Lauren Ash is an actor and artist facilitator with over 15 years experience working in the creative sector. Since graduating from a degree in Performing Arts (BA Hons) at Cumbria Institute of the Arts, she has developed professional skills as a drama and theatre practitioner, within a variety of organisations including, but not limited to, theatre companies, arts organisations and educational organisations. She is passionate about delivering workshops that help to enrich the lives of the participants in many ways, including confidence building, engaging, producing creativity and educating

Lauren began working for Chol in 2015, as a freelance artist during her MA in Theatre and Performance at the University of Manchester. She has been part of the core team since April 2018 and has continued her work in drama and education as a lead artist on Chol’s Imaginary Communities programme in addition to leading and developing a range of other projects with Chol.