About Us
The Team
We are a committed staff team of six people, and a dedicated board of five trustees.
See below for our staff and trustee biographies or visit the Contact Us page to get in touch.
Core Team
Wendy Harris
Artistic Director, Chair of PYA England I have held the position of Artistic Director at Tutti Frutti since 2005, touring nationally and internationally, co-producing the Little Feet Festival of Children’s Theatre, and leading on our development programmes and arts engagement work.
Emma Killick
Executive Director I have been with Tutti Frutti since 2004 and during that time have had two children of my own which has made my experience here all the more interesting and relevant. I am passionate about children’s theatre and still marvel that my day job can be such fun!
Sophie Backhouse
Sales and Marketing Manager Since graduating from York St John University in 2013 with a degree in theatre studies, I have worked at a small arts centre and within the rural touring sector. In January 2017 I joined the Tutti Frutti team. As Sales and Marketing Manager I am responsible for tour bookings and developing our online presence.
Suvidha Saraf
Arts Engagement Coordinator I am passionate about art and enjoy engaging communities and families in innovative, creative, and fun activities. I am well-travelled, which has enabled me to develop an inclusive approach, while having a rich appreciation and understanding of diverse cultures and traditions.
Kirsty Smith
Admin and Operations Manager Kirsty has many years of professional experience within the theatre industry spreading out across the UK. She has toured with multiple different children's shows including The Boy Who Bit Picasso, Getting dressed, Mirror, Mirror and Tutti Frutti shows Keepy Uppy and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Delicia Sorhaindo
Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist Delicia Sorhaindo made her debut as Assistant Designer with Leeds Playhouse on Nine Night. She previously worked with Leeds Playhouse on a wardrobe department placement during her time at Nottingham Trent University before returning as a freelance postgraduate. While on placement Delicia worked on R&D for So Much.
Lladel Bryant
Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist Lladel Bryant has enjoyed over 10 years in the industry performing as an actor. Lladel’s theatre credits include Nine Lives, Road, Europe, A Christmas Carol and The Night Before Christmas for Leeds Playhouse, Shed Crew and Bittersweet Sunshine for Red Ladder Theatre Company, Carnival Chronicles for Leeds West Indian Carnival & Committee Concrete Jungle for Manchester Fringe Festival.
Sonia Wrightson
Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist Sonia is an actress born and raised in West Yorkshire. She trained at Anglia Ruskin university graduating in 2015 with a Ba Honours in performing arts. Since graduating she has been involved in Star Academy for United Education Camp, and recently performed at the Pleasance Theatre in London.
Kate Marshall
Jerwood Resident Designer Kate is a Northern Designer and Maker, who specialised in 3D Design at Leeds College of Art, and most recently graduated from University of the Arts London in Theatre Design. She is thrilled to be joining Tutti Frutti as Jerwood Resident Designer following her return to Yorkshire!The Trustees
Matt Harper-Hardcastle
Chair, Diversity Champion I am a Youth Theatre Practitioner for York Theatre Royal, an acting member of Playback Theatre York, Visiting Lecturer in Theatre at York St John University, and the Founder and Artistic Director of my own company, Next Door But One. Most recently, I took up the role of Charter Programme Manager for Parents and Carers in Performing Arts.
Colin Richmond
Safeguarding Lead, Health & Wellbeing Champion A proud Scotsman, I moved to Leeds following a promotion in a previous job, with the intention of staying for a year. That was in 1998. I still live in Leeds, where I practise as a barrister.
Nick Stevenson
Sustainability Champion I'm the Producing & Programming Director at Sheffield Theatres. Most recently I was Producer at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Producer at Theatr Clwyd, having previously been the Assistant Producer and later Associate Producer there, line-producing and programming work across their theatre spaces. I founded and was Producer for Junction 8 Theatre, making work in my home county of Lancashire.
Joyce Nga Yu Lee
Data Lead I'm a Hong Konger based in Leeds UK, and have worked internationally on devised and contemporary performances, ranging from intimate theatre pieces to large-scale outdoor spectacles, often incorporating digital technology. I am Artistic Director of Mind the Gap, England’s largest theatre company working in partnership with artists with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism.