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The Team


Daryl Beeton

Creative Director

Daryl Beeton is a Director and Performer who has worked extensively within the Theatre, Disability and young people’s arts sector for the last 25 years. He is a recognised cultural leader in youth arts participation as well as a high-profile advocate for disabled artists. The core of all of his work has been a belief that arts can enrich our lives and those of the communities we inhabit. Daryl is an active advocate for improving the rights of disabled and vulnerable people by promoting access and inclusion within the arts.

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Jon Van Beek

Freelance Designer and Performer

Jon Van Beek is a freelance designer and prop maker and is a key collaborator on all Daryl & Co projects. He has many years experience designing work for young audience as well as T.V. and film. His practice is based on design and making skills that are orientated towards an expanded, or social, conception of theatre.

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Becky Morris Knight

Freelance Communications

Becky is a freelance arts marketing consultant who specialises in inclusive and accessible communications. She loves to make the arts more open and is always learning new ways to do it. She is passionate about the arts and brings skills in copywriting, design and content creation. Becky is also a photographer and when she's not shouting about Daryl & Co shows, she can usually be found behind the lens.

Zsofi Szendrei

Freelance Marketing Communications Consultant

Zsofi has worked with Daryl & Co across a few of our projects and shows in different roles. She over 6 years of experience in creative production, project management and marketing and is an amazing  a creative thinker from an Arts & Design background, focusing on the power of storytelling, Intersectional Feminist causes and Environmental Sustainability.

Current Creative Partners

We work with partners to create exciting, inclusive children's theatre, as well as helping them to meet Arts Council Investment Principles and demonstrate that they are a ‘modern, well-run cultural organisation’.

Full House Theatre

Full House place the audience at the heart of their work and  carefully craft, programme and develop theatre and performance projects for, by and with children and young people.

BICT Fest

BICT Fest, Bangkok International Children’s Theatre Festival, has been delivering high quality performing arts experiences to children and families in Thailand since 2016. BICT believe in the magic of theatre and its power to transform lives, as well as its capacity to enrich children’s creativity, and expand their understanding of the world.

Graeae

Graeae is a force for change in world-class theatre, boldly placing D/deaf and disabled actors centre stage and challenging preconceptions of their own work.

Mimbre

Mimbre is a female-led company creating nuanced, breathtaking and highly skilled acrobatic theatre. They use circus and dance innovatively as a physical language to illuminate human connections and promote a positive image of women.

Funders

We are grateful to the following organisations for their support of our work:

Arts Council England
ACE believe that great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better.

British Council
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

WithoutWalls
Without Walls is the UK’s largest commissioner of outdoor arts shows, taking inspiring new work to audiences all over the country and beyond.

We would also like to thank our previous creative partners and funders on the "A Different Way" project which led to the development of 3 new children's shows; Arts Council England, Half Moon Theatre, Spark Arts for Children, New Wolsey Theatre, Mimbre, Graeae Theatre Company, Attenborough Arts Centre and TYA UK.

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Our Story

We've been making accessible and inclusive theatre for children for some years now. Why not read our story to find out where it all began?

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Vision & Values

Our values are key to everything we do, whether that's how we work together behind the scenes or what you see onstage.

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