Our Team

Vici Wreford-Sinnott, Founder Artistic Director, Festival Director, Writer

Vici (she/her) trained as a theatre director, playwright, and actor at the University of Kent at Canterbury, and founded her first theatre company one year after graduating when she didn't see either stories she wanted to hear, or stories that reflected people like her on stage. cirque des femmes was one of the first feminist theatre companies in the North East.  Her national touring and television work is critically acclaimed, and she is dedicated to testing her practice in theatre robustly with each new piece of work she makes. She has a drag alter ego called Raquelle Squelch derived from cabaret culture, and is committed to theatre which puts disabled women centre-stage. Vici  is completing a PhD in Radical Acts of Representation: Creating Disabled-Women Led Practice in Theatre and Television and is regarded as a leading authority in disability representation in performance, and equitable practice in the arts. She is invited to speak internationally to arts leaders and disabled peoples' organisations about her model of disabled-led equity practice in a mainstream setting  - Cultural Shift - developed at ARC Stockton over a 12 year period. Vici is delighted to be working with such an incredible team of people on Our Stomping Grounds Festival and World's on Fire. 

Photograph: Joanne Coates, for The Hope Brigade, WOW Foundation

Allison Birt, Creative Producer

Allison (she/her) is a Freelance Creative Producer from Newcastle. She previously worked as a Producer for Clean Break Theatre Company and ARC Stockton. Currently, Allison is Studio Manager for Sculptor and Drag King, Kitt, Producer and Tour Manager for Rosetta Life’s National Tour of Learn from Us and Project Administrator for Difference North East's Disability History: Past, Present, Future 26/27.
Allison is so excited to join Little Cog as Creative Producer for Our Stomping Grounds 4. She can’t wait to be back in Stockton and working with amazing artists to bring the festival to life!
 
Photograph: @haydnb_photography and @anti.headshots on Instagram
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Chloe Lawrence, Executive Producer

Chloe is a North East–based theatre producer, access producer and fundraiser with over ten years’ experience. She specialises in supporting the development and touring of new work, with a particular passion for collaborating with disabled artists and ensuring their practice can thrive. Chloe works closely with artists and companies across the region and is well connected with theatres throughout the North. She is committed to championing artists and helping ambitious, disabled‑led projects reach the audiences they deserve.​

Photograph: Simon Shaw

Alex Dechbamrung, PA and Access Support, Creative Support to Full Circle, Stage Management

Ruth Laidler, Creative Support to Full Circle, Performer

Max Wreford-Sinnott, Creative Support to Full Circle, Performer


Photo Credit: Simon Shaw from the Full Circle production of Storiescapes

Black Robin, Photographer, Videographer, Documentarian

Black Robin is an Irish disabled photographer, filmmaker and digital artist based in the North East. He specialises in the documentation of the work and work processes of disabled artists, with material spanning 30 years. He documents the original processes of disabled artists, using both film and photography.

Black Robin has documented theatre, film, community, visual art and dance projects, as well as working as a digital artist, creating projections within performance with a number of disabled artists. He has created a number of short films including Cold Mountain (writer Alison Carr), Stomping Ground (Full Circle for Digital SIRF), Dance Like No one is Watching (Full Circle), Danny Quicksilver (co-writer and co-director).
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Black Robin pioneered a specific form of portraiture exhibition to give disabled subjects a voice beyond their image, with a written statement and an object of significance gifted to the exhibition. The first example of this practice was in the exhibition 21: The Last Avant Garde, commemorating 21 years of Disability Art in the North East. Recent documentation includes: Our Stomping Ground Festivals 1, 2 & 3, Storiescapes (Full Circle) and the touring production of UNRULY.
Black Robin is a founding co-director of On Whose Shoulders We Build, a living archive of North East Disability Arts.

Photograph: Tilly Wreford-Sinnott

Samantha Brimer, Marketing Manager

Sam Brimer is a freelance marketing consultant working across arts, culture and social impact. She specialises in marketing strategy, audience development, PR and communications, helping organisations grow their reach, strengthen engagement and deliver ambitious projects. Having led marketing for events, venues, charities and creative organisations, Sam combines strategic expertise with a practical, collaborative approach to building meaningful audience connections.
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Sarah Carlton, Design by Kinship, Graphic Design

The Market Inspector

Lauren Wilson, Production Management

Lauren is a multi-disciplinary creative with technical and production experience, based in the Tees Valley, with a keen focus on community arts and socially engaged work. Having worked as a technician for 4 years, she is excited to work alongside Little Cog and Full Circle as a Production Manager for their SIRF performance of The Market Inspector.

Holly Hadfield, Production Management

Holly Hadfield is a freelance arts administration assistant and production manager based in the Tees Valley. Specialising in event logistics, artist communication, marketing and communications, she uses her skills to ensure that each artistic vision is executed with care. She also works as a junior technician at ARC Stockton Arts Centre, where she assists with all technical requirements. She graduated from The Northern School of Art in 2025 with a first-class bachelor's degree in film, TV, and Theatre Production. 
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Amy Jones, Costume Design

Amy is a freelance costume designer and has designed for a range of productions across the UK for both stage and screen. She has worked full time as a costume professional since 2019, in a wide range of roles from; Designer and Maker to Manager, Supervisor, Assistant and Dresser; giving her a broad insight into the entire process from page to stage. She studied Theatre Costume Making at The Northern College of Costume, York in 2013.
 
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Hair and Make Up

World's on Fire

David Pisaro, Composer and Musical Director

Patricia Suarez, Movement Director

Aisha Lama, Creative Researcher

Kirsten Luckens, Conservation Poet

Alec Peach
Alec is a sound engineer and production
manager based in the North East, working
across theatre and live music. With experience touring shows to venues and festivals
across the UK, as well as collaborating with artists within the Tees Valley and with
local venues, Alec has a broad knowledge of the various technical elements required
to successfully produce a show. Both as a sound engineer and as a production
manager, Alec has worked in a variety of different environments, and has led on the
technical delivery of grassroots music festivals and theatre productions.