Esther Richardson

[4] She began working on the Theatre Writing Partnership (TWP), which allowed her to discover new play writers.

[4] In 2011, Richardson and Andy Barrett created Skybus, which is a play that took place on a bus running between Derby and the East Midlands Airport.

[6] Richardson was the director, and the play takes the form of "eavesdropped" conversations between characters heading to the airport.

[7] During the European recession, Richardson gathered stories from across Europe in 2013, collecting testimonies about how austerity has impacted people's lives.

[8] The project was called All Across Europe and Richardson planned to develop a theatre piece based on what she collected.