Our people
Talitha Wing
Talitha Wing is a successful actor, emerging writer and published poet based in London and Vienna.
Talitha’s writing credits include:
2021 - ‘The Things I Learnt And The Things I Still Don’t Know About’, Talitha’s debut poetry collection published by Wrecking Ball Press.
2019 - ‘Socks’ a play commissioned by Paines Plough for the nationwide ‘Come To Where I'm From’ program .
Talitha is currently working on her second full length poetry collection, she has co-run an online community writing course for some time and is passionate about working with young people and in the community, alongside her high profile work.
Valerie Isaiah Sadoh
Valerie Isaiah Sadoh is an actor and playwright whose debut play Pussy Liberty won the Bread and Roses 2017 company award. She graduated from an MA in Dramatic Writing at University of the Arts London. Her work explores identity, race, love and all the little things in between. Valerie was part of the Bush 2022 emerging writers group.
Valerie Isaiah Sadoh passionately drives positive change in the arts and heritage sector, specializing in community consultancy. With a rich background cultivated through roles at renowned institutions like VocalEyes, Bush Theatre, Gate Theatre, Almeida Theatre, and The National Theatre, she brings a wealth of experience to community engagement and audience development.
Valerie has also been responsible for curating and producing the community and young people’s programme at the Gate Theatre. Valerie is a producer and published playwright with a passion for creating work that affects the conversations being had in the industry today, whilst simultaneously producing fringe shows for her company She’s Diverse.
Jeff Ingold
Jeffrey Ingold (He/Him) is an LGBTQ+ activist, writer and media consultant. He currently works with media companies including Netflix, Sony and Channel 4, advising them on their LGBTQ+ content and output. He previously worked as the Head of Media at Europe's largest LGBTQ+ charity, Stonewall, for five years. As a journalist, he writes op-eds and features on LGBTQ+ issues, politics and culture and has bylines in The Guardian, i and Metro newspaper.
Anthony Biggs
Anthony is the Artistic Director of Well Played, which he co-founded in 2024, and is passionate about community arts participation. He trained as an actor, working in regional theatre, educational tours, the fringe and the West End, before completing the MFA Theatre Directing Course at Birkbeck, University of London. After Education Associate roles with Watford Palace Theatre, ETT, The Globe, and Theatre503, he was appointed Artistic Director of Jermyn Street Theatre for 5 years (Fringe Theatre of the Year – Stage Awards). In 2017 Anthony became Co-Artistic Director of The Playground Theatre, working with artists including Steven Berkoff, Brian Cox, Jolie Richardson and Helena Bonham Carter, the band Bastille, and inclusive children’s company Chickenshed. He developed an award-winning community arts project WELL READ, in partnership with the mental health unit at St Charles Hospital, to support local people post-Grenfell. He also created an education progamme in partnership with Nick Kent for Value Engineering: scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry (2022 Best Production Off West End Awards). In partnership with NYC-based Playhouse Creatures, he staged innovative large-scale community play readings, including verbatim play Greensboro by Emily Mann and a new piece about women’s rights, Griswold by Angela J Davis. His final production for The Playground was a double-bill about female desire - Tennessee Williams’ Something Unspoken and Rena Brannen’s Artefacts (starring Sophie Ward as First Lady Betty Ford). Anthony’s current projects include a new play about coercive control - Sorry you Felt That Way by Harry Butler - for Dublin Festival and Theatre503, and an immersive production of David Hare’s seminal play Via Dolorosa, about Israel and Palestine, to be staged in NYC in Autumn 2024.
