Meet the Team

Naomi White (she/her) 

Education lead for Theatre for Life 

Naomi supports Theatre for Life as education lead, liaising and connecting with educational and community establishments to help develop our projects, programmes and performances. 

TRAINING: BA (Hons) English with Drama (University of Winchester); PGCE (University of Southampton); MA Education (University of Southampton)

CREDITS: Trained secondary school teacher since 2006, specialising in KS3 and GCSE English and KS3, GCSE and A-level Drama and Theatre Studies; Head of Drama in two secondary schools; trainee teacher mentor; educational consultant and community support for drama and theatre organisations; Open Drama UK Hampshire Champion.

Email: education@theatreforlife.co.uk

Kit Miles (they/them) 

Writer for Bringing the Outside In and actor, musician and theatre-maker for The Feeling  

Kit Miles is a playwright and theatre-maker from Southampton. Their writing has been staged at VAULT Festival, The Lowry, Greenwich Theatre, Pen Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, and the Golden Goose Theatre. Kit’s work has been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022, and developed with support from the National Youth Theatre. They graduated with a BA in English from King’s College London in 2023.

Emily Hindle (she/her)

Writer, theatre-maker and musician for The Feeling and Your Brain Explained 

Emily is a queer actress and theatre maker. She graduated East 15 in 2019. 

Her most recent acting credits include Casualty (BBC), Miss Austen (BBC), The Gunpowder Plot (West End/Tower Vaults), Hide and Seek (Leicester Curve) and her self penned play Toothache (The Space).

Imani Okoh (she/her) 

Actor, vocalist and theatre-maker for Bringing the Outside In & The Feeling 

Imani is a Solent University graduate in Musical Theatre and a dedicated theatre maker. She is very passionate about bringing new voices and stories to a wider audience by creating and devising contemporary theatre. Having vast experience working with young people, Imani feels that it is important to express the concerns young people face by using her platform as a creative.  Being one of the creative writers and actors of the original children’s production ‘Charlie Locke and the Quest for Confidence’, Imani is very excited to get back to work creating theatre that empowers and educates the community.

Ri Baroche (she/they) 

Actor, musican and theatre-maker for  Bringing the Outside In

Ri Baroche is a theatremaker, writer and performer based in
Hampshire. She’s been funded 3x by Arts Council England to develop and tour new work focusing on big, unwieldy topics from unexpected angles, such as Drag ‘n’ Drop! (2023-24), a musical-comedy drag theatre show about quantum physics and gender which toured the UK, with a sell-out show at The Science Museum.

She is currently developing a new musical-comedy about
climate change, Call Me, Mother Nature, following a successful R&D in partnership with Arts Council England and Mayflower Studios, Southampton, with the show due to tour from Spring 2026.

In September 2024, they were nominated for a Trans+ award by Beyond Reflections, in recognition of their work to support and uplift the trans+ communities in Hampshire.

Ella Jump (she/her) 

Actor, vocalist and theatre-maker for  Bringing the Outside In & The Feeling 

Ella (she/her) is excited to be back working with Theatre For Life on a new project, and even more excited that it’s a project she’s so passionate about. She is also currently working with Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and has trained with Fourth Monkey, National Youth Theatre and Frantic Assembly. Ella is a keen mover/maker who is really excited about the devising element of this project.  As well as Acting, Ella produced her first play with Cubicle Theatre which went to the Vaults and Brighton Fringe in 2024. 

Victoria Ugwoeme (She/her) 

Non-executive director & trustee 

Victoria Ugwoeme is a respected community leader and activist in Southampton. Councillor for the Woolston and Weston Wards in Southampton, radio presenter for Voice FM, founder of Feed The Community Programme CIC, Chair of Southampton Stand Up To Racisim, Trustee for Southampton Voluntary Services, Project lead at United Voices of African Associations. 

 

Professor Kathryn Woods-Townsend (She/her) 

Non-executive director & trustee 
 

Sarah Shameti (She/her) 

Non-executive director & trustee 

Sarah Shameti, Youth Service Manager at the PEEER Youth Service based at University Hospital Southampton. The service supports young people aged 11 to 25 years old living with a Long-term health condition to navigate the often complex pathways they may encounter as a young person, and provide supportive access to experiences that empower and help build confidence and resilience. Sarah loves dance and theatre and is passionate about the power of creative storytelling and expressive movement in supporting positive wellbeing. 

Sarah and Michelle (Artistic Director) have worked extensively together since 2020 on various creative health programmes, including the Thriving Communities (Arts Council England funded) social prescribing programme for young people with Long-term health needs. 

 

Owen Fletcher (He / him) 

Tour Manager for Bringing the Outside In