Cast Endless Second

W - Lucia Alvargonzalez 
M - Charlie Bird

Cast Smiley

Alex - Rodney Giano
Bruno - Ties Jansen

Creatives & Backstage

Director - Mark Winstanley
Costume - Angela Cacciatore
Sound & Lighting - Lucia Alvargonzalez
Customer Service Manager -  Gareth Lemon

Lucia Alvargonzalez - plays W

Lucia is a Spanish actress, singer and creative based in Amsterdam, with working credits in both New York City and Madrid.  In 2021, she graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York. This is Lucia's second show with QETC, the first being QETC's 20th anniversary production, CABARET (2022). Her musical theatre credits include Antonia in Man Of La Mancha (2022), Alejandra in Triangle Cruise (2022), Emma in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2019), amongst others. In theatre she’s been part of productions such as The Flogsta Scream (2021), Tirant Lo Blanch (2018) and A Midsummer’s Dream (2017). She’s also directed, produced and starred in several student productions as well as cabarets.

Charlie Bird - plays M

Charlie graduated in English from the University of Leicester in the UK, settling in the Netherlands following a year abroad at Leiden University. Charlie fell in love with acting at a young age and hasn’t stopped since, acting across the Netherlands and the UK. Previous roles include Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Don in The Universal Language and Doug in Pillow Talk for Downstage Left . His work for QETC earned him top reviews, namely for playing 40 roles per show in the 2019 and 2021 runs of their comedy spoof, The 39 Steps. Charlie is excited to return to Endless Second and take on the challenges and rewards such a play has to offer.

Mark Winstanley - Director

Mark's acting and directing career began as a child, training with Manchester Youth Theatre and LAMDA. In 2020 he was lead voice actor and dialect coach on the NETFLIX feature film The Forgotten Battle (Slag om de Schelde). In 2021 he appeared in a new TV drama series for VPRO, The Spectacular as a BBC journalist. A founder of QETC, in 2019 he appeared in both Scary Bikers and The 39 Steps. He reprised this last role and directed its revival, gaining top reviews, in November 2021.  In autumn 2022 he achieved a 40 year ambition, directing QETC’s 20th Anniversary production of the musical Cabaret. The show was a big success with audiences and critics alike. He has directed many times for QETC, including their modern, gay adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest.