Sam is a creative facilitator with experience in acting, directing, scriptwriting, poetry, filmmaking, music, and podcasting. Sam started volunteering with Odd Arts when he began studying BA (Hons) Drama & Screen Studies at the University of Manchester. He facilitates groups in criminal justice and all levels of education, and has worked with disabled and neurodiverse…

A creative practitioner and therapist who specialises in using creativity to support wellbeing and personal growth. Experienced in trauma-responsive approaches and building inclusive spaces that cultivate safety, respect and belonging. A passionate advocate for the power of creativity to foster positive outcomes and drive social change, with a strong track record of working with individuals…

I am a facilitator, actor, and creative practitioner based in Manchester and I regularly deliver and facilitate workshops for Odd Arts. Overall, my practice is always collaborative, often socially engaged, and multi-disciplinary with a specific interest in encouraging creativity through play.

Corrin is a freelance facilitator who has been working with Odd Arts since 2024. Using her BA in Theatre and Sociology, she delivers weekly youth sessions and the Well Being Your Way programme in various locations across Greater Manchester. Corrin is also an actor and dancer, running her own North West based theatre company who…

I am an experienced actor and facilitator having worked in London for 6 years within the theatre and art space and I am now back home up North, facilitating workshops across greater Manchester for Odd Arts.  I have a particular interest in both visual art and performing art workshops and work with a variety of…

Ria is Producer and Applied Theatre Practitioner centering co-creation to create meaningful work that inspires hope, joy and an opportunity to showcase marginalised voices. Ria has a focus on anti-racism, climate justice and themes of belonging and community, which she also brings to her work at Women’s Environmental Network and her community project, Coconut. https://www.communitycoconut.co.uk

Leila is an actor and workshop facilitator and has been working with Odd Arts since 2017. Having initially started as an actor in one of the radicalisation plays, she now regularly runs programmes in prisons and probation hubs, forum theatre workshops in schools and has now begun project managing community programmes. Her passion for social…

Nathan is a director and practitioner from Manchester, based in London. He has led specialist lyricism projects in prisons with ODD Arts since 2015, developing his unique approach alongside ODD colleagues and evolving practices within ODD itself, integrating therapeutic frameworks with creative lyrical writing and performance. He has directed work for Liverpool Everyman, Royal and…

Richard Priestley is a Director, Choreographer and Facilitator who believes in the power of theatre to create meaningful change. With over 15 years’ experience delivering creative projects in theatres, schools, prisons and community spaces, he creates bold, inclusive workshops where participants can build confidence and tell their stories. Richard brings warmth, humour and a movement-led…

I love working with Odd Arts as a facilitator. I enjoy working within the community and doing my bit!