AbouT FRUITCAKE
Established in 2022, Fruitcake Productions is a new and dynamic Theatre Company based in both Melbourne and London. Fruitcake is dedicated to producing work by new and emerging artists. Focusing on text based and narrative driven projects, Fruitcake Productions is committed to showcasing compelling and previously untold stories on stage. Our mission is to nurture new theatre makers, celebrate diverse voices and create amazing theatre!
AbouT the team
Jaimee doyle
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jaimee Doyle is a queer actor, writer, and theatre maker from Naarm/Melbourne, now based in London. They are the founder and Artistic Director of Fruitcake Productions, a company committed to producing bold, queer, and feminist theatre across Australia and the UK.
Since founding Fruitcake Productions in 2022, Jaimee has written and produced all of the company’s original works, including 7 Minutes in Hell (The Butterfly Club), The Wilde Kind (Midsumma Festival, Melbourne Fringe, Theatre Works), and Fruitcake (Melbourne Fringe, Brighton Fringe, Camden Fringe). Under Jaimee’s direction, Fruitcake Productions has become known for its intimate, provocative storytelling and its dedication to accessible, diverse performance.
In London, Jaimee co-founded First Slice, an initiative nurturing emerging theatre artists and developing new writing. Through First Slice, they have produced multiple sold-out Scratch Nights and the company’s debut production Intimacies, alongside projects such as Let Me Know If You Feel Something (FreshFest), The Speech (Golden Goose Theatre), and In the AfterGlow (The Hope Theatre).
Both Fruitcake Productions and First Slice reflect Jaimee’s mission to create space for queer and underrepresented voices, connecting artists and audiences through brave, authentic storytelling.
AUSTRALIAN team
CHRIS PATRICK HANSEN
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCER
Chris Patrick Hansen (he/him) began working as an actor and theatre-maker in Brisbane before moving to Narrm/Melbourne in 2019. He is a graduate of the Queensland Theatre Youth Ensemble, the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries and the Victorian College of the Arts (BFA Theatre). He has worked with companies such as Brainstorm Productions, Gibber Australia, Frenzy Theatre Co., THAT Pro Co. and TDW.
Chris' Website
PATRICK CHRIS HANSEN
AUSTRALIAN ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Chris Patrick Hansen (he/him) began working as an actor and theatre-maker in Brisbane before moving to Narrm/Melbourne in 2019. He is a graduate of the Queensland Theatre Youth Ensemble, the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries and the Victorian College of the Arts (BFA Theatre). He has worked with companies such as Brainstorm Productions, Gibber Australia, Frenzy Theatre Co., THAT Pro Co. and TDW.
Chris' Website
LONDON team
sarah chamberlain
London Producer
Sarah is an award-winning theatre producer and actor based in London with a particular interest in creatively ambitious, audience-focused multimedia work - and a soft spot for the quirky and unexpected. After graduating from University of St Andrews with a degree in Modern History in 2019, she co-founded The Greenhouse Theatre, the UK's first zero-waste pop-up venue and has built a career as a successful independent producer.
Julia Sopher
London Funding CO-ORDINATOR
Phoebe Constantine has produced work with the National Theatre, Wandsworth Arts Fringe & Open Page Productions.
She is the host of The Lexicon Lounge, an associate Artist of Anthroplay Theatre & is a proud Ambassador Just Like Us LGBT+ Young People’s charity.
She has trained with National Youth Theatre, Burnt Orange Theatre REP Company 2024 & Shakespeare’s Globe.
Kristy Chan
funding assistant
A queer writer-director and recent English graduate from the University of Cambridge, Zach was born in Denmark and raised in Lancashire and Scotland. Now based in London, they are passionate about building connections and forging a path in the city’s creative industry.
They have written, directed, and produced several plays at Cambridge, gaining extensive creative and administrative experience.
Atlanta Sonson-Chapman
London Producer
Sarah is an award-winning theatre producer and actor based in London with a particular interest in creatively ambitious, audience-focused multimedia work - and a soft spot for the quirky and unexpected. After graduating from University of St Andrews with a degree in Modern History in 2019, she co-founded The Greenhouse Theatre, the UK's first zero-waste pop-up venue and has built a career as a successful independent producer.
Zach Lonberg
Literary Manager/ London Assistant Producer
A queer writer-director and recent English graduate from the University of Cambridge, Zach was born in Denmark and raised in Lancashire and Scotland. Now based in London, they are passionate about building connections and forging a path in the city’s creative industry.
They have written, directed, and produced several plays at Cambridge, gaining extensive creative and administrative experience.
Sybil Gimblett
Social Media Assistant
Phoebe Constantine has produced work with the National Theatre, Wandsworth Arts Fringe & Open Page Productions.
She is the host of The Lexicon Lounge, an associate Artist of Anthroplay Theatre & is a proud Ambassador Just Like Us LGBT+ Young People’s charity.
She has trained with National Youth Theatre, Burnt Orange Theatre REP Company 2024 & Shakespeare’s Globe.
LONDON 2026 INTERNS
Jaemin Yu
Lakshmi Mizen
Alia Al-Shabibi
MELBOURNE 2026 Associate Artist
MADDI FORMOSA
ELEANOR GOLDING
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LONDON 2026 Associate Artist
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