The Team

Original co-founder (2015)

Director

Andrea is an eco-scenographer, performance maker, artist, facilitator, mentor and advocate/activist.

She brings extensive experience as an ecological designer working actively in this field for over 30 years bringing vitality to ecological and social themes. She is an original Ecostage Pledge (2015) founder and has spoken at a range of national and international talks and symposia on eco-scenography. Exploring materiality and interrogating the cradle-to-cradle model are major focuses in her work. 

As a Process Oriented Psychology (Processwork) student, she brings insights into the concept of Deep Democracy, change-making, and the relationship between the individual and the collective.

Director

Paul is a designer, artist, musician and teacher with a focus on ecological thinking and queerness.

He trained at Motley Theatre Design Course following a degree in English, and has designed for venues across the UK, from Shakespeare’s Globe to Glasgow Citizens, as well as India, Pakistan, Vietnam and the US. He is artistic director of Daedalus Theatre Company. He has published three books for English learners.

As well as a co-director of Ecostage, he is the Society of British Theatre Designers sustainability lead. He is studying for an MSc at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Current projects include Dysbiosis, a multidisciplinary project inspired by queer ecology.

Director

Ruth is a set and costume designer, teaching artist and sustainable arts consultant based in South Wales.

Ruth designs for theatre, dance, installation and opera, and is particularly drawn to site-specific and community-focused projects. Ecological practice is a key principle of her work, specifically cradle-to-cradle design, drawing inspiration from the hyper-local ecological landscape, and the exploration of traditional techniques and making processes.

Alongside her work with Ecostage, Ruth is Wales Champion for Theatre Green Book.  Recently, she has carried out research with Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama around carbon benchmarking, and delivers Carbon Literacy Training on behalf of Society of British Theatre Designers.

Director (2025 – )

Kira is a Lancashire-based researcher, facilitator, and scenographer working on the creative arts involvement in sustainable urban regeneration.

Having originally joined the Ecostage team in 2023 to assist with some content, Kira is now a core member working alongside the other directors to continue progressing Ecostage into the future. Following the completion of an MA (by research) in Early Modern Mexican Theatres, she is now working on a practice-as-research PhD at Lancaster University using scenographic exploration as a method for sustainable futures, particularly in Blackpool.

Kira also facilitates Carbon Literacy Training on behalf of SBTD and is co-lead for Sustainability at their upcoming national exhibition alongside Paul. Current and upcoming projects: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and A Mirror Crack’d.