Julia studied Drama and English at Birmingham University. She has worked at Theatre Royal Stratford East, the National Theatre and The Black-E. Her shows for 20SH include Tales from the Mp3, Black, Blackberry Trout Face and Rain. She loves riding her bike, especially down hills.

Leanne has worked at 20 Stories High for four years and loves working closely with our youth theatre/young actors. She is a co-founder of Tell Tale Theatre, a local community theatre group. She is currently enjoying becoming a mum and loves most music ever made!

Guy has worked within Theatre and the Creative industries for the last 20 years, most recently as Creative Learning Director at the Dukes Playhouse, Lancaster. Guy is passionate about using arts and creative practices to enable young people to produce their own personal bests and to realise their full potential.

Nathan studied Theatre and Performance at Leeds University before moving to Nottingham to become the Diversity and Participation Officer at Nottingham Playhouse. Directing for Nottingham Playhouse includes Noughts and Crosses, The Domino Effect, Holloway Jones.
Nathan loves hip hop, grime and dancing…….. badly.

Tina has worked in the creative industries in Liverpool for more than 25 years, including roles at Curious Minds, Creative Partnerships Merseyside and Merseyside ACME.
She enjoys visual and performance art but books, reading and words are what she loves most, and she is a member of two reading groups.

Siofra graduated from LJMU in July 2016 with a Drama and English degree. She has spent the last four years working across Liverpool with different arts organisations and loves the city of Liverpool. She’s a huge fan of great films and smoked cheese.

Nathaniel is a theatre making, melody composing, beat laying, model posing, workshop leading, project managing, creative talking, fashion styling, interior designing, young people inspiring, teenage dreaming jack of all trades.

Lemn Sissay is a poet, author and theatre maker and 20 Stories High’s first patron. The company have been talking with Lemn for a few years about their work and their shared connections; political, artistic and social.
“Lemn is inspirational and I cannot wait for us to draw on his expertise and talent to enrich our work.” Keith Saha

Yvonne lives and works in Manchester, and is an experienced cultural manager with particular expertise in fundraising and income generation. Yvonne has experience of working in the cultural sector in many different ways. She likes going to see new theatre.

Gordon has worked in Theatre for fifteen years primarily with Complicite, ATG, Frantic Assembly, The Barbican, and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. He is currently Theatre Director of the Lyceum, Crewe.

Curtis is a writer, performer, musician and creative coach. He is passionate about raising social awareness, connecting communities and freeing the creative spirit.

Toyin is a former 20SH Youth Theatre and Young Actors member and was involved in several 20SH shows, including the tour of Tales from the MP3 in 2014.  He is currently working full time in industry whilst studying towards becoming a Chartered Management Accountant.

Heather graduated in Media at Liverpool John Moores University. She has managed a number of Social Responsibility projects in the corporate sector and holds qualifications in Marketing, personal coaching and Major Donor planning. Heather is passionate about engagement and encourages collaboration amongst teams.

Ngunan is a Nigerian Scouser and has been at the BBC 10 beautiful years working on inspirational projects and stories for Upfront, BBC Radio Merseyside’s African Caribbean show. Ngunan has always had a passion for working with disengaged and disadvantage women and young people, using media to empower and educate the masses.

Martha has worked in marketing in publishing and arts organisations, including Trestle Theatre Company and the Bluecoat. She now provides strategic support to help small businesses and non-profits get the most from social media.