What We Do
We create projects with local communities about the things that matter to them.
We use theatre and visual arts to:
EXPLORE community voices and experiences;
BUILD stronger connections across diversity;
CREATE performances and interactive exhibitions that share the important stories of underrepresented communities.
We believe that theatre and the arts can transform the way we see ourselves, our relationships with others and the world around us.
Who we are
Jessica Matthews
Co-Artistic Director
Jessica is a theatre practitioner who has designed and delivered creative workshops for a variety of community groups. She has trained extensively in Theatre of the Oppressed in the UK and Brazil and is a French and Portuguese speaker.
Jessica has an MA in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution and is passionate about the role of the arts in peacebuilding and social change.
Jack Owen
Co-Artistic Director
Jack is a photographer, socially engaged practitioner and community artist, with a particular interest in collaborative approaches within photography. He has an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography and works on community level creative arts projects alongside his freelance practice.
Jack believes photographs help us to think and reflect on the human experience, and to interrogate and challenge mainstream, reductive ways of thinking about who we are.