Pipes and Poo

Sarah Punshon is founding Artistic Director of One Tenth Human. For One Tenth Human she has co-created Arthur (Edinburgh Fringe 2019, Fringe First), Curious Investigators Digital (Big Imaginations) and national tours of We’re Stuck! (Shoreditch Town Hall / Z-arts / China Plate), The Astonishing Vacuum Cleaner Adventure (Lancaster Arts / Hear Me Roar) and Curious Investigators (Big Imaginations).

Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering at University of Sheffield

Toni-Dee Paul is a freelance theatre maker, writer and performance artist exploring identity politics through solo works and installations made with “infectious warmth” (Exeunt). Her current body of work features collaborations with children, messy food, and sometimes with her dad. Since 2015, Toni-Dee has created Fuel Theatre commissions, contributed to climate project Hello X, and presented in festivals like Sick!, Queer Migrant Takeover, and Works Ahead. They facilitate workshops building confidence and performance skills for youth. Toni-Dee serves as an Artist Associate for Selina Thompson Ltd and Associate Artist for One Tenth Human. Whether collaborating with companies or their dad, her practice promotes inclusivity.

Stuart Bowden trained in acting at Contact Theatre, Manchester, then gained a first-class degree at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Stuart is a regular workshop leader & performer with Bakehouse, who specialise in site-specific theatrical productions. He recently choreographed The Jungle Book (Oldham Coliseum), which Sarah Punshon directed.

Hannah (She/Her) is a Durham-based theatre maker specialising in making work for young audiences. She established and is Co-Artistic Director of Kitchen Zoo making new work for 0-7 year olds. Hannah primarily works in storytelling, puppetry, physical theatre and devising.

Theatre Credits include:
The Three Bears / WOLF / The Tortoise and the Hare / Hey Diddle Diddle (Kitchen Zoo)
Curious Investigators (One Tenth Human)
HEDGE! (The D Project)
Climate Change Catastrophe / Six Legs (Cap-A-Pie)

Ebony trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Theatre credits: Genie in ‘Aladdin’ (Harrogate Theatre), Raksha in ‘Jungle Book’ (Oldham Colliseum), Josephine in ‘Josephine’ (The Egg/ Theatre Royal Bath), Mum and Various roles in Jack and the Beanstalk (Nottingham Playhouse), Captain Smollett in ‘Treasure Island’ (Bolton Octagon Theatre), Camilla in ‘The Winters Tale’ (National Theatre), Ma in ‘Babe’ (Mercury Theatre Colchester), Miss Spider/ Aunt Spiker in ‘James and the Giant Peach’ (Watershed Theatre Company/Polka Theatre), Jeneba in ‘Skyhawk’ Musical (Theatr Clwyd Cymru), Alice in ‘Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland’ (Polka Theatre), Miss Smiley/Jemima in ‘Grandpa In My Pocket’ (Nottingham Playhouse and UK National Tour), Mende in ‘Slave a Question of Freedom’ (Feelgood Theatre Company/ The Lowry Manchester), Gretel in ‘Hansel and Gretel’, Maxine in ‘Fungus the Bogyman’, Roly Poly Bird in ‘The Twits’ all for Pilot Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal), Claudia the Cat in ‘Dick Whittington’ (Durham Gala Theatre), Cindy Relisha in ‘Cindy Relisha and the DJ Prince’ (Manchester Library Theatre), Chantaye in ‘Hey There Boy With the Bebop’ (Polka Theatre)

Television credits: ‘The Ark’ (Syfy), Andy and the Band (CBBC), Moving On (Series 9, BBC1), Roald Dahl’s Most Marvellous Book (Channel 4), The Marchioness Disaster (Yorkshire Television), Vincent (Granada Television)

Radio credits: Stranger Faces, Reality Checks, Many Happy Returns (All for BBC Radio 4).

Commercial: Asda (TV), Suzuki (ITV).

has composed scores for theatre, small films and animations and has released five albums with North East band The Baghdaddies. He has been MD for seven shows for the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster. He also works for North East mental health charity Chilli Studios running music and creative writing sessions and supporting members with music production.