Edith Tankus is an award-winning director, performer, writer and clown. She has toured and performed with Kneehigh, Told by an Idiot, and Shakespeare’s Globe. She has directed, co-written and performed in numerous plays including BAC production of The Archivists, a devised piece for young audiences. She co-wrote and directed Susanna Hamnett’s Nearly Lear which won the IPAY award for Best Production and has gone on to perform on Broadway, The Kennedy Center and The Sydney Opera House .