Our team

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Following many years in the industry working as a singer, dancer and actor, Zac joined TramShed in January 2007, to pursue his love for inclusive theatre. He began writing the music and scripts for the creative projects and throughout his time has written many creative programmes to showcase members. He is head of funding and ensures the organisation continues to develop and thrive, realising visions to ultimately become self-sustainable. Zac currently leads the Company as Artistic Director, guiding a team of dynamic and talented Arts Practitioners.

SENIOR ARTS PRACTITIONER

After graduating from University of Cumbria with a Foundation Degree in Teaching and Learning Primary, Tina has worked in several Primary schools over the past 25 years and has experience from Nursery, KS1 and KS2 to working with KS4 boys in a SEMH school. Her wealth of experience within the education sector and diverse roles working with individuals of all backgrounds, meant that she was promoted to Senior Arts Practitioner in 2015.

Tina enjoys delivering weekly workshops to all age groups, watching members grow in confidence and form friendships. Tina also enjoys working with an incredible team of talented, inclusive arts practitioners, as well as guiding a team of volunteers and promoting their progression through monthly training workshops.

ARTS PRACTITIONER & WORKSHOP LEAD

Eve graduated from the University of Cumbria in 2014 with a Joint Honours in Musical Theatre Performance and Drama Performance. Eve joined the TramShed team in 2019 to pursue her passion of the arts, inclusion and equality. She is experienced in inclusive practices with Creative Sign Language, Choreography, Directing, Singing, Dancing and Acting; she enjoys challenging our members, encouraging them to grow and develop in workshops. Eve is also employed by the NSPCC as an Early Years Practitioner for the Centre of Early Child Development (CECD) at Blackpool Better Start. She is experienced in Early Years and SEND practices, previously working at Woodlands School for 7 years, and is passionate about creating an inclusive environment that supports families. She loves to watch children grow and flourish, working to improve Blackpool's School Readiness, Speech, Language and Communication, and encourage a positive Home Learning Environment. Eve advocates to ensure that every person has a voice that is heard, using their preferred method of communication.

ARTS PRACTITIONER & OUTREACH LEAD

Emma is a professional theatre practitioner who has an MA in Theatre Directing from Middlesex University, a BA (Hons) in English Literature with Theatre Studies and MA by Research in Women’s Roles in Shakespeare’s Theatre. Emma is very excited about being part of TramShed’s team, as she is passionate about inclusive theatre and is very keen to explore new ways of working in the community. Emma is also a trained Arts Award facilitator.

ARTS PRACTITIONER

Sophie joined the TramShed family in 2012 as a member of our Youth Theatre and became inspired by the beauty of inclusive theatre. So much so, that when she headed off to university, she decided to pursue a degree course that would help her to explore that even further. This was realised a few years later when she graduated from Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln with a BA (Hons) in Special Educational needs and inclusion with applied drama

Sophie spent many years volunteering with TramShed before joining the Arts Practitioner Team, and is also now also working in children’s residential homes.

Sophie loves all things technical and all things creative sign and loves to share the TramShed inclusive message through working with our membership base and further afield in our outreach Shed Stories workshops!

ARTS PRACTITIONER

Coz is an Independent Dance Artist with over 20 years of experience in creating and performing live works in theatrical, social and outdoor environments. Training in Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Commercial and Modern Dance, led Coz to perform with several dance troupes and companies, in cabaret, festival and theatrical venues throughout the UK.

Early career involvement within small scale theatre practice saw Coz develop skills in dance performance, choreography and facilitation; and also in light, sound, scenic and costume design and creation. Later, these skills were used to develop other artists and acts through workshops, rehearsal directing and promoting knowledge sharing.

Co-producing a children’s workshop, which saw professional artists sharing abilities and experience with children and young people, solidified the desire to improve arts provision in differing settings. Involvement in early years education led to utilizing dance to promote movement development in very young children and the creation of a series of workshops, exploring children’s literature through dance. Coz has also been involved in dance research projects, investigating the impact of dance provision in early years education and its effect on wellbeing.

A keen interest in dance science influenced further learning into dance for health projects, including dance for neurological conditions and dance prehabilitation programs. Her goal is to create spaces for safe and inclusive dance practice.

Coz has a BA (Hons) in Dance Performance and Teaching, and is a professional member of One Dance UK, People Dancing and Progressing Ballet Techniques.

ARTS PRACTITIONER

Kitty has been part of the TramShed team since 2009. She graduated in 2016 from the University of Chester with a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies. Following this, in 2022, Kitty qualified as a Learning Disability Nurse and has spent her career working across children and adult's services, advocating for inclusion and health promotion across settings. Kitty loves returning to join the fun at TramShed, especially during show weeks.