Creative Team

Our creative team, the heart beat and soul of the company. This team includes those people who dreamt up BitterSuite in 2014, and more recent faces to the company who have come in to help steer the direction of BitterSuite as it unfolds.

We have worked with incredible producers over the years. Our associate producers that are brought on in accordance with the particular project:

These are our associate artists each with a unique expertise be it food, movement, music, creative direction, design, illustration, psychology. We call upon this incredible pool of people when we are dreaming up our next idea. We are always expanding our pool of associate artists.

The sensory alliance collaborate, build, write and lead on work with the company. Their focus is pushing the companies capacity to create, dream up and invent work that engages with the full sensory experience, including neurodivergencies, sensory sensitivities or complex sensory needs.

Our trustees keep us going, inspire and challenge us to be bold and to help us grow.

Josh McNorton
Trustee

Josh McNorton is the Cultural Director of Wembley Park, Northwest London’s internationally renowned destination for music and sporting events. Josh leads on the cultural activities across the 85-acre estate, including bespoke art commissions and free, outdoor festivals, live music, and film screenings. Prior to Wembley Park, highlights of Josh’s career included producing international festivals and cultural events, collaborating with institutions such as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Nesta, King’s College London, The Roundhouse, and The Barbican. Josh moved to the UK from his native Canada in 2012 to deliver the Olympic Park entertainment programme for the London Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Stephanie Tyrell
Trustee

Stephanie Tyrrell is currently ‘Head of Arts’ for the national disability charity Sense. Sense supports people with complex disabilities, including deaf blindness and believes that arts should be at heart of great care. Stephanie oversees a diverse national programme, supporting a range of artists & care staff to deliver work rooted in access for all. Prior to this role Stephanie worked as an inclusive theatre practitioner and manager for nine years, delivering and developing innovative arts projects and theatre for young people and adults with complex disabilities including those with Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities and Autistic spectrum disorder. During this time Stephanie managed, programmed, and collaborated on projects in a wide range of community settings, including museums, art galleries, schools, theatres, day care centres, academic institutions, and hospitals. Stephanie has an MA in Inclusive Arts Practice from Brighton University and enjoys yoga and true crime documentaries in her spare time.

Ash Patel
Trustee

Fleur Kaffe
Trustee