Simon Elliott, Artistic Director

Simon, Artist & creative producer, performed for over 25 years with theatre companies including: RSC, NT, ESC London’s West End and Lyric Hammersmith. He was a creative producer at the Jim Henson Creature Shop; toured the world with his gibberish version of Dracula and performed at the first LIFT. He holds the boxoffice record at Shakespeare’s Globe with over 30,000 people visiting his installation-show in just two 6 hour days. He presented the GARDEN OF IDEAS project at the Hayward Gallery as one of “100 art works that would change the world”. Simon doesn’t think it will change the world, but it will bring in a very broad, popular audience to exciting, fun, fresh content with some of the worlds best artists. He created the vision for Carlos Acosta’s show at the ENO London Coliseum and is the creative drive behind the GARDEN OF IDEAS.

Board of Directors

Tamara Pekelman, Co-Chair

Tamara had over 8 years experience in advising creative and cultural organisations in London, and has a passion for supporting social enterprises which she currently focuses on as a social enterprise expert at Business Link in London.

Auro Foxcroft, Co-Chair

Auro Foxcroft is the Project Director and creator of Village Underground London, a socially driven charitable organization that aims to encourage the production of new creative work and emerging cultural practitioners.

Andrew Macnair, Director

Andrew is a partner and founder of The WANDA Group. He has more than 20 years’ experience of marketing and business development in the tourism, leisure, education, heritage and performing arts sectors both in the UK and internationally. He has worked at a senior management level for a number of organisations including the Shakespeare Globe Trust, .