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Darren Yeomans

Studio Director: Atomhawk Daren is the Studio Director at Atomhawk Design Ltd. Atomhawk is an international operation, known as a world leading art and design studio. They create concept art, UI/UX design, motion grap... Read More
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Chris Riddell

Illustrator Chris Riddell, OBE is the popular multi-award winning illustrator and author of children’s books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals – an unprecedented... Read More
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Aardman Animation

Animation Company Aardman Animation is employee-owned and exists for the benefit of its workforce and the industry they are passionate about. The Aardman Academy is one pillar of Aardman Animation set up to nurture ta... Read More
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Tim Searle

Animator Tim has over 30 years experience of developing, directing and producing award-winning animation. He has written, designed, animated, ‘boarded, edited, produced, directed, and of course made the tea. His anima... Read More
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Maria Crocker

Theatre Director & Teacher Maria is a theatre director and teacher based in Newcastle with 10 years’ experience of working in the industry, including the West End and Broadway. directorsprogram.youngvic.org   Read More
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Annabel Turpin

Chief Executive & Artistic Director Annabel Chief Executive & Artistic Director of the award winning arts centre Arc. She has a national profile for championing of both the arts and theatre as well as communit... Read More
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Rob Icke

Writer & Theatre Director Robert Icke FRSL is an English writer and theatre director. He has been referred to as the “great hope of British theatre.” He is an award-winning writer and director, working... Read More
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Tony Jayawardena

Actor Tony is a British actor, known for his roles as Mr Bhamra in the West End musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical and for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe and Royal Nationa... Read More
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Janet Plater

Playwright & Founder Janet Plater Management Janet is the founder of the eponymous Janet Plater Management Ltd – the leading professional actors agency in the North East of England. The company was establish... Read More
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North Tees Hospital to Welcome Back Eddie Hawking Sculpture

A sculpture by Eddie Hawking, former lecturer at Middlesbrough College of Art (now The Northern School of Art) is being reinstalled at North Tees University Hospital, over 50 years since sadly being taken down after b... Read More