Our Team
Park Bench Theatre’s company directors
Siobán Whitney Low
Co- founder, company director and writer
Siobán has spent over 30 years championing the arts as a fundraiser, facilitator and arts leader. She has delivered arts for social change with children and young people, worked on heritage projects with the Museum of Colour, and chaired the boards of Theatre Peckham and Jumped Up Theatre. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths and trains people new to governance. She believes in the power of theatre to give people a voice. At Park Bench she co-writes, manages projects and builds the company’s foundations.
Lolly Whitney Low
Co-founder, company director and theatre maker
Lolly is an early-career theatre maker, designer and writer, trained in Technical Arts at UAL and in playwriting at Central School of Speech and Drama. An Associate of the Pleasance Theatre, he wrote The Gambit and Number Ten, which toured to Edinburgh and Theatre Peckham Fringe. He believes in serving the story above all, and loves giving old objects new lives on stage. At Park Bench he leads our participatory practice, set design and art direction.
Dé Jean Brown
Company director and performer
Dé Jean trained at the University of the Arts London, where he developed a fearless, physical approach to performance. He has worked with Frantic Assembly, performed at the Barbican Centre, and appeared in campaigns for Morrisons and Foot Locker. Known for his commanding movement and magnetic presence, he is drawn to stories that hit hard and stay with you. We are delighted to welcome him as one of Park Bench’s newly appointed Directors.
Ines Aresti
Company director and theatre maker
Inés is a Basque theatre-maker, performer, producer and director based between London and Spain. Her highly physical work blends clown, movement and absurdity to explore political and social themes, and she believes in the power of play to open up big conversations. She collaborates with Frantic Assembly, is a Practitioner for Vamos Theatre, and trained with Theatre Re and Philippe Gaulier. We are delighted to welcome her as one of Park Bench’s newly appointed Directors, bringing bold, playful energy to our process.