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our team

Practitioner Team


Scott Wilson
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Lead Artistic Practitioner​(CONNECT and Young People)
[email protected]
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he/him
Kate Jeffries
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Lead Artistic Practitioner
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​(Young People)
[email protected]
​​she/her
Zoe Lamming
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Lead Artistic Practitioner​
​(Young People)
[email protected]
​​she/her
Flora Thomson
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Lead Practitioner (CONNECT) and Practitioner (Young People)​
she/her
Sally Lofthouse
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Lead Practitioner (CONNECT)
[email protected]
​​
​she/they
Rebecca Charlton
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Practitioner (Young People)
she/her
Stan Hodgson
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Lead Practitioner (CONNECT)​
he/him
Mack Sproates
Rachael Walsh
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Practitioner (Young People)​
​they/he
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Practitioner (CONNECT) and Associate Artist​ 
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she/her
We are always interested in connecting with theatre practitioners, facilitators, youth workers, professional artists, and folx that are interested in co-creation. If that’s you, drop us an email to say hello, via [email protected].

Producing and Production Team


Zoe Anderson
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Projects Producer
​(Currently on maternity leave)
[email protected]
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she/her
Helen Ferguson
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Creative Producer
helen@mortalfools.org.uk
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she/her

Gina Ruffin

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Projects Producer
[email protected]
she/her
Craig Spence
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Production Manager​
[email protected]
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he/him
Jessica Whittle
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Assistant Producer (Young People) 
[email protected]
​​she/her

Executive Team


Kiz Crosbie
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Artistic Director and CEO
[email protected]
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she/her

Ellie Turner

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Executive Director
She/Her 

Admin and Finance Team


Sandra Allen
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Business and Finance
​Manager
[email protected]
​
she/her
Dani Treseder
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Senior Administrator: People & Culture 
​[email protected]
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she/they
Matt Dunbar
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Senior Administrator: Process & Systems 
​[email protected]
he/him

Marketing Team


Rachel Horton
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Communications and Audience Development Manager
[email protected]
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she/her

Associates

​Across our projects, performances, and events, we work with freelance professionals and casual workers - with expertise in a specific art form (e.g. animation, graphic design, film), performance/event production (e.g. stage design, lighting) and facilitation. These freelance folks are our go-to professionals to collaborate with, and we often invite them to work with our audiences, Youth Theatre members, project participants, and Team Mortal Fools to co-create interesting, engaging content for our community. You can meet some of those artists and creative professionals below.

Maisie Saunders

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​Casual Assistant Practitioner
Amaaya Tadaa
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​Casual Assistant Practitioner
Rachael Walsh
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Writer, Director, Dramaturg, and Facilitator

Mark Gate

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​Casual Assistant Practitioner
Connor Robson
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Technical Assistant
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any pronouns

Eloise Barber

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​Casual Assistant Practitioner
Swaddle Creative
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Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Calum Howard
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Composer, Sound Designer, and Facilitator
Jane Imrie
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Freelance PR and content specialist
she/her
Sheryl Jenkins
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Animator and Community Artist
Kamilla Jonsson
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Stage Manager, Lighting Designer, Programmer, and Technician
Aileen Kelly
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Stage, Production, and Costume Designer
Lily Mae Kroese
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Animator, Illustrator and
​Community Artist
she/her

Danielle Slade
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Melva Writer, Workshop Facilitator, and Children's Theatre Maker
We are always interested in hearing from freelancers available for work in the North East, with an interest in children and young people’s co-created work – so if that’s you, drop us an email to reach out via [email protected].

Other folks we work with regularly and recommend:

Von Fox Promotions
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North East Photography and Video Production Company
Vida Creative
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North East Branding, Creative, and Digital Transformation Agency
Fly Girl Films
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Yorkshire Female-Led Film Production Company (Promotional Content and Documentary)
Meerkat Films
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Newcastle Film Company (Drama, Documentary, and Commercial)
Statex Print
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North East Commercial Print Company
North East Family Fun
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North East Influencer (Championing Family Happenings Across the Region)
Ingram AV
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Audio-Visual Equipment Hires and Sales, and Full Technical Event Production Service
We also work with young volunteers, who support our youth theatre programmes and gain experience and training in artistic facilitation and stage management. To find out more, email [email protected]

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  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Impact
  • OUR WORK
    • Youth Theatre & Arts Groups >
      • MFYT Weekly Groups
      • Stage One Youth Theatre
      • Ensemble Young Company
      • NEW Creative Sparks group
    • WITH SCHOOLS >
      • Melva Mental Health Programme
    • CONNECT BUSINESS TRAINING
    • EMPLOYABILITY >
      • Free Employability Resources
      • CONNECT: Future Ready
      • Young CONNECT
      • CONNECT: Creative Futures
    • SECTOR LEADERSHIP >
      • Youth Theatre Together and Practitioner Resources
  • SUPPORT US
  • PROJECTS
    • Current Projects >
      • MFYT: INFLUENCE
      • Ensemble Young Company 2025-2026
    • PAST PROJECTS >
      • Hirst Fest
      • Ensemble Young Company Presents
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Young people's groups >
      • Join Youth Theatre
      • NEW Creative Sparks group
      • New Stage One Youth Theatre
    • Community activities >
      • Hirst Festival
    • EXPERIENCE OUR WORK
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