Theatre Uncut
Political Theatre for Everyone Everywhere

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Artistic Team

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Emma Callander - artistic directoR

@emmacallander

Emma Callander joined Theatre Uncut as Co-Artistic Director in 2012 and became Artistic Director in 2021.

Directing includes The Merthyr Stigmatist by Lisa Parry, Crash by Andy Duffy (nominated Best Play at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland) and Cuckooed by Mark Thomas (winner of a Fringe First and the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award).

Emma was Associate Director of the Traverse Theatre 2013 - 15 and Creative Director of BIRTH international playwriting festival for Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester.

Emma has directed Theatre Uncut productions at the Young Vic, Traverse Theatre, Sherman Theatre, Paines Plough Roundabout, Bristol Old Vic, Arches Glasgow, Latitude, Boomtown, Shambala and Teater GROB Copenhagen.

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hannah price - FOUNDER

@hannahprice

Hannah is the Founder of Theatre Uncut and was also Co- Artistic Director until 2021.

Hannah is a BAFTA winning performance director for video games, virtual reality, motion-capture and performance-capture projects. She also created and directed the immersive experience The Gunpowder Plot at the Tower of London.

Directing includes: The Girl That Fell by Sarah Rutherford and Again by Stephanie Jacobs and Boa by Clara Brennan starring Harriet Walter at the Trafalgar Studios, 1984 LIVE for the Orwell Foundation, Dead Monkey by Nick Darke at the Park Theatre.

Hannah has directed Theatre Uncut work at the Young Vic, Traverse Theatre, Paines Plough Roundabout, Southwark Playhouse, Latitude Festival, on national UK tour, Teater GROB Copenhagen and DOT Tiyatro Istanbul.

Our Board

MIMI FINDLAY(Chair)

Mimi is Chair of Theatre Uncut and Executive Director of Bush Theatre. 

She was previously the Administrative Producer at the Albany for the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture 2022 – We Are Lewisham, and Chair of Judges for the Alfred Fagon Award. Prior to this she worked with companies including Clean Break, Talawa, Fuel, Actors Touring Company, the National Theatre and Paines Plough.

Alongside the delivery of multiple events for London Borough of Culture including Close To Home: The Mass Dance Event, her credits include Blis-ta, which was Recipient of Tinniswood Award 2022 – BBC Audio Drama Awards, [BLANK] by Alice Birch, a Clean Break and Donmar Warehouse co-production at Donmar Warehouse and the national tour of The Dark by Nick Makoha for Fuel. She produced the new writing festival Talawa Firsts from 2015 – 2017 supporting a number of writers in the development of new works including Tash Marshall’s Half Breed, babirye bukilwa’s …hour and theatre makers including Azara Meghie, Ann Akin and Botis Seva – Far from the Norm.

Mimi provides consultancy and mentorship for artists at various stages of their careers and is a firm advocate for inclusive practice. She has previously participated on panels and in workshops for the Greater London Authority for London Borough of Culture, Theatre Peckham, National Theatre, China Plate, The Roundhouse, people make it work, and Creative Access, and contributed to several studies in equality of access and opportunity.

She is committed to developing and progressing conversation and action towards a more representative and inclusive cultural landscape in the UK and beyond, championing and sustaining underrepresented artists careers from all corners of the industry, and harnessing artists’ voices to enhance the British cultural experience for everyone.

SIOBHAN WOODROW

Siobhán works in advertising with a specialism in social media and content. With almost two decades experience within media and advertising she joined Theatre Uncut’s board in January 2018. She’s been a supporter of Theatre Uncut's work since it was created and is excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the great work this charity is under taking. 

JOAnna kennedy

Joanna Kennedy is a retired solicitor. After leaving her legal practice she developed and ran a London based advice and campaigning charity called Z2K.

Joanna is a passionate supporter of the Arts, especially theatre. She has chaired the Boards of two theatre companies, Headlong and The Unicorn and has sat on and chaired numerous charity Boards in both the theatre world and the advice/poverty sector. Her main current roles of this kind, apart from as Trustee of Theatre Uncut, are as Chair of the National Youth Arts Trust which works to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into the performing arts and locally as a member of the Development Board of the Lyric Hammersmith and as Trustee of both the Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre and the QPR Community Trust and Chair of H&F Giving.

Since she has retired from any employed role Joanna indulged her passion for theatre by doing a Masters in Theatre & Performance at Queen Mary University and then obtained a CELTA qualification to enable her to teach English as a foreign language to refugees which she is currently doing through the charity West London Welcome.

VICKI GRACE

Vicki is currently Director of Recruitment and Organisational Change at Achates and was previously Executive Director at award-winning theatre company Improbable, responsible for the business function of the organisation and project managing the company's ransition to a new building based model and a new home. Prior to that she was
Development Director at the Royal Court Theatre and Deputy Development Director at the Donmar Warehouse specialising in income generation growth and managing complex stakeholder relationships. She has held other fundraising roles at Shakespeare's Globe and Guildhall School of Speech & Drama. Vicki is also Chief Operating Officer of the Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research and a proud trustee of Theatre Uncut (since 2019) and Anotherway Now.