Alice was one of the dance artists who performed in our Honour Shame multi-media production at Dance City, choreographed by Alys North to depict the ways in which women’s bodies and sexuality are policed by society.

Alicia was one of the dance artists who performed in our Honour Shame multi-media production at Dance City, choreographed by Alys North to depict the ways in which women’s bodies and sexuality are policed by society.

Alys was the creative producer and choreographer of our Honour Shame project which was performed in Dance City. She is a dancer, facilitator and maker who love to improvise and play and has worked on participatory projects with Headway Arts, Jack Drum Arts, The Comfrey Project, Curious Monkey and Helix Arts.

Whilst a graphic design student at Durham Sixth Form Centre, Ash designed the retrospective exhibition boards and booklet to celebrate our 10th anniversary as an organisation!

Beka was commissioned by our Let’s Talk about Sex project Student Social Action Group to document a group discussion exploring how we can challenge harmful sexual attitudes. The resulting ‘live illustration’ features in What’s All the Fuss About? Beka is an artist and illustrator whose portfolio includes scribing, installation and live performance.

Bettie was commissioned by our Let’s Talk about Sex project Student Social Action Group to create artworks in response to the theme of challenging harmful sexual attitudes. The resulting piece “Switching the Narrative” features in What’s All the Fuss About? Bettie is a surface designer who produces glitzy funky pieces under the name of “Slutmouth.”

Bridget was the writer for our Sometimes it Hurts story series, as well as supporting the early development of A is for Amy alongside Zoe Murtagh, as this was based on one of the stories within the series. She is a creative facilitator for New Writing North, a poet, podcaster and novelist who has worked with a range of local authorities, criminal justice settings and cultural organisations.

Bridie was the Sound Designer for both A is for Amy and Weaving Stories, co-producing the score together with our youth participants on both projects. She is one part of folk band Staithe and a regular music facilitator for Theatre Hullabaloo.

Chris worked alongside a team of artists and community participants in both our Men’s Voices and Honour Shame projects, creating a set of poetry on themes of gender stereotypes and sexual attitudes. This content can be found in our Lads, lads, lads publication and our What’s All the Fuss About? educational toolkit.

Christina played the part of Dorothy in our play Make Do and Mend, including in the stage-to-screen iteration. She has featured on ITV, BBC, Channel 4, Northern Stage, Live Theatre, National Theatre. She frequently performs for socially-engaged theatre company, Open Clasp, and runs Stage Tynemouth youth theatre.

Ed was the Director for the stage-to-screen version of Make Do and Mend, working closely with Rupert Philbrick to produce a filmed version of our play. He was a founding member of Middle Child and is now Artistic Director of Alphabetti Theatre.

Whilst a graphic design student at Lancaster University, Elitsa designed a learning booklet to accompany our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace training programme.

Ellie played the part of Nadia in our play Make Do and Mend, including in the stage-to-screen iteration. Now a personal trainer, she has long been involved with Newcastle’s People’s Theatre.

Whilst a Visual Arts and Film student at Durham University, Grace designed the digital exhibition resulting from our Let’s Talk about Sex project – What’s All the Fuss About? Having undertaken a range of internships in the museum sector during her degree, she now works for Tate galleries.

Grace created the soundscape for our Who Wears the Trousers? Animation. She is a musician and sound artist who performs with the band Venus Grrrls and is the co-founder of Tees Valley-based youth creative project We Make Sound.

Hope created imagery to illustrate a set of testimonies of invisible disabilities that we gathered in the process of creating our Disability Policy. These images formed the basis of an exhibition in Bishop Auckland Town Hall, which gave insight into the intricate tapestry of what disabled people bring to the table.

Izaak supported our Weaving Stories project as facilitator and drama practitioner, developing and delivering creative workshops to enhance youth engagement. He is a project producer, theatre maker and facilitator, who works extensively with communities and organisations (e.g. Curious Arts, Newbridge Project) to deliver meaningful engagement that has a long-lasting effect.

Jayne is a visual artist and creative facilitator who has delivered on a range of our projects, including domestic abuse-themed community engagement as part of Make Do and Mend and Don’t Look Away, workplace training Demystifying Domestic Abuse and our Durham University commission engaging students in Who Wears the Trousers? and What’s All the Fuss About?

Jonny plays the roles of Dean, Frankie & Vanessa in A is for Amy. His comedic deployment of multiple roles across genders brings an important light relief to the difficult themes being addressed. He runs a support group for male domestic abuse survivors & his stage & TV credits include Newcastle Theatre Royal, Astravaganza Entertainment, ITV.

Kaitlyn plays the titular role in our play and the stage-to-screen version of A is for Amy. She has performed in Durham and Newcastle Fringe Festivals with feminist theatre company Menstrual Rage, written & directed a play at Northern Stage and received the ARC award for ‘Best Solo Show’ in 2023.

Katharine has supported our project delivery as facilitator and poetry practitioner, developing creative workshops to engage young people in our What’s All the Fuss About? artwork to challenge their thinking around identity, relationships and wellbeing. She has delivered for Durham University, Creative Youth Opportunities and Create North and is an award winning poet.

Laura was the dramaturgical mentor for our writer-director Zoe Murtagh in the development of both the stage and stage-to-screen iterations of A is for Amy. She is an award-winning writer, director and performer who has worked with Northern Stage, Cap-a-Pie, November Club, New Writing North, Open Clasp, Tin Arts and is a Resident Artist for Newcastle Theatre Royal.

