Associate Artists

Charlene Low

Charlene is an experienced dance artist  running her own projects teaching, performing and choreographing people with learning difficulties and disabled participants of various ages from 1-95yrs for the last 15years.

Sardines Dance, a collective of exceptional, integrated, contemporary dance artist’s was brought together by Charlene in 2010. Sardines’ work extends to those with profound multiple learning difficulties in various settings, from that of a relaxed community sharing to a national televised platform. This has led her to work with companies such as Royal Academy of Dance, CandoCo, East London Dance, Entelechy Arts, Protein Dance, South Bank Centre, Unicorn Theatre and many more. www.sardinesdance.org

Chi-Lin Nim

Chi-Lin is a British-born Chinese actress whom has had the privilege of acting both on stage and on screen. Her credits include: Stan Lee's Lucky Man S3 (Sky One), Disney's Artemis Fowl, Wonder Woman 1984, and Whisper Me Happy Ever After (TIE Tour). She is passionate about acting as well as impacting people's lives and is very excited to be on a national tour with Face Front for Hero Next Door.

Danny Charalambos

I started at Face Front some twenty years ago, taking part in youth music and drama workshops. Since then I have done so much and have gained the skills and confidence to grow as an artist.

I have performed in many of Face Front's productions - including their professional school tours, worked as a support worker in the many theatre groups, facilitated groups, written scenes and songs for productions, and so much more.

Outside of Face Front, I have completed courses in dance and creative writing and look forward to pursuing other interests, which thanks to Face Front I now have the confidence for.

Darren Carr

I am energetic, determined and motivated. Over the last 15 years I have gained extensive experience working with Face Front and a wide range of other educational settings, I have helped, taught and motivated thousands of young people with various needs on a vast number of meaningful and life changing projects that have been very successful. I have worked as a support staff member, mentor, workshop leader, Teacher and facilitator; through all these roles I have always developed strong relationships and a strong understanding with students and co-workers.

Francesca Marie Claire

Francesca is an Actor, Writer, Director and Workshop Facilitator. She works with Little Fish Theatre, Tender and Growing Against Violence. She is the co-writer and director of "Sex FM" for Face Front. Francesca is also a producer at Masked Pony Productions, a female focussed production company producing online comedy content for women.

Grace Firth

Grace graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2020 with a degree in Actor Musicianship. She has been a piano and vocal coach since 2011 and has worked as an actor in various theatres such as The Octagon, Sheringham Little Theatre and Mast, Mayflower Studios.

Grace has worked for Face Front since 2021, initially joining as Musical Director and Facilitator for the Hinterlands festival. She has done many tours of “Its My Move” and understudied in “Whisper Me Happy Ever After”. She is currently facilitating in DDM, Broken Silence and Interaction and she will be musically directing all shows for the 2025 Face Front Festival.

“Face Front is the true definition of inclusivity when it comes to the arts. Everyone involved inspires me every day! I feel proud to work for such a groundbreaking charity that sees the potential in all their participants.”

Greg Baxter

Greg Baxter is a Drama Facilitator and Improviser from Harlow, Essex. He is a graduate of the Applied Theatre MA at The Royal Central School of Speech of Drama, before having been a professional actor with 9 years of stage experience. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA Acting class of 2012). He continues to perform regularly on the London alternative comedy scene performing improv comedy, having trained at The Free Association and Hoopla in London and iO Chicago. Greg joined the Face Front team in 2024.

Gopal Gautam

Natasha Cox

Natasha is professionally trained in musical theatre. She has a BSc Honours Degree in Social Sciences and is currently studying a Masters in Innovation, Creativity and Leadership at Bayes (formally Cass), one of Europe's top Business schools. She has performed in the West End, in regional theatres and has toured around the UK in various productions. She received a Laurence Olivier award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a musical for Jerry Springer the Opera and continues to perform and choreograph around the UK. Natasha is one of the original performers from SexFM and returned to reprise her role in 2020. She recently choreographed Exchanging Dreams for Jazanne Arts and worked on the R&D for The Hero Next Door. Natasha also runs her own arts company called Actively Seeking… CIC www.activelyseeking.co.uk

Nigel Kellaway

Penny Gkritzapi

Penny Gkritzapi is a theatre practitioner from Athens, Greece. She graduated from the University of Fine Arts- Department of Theatre Studies in Nafplio and then trained as an actor in one of the oldest drama schools of Athens, Traga Drama School. Following a few years of acting, directing and drama teaching around Greece,  Penny came to London to train as a stage director and got her MA in Theatre Directing. She has been directing shows for Polymorph Theatre since 2015 and works with a number of theatre companies globally. She is part of SDUK. Also, she is a Drama Teacher for RM Drama. Penny joined the Blue Sky Actors and Face Front Theatre in 2013. https://www.pennygkritzapi.co.uk/

Rona Namudu

Rona is a passionate talented Actor and Director. Since graduating from Theatre studies at University of East London Rona has not only taken part in a range of performances she has also facilitated fun and engaging drama workshops for children and young people. With Face Front Rona acts in the yearly touring production 'It's My Move'.