The Mod Collective
The Mod Collective is made up of group of Artists who are passionate about using play to spark change.
We have a range of experiences & skills that feed into Mod’s Playful Activism practice.
Sometimes we work on Mod projects together, sometimes we support each other as individuals.
Our approach focuses on collective care.
Eliza Cass (they/them) is a writer, performer and producer based in London. They make work that invites audiences into playful and impactful encounters that help unsettle some of the harmful structures we find ourselves living inside and governed by. They've also produced projects with Mod and its artists, largely for schools and young people, championing playful activism as a way to bring young people together to create spaces and communities they feel excited to be a part of.
Eliza Cass
Photo by Ross KernahanGermma (she/her) is a theatre-maker and facilitator. She has facilitated and directed at world-class venues including the Almeida Theatre, Kiln Theatre, Southbank Centre, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Hampton Court Palace. Germma has developed and delivered short and long term projects at theatres, schools and cultural venues across the UK including recently for Donmar Warehouse, Museum of Colour, Jackson’s Lane, Hackney Museum and Black Books Matter. She is the recipient of a DYCP grant researching the impact of British colonisation on arts and culture.
Germma Orleans-Thompson
A theatremaker and facilitator, Maryam (she/her) co-creates inclusive performances with young people and communities. She has worked at a range of organisations including Angel Shed, Kiln, Almeida, Bush, Company Three and the The National Theatre. As a researcher her work focuses on the intersection of arts and women’s health, including Positively Past Positively Present (PositivelyUK x Central School of Speech & Drama) and The Book of Knowledge (The Bridge x Kings College). Joy and play are at the heart of her practice creating accessible, socially engaged theatre. Maryam is especially passionate about making work that celebrates Muslim Women.
Maryam Shahurddin
Photo by Shamphat ProMel Frances (she/her), is a games and experience designer, a digital storyteller, and a creative mathematician. She makes interactive experiences - books, performances and games - that travel to unknown places, speculative futures and alternative realities. Her work is for people who like adventures, probing rules, and finding hidden possibilities.
She works part time as the Co-Artistic Director of Produced Moon.
Mel Frances
As a playful activist, Pav (he/him) makes experiences that facilitate encounters between strangers, hoping they might fall in love with one another and imagine better futures. He is a Cypriot South Londoner that cares a lot about community. He is motivated by bringing transparency and connectedness in his work and professional life. He believes in the power of third space, listening and grass roots organising as the basis for meaningful community arts practice. He also likes sounds stuff and tries to DJ whenever there is an opportunity.
Pav Christodoulou
Photo by Ross KernahanToby (he/him) is an award-winning theatre maker & experience designer who specialises in using games & play to engage young people and communities to spark change. As Associate Director at Coney, he led the Young People & Families programme for 7 years. He has made digital playable experiences that have landed in heritage sites, museums, classrooms and hospitals across the UK and worldwide.
He is a Creative Climate Leader, who passionately advocates for a better sustainable practice and uses the art to spark conversation on climate justice.