Lizzie created the illustrations that accompany our Us Too soundscape, responding to recorded testimonies we had gathered of a diverse range of domestic abuse survivors. They also illustrated our core team members who you can see on our Meet the Team page! They are a poet, performer and creative health practitioner who won the North East Artist of the Year Award in 2023.

Lou was commissioned by our Let’s Talk about Sex project Student Social Action Group to illustrate the positive relationship stories that feature in What’s All the Fuss About? They are a queer artist who creates illustrations to make a difference in respect to body positivity, mental health, LGBTQIA+ issues and sex education.

Louise is a photographer who supported us with photo documentation of the Men’s Voices exhibition in Empty Shop’s TESTT Space, as well as designing the accompanying booklet, the first iteration of our What Would You Do? sexting-themed educator toolkit and the informational resource booklet that accompanies our film Make Do and Mend.

Lucy was the Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Director in both the stage and film productions of A is for Amy. She is a playwright and the co-founder of Peachplant Productions who has led wellbeing retreats for women artists in the Northeast culture sector.

Maya plays the parts of Jaz and Mum and A is for Amy. She was part of the cast of BAFTA award winning How to be a Person (E4, Channel 4) & Blue Jean (BBC Films, BFI) & has performed on stage for Live Theatre, Alphabetti Theatre, Open Clasp & Northern Stage.

Merny was commissioned by our Let’s Talk about Sex project Student Social Action Group to create a series of illustrations which approach the topic of harmful sexual attitudes in a tongue-in-cheek way. He used watercolours to create the inclusive portrait of young people navigating puberty and early sexual encounters that feature in What’s All the Fuss About?

Michelle was the set designer for the stage version of A is for Amy, has delivered our workplace training, Demystifying Domestic Abuse, and via her own organisation, Creative Youth Opportunities, has been a partner of ours for many years.

Nadia was one of the dance artists who performed in our Honour Shame multi-media production at Dance City, choreographed by Alys North to depict the ways in which women’s bodies and sexuality are policed by society. She is the founder of dance company Company of Others.

Polly was our Artistic Director for a number of years, in which role, she co-produced a wide range of artworks across various projects. Her mixed media visual artwork featured in Honour Shame, Men’s Voices, Stepping Out of the Box, Lads, lads, lads and our What’s All the Fuss About? educational toolkit.

Rachel was the writer and director of our domestic abuse-focused play Make Do and Mend, capturing the verbatim perspectives of 3 survivors who were receiving support from the Just for Women Centre. She is an award-winning actor and theatre-maker who runs BigFoot Arts Education and recently founded Cockahoop Creative CIC.

Rosie played the part of Lorna in our play Make Do and Mend, including in the stage-to-screen iteration. She is an Associate Artist at Alphabetti Theatre, has appeared on BBC Radio’s The Archers, as well as Northern Stage and Durham Gala Theatre, and channels her expertise as a voice and verbatim theatre coach.

Together with New Writing North, we commissioned Ross to write a piece about men and masculinity as part of our Men’s Voices project. the featured in Durham Book Festival and our project publication. He is an award-winning novelist and his short stories have featured in Granta, Prospect, the Sunday Times, Esquire and BBC Radio 2 and 4.

Rupert has been an Associate Artist on a range of different projects for us over the years, including capturing and editing the stage-to-film version of Make Do and Mend, creating soundscapes for Us Too, Men’s Voices and Stepping Out of the Box, designing our Lads, lads, lads, Who Wears the Trousers? and What’s All the Fuss About? publications. He has supported us with exhibition installation, testimony gathering and workshop facilitation.

Sheryl has animated Weaving Stories, Sometimes it Hurts and Who Wears the Trousers? working closely with our Youth Creative Action Group to codesign every aspect of the Weaving Stories production. She has worked with The Forge, The Hepworth, the North Pennines AONB Partnership, Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, The Customs House, The Word, Durham Cathedral, Locomotion NRM Shildon, Southbank Centre, and exhibited work at a range of animation festivals.

Sofia is a multidisciplinary visual artist commissioned by our Let’s Talk about Sex project Student Social Action Group to create a series of illustrations that feature in What’s All the Fuss About? and use everyday objects and phrases to reinforce positive relationship behaviours. Her work, strongly influenced by her Punjabi heritage, aims to transform public spaces by injecting joy and revealing hidden histories.

Tamsin created the illustrations for our Sometimes it Hurts story series, capturing young people’s experiences of tricky things happening in their homes and their emerging relationships. Their illustrations were used as the basis for our animators to bring the stories to life on screen.

Tom was selected by the Youth Creative Action Group in our Weaving Stories project to illustrate the scenes and characters that would tell the story featured in the resulting animation. He is an illustrator who creates and sells books and zines.

Tracy is a photographer and socially-engaged creative facilitator who supported the development of our Weaving Stories animation, by co-producing images together with a peer sexual abuse survivor whose perspective shaped the script.

Whilst a design student at Lancaster University, Violet designed a bespoke publication commissioned by Changing Lives to support work with men in their programmes to explore ideas around masculinity and how they might affect their relationship behaviours.

Zoe wrote the script for our Weaving Stories animation and A is for Amy play, as well as directing the latter, for the stage and stage-to-screen iterations. She is a writer, performer & facilitator working in theatre, film & poetry. She has worked with ARC Stockton, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, New Writing North & National Theatre Schools.