Our Team

Poppy is a Newcastle-based theatre maker who aims to take art out of venues and into the places that people live and learn. Through her participatory arts practice, she collaborates with others to celebrate and tell stories that are often unheard.

Poppy co-founded Woven Nest Theatre, a workshop-led company who celebrate ageing through art. They run a program of activity for unpaid carers, older people, and children.
As well as directing Woven Nest, Poppy is Curious Monkey’s associate director, delivering their creative program ‘Troupe’ for care experienced young people. This youth-led program tackles important social issues through creative storytelling.

Danielle is a filmmaker and creative producer based in the North East. Having started her career in broadcast television, she became drawn to more issue based, socially engaged storytelling, and so for the last 10 years has worked on collaborative projects with a range of communities and demographics. Most recently for Amber Film and Photography Collective/Side Gallery, Tyneside Cinema, Doc Society, and New Writing North.

She has had one foot in traditional filmmaking with creative leadership roles on work for BBC Three, BBC Arts and BFI, and has worked on her own creative commissions for universities, local authorities and other third sector organisations.

Katja Roberts is a North-East based filmmaker with 15 years experience writing, directing and editing observational documentaries, factual entertainment and short dramas, all with the aim to celebrate the human spirit, raise awareness of important issues and shine light on under-represented people and communities.

Katja is the Creative Director at Meerkat Films and her work has reached audiences through the BBC, National Geographic, online platforms and festivals worldwide. Katja is also a multi-camera director and editor and works closely with theatre teams to create innovative digital content, often with a focus on social change.