Since graduating from the University of Northumbria in 2002 Corinne has worked extensively across the region as a Director, Actor and Facilitator, founding Theatre Space in 2012 with an aim to bring theatre to places and audiences in Sunderland that wouldn't normally have access to it. She can generally be found leading youth theatres, delivering theatre in education and directing the work that TSNE creates, from Shakespeare to contemporary theatre. Recent directing credits include the northern premier of 'Wild East' by April de Angelis, the regional tour of 'Treasure Island' and the play your own adventure version of a historical crime 'The Butchers Tale'. She has worked with Workie Ticket on several occasions including Womxn Up, and Hear Her Roar and is over the moon to be back with them again.

As well as her theatre work, she feels it's important to contribute to the wider life of Sunderland and as such is a trustee of the Royalty Theatre and part of the management team at Young Asian Voices.

Charlotte Ryder is a NE based actor, writer and director who trained at Newcastle Theatre Royal’s Project A (graduating in 2017), but she has been performing professionally since the age of 8. Since then, she has worked as an actor in numerous stage and screen projects as well as working in voiceover and radio work, including voicing the character Heather in the audio-drama podcast Middle:Below. Charlotte is currently directing her own gothic short story anthology podcast CURIOS produced by Tin Can Audio. She made her directorial debut in 2019 directing the spoken word theatre show SPARK written and performed by Sarah Grant. Magnolia Walls is the first production that she shall act as Assistant Director on, and she is so excited to be a part of such a wonderfully passionate and dynamic team who will endeavour to share, amplify and facilitate the stories and voices of military partners.

Charlotte has recently finished filming on ITV’s crime drama series VERA and CBBC’s show The Dumping Ground. She has also worked on short films including the horror anthology Lore [Couch Potato Films], Hypocrisy Of Democracy [Passionedia/DB Media] and has featured in sketches with North East Comedy Hot House for Channel 4.

The Young Women’s Film Academy CIO is a registered charity (no. 1179614) led by women, focused on improving the well-being of girls and young women while providing them with film making skills. YWFA improves the wellbeing and life chances of young women through creative drama and film opportunities, engaging with hard-to-reach communities that would not otherwise engage in cultural arts activities and who find it hard to have their voices heard.

We are passionate in supporting film making projects and opportunities for the creative & women and girls sectors, that promote equality, share stories and inspire and provoke important conversation.

Hannah has been doing a sensational job working alongside our Director, Corinne Kilvington and our community chorus, made up of military and ex-military spouses, to produce the film element of Magnolia Walls. Hannah is the Skills and Talent Development Coordinator at Young Women’s Film Academy and has been film making and facilitating for over 10 years, in particular teaching young people filmmaking skills in a variety of settings, including Tyneside Cinema’s Academies and at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. Hannah loves teaching and working in settings where film can be used to help develop people and provide a voice. She passionately believes filmmaking is and should be fun, creative and positive (and sometimes hard!). A jack of all trades with a specialism in the technical side of film, Hannah is a certified trainer in DaVinci Resolve editing software. She also works freelance in the industry in a variety of roles, making films for a range of clients and working on productions for independent features, Channel 4, BBC and Netflix.

Lauren Sanderson is a facilitator, researcher and producer based in the north east. Graduating from LIPA in 2016, Lauren has worked with a variety of different creative mediums such as site-specific theatre, community art installations, puppetry, podcasts and many more. In 2018, Lauren completed her masters degree in Socio-cultural Anthropology from Durham University, her thesis focusing on the impact of socio-economic status and its effects on the ambitions of school age girls. Lauren is also currently involved in The Lighthouse Project, an ambitious regeneration and conservation project based in St Michael’s Church in Byker, Newcastle, which aims to provide the community in Byker with a safe and positive space in which to thrive. Lauren, and her fiancé Matt, co run their home-based recording studio, Studio 26. They offer professional recording facilities for private hire whilst also creating and producing several podcasts, including, Before the Soundcheck, Girls Up Front, Womxn Up and Miner’s Day. She has previously collaborated with Workie Ticket Theatre Company on the projects Hear Her Roar and the Womxn Up podcast.

Ashlea is an experienced actor, voiceover artist, facilitator and teacher and began her work with Workie Ticket performing in our 'Women Warriors' project in 2019. After graduating from Rose Bruford College in 2002, Ashlea worked extensively in theatre, radio and film, both in London and in her native North-East before teaching Performing Arts at Newcastle College for 6+ years. Ashlea has a longstanding personal interest in championing and improving women's lives and her recent work with Workie Ticket includes 'Savage Daughters' with Women's Workshop and 'Her Primal Scream' for Womxn Up? Ashlea is helping to produce Magnolia Walls and as a former military spouse herself has also been a participant in the project and a member of our Community Chorus.

Description goes heSimon Cole is a lighting designer and AV creative based in and from the Tees Valley. His practice is often collaborative, participatory and narrative driven; he works across multiple artforms taking him from intimate theatre projects to outdoor installations. Having worked as technical manager and creative collaborator for a combined arts organisation in Cumbria for the last 10 years Simon has recently returned to his roots in the North East. He is an associate artist of Curious Monkey Theatre and of Eden Arts (Cumbria). Recent lighting and AV theatre credits include 10 Things to do in a Small Cumbrian Town (Hannah Sowerby, Alphabetti Theatre 2021), Here (Curious Monkey, Northern Stage 2022), Whale of a Time (Peach Plant Productions, Alphabetti Theatre 2022).

Ryan Peebles is a Filmmaker and AV Technician. In 2015 he began his career as a film facilitator, before quickly setting up his own video production company specializing in creative, low budget music videos for artists and musicians around the North East in 2016. Since then, Ryan has developed his practice to extend to promotional and commercial filmmaking for a variety of cultural venues and organizations. His love for filmmaking stems from the technical aspect of the role, and gets a real kick from setting up and using anything with buttons and wires. As an AV Technician Ryan has worked for a number of organizations installing projection and sound equipment for multi-venue film festivals, showcase events and even within his music video work. Magnolia Walls will be Ryan’s first foray into the world of theater, beyond his previous experiences filming a number of theatre shows but as a self-proclaimed professional problem solver, there’s nothing that Ryan can’t make work with a bit of time and a roll of gaffer tape!