FINDING LEVER
“Three teenagers and a teacher take a magical journey at a museum to learn more about Lord Leverhulme and the Congo”
Finding Lever – “Sunlight of Congo“
From humble beginnings in Northern England to the heat of the Congo he built his Empire.
In 1911, after signing an agreement with the Belgium government, Lord Lever established palm oil plantations, but at what cost?
A school trip to a museum opens the door to the past meeting the present; What has 100 years taught us, has today blurred into yesterday?
A pithy and humourous script by Kai Jolley takes us on a journey never to be forgotten.
Christopher Lee-Power
Director
Christopher Lee-Power trained at Richmond Drama School and graduated with an Oxford Diploma in acting as well as training at RADA.
He built a successful career as a theatre actor in the North West of England, his memorable roles included Shakespeare- and Chekhov characters ranging from Polixenes, Macbeth, Claudius, Mark Antony, King Duncan,Oberon.
He recently filmed “Conspiracy” playing a brilliant character called “The Man in the Shadows” which was directed by award-winning director John Aldridge. He played the Minister of Defence in the Sci-Fi film series “The Last Exodus” by Jon Hill. Christopher can be seen in the award-winning film For Love’s Sake on Amazon Prime as Colin Jarvis.
He featured in the cast of the WW1 drama, ‘One Night’ by BAFTA and Emmy winner Christopher Swann as the Colonel as well as Dr. McCarthy in ‘One Night with Marilyn’ a production written by PT Rose. He will also be playing Brian Epstein in ‘The Beatles – At The End which is based on Keith Badman’s biography The Beatles Off the Record and written by PT Rose.. His other TV credits include Coronation Street, Titanic- Birth of a Legend (ITV), Hollyoaks, and Mystery Files (Sky TV). BBC Real Stories (Lawyer) Channel 4s The Courtroom
Rupert Hull
Producer
Rupert has over 35 years of experience in International Television and Home Video Distribution, both in sales and acquisitions. In the early days, he represented Thames Television International (bringing Kojak and The Silk Road to ITV), NHK Japan, FMI & SFP in France, and RTVE in Spain.
Sold the first Studio Ghibli film, Laputa – The Flying Island, to London Weekend Television
For over 20 years was Director Of Acquisitions for Kultur International Films, sourcing products, creating co-production deals, and instigating niche marketing for the North American performing arts label from the major opera houses, broadcasters, and distributors around the world, not only including Royal Opera House, Opus Arte, C-Major, Arthaus, Unitel, BBC, ITV Network, INA, The Globe Theatre, and Riverdance; but also many independent producers and distributors.
He was also responsible for acquiring the exclusive Home Video rights for premiere sports events such as Formula 1, Wimbledon Tennis, Moto Gp, and Le Mans for home video distribution in North America.
Originally trained at Kingston Art School, he cut his teeth at Richard Williams Animation and went on to work on music videos as cameraman/editor in the early 1980s, with a brief spell as an International DJ in the Middle East and Europe working in 5-star NightClubs before becoming assistant to Renee Wilson and entering the world of distribution.
Ellaika Villegas
Jess.
Ellaika Villegas has experience in theatre productions and is a featured artist in commercials, tv, and film. After 3 years she graduated with a 1st Class Honour from Edge Hill University where she studied (BA) Drama, specializing in Meisner, Brecht, and Stanislavski. Her skills and interests are piano, aerial, and sewing.
Sinead Renaye
Renee
Sinead Renaye is a young actress based in Liverpool with a passion for all things theatre, most recently appearing in the comedy “Hey Bunny get Loose” at Liverpool Royal Court’s Studio. She has been working in the industry over the last year after graduating from LJMU in 2021.
Sam Bolton
Matthew
Sam Bolton, 23, is a writer and director based in Chester- however, he loves acting when he gets the chance, having played leading roles in The Laramie Project, DNA, and The Winslow Boy. He is also featured in an original series, Birchall’s Pints, which will be streaming on YouTube later this year. This will be his first time performing on stage in over two years, and he couldn’t be more excited to return to it.
Anita Kuambana
Nubia
Anita N Kuambana is a Marketing and Multimedia Coordinator who has a love for acting and singing. She has partly taken in the doorsteps performance “The Summer folks” put together by the Liverpool Lighthouse, and she has “toured” around Anfield taking Summer to the neighborhood.
Adam Titchmarsh
Lord Leverhulme
Park”, Sancho Panza in “Don Quixote”, Squire Trelawney, and Ben Gunn in “Treasure
Island” among many others. TV work includes “Shameless” and “Peaky Blinders”. He can be
seen in the short film “Mical” as the headmaster and as Sailor Joe in “A short film about Sea
Shanties.” Craig can also be spotted as the Angry Man in the Channel Four TV Ident. (the
one with the footballers in Liverpool)
Norma holds a large experience in marketing and selling; this allows him to communicate effectively.