curfew’ & Eric Dean Seaton on ‘Legends of Tomorrow’. She has also directed ‘Rock Of Ages’ at Performers college and 'Legally Blonde' at Addict Academy.

Rania Kurdi graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 1996 and has built a diverse career

across television, film, theatre, and voiceover. She gained widespread recognition across the Arab

world as co-host of the Pan-Arab Pop Idol (SuperStar), and went on to write, produce, and star in

The Rania Show, a comedy sketch series for Roya TV in Jordan. The show later partnered with the

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to address taboo topics and raise awareness through

humour.

Her UK film credits include the award-winning Daphne (2017) and Layla, a 2024 Sundance Film

Festival nominee. Voiceover work includes BBC Arabic News, National Geographic Abu Dhabi,

Disney, and a range of international campaigns. Theatre credits include Can’t See for Looking (The

Cockpit Theatre) and Nahda (The Bush Theatre).

Rania is currently performing her debut play Superstar in Therapy at The Libra Theatre Café as part

of Camden Fringe, and at The Etcetera Theatre for the Voila Festival in November. She is also a

confidence coach and podcaster, using storytelling and advocacy to champion marginalised voices.

Sam Mackay graduated from the Arts Educational Schools London in 2008.

Since then he has been appearing on stages and screens around the world from Londons Westend to Major TV networks. In the Theatre world, Sam starred as the Lead role of Usnavi in the Oliver Award

winning production of Lin Manuel Miranda’s smash hit: “In the Heights” At the Kings Cross Theatre.

Other Stage Credits include: Jigger in Carousel at Regents Park Open Air Theatre. Dee in Wonder.land for the National at the Palace Theatre. Lamar in 5,6,7,8 at the Royal court, Jimmy in Flashdance at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Reecey in Our House UK Tour, Eddie in Mamma Mia at the Prince of Wales theatre, and many more.

On Screen he has starred as Count Montesecco in Netflix/RAI 1 series Medici. Denny in Canal+/Netflix crime thriller Spotless, Bastien in Atalantique series Jo, and as a Lannister Guard in HBO’s Game of Thrones, as well as starring opposite Mel B of Spice Girls fame in her viral short film “Love Should not Hurt” raising awareness of domestic violence.

Sam has also ventured into the VoiceOver world recently appearing in roles for Watchdogs:Truth Ubisoft/Amazon. And the upcoming Final Fantasy Tactics from multi award winning games studio Square Enix.