About Us

Lucy Mason balances her work with EPAD alongside her practice as a coach and consultant for the cultural sector. As a freelancer she has undertaken a variety of leadership roles including as Interim Director of Macrobert Arts Centre, Head of King’s Engagement with Capital Theatres, Interim Chief Executive of Federation of Scottish Theatre, Interim Director of The Work Room and Interim Chief Executive of National Theatre of Scotland. She was previously Chief Executive of Dance Base, Performing Arts Advisor to the Scottish Government and Administrative Producer at the Traverse Theatre.  As a consultant Lucy has worked with a range of Edinburgh-based companies, including Manipulate Arts, All or Nothing Aerial Arts, Edinburgh Fringe Society, Summerhall Arts, Tortoise in a Nutshell and Luminate. Lucy was Chair of Curious Seed Dance Company for 10 years, until 2025.

Nicholas Bone is a director and producer with a particular interest in artist development. He is Artistic Director of Magnetic North, an Edinburgh-based company that commissions, develops and produces new work, and a trained mentor. He has directed for Opera North, Dundee Rep, National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Opera, NIDA (Sydney) and many other companies.

Kate Taylor is an independent theatre and music theatre producer. She is currently working with musician Mairi Campbell (Pulse and Auld Lang Syne) and performance artist Skye Loneragan (Though This Be Madness). She is fundraising consultant for Strange Town theatre company. Previously, she was Associate Producer for British Youth Music Theatre producing new music theatre and has worked with English Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Hall Birmingham, City of London Festival and Royal Scottish National Orchestra.