Ellie Dubois (Co-Artistic Director) is a theatre maker and director based in the highlands. Other work includes: Ringside, No Show, Nosedive + Little Top. She recently created Hold Fast, a circus show made for the village halls of Strathspey.
Kim Donohoe (Co-Artistic Director) is a Scottish theatre maker and performer. She trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and her work is based in devised contemporary theatre. Kim is an Associate Artist with Starcatchers, Scotland’s leading Early Years arts company.
Recently Kim has worked with companies including Frozen Charlotte, Edinburgh International Festival, Strange Town and Platform, and has toured the UK with Birds Nests Theatre and Starcatchers, as well as to Shanghai as part of Emma Nutland and Samuel Jamieson’s immersive performance Von Tuur. She is also a member of Sprog Rock, a band that performs live interactive gigs for 0-5 year olds.
Pete Lannon (Co-Artistic Director) is a performer, director and musician based in Glasgow. He creates playful, physical performances for adult and young audiences. He has been an Imaginate Accelerator Artist, an associate artist at Platform and was previously a BBC Performing Arts Fund theatre fellow with Imaginate and Catherine Wheels.
Pete has worked with a range of companies and artists across Scotland, including the National Theatre of Scotland, Gary McNair, Gareth Nicholls, The Tron, Janice Parker Projects, Macrobert, Fish & Game, The Lyceum, Starcatchers, Scottish Youth Theatre & The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is currently studying part-time at Glasgow School of Art. He also performs regularly with Sprog Rock.
Nicola Lawton – Company Producer
Nicola is an independent producer working in Scotland with extensive knowledge of circus practice and focuses her work on contemporary circus and theatre.
She has managed both national and international projects with Aerial Edge including the Edinburgh Aerial and Acro convention, Mirabilia’s Scotland Focus and produced events for Merchant City Festival & the European Championships. Nicola also ran Creative Scotland funded Braw Circus Festival, Scotland’s first contemporary circus festival in collaboration with Ellie Dubois and Platform, bringing together works in progress, scratch performances and shows from Scottish circus makers.
Her previous independent producing work includes the award-winning No Show by Ellie Dubois (Herald Angel 2019) , Fram & Dunt by Collectif And Then . . . , and Dreams of the Small Gods by Zinnia Oberski (Autopsy Award Winner 20/21, Made in Scotland Showcase).
Erin Caitlín Karn – Admin and Development Coordinator
Erin is a theatre and festival producer, coordinator and administrator working in Scotland. She has worked across festivals, touring productions, engagement projects, visual arts and venue management. She brings an access-led perspective to all her work and projects.
She has managed multiple Sands: International Film Festival iterations and Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs, and worked on projects with companies such as Baby Wants Candy, Smoking Apples and Bee in my Beanie. Erin also works at the Byre Theatre, collaborating on operational systems and student practical learning.
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