Nadia Malik has a twenty-year costume-led design practice during which she has presented work internationally and exhibited in and curated costume events and conferences. She is the Programme Director for the Performance courses at London College of Fashion, UAL. Nadia is the Reviews Editor (exhibitions and events) for the journal Studies in Costume & Performance and, as a PhD candidate, her research focuses on Knowledge Exchange between academia and industry through experimental pedagogical practice in costume.

Dana Pinto studied Theatre Design at Wimbledon School of Art and her Masters in Scenography at Birmingham Institute of Art. She has worked as a Designer, a Lecturer in the Arts including Scenic Construction and Scenic Painting and has written qualifications in the Production Arts. Dana is Managing Editor UK with The Scenographer and Founder of the School of Scenography, which inspires and supports those considering studying scenography and those embarking on their entrepreneurial journey.

Adrian Rees studied Theatre Design at Wimbledon School of Art. He has designed extensively across The UK in regional repertory theatres, including the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry where he was Head of Design, on large-scale tours, in the West End and abroad, with more than 250 productions to his name. He is a published author of children’s books, from babies to teens and is currently working on his first novel, a mystery/fantasy for young adults.

Elizabeth Wright is a set and costume designer for theatre with a parallel interest in oral history. She trained at the University of Leeds, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has a PhD from Wimbledon College of Art. She began work as a trainee designer at Theatre by the Lake and has designed for theatres across the UK as well as touring productions. She led work to create the British Library’s web resource Voices of British Theatre Design.