Staff
staff.
Name: Inua Ellams. Artistic Director.
Location: London, England
Born in Nigeria in 1984, Inua Ellams is an award-winning poet, playwright, performer, theatre— maker, graphic designer and visual artist. He founded the Midnight Run in London 2005 and cites his immigrant background as a key factor of its conception. He brings a nomadic tradition, a cross art-form artistic practice and an unquenchable enthusiasm for play in urban spaces to the Midnight Run.
Name: Kate McGrath. Fuel, CEO and MNR Producer.
Location: London, England.
Kate work in the arts because she believes artists give new ways of looking at the world around us and everyone in it. She studied English and French at Oxford University and went on to work as a journalist for the Scotsman in Edinburgh. After that, she took the plunge into producing and started working freelance, making shows in pubs and warehouses. She got a job as a trainee producer at Battersea Arts Centre in 2002 where she learnt a huge amount about making theatre and met brilliant artists, including Inua and The Midnight Run.