Elinor is a queer playwright, poet, and dramaturge from the Wirral whose work focusses on women, whimsy and challenging prejudices.

Some achievements she is most proud of include her masters degree in dramaturgy and writing for performance from Goldsmiths University of London, producing and directing her own play Hopes, Dreams and the Bits Inbetween at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a commission from the National Trust to create a site-specific piece titled Suffrage Scenes: Our Deeds and Our Words.

More recently, Elinor has begun performing her poetry at local events and is really enjoying exploring a new form of creative expression.

Sean Patrick is a writer and actor whose work spans comedy, dark satire and psychological drama.

A graduate of LIPA with an MSc in Psychology, he draws on both creative and academic insight to explore melancholy, spirituality, and mental health.

His award-winning memoir That Guy Who Loves the Universe established him as a distinctive voice in personal storytelling and he now mentors authors and performers of creative-nonfiction both locally and internationally.

He recently completed the Stage Write Development Programme at Liverpool’s Royal Court and is currently developing new stage and screen projects in both the UK and Los Angeles.

Marcella Rick writes stories about love, chaos and connection, full of messy feelings and unlikely tenderness.

Their debut play Potato Milk – a scouse comedy about polyamory and milk alternatives – sold out its 2024 run at the Playhouse Studio.

Alongside working to produce their original creations through their theatre company, Turning Worm, Marcella has written for organisations including Box of Tricks (Twelf Night), First Take (My Friend Huw), and CRIPtic Arts (Sober Curious), which is heading to London’s The Glitch in February 2026.

In addition to writing, Marcella is a director, facilitator, and Trainee Artistic Director.