Jennifer is an award-winning UK and International theatre maker and stage director, specializing in making new work across multiple disciplines. Her practice spans new writing, devised work and opera, and she also has extensive experience of working with communities and young people. Jennifer trained at the University of East Anglia, the Young Vic and on the National Theatre Studio Director’s course.
Jennifer has just finished her position as Associate Director at The Young Vic Theatre. She was the resident director for Tina, The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre, and the resident assistant director of Theatre Royal Plymouth / The Drum 2013-14.
As director:
Cymbeline (Shakespeare’s Globe), Further Than The Furthest Thing (Young Vic), Icon, K-Pop Musical (London); Gwei Mui/Ghost Girl (Camdens People Theatre) Mountains (Royal Exchange, and National Tour, Spring 2018) We Are You (Young Vic, British Museum) Clytemnestra (The Gate, London); WANTED (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Constellations & One Day When We Were Young (GEST, Sweden); Listening To Hackney (Chatsworth Palace); For The Record (TRP, Plymouth); The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (The Drum, Plymouth); Blow Out; Feathers; The Forum (Etcetera Theatre, London and Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter); Chasing Beckett (The London Theatre)
In Development: THE ODYSSEY (Unicorn Theatre), THE TEMPEST (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), FUNDAMENTAL (NDT), and GHOST GIRL for TV.
As Assistant / Associate:
Imperium (RSC); Snow in Midsummer (RSC); The Weaklings (National Tour); The Edge of Our Bodies (Gate Theatre); MADMAN; Solid Air; Inside Wagner’s Head (The Drum, Plymouth); #AiWeiWei (Hampstead Theatre); The Magic Flute (Ryedale Festival & The Arcola) The Owl and the Pussycat (Royal Opera House, London); Rodelinda (Iford Arts)
Accents & Dialects: American-Standard*, RP*, South African*, Australian, Dorset, French, Geordie, London, Welsh-Standard, Yorkshire, Zimbabwean
Music & Dance: Baritone, Guitar, Period Dancing
Other Skills: Acrobatics
Performance: Physical Theatre
Sports: Horse-jumping, Horse-riding, Running, Stage Combat, Swimming
Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence
* = Native / Highly Skilled
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Shay is an experimental chef, creative consultant and on/off restaurateur on the cutting edge of culinary cool. Shay has a growing online presence, thanks in part to appearances on Vice: Munchies (415K views) and multiple appearances on Jamie Oliver’s Food Tube (347K views).
Shay is a bit of a culinary nomad. He now runs his latest venture, Queimado in the up and coming neighbourhood of Bairro Alto in Lisbon.
Shay established The Rebel Dining Society, Shoreditch culinary pop up – Death By Burrito and wrote a cookbook. He has also featured in advertising campaigns for Tanqueray Gin, Converse and Oliver Spencer.
Since its foundation in 2015, Black Girl Gamers (BGG) has grown from a small Facebook group into a thriving collective of 8,500+ Black women around the globe. All with a shared passion for gaming and a shared ambition to make an impact on it.
Evolving from a like-minded group of friends to a community-powered business, BGG has become an influential agent of change throughout the gaming industry. Partnering with brands to change gaming from the inside out.
Across content, events, education, consulting, and talent, BGG partners with endemic and non-endemic brands throughout the gaming space (Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc.) and gaming communities to grow the influence, representation, equity and experience of Black women in gaming.
Martyn Odell, aka Lagom Chef, is on a mission to make cooking fun, accessible, and totally game-changing! This London-based chef and food waste warrior has been in the food scene since he was 15, diving into everything from restaurants and street food to cookery schools and recipe development.
In 2019, he launched Lagom Chef to prove that cutting down on food waste, saving money and eating well isn’t just possible – it’s easy and delicious! ‘Lagom’ is all about balance and moderation (a Swedish philosophy he swears by), and Martyn brings that to life with his creative, no-nonsense approach to cooking.
But where he really shines is social media. With a huge following on TikTok and a natural flair Infront of the camera, Martyn serves up chaotic, high-energy, and laugh-out-loud cooking content packed with friendly hacks and genius ways to use up every last scrap in your kitchen. His vibe? Less “perfect chef,” more “your fun, slightly unhinged mate who makes leftovers cool and cooking accessible and fun!
Beyond the screen, he’s also the co-host of Stuffed!—a wildly entertaining podcast with George Egg where they dive into all things food, cooking mishaps and general banter.
At the heart of it all, Martyn is here to shake things up, inspire people to cook smarter, waste less, and have an absolute blast while doing it. Because life is to be lived, food is to be eaten and laughing makes us all feel happier……The bonus is we might just help the planet along the way!
@blackgirlgamers | @jayannlopez_
Jay-Ann Lopez is the Founder and CEO of Black Girl Gamers, a leading organisation championing diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry. A BAFTA member and Honorary Professor at Norwich University of the Arts, she is internationally recognised for her advocacy for Black women in gaming. Black Girl Gamers collaborates with major brands, promoting equity through talent brokering, consultancy, education, media and events.
Jay-Ann’s influence extends beyond gaming, blending beauty and fashion with initiatives like Gamer Girls Night In. Named a top innovator by the Institute of Digital Fashion, she’s been featured in Vogue, Dazed and Forbes and is a sought-after speaker and presenter.
