A winner (with Les Smith) of the Manchester Evening News award for Best New Play, Martin taught script-writing at the universities of Bolton and Salford, before becoming an adjudicator and mentor for the 24:7 theatre festival. Over the years, in addition to drama, Martin has seen more ballet and contemporary dance than is wise for a man with two left feet, and much more opera than any other holder of a Grade 3 certificate in singing.
Steve Timms grew up in Oldham and studied Theatre at the University of Huddersfield. He has written for several publications including City Life, The Big Issue, Litro. Little White Lies and Storgy. He is the author of several plays including Detox Mansion, American Beer, and Temp/Casual (staged at Contact Theatre in 2011). He is a recipient of the Peggy Ramsay award.
A Manchester resident, raised in London. Moses has a keen interest in all things theatre, techy, sporty, music, film and languages (notamment francais).
His greatest achievement was cycling from London to Paris to raise funds for Action Medical Research in 2011. When not cycling he has entered The Bruntwood Prize for playwriting and won the Contact Theatre’s playwriting competition ‘Flip the Script’.
Dr Simon A. Morrison is a writer and academic who has reported on the music scene everywhere from Beijing to Brazil; Moscow to Marrakech. He currently works as Programme Leader for the Music Journalism degree at the University of Chester. His books include Discombobulated - a collection of Gonzo ‘Dispatches From The Wrong Side’ published in the UK and US by Headpress.
Journalism student from the Midlands studying in Manchester. I have a great interest in all things musical, having performed in musical theatre from a young age. Favourite musicals include Wicked and Hamilton.
Cathy is a scriptwriter, poet and journalist. She also lectures in creative writing.
Reece is a freelance journalist based in Manchester.
Katie is a Manchester-based journalist, interested in music, social issues and the arts
Jordon Francis is a freelance journalist based in Manchester.
Verity is a freelance journalist based in Manchester.
Hazel Roy in an International theatre director, writer and dance practitioner based in Manchester. She is a fully paid up member of the ’sod retirement at 60-create a new life’ fraternity. She started directing at 54. She is 74 on 13 July 2020 .
Jemma is a freelance journalist based in Manchester.
Hannah is a student journalist from Yorkshire, studying in Manchester. When she isn’t deep in a music hole finding new rock songs, she’s trying to get her Staffie to look at the camera.
Amy is a freelance journalist based in Manchester
Rory was born in Northern Ireland before moving to England in his late teens where he studied for a degree in film studies and writing for performance. He has had a lifelong love of movies. His earliest memory is of watching Disney’s The Fox and The Hound at the cinema when he was three-years-old.
Alison Ruck is a marketing and PR specialist by day, following many years as a theatre PR, Alison left the arts industry but became a north west reviewer to keep her love of theatre burning bright. She has a degree in Drama & Media, and performs in Amateur dramatics in her spare time.
