Ginni MANNING (United Kingdom), Session Facilitator

Vicky IRELAND (United Kingdom), Session Facilitator

Vicky Ireland (United Kingdom) Is a writer, director, producer and qualified Drama teacher for Children and Young People. She worked in the original Theatre-in-Education Company at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry as an actor/teacher, and then in theatre companies across the UK. As Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, London, she directed, produced and commissioned new theatre writing for children. She was a member of the ASSITEJ EC for six years, held the role of Treasurer and is an Honorary Member of ASSITEJ International. With fellow theatre artist Daryl Beeton, she co-founded IIAN. Vicky is a board member of IIAN.

Ginni Manning (United Kingdom) is a playwright, writer, theatre maker and creative facilitator from Liverpool. She was a participant in the Liverpool 'Everyman Playwright Development' Programme. Her work has since been performed at national and international venues. She is in the leadership team of Write Local. Play Global. (WLPG), another international professional network of ASSITEJ International. She coordinated events between the networks at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2022 (Sweden); she performed at the ASSITEJ Cradle of Creativity in 2017 and at the ASSITEJ Mirai Festival in 2021. She co-wrote Dipalo, the ASSITEJ award-winning play, with Lalu Mokuku. Ginni is a board member of IIAN.