Can Dündar is a Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian. Editor-in-chief of centre-left Cumhuriyet newspaper until August 2016, he was arrested in November 2015 after his newspaper published footage showing the State Intelligence MIT sending weapons to Syrian Islamist fighters.

Pippa Hill is the RSC's Literary Manager and has worked across a huge range of plays and projects.

Sophie Ivatt works with exceptionally talented actors and writers to bring stories to life on stage. She has worked with talent wherever it resides, from the fringe to the West End, to the RSC.