Carrie Cracknell is a theatre and film director. Her debut feature film, an adaptation of Jane Austen's PERSUASION for Netflix / MRC, starring Dakota Johnson, was released on Netflix in 2022. In 2023, she directed a major revival of Portia Coughlan by Marina Carr at the Almeida Theatre.
Her production of Sea Wall/ A Life was nominated for four Tony Awards (Best Play, twice for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, and for Best Sound Design in a Play for Daniel Kluger).

Carrie regularly collaborates with the National Theatre where her credits include her acclaimed productions of Medea, The Deep Blue Sea (both with Helen McCrory and which were live-streamed into cinemas internationally as part of NT Live), Blurred Lines and Julie (starring Vanessa Kirby in a new version by Polly Stenham, also NT Live.)

Other credits include Macbeth and Electra (Young Vic) Birdland and Pigeons (The Royal Court) Oil (The Almeida) A Doll’s House and Stacy (National Theatre of Scotland.) Carrie has been an Associate Director at both the Young Vic and the Royal Court Theatre, and was a member of the board at the Almeida Theatre.

Milli is an internationally acclaimed Theatre, Film and Radio Director, and Dramaturg from East London. She is an Associate Artist at Synergy. She was Associate Director at The Royal Court Theatre until December 2023. She is a two-time Olivier Award nominee, for her productions of seven methods of killing kylie jenner and Blue Mist, both premiered at The Royal Court Theatre. Her other work has been nominated for Visionary Arts Awards, Off West End Awards, EE Actas and Asian Media Awards, and her work has both received West End and international transfers.

Miranda is a director making work through new writing, devised work, musicals and classic texts. She has additional skills in movement direction and dramaturgy.

Miranda Cromwell’s credits as co-director include Olivier Award-winning Death of a Salesman (Young Vic Theatre/West End transfer), the production also received a Black British theatre award for best production. Directing credits include: Mlima's Tale (Kiln Theatre), The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Nottingham Playhouse), Swing Sister Swing (UK Tour), Rockets and Blue Lights (National Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange/ BBC radio 3) Oncomm Best audio drama award, and breathe… (Almeida Theatre), Half Breed (BBC iplayer, Talawa Theatre/Soho Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe Festival/India tour), Magic Elves, Hey Diddle Diddle, Sense (Bristol Old Vic), Pigeon English (Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Bristol Old Vic), The Rest of Your Life (Bush Theatre) Death and Treason (Bristol Old Vic/UK tour).

Miranda has directed new writing for the National Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange, Bush Theatre, Talawa Theatre and Soho Theatre. Miranda is the Artistic Director of Twisted Theatre, a diverse collective of artists making theatre in immersive and site-responsive ways. Her awards include an Olivier for best direction for co-directing on Death of a Salesman 2020, and a nomination for an Evening Standard award for the same production.

I'm a Theatremaker. For me, that means I am a Writer, Director and Performer. A Black British-born Ghanaian cultivated by South London.

My journey has taken me to writing for theatre giants such as The Royal Court, Directing at The Young Vic Theatre and performing at The National Theatre. I have been awarded by universities such as The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Roehampton University and been longlisted by BBC Writersroom. But more than these accolades, I have found a real desire to create work that stretches the imagination of all who watch. I want to work with people who have a desire to cultivate stories that are wild, seasoned and passionate. I want to create and recreate worlds on stage. As an artist, I want my work to always inspire - especially for people like me

Vicky Featherstone is a theatre and artistic director. She has been artistic director of London's Royal Court Theatre since April 2013. Prior to that she was founding artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland, and before that artistic director of the UK new writing touring theatre company Paines Plough.

Emilia Nurmukhamet (she/they) is a Tatar Theatre-Maker, Performer and Founding Artistic Director of the award-nominated Bold Mellon Collective.

Emilia's work focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to performance: combining live sound, digital media and performance art alongside foregrounding documentary style writing, with an interest in spotlighting queer and migrant stories.

Emilia has performed in and devised critically acclaimed performances and staged productions, as well produced sold-out artist showcases across the UK and internationally.