Nicole Young - Producer/Actor graduated from De Montfort University with a degree in Drama and Dance and went on to work for BBC Radio Drama and Radio 2. On leaving the BBC Nicole toured with several small scale theatre companies prior to setting up Openwide Theatre in partnership with Gillian Lubrinitsky in 1995.

Gillian Lubrinitsky - Producer/Actor worked as a freelance production assistant for film and TV throughout the '80s before joining the English Shakespeare Company as a Theatre Administrator for the Education Dept.

Colin Fancy - Writer of books and plays for children, has adapted his scripts for school productions. He runs drama workshops for young people with learning difficulties and has taught at Lewisham college, AEI's in Greenwich and Lewisham, and Greenwich Young Peoples Theatre (GYPT). Colin wrote A Wheelie Bin Ate My Sister! which has toured throughout the UK including 2 successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Openwide Theatre is now touring Colins recent adaptations, Yuck! It's a Duck! - a physical theatre version of 'The Ugly Duckling', and working with him on our latest production - Treasure Island - which he has adapted from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson. Colin's book, 'Crocodiles Don't Brush Their Teeth' was published by Scholastic Books during the Spring of 2005.

Nigel Ward - Writer was the Manager of 'The Bird's Nest' Theatre in Deptford for 4 years, producing 20 plays and writing 5 Musicals, all of which have been produced. Nigel adapted The Big Catch and The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse for Openwide Theatre, and currently works as a Producer's Co-ordinator for a group of West End theatres.

Stanislaw Smagala - Director trained at the Laban Centre of Movement and Dance, followed by a diploma In Dramatic Art at Middx University. He started his career as an actor and played the lead role in Trestle Theatres' international tour of 'L'Ampifernasso' a mask comedy operetta. He continues to specialize in Commedia dell'Arte and mask work and has taught at E15 acting school, The City Lit, and from Sept 2001 at Greenwich Young Peoples Theatre. Stash directed The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, Rumplysilkskin, The Girl Who Spoke Only Poetry, Yuck! It's a Duck!, and directed our newest production, Treasure Island.

Tracy Mills-Maisner - Director graduated from Loughborough University with an English/Drama degree and worked in Theatre in Education and Rep before joining the BBC. Progressing from Sound Engineer to Studio Manager she moved on to directing Radio (4 & 5) Drama, mainly for children. Tracy is now a freelance Director/Writer and has directed The Big Catch for Openwide Theatre, and re-directed The Big Catch as a 'Radio' Play, to be available on CD. Tracy has also worked with the company as our Administrator in 2003 to 2004.

Andi Clark - Musical Director is a Composer, Arranger and Producer and is a multi instrumentalist. He has worked in the music industry with; The Jazz Crusaders, The Gap Band, Desmond Dekker, David Bowie and Jeff Beck to name a few. He composed the soundtrack for Central TV's 'No Excuses' by Barry Keefe and many other film scores. Andi has worked on all seven Openwide productions, and plays all the music.

Rebecca Glover - Designer graduated from Rose Brueford College with a degree in Scenic Arts and works as a freelance Scenic Artist, Props maker and Costume Designer; The Lyceum Theatre - props for 'The Lion King', The Palladium - scenic painting for 'The King and I', The Polka Theatre - 'Winnie The Pooh' and many more. Visit the Nice Arts Website for more info.
Rebecca designed The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, Rumplysilkskin , The Girl Who Spoke Only Poetry and Yuck! It's a Duck! as well as repainting the flats for The Pied Piper set, and designed the set for our newest production, Treasure Island.

Barry Still - Media Technician was trained at Ravensbourne College TV Studios, and has been involved with theatre and music venue lighting, sound engineering, photography, stage management, and acting - from an early age. He has City & Guilds in Telecomms, C programming, and completed a BTEC HND in Business Information Systems. Barry modified and maintains the current web site and is designing and building a new version. He also created their bookings database, and provides IT support as well as general technical advice.

Sarah McIntyre - Illustrator left college in the US and worked in Russia on the Moscow Times. She also taught art at the Hinkson Academy in Moscow. She now lives in London and has currently illustrated her 2^nd children's book for Vista Press. Sarah designed the artwork and layout for The Pied Piper, Rumplysilkskin, The Girl Who Spoke Only Poetry, Yuck! It's a Duck! and Treasure Island publicity leaflets/posters; as well as the Openwide logo and the web site artwork.

Pauline Stewart - Writer Her books include a collection of poems ‘Singing Down The Breadfruit’ , a picture book ‘Sunshine Showers and Four O’clock Flowers’ and ‘What’s in the Pan Man?. She has judged poetry for the Roald Dahl Foundation, been a key poetry workshop leader at the English Speaking Union and is one of the Poetry Society's Poetry Class training team. Pauline leads workshops, school assemblies and poetry performances, and her adaptation of The Pied Piper and the play The Girl Who Spoke Only Poetry are both currently touring with Openwide Theatre.