Alix Harris (She/Her)
Alix Harris is a Director and Theatre Practitioner based in South West England. In 2015 Alix founded and became Artistic Director of Beyond Face CIC. Beyond Face’s mission is to raise the profile and visibility of artists, young people and communities who are from African and Caribbean diasporas, people who are South Asian, East Asian or South-East Asian, North African, Middle Eastern or from ethnically mixed heritages.
Alix has recently directed The Honeyman by Tyrone Huggins for Exeter Northcott, previous directing credits include, Contact Theatre, Manchester & assistant directed for the Barbican Theatre Plymouth & Theatre Royal Plymouth. In 2019/20 Alix was a Headlong Origins Director.
Alix is a Director of Indra Congress, through this role she has worked internationally in South Africa and Palestine. Alix is also a part-time Drama lecturer at Exeter University.
Hugh Malyon (He/Him)
Graduate of Theatre and Performance (hons, Plymouth University) Hugh’s artistic practice re-writes narrative of disability, demonstrating that we can all own our identity – touring original theatre, developing experimental ways of collaborating, utilising care, support and companionship in the creative process.
Growing up in Torbay, Hugh found his creative voice and confidence in the imagination through Doorstep Arts youth sessions and platforms.
Nat Palin (she/her)
Nat is a co-director at Filament. She supports artists, communities and organisations to work together. She is interested in how relationships between people and places help develop new ideas to address complex challenges. With a background in visual arts and socially engaged practice, she has worked extensively with museums & galleries, heritage, theatres, and place-based cultural programmes.
Drawing connections across education, housing, youth offending & health, her work has focused on how communities can co-create, grow and take ownership of the culture around them.
Nat has worked with Torbay’s communities over the past 10 years, including as Creative Co-Director of Eyeview Cultural Programme and as a lead artist with Doorstep Arts. As a critical friend, she supports artists and creative organisations, in particular those working with socially engaged practice.
Richard Daws (he/him)
Richard co-founded an innovative production company, Victoria Real, whilst studying Communication Engineering in Leeds. Cutting his production teeth filming windsurfing events for ITV, the company veered into interactive media in 1994, becoming one of the UK’s fastest growing private companies and winning a string of industry awards.
As an editor, Richard personally won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Outstanding Editing. After selling his business to Endemol in 2000, he partnered with arts organisation Komedia. A top tier of live venue operator, with a multi-award winning operation in Brighton. In 2008 he renovated a Grade 2 derelict cinema, creating Komedia Bath, which he now oversees as a flourishing community owned multi use arts and entertainment hub.
He also created production company Komedia Entertainment which has, over 20 years, produced Edinburgh Fringe runs, national and international tours, alongside broadcast comedy for BBC1/2/3/CBBC and BBC Radio 4.
Joy Zarine (she/her)
Joy Zarine is a brand strategist, author, and entrepreneur with a passion for arts, music, and live events. She has worked with some of the world’s most iconic brands, including The O2, and is the author of two bestselling books: The Five Star Formula and Sales Through Service.
Joy specialises in helping organisations grow through clarity, connection, and culture, with expertise in brand development, organisational strategy, and community engagement. She is committed to widening access to the arts and believes deeply in the power of creative expression to spark a sense of belonging, confidence, and transformation.
Joy joined Doorstep Arts’ Advisory Board to bring her expertise in brand strategy and organisational growth, helping to expand Doorstep’s reach and impact.