Brodie Arthur

Brodie Arthur is a freelance actress, facilitator and writer from Liverpool 8.  Starting off in 20 Stories High youth theatre in 2008, Brodie went on to work professionally for the company with a number of plays which she received 4 star reviews for. She is currently developing her poetry and playwriting skills with Writing on the Wall, as well as championing freelance artists in Liverpool as part of the National Freelance Task Force.

Brodie is also an experienced workshop facilitator, specialising in theatre with young people. Much of her work is reflective of her background and the area she comes from. In 2020 she decided to take a leap of faith and start putting her writing out to the world. ‘The famous line from Sister Act has been on repeat in my brain’ she says, “if you wake up in the morning and all you can think about is writing then you’re supposed to be a writer girl”! So now I am!’

Kiara Mohamed Amin

Liverpool based Kiara Mohamed Amin (b.1990) is a trans, Somali multidisciplinary artist based in Toxteth, Liverpool. His work focuses on identity, social issues and the role art plays in our lives in addressing these issues. He uses different mediums to explore inter-generational trauma and the community he lives in. His work has been screened at Tate Liverpool and the British Museum with most recent solo exhibition at FACT.

Dominique Walker

Dominique Walker is a Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University within the School for Justice, teaching policing studies, policing communities, hate crime and police, race and racism. For 10 years, Dominique was a Trainee Detective Constable within Merseyside Police Protecting Vulnerable People Sigma Hate Crime Investigations Unit. Dominique has also worked to challenge hate crime and promote equity and fairness in her community and with her family created The Anthony Walker Foundation (AWF), a charity set up after the untimely death of her brother Anthony in July 2005- Dominique is the Chair of AWF.AWF works to promote racial harmony through education, music, and sport.

In 2014, Dominique was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University for her commitment to celebrating diversity, community development and cohesion. Dominique is currently studying for her PhD in Sociology and Criminology at Liverpool University and one of the Founders of the Goddess Projects (TGP), a social enterprise designed to help black women and women of colour to achieve in all aspects of their lives. Dominique is also mother, to two young girls, aged 8 and 17 years old.

Yasmin Ali

Yasmin Ali is a writer and artist, living and working in the north of England. Her passion for writing started as a teenager when she was on the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Young Writers course. She has since gone on to work as a freelance Assistant Producer in the UK television industry, working on a range of programmes for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, TLC and CBBC.

In 2020, Yasmin was selected for the BFI's Script Lab where she developed and wrote her first short film. She has also written for a range of publications and websites including gal-dem, Ethos, TATE, BBC Bitesize, Writing On The Wall and The Double Negative.

Yasmin's work aims to explore and shine a light on underrepresented voices and perspectives. She is excited to be back home at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre for My White Best Friend North.

Levi Tafari

Levi Tafari is a crucial, rhythmic, poetic, consciousness raiser and urban griot, born and raised in the city of Liverpool by his Jamaican parents. His work is deeply rooted in the oral tradition. He passionately believes that poetry should not just stay on the page and that the tongue was the very first instrument. In the past he has teamed up with reggae, soul and funk fusion bands, most notably “The Ministry of Love.” He has also spent two seasons as poet in residence with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Levi has four collections of his poetry published and his work has been included in many anthologies. He was the first person to use the term “DUBOETRY” which was the title of his first book. In 1997 a documentary was made by the BBC’s “Everyman” programme, "The Road to Zion” followed Levi on his first trip to Ethiopia, and to the place which is seen as a holy land by members of the Rastafarian movement.

An important element of Levi’s work is visiting schools, colleges, universities and prisons running creative writing workshops, in the hope of inspiring the new generation of performance poets. Levi has worked with 50 European schools in INDIE both delivering creative writing and communication workshops to young people and sharing his unique and vibrant poetry with whole school communities. 

Chantelle Lunt

Chantelle Lunt is a writer, public speaker, educator, entrepreneur, and activist.  She has a professional background in Public Services, including her work in policing and children’s social care. Chantelle is an advocate of racial equality, having experienced racism throughout her life, particularly during her service as a Police Officer. She is the founder of Merseyside BLM Alliance (one of the most proactive anti-racist groups in Merseyside) and the Chair of Merseyside Alliance for Racial Equality CIC (MARE). MARE is a non-profit organisation committed to promoting racial equality, across Merseyside, through grassroots community-led work. In her role as a Freelance Educator, Chantelle works for local and national organisations, such as the Black Curriculum, to decolonise the curriculum, promote racial literacy and empower young people by engaging them in the study of Black History.

Keith Saha

Keith is co-artistic director of 20 Stories High in Liverpool. He is passionate about co-creating new forms of theatre with culturally diverse , working class participants, emerging and established artists. He has an unhealthy interest in vintage video games, his favorite food is Nasi Lemak!

My White Best Friend - North will be at the Everyman Fri 15 Oct to Sat 16 Oct. Tickets £12 - £15.