Associate Artists

We are delighted to introduce the first of our Associate Artists. These two talented individuals bring a unique voice, passion, and wealth of experience to our creative community. As collaborators and advocates of socially impactful theatre, they play a vital role in shaping the stories we tell and how we tell them—on stage, in workshops, and through script development R&D. This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter, and we look forward to growing our group of associate artists over time.

Tristan Jackson-Pate

Tristan is a writer, director and dramaturg committed to making inclusive, socially relevant theatre. He works across new writing, actor-musician work and co-created youth projects. Tristan is proud to be an Associate Artist of Human Story Theatre, contributing to the development of new work exploring real lives and urgent contemporary issues. More at tristanjackson-pate.co.uk

Anna Tolputt

Anna studied languages at Sheffield University, spending a year in Russia training in directing at the Saint-Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy. She later trained as an actor at Webber Douglas Academy and co-founded Tiny Light Theatre with Ceri Ashcroft. Through Idiots in the Dark—a creative exploration group in Oxford—she began a long-standing collaboration with Human Story Theatre, directing Dry and Happy Even After, and is currently developing Three M’others with writer Antonia Mackay.

Anna has adapted and directed work for Armonico Consort, Chipping Norton Theatre, and Polka Theatre, and premiered new plays by Tom Morton-Smith and Kit Hesketh-Harvey. She taught acting at Bristol School of Acting, directing numerous final year productions.

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Maureen Fairweather Hole

Maureen had a long career as a drama teacher in secondary schools. She has extensive experience of directing Children and Young People in both scripted and devised theatre. Her career culminated in her last position as a Director of Visual and Performing Arts. This role entailed developing partnerships with local primary schools and a wide range of arts organisations and local artists in creative industries in Oxfordshire. In addition, she taught LAMDA acting and speech & drama and was a drama tutor for Schools Initial Teacher Training in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

After retiring she worked for Oxygen – Oxfordshire Cultural Education Partnership developing arts projects for Children and Young People in Oxfordshire.

Maureen has been a trustee for Human Story Theatre for 8 years but has recently stepped down from this role, and is now excited to continue her involvement as an Associate Artist

Marion Lynch

Dr Marion Lynch BEM is a Creative Health Consultant with Human Story Theatre, blending 30 years academic expertise in arts and health with clinical experience. She puts the human in non human systems through her work as an author, evaluator and educator via The Art of Nursing Community Interest Company.