Deborah Maurice: Artistic Director, Founder
 As a trained puppeteer / visual and physical performer Deborah has led a varied career performing, directing, teaching and collaborating in Europe, Asia and West Africa, preferring often non- traditional theatre spaces for her work. Recently she has focused on the creative and challenging exchange of ideas that arises from cross-disciplinary artists working together. Deborah  has always had an active interest in crossing both geographical and disciplinary borders and welcomes ideas for future collaborative projects.

Domnique trained at Le Coq School, Paris and then as a special-needs teacher. He is a freelance artist and director working with many European organisations in many fields, including the Samovar Theatre, Paris and as a clown doctor with terminally ill children. He will continue to be a frequent and regular collaborator with the Company.

Chair person / Background in theatre and marketing is
now head of Theatre at Kendal College after 12 years as marketing director at the Old Laundry Bowness , Cumbria

Jo  has only recently taken on the role of Trustee.  She works in a freelance capacity wearing a selection of variously coloured hats under the loose umbrella of education  and development training services.

Actress, graphic artist, super organiser and bringer of ideas.

At heart, a jazz musician, Stu has been a frequent collaborator, contributing improvised sounds with double bass, accordion and  saxophone. Stu is a freelance musical director, composer and recording artist.

A graduate of the Jacques Lecoq performance school Richard now runs his own theatre companies in Paris. As well as performing he has been a valued collaborator in our European training exchange programme in Alsace.

A trained Visual Performance artist, Jonah brings puppet, voice-overtoning and musical skills on  less-usual instruments such as the didgeridoo to the Collaborator's mix.

Stefan started life as an actor, appearing in over 50 productions across the UK appearing on some of the major British stages such as the National. He now has a successful directing career.

Caroline is the director of the London School of Puppetry and involved in all aspects of puppet and puppet theatre design. She  is the author of several books on puppetry for special needs and Collaborated on our Tom Thumb production.

Paul is a freelance artist, musician, photographer and computer consultant who Collaborators have been lucky enough to work with on developing a web presence. To see some of Paul's work have a look at

http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.landon/