About us
Nirjay Mahindru
Chief Executive
Katie McKenna
Administrator
Julien Ball
Fundraiser
Catherine Taylor
Development
Co-ordinator
Our Actors
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Our team of 160 professional actors represent the heartbeat of InterAct's work.
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InterAct works with professional actors because they have the dramatic skills to hold the concentration of somebody who is not only unwell but also in the hospital environment, the vocal stamina and technique to sustain long periods of reading and the antennae to respond to unspoken reactions from the patients.
InterAct Staff
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Stroke Clubs Co-ordinator:
Esme Bayley
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Development Co-ordinator:
Catherine Taylor
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Training Co-ordinator:
Emma D'Inverno
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Trainers: Avita Jay, Juliet Prew
Patrons
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Sir Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Bleasdale
Helena Bonham Carter
Rt Hon Vince Cable
Professor Anthony Rudd
Max Stafford-Clark
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Gyles Brandreth
Ambassadors
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Ciarán Hinds
Dr Romila Bahl
Liz Bestic
Joanna Brendon MBE
Lucy Briers
Lolita Chakrabarti
Oliver Ford Davies
Nick Ede
Rupert Graves
Alex Jennings
Sara Kestelman
Liz Lochead
Bill Paterson
Alison Peebles
Juliet Stevenson
Owen Teale
June Watson
Trustees
Charlie Dorer
Alan Finch
Edmund Hubbard
Alan McCormick
Jonathan McDonnell
Christopher Ravenscroft
Prof Tony Rudd CBE
Leah Sowden FCA, CTA
Caroline Smith
Prof Marion Walker
Ian Talbot OBE (Chairman)
Where We Read
Belfast, Whiteabbey Hospital
Birmingham, Moseley Hall Hospital
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Brighton, Royal Sussex Hospital
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Bristol, South Bristol Community Hospital
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Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales
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Charing Cross Hospital, London
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
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Clayponds Hospital, London
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Edgware Hospital, London
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Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Haywards Heath, Princess Royal Hospital
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Homerton Hospital, London
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Kings Hospital, London
Trafford General Hospital
National Hospital, London
Newcastle, Freeman Hospital
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Royal Hospital, London
St Pancras Hospital, London
St Thomas Hospital, London
West Middlesex Hospital, London
We also read in many stroke clubs across England. Please do contact our team if you wish to find out whether we read in a stroke club near you.