Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Anita Biressi is Professor of Media and Society at the University of Roehampton. She has published widely on reality television, docu-soaps and popular factual television. She also has a long-standing interest in celebrity culture. She is currently writing about selfies and the relationship between the media and the social self.

Theatre includes: I Believe in Unicorns (Vaudeville Theatre / Orange Tree Theatre / Imagine Children’s Festival 2016); Moominsummer Madness (Polka Theatre / Royal and Derngate / Little Angel Theatre); Flathampton (Royal and Derngate); Dream Space (Shakespeare’s Globe).

Dani is Director of Participation at the Almeida Theatre. She was previously Associate Director at Royal and Derngate, Northampton. She has previously worked at Pentabus and Birmingham Rep and as a freelance director and workshop leader. She programmed the Take Off Festival 2013, an international festival of theatre work for children and young people based in Durham. Her production of Flathampton won the Argus Angel Award at Brighton Festival 2013.

Nick works as a journalist for BBC Three, with a strong focus on issues surrounding mental health and sexuality. Before moving more into journalism and online content, Nick worked freelance in the entertainment television industry. Having started out as a runner, he worked his way up to producer/director level, and has worked on some of the most popular reality TV series, including Made in Chelsea, Big Brother and Geordie Shore.