ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

  • OMAR BAROUD

    Omar is an actor and musician in London. He has a Political Arts degree and is also a graduate of Central School of Speech and Drama. Since graduating he’s worked at Shakespeare’s Globe, Theatre Royal Bath, and the BBC. When he’s not facilitating drama or music workshops, he’s writing songs and dreaming about a world where we all have a chance, no matter where you come from.

  • MASSI SAFA

    This is Massi Safa from South East London. He is a student currently studying business and accounting at Southwark college. He loves acting and being in front of the camera and has recently been accepted as a member of National Youth Theatre (NYT). He does volunteering for British Red Cross, runs sessions regarding to the asylum process for Coram organisation and he is a Compass associate. He joined the Compass team as an actor for “Voices in the dark” and now he is an associate and a very important branch of the team who takes on any role that he’s needed for. He is a big football fan and loves meeting new people.

  • ELEANOR HENDERSON

    Eleanor is a trained actress (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and highly experienced facilitator, director, youth leader and participatory artist (trained Royal Central School of Speech and Drama). She was Associate Director of Battersea Arts Centre's resident young company for several years, leading them through projects including a 6 month collaboration with Contact in Manchester. She is currently Youth Manager for youth engagement charity Hope in Tottenham and Associate Artist for Kestrel Theatre, working within the criminal justice system as director of a range of short-term and longer term projects with offenders and ex-offenders. Eleanor has also led a range of youth projects internationally in India and China. She is passionate about social justice and big bowls of pasta.

  • ALI GHADERI

    Ali Ghaderi is an actor and recently got accepted as a member of The National Youth Theatre (NYT). He is also an activist. He is working and volunteering with people with refugees and asylum seekers backgrounds at different charities.

    He loves languages, movies and tv shows, hiking and swimming. He can speak nearly in seven languages and he wants to make positive changes in the world.