Camille is an actor-pedagogue who joined Licketyspit in 2022 as part of the Big Porridge & Play team in Ruchill and Govan. She loves improvising and turning into creative characters to entertain and delight! Catch her at a Porridge & Play session near you!
Sarah is an actor-pedagogue who has worked with Licketyspit for many years. She's a 'Margaret' in LicketyLeap and can be found running Porridge & Play sessions too! When she was little she played Hide & Seek, Sardines, climbing trees to see who could go highest, skipping, hopscotch, clapping/singing games, hula hoop, football, tennis, rounders, piggy in the middle, British bulldogs. You can find her 4 Minutes of Childhood and lots more here! Sarah is also training as a drama-therapist.
Artists Kevin Wrench and Andrew Franks make and combine environments with video, animation and performance (they also make and record music!) Wrench & Franks designed the Lickety Playcards and most our project logos - CFN, Porridge & Play, Picnic & Play, Bookplay and Storyplay! Find more of their work at www.wrenchandfranks.com
“Hello, my name is Andre and I’m one of the new trainee Actor-Pedagogues with Licketyspit. My interests are singing, dancing, random adventures, and taking part in games with friends. Working with Licketyspit is so much fun because children truly are the best players out there! It’s so exciting to see what you all come up with, where we will all go, and what responses you all have. I am so happy that I get to work with you through Licketyspit and can’t wait to have many more adventures with you all! I have my stripy top, and I’m ready to play, the Licketyspit way!” Andre joined Licketyspit as an Actor-Pedagogue in August 2020. Through varied work as a performance practitioner, he has performed in others’ and his own shows.
The Licketyspit Volunteers play a key role in supporting Porridge & Play and Picnic & Play sessions. They receive mentoring and support from the Licketyspit core team and participate in evaluations and debriefs. In 2019, our volunteers were Asim, Saliha, Daniel and Boatemma. "My experience as a volunteer with Licketyspit is one of the most remarkable experiences, as the sessions invests in the future through enhancing children’s imagination and creativity." "Doing this has made realise how much I like being with children, even though I'm an adult, doing these kinds of things I feel I can be more myself. I feel free. With the dressing up, you can't do that all the time but I feel I can be myself." "I really love doing the soup…there's positive feedback... I think that these are the kind of projects that should be encouraged." If you are interested in volunteering with Licketyspit, please get in touch by emailing cfn@licketyspit.com.
Eoin is an Irish portrait and documentary photographer based in Galsgow. He has taken photos at Licketyspit projects including Big Porridge & Play Glasgow 2017-2025, Ibrox Storyplay 2018 and the Storyplay Festivals 2022 & 2024. On Licketyspit, Eoin says, "As a creative and a parent I have a huge appreciation for the work Licketyspit do and really value my connection with them. Their work is play. It is incredible to see how effective their work is in the faces of children and the energy of parents. It is grounded, inclusive, responsive and consistent, adult words to describe what all play should be." Eoin works across the performing arts in theatre, music and dance and creates work for editorial, advertising and commercial clients. Describing his own work, he says "I am endlessly drawn to photography's strange and recognisable brilliance at telling a story and I really like working collaboratively to explore ways to make that happen. I have a deep interest in people and I always look for the human element at the centre of a photo." "I work on multiple personal projects around parenthood, exploration and conservation. I recently visited Ecuador to photograph an expedition to an important and hidden cave network in the Amazon rainforest (www.Tayos.org). Click here to visit Eoin Carey's website.
Hilde Mckenna has been an actor-pedagogue with Licketyspit since April 2019 and has worked on Big Porridge & Play Glasgow 2019 and Picnic & Play! Her other projects include work with Loop Theatre, Anna Newell's Theatre Adventures and as a Clowndoctor and Elderflower with Hearts and Minds. She loves working with Liketyspit with its focus on playfulness, families, inclusivity, respect and joy. Her favourite playcard game is 'Witches Fingers'. As a child, she loved any game which involved pretend play, a bit of drama and running about.
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.
The success of Licketyspit’s approach is rooted in the synergy between actors and children as experts in play. At Licketyspit, we draw on a pool of freelance actor-pedagogues who facilitate Storyplay, LicketyLeap, Porridge & Play and Picnic & Play. Already experienced actors or community artists, we provide our actor-pedagogues with additional training, enabling them to become highly skilled in the facilitation of inclusive drama-led play both with children (nursery –P7) and intergenerational play with teachers and with families.
Virginia is a theatre director and children’s playwright who began to specialise in early years theatre in the mid-90s, after an extensive career as an actor. She founded Licketyspit in 2004, after leading the pioneering Wee Stories Early Years Project. Her very popular children’s plays put early years children at the centre of large, inclusive audiences of 0-12 year-olds and adults. In 2008 Virginia developed her immersive theatre piece LicketyLeap, through play and consultation with early years children. This led to the Storyplay Approach, which is the cornerstone of all of Licketyspit's work. Virginia is a passionate advocate for the transformative power of theatre and performance to open up imaginary playworlds for children, families and early years professionals. Her work aims to empower children and nurture a more equal and flourishing society.
