Trustees
Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim is a multi-award winning actor-musician and writer based in London. Her work ranges from major UK theatres and the West End to international screen projects for BBC, Netflix, Amazon and film. Sheila has a keen interest in all artistic media and is a passionate advocate of programmes and initiatives which aim to provide access to the arts for all.
Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim is a multi-award winning actor-musician and writer based in London. Her work ranges from major UK theatres and the West End to international screen projects for BBC, Netflix, Amazon and film. Sheila has a keen interest in all artistic media and is a passionate advocate of programmes and initiatives which aim to provide access to the arts for all.
Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim is a multi-award winning actor-musician and writer based in London. Her work ranges from major UK theatres and the West End to international screen projects for BBC, Netflix, Amazon and film. Sheila has a keen interest in all artistic media and is a passionate advocate of programmes and initiatives which aim to provide access to the arts for all.
Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim is a multi-award winning actor-musician and writer based in London. Her work ranges from major UK theatres and the West End to international screen projects for BBC, Netflix, Amazon and film. Sheila has a keen interest in all artistic media and is a passionate advocate of programmes and initiatives which aim to provide access to the arts for all.
Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim is a multi-award winning actor-musician and writer based in London. Her work ranges from major UK theatres and the West End to international screen projects for BBC, Netflix, Amazon and film. Sheila has a keen interest in all artistic media and is a passionate advocate of programmes and initiatives which aim to provide access to the arts for all.
Celia Greenwood
Celia Greenwood is co-founder and former CEO of Wac Arts, which began life as Weekend Arts College – WAC. Trained as a Drama specialist at Central School of Speech and Drama, she has worked creatively with young people for more than forty years. She is committed to the right of every child and young person to access high quality arts education and to building inclusive pathways to vocational training.
Martina Laird
Acting work includes The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal National Theatre, The Almeida, The Royal Court, The Tricycle, The Globe and the Donmar Warehouse. Nominated for a Best Actress Evening Standard Award for her role in Moon On A Rainbow Shawl, at the National. In her television work Martina played the popular character Comfort Jones on BBC’s flagship drama Casualty, for which she won two acting awards from the Michael Elliott Foundation and the BFM (Screen Nation) Awards. She also appeared in Disney’s Little Mermaid. She has directed fringe theatre as well as many student productions and was Associate Director on Get Up Stand Up, the West End Bob Marley musical. As a writer, her play Driftwood was staged at the RSC and the Kiln.
Steve Medlin
Steve Medlin is currently the Artistic Director at Collage Arts. A founder member of Unclassified Arts he works extensively as a physical theatre performer and movement director across theatre, TV and film. He has worked as an actor and trainer with BBC Academy, as associate director with Eclipse Theatre and was head of drama, then course leader, on the professional musical theatre course, as well as coordinator of the senior program, at Wac Arts.
Ché Walker
Ché Walker is an award winning and internationally acclaimed playwright, director, actor and teacher. His work has been widely performed from fringe venues to the Globe Theatre and adapted for film for Netflix distribution. As director he has thirty one professional theatre credits both in US and London and as an actor forty professional TV and film credits and fifteen professional theatre credits. Ché is associate teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he also sits on the audition panel. He has taught acting at LAMDA, RCSSD, East15, Webber Douglas, WacArts, and at Stella Adler Los Angeles for four years. He has thirty years experience as an acting teacher.
Julian Al Cantara
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An Honours graduate in Economics from Bristol University and a fluent Spanish speaker, Julian Alcantara has worked across many aspects of the film business for over 20 years. A veteran of both Polygram Films and Universal Pictures, Julian ran the Universal Pictures’ international production and acquisitions arm, managing an extensive slate of over 25 films ranging from big budget studio projects to small Oscar-nominated foreign language films in addition to the release of all of Working Title’s films. In addition to the mainstream Western film industry, through his work as an independent producer and adviser, Julian has developed an in-depth knowledge of both the Indian and Chinese film industries and has also travelled and worked extensively in the Middle East, both in and outside the film arena.
Juanne Fuller
Juanne Fuller is an accomplished media professional, specialising in arts and current affairs. Having originally trained as an actress, she went on to appear in some of Britain’s most popular soaps and dramas including Brookside, A Touch Of Frost and Kavanagh QC. After a brief foray into the private sector, she returned to where her heart was, the creative industries. She first moved into Radio, successfully producing and co-hosting a flagship Breakfast show on a London DAB station - setting up interviews with business and cultural leaders, as well as big names from the world of politics and entertainment. Juanne has produced TV programmes for audiences in the UK, the Middle East and across Africa. She has also written feature articles and columns on women’s issues, current affairs and popular culture for a range of British newspapers.