Meet Our Team
Licketyspit has a small, dynamic core team supported by a pool of freelance actor pedagogues and other creatives.
- Virginia Radcliffe – Artistic Director/CEO virginia@licketyspit.com
- Johnny Austin – Executive Producer & General Manager johnny@licketyspit.com
Actor-pedagogues are specialists in children’s rights-based, intergenerational imaginary play, and collude with families in what goes on at the sessions.
Click on the photos to find out a little about everyone in our team!

Virginia
Virginia
I trained as an actor in London where I grew up and I started working with early years children when I had my own children – Ruby & Iona. Having children reminded me how much I love to play, sing, dance, dress-up, read, explore and make up and act out stories!
My Mum Bridget, was a teacher who sang and played the piano and my Dad, John, taught me lots of songs to play on the guitar! I grew up with lots of stories, rhymes and songs and grown-ups who read and played with me and my brother and sister. But I have learned how to do my job running Licketyspit by playing and talking with children, mostly in Scotland, where my Mum came from and where I live now with my own family.

Johnny Austin
Johnny Austin

Taz (Itxaso)
Taz (Itxaso)
Hiya! I’m Taz and when I Lickety Play I have great fun becoming ‘The Funky Chicken’ and meeting all the other exuberant creatures in the circle. Everyone makes up the most exciting animals you’ve ever imagined!
Itxaso (Taz) Moreno is a freelance actor who has worked with Licketyspit for over 18 years. She first joined the company to play Baletxo in our show Green Whale in 2006. She later trained as one of the first 'Margarets' in LicketyLeap, and regularly performs LicketyLeap as part of our Storyplay Schools programme. She has worked as a Lead Actor Pedagogue on Women's Aid Storyplay, Porridge & Play Hubs, Big Porridge & Play Glasgow and Picnic & Play. She has also led Playcard Play & Playground Play delivery in our Storyplay Schools. In 2024 she was the lead artist on LicketyMovers, after training with ContaKids.
Ruby
Ruby
Hello! I’m Ruby and one of my favourite things about Licketyspit play sessions is getting to sit down with everyone together and have a good blether about the games we’ve played and the things we’ve seen! I think imaginary play is great because you can be anyone, go anywhere, do anything, and everyone will go there with you. And what could be better than exploring a jungle full of colourful birds where you might find a friendly tiger, or having a picnic on the moon with your family and friends!
When I was little, I loved dressing up and making mud pies in the garden. I've worked with Licketyspit as an actor-pedagogue for 5 years and am the outgoing Children & Families Network Producer.

Sarah
Sarah

Andre
Andre

Camille
Camille

Iona
Iona
Hello, I’m Iona and I live in Glasgow. I love working with Licketyspit because I love to play, especially with other people. It is so great to be able to use your imagination and create whole new worlds! Hooray for play!

Hilde
Hilde
