Jen McGregor is an award-winning writer, dramaturg, and director. Recent credits include Who Pays the Piper (Play, Pie & Pint), The Premorial (Birds of Paradise/Perth Theatre), Ghost Stories (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), HallucinoJen (SMHAF), HomoSapien (Emma Ruse Productions) and A Brief History of Neurodivergence (Fiona Moon). Her play Heaven Burnswon the 2018 ART Award.

Jen’s first libretto, for Amble Skuse’s chamber opera Divergent Sounds, debuted at the Southbank Centre in 2023 with the City of London Sinfonia. Her second, Heaven Burns, is in development with composer Sarah Ann Marze and received support from Second Movement in 2024.

Jen’s work explores themes of self-invention, death fear/death drive, and finding your place in a world in which you don’t easily fit.

Kirsty Harris is an artist, designer and maker specialising in installation and performative works.

Kirsty makes immersive worlds and experiences in found environments, landscapes and theatres. She has made work for babies aged 6 months and all the ages that come after.

She has led design-based community projects for The Old Vic, The National Theatre, The National Trust, The V&A, Kensington Palace and Manchester Jewish Museum.

She has collaborated with or been commissioned by companies including Wildworks, Punchdrunk, The Young Vic, Coney, Likely Story Theatre and Battersea Arts Centre, Southbank Centre, The Discover Centre, The London Symphony Orchestra, National Theatre Wales and The National Trust.

Kirsty Harris makes things. www.khmakesthings.co.uk

Gary is a Glasgow based composer and sound designer for stage and screen. His extensive, eclectic specialism in sound and music has been heard in countless productions across the UK and Europe.

Previous credits include: Inside Culture (BBC), Moorcroft (Tron Theatre), The Celtic Story (SEC Armadillo), Educating Rita (Perth Theatre), Rollers Forever (Pavilion Theatre), The Events (Wonder Fools), Tin Forest (National Theatre Of Scotland), Pig (New Diorama), Don Jon (Hull Truck Theatre), Lysistrata (Capital Theatres), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Royal Lyceum), The Steamie, The Blue Road, For The Love Of The Nightingale (Dundee Rep) Catafalque (Scissor Kick) and many more.

Gary has composed songs and score for the works of Julia Donaldson and Quentin Blake among others.

Laura is a freelance Lighting Designer working across Theatre, Dance and Live Performance. 

A selection of recent design credits include: Mary Queen of Rock (Pretty Knickers Productions) Too Many Penguins (Frozen Charlotte) Anatomy of a Suicide, The Sewing Group (RADA) The All New Adventures of Peter Pan – A Pantomime Sequel (Evolution Productions) Ugly: A Cinderella Story (Cumbernauld Theatre) Lena (Feather Productions / Glass Handbag) Thora (St Magnus Festival) Shrill, Two in a Barrel (Scissor Kick) The Steamie (Dundee Rep) Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel, The Multiverse is Gay, Seven Against Edinburgh, Summer on Stage 2022 and 2023 (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh).

Laura is resident Lighting Designer for Stage Door Entertainment based in Edinburgh and is also an Associate Lighting Tutor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

www.laurahawkins.design

Ali Anderson-Dyer is a theatre maker and conceptual designer who makes immersive experiences; encounters that invite people to step inside a story and play.

She is the Artistic Director of award-winning Dumfries & Galloway theatre company Bunbury Banter where she is committed to making inclusive performance work that puts participants at the heart of the story.

Working with everything from words and sound, through to food and drink, her innovative work explodes moments of temporary connection into meaningful transformation through curious engagement, playful evolution, and responsive sensory environments.

Livia Nicholson is a creative practitioner and playwright currently based in Glasgow. She moved to Glasgow from Dumfries and Galloway for her degree and graduated with an MA in English Literature/ Theatre Studies from the University in Glasgow in 2024.

She is a frequent collaborator with Bunbury Banter, having worked with them on projects including The Silenced in 2021 and Words Live in 2019.

Emma’s expertise lies in bringing unique creative visions to life through her role as a Marketing & PR Manager with a background in project management, operations, communications and community engagement.

She believes that every project should leave a lasting legacy in communities and has a strong reputation for the integrity and quality of her work. Emma has extensive experience in developing new projects, championing opportunities for communities and sharing stories with a unique vision that connects with audiences.

With a unique blend of marketing savvy and artistic vision, Heather Prentice is a dedicated arts professional based in Dumfries & Galloway. Drawing on her academic training in Three-Dimensional Design and Art History, she has built a career elevating various stores, brands and institutions, most notably during her time in marketing roles at the historic Theatre Royal.

Her expertise in visual merchandising and design is driven by a deep conviction that art should be for everyone, enriching lives by promoting creativity, self-confidence, and a more inclusive community.

Tem Rae Wilder (they/them) is a queer and neurodivergent play artist, storyteller, writer, and game designer, as well as a support worker specialising in neurodivergence and invisible disability.

They are the founder of accessible community arts venue and Scotland’s only dedicated Tabletop RPG library, the Pluto Q Community Reading Room in Glasgow.