About us
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No one is disposable.
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Founded in 2017, The UnDisposables is an independent, all-female theatre company making bold, playful, and experimental work.
We create interactive theatre that blends storytelling with technology, multimedia and collaboration across different creative industries. This means that our audiences don’t just watch the story, they shape it.
We believe theatre should feel welcoming, thrilling, and open to everyone. By building interactive experiences that encourage curiosity and collaboration, we aim to break down barriers to the arts and create shared moments that bring communities together.
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As an all-female company, we are passionate about opening up space for women in both the arts and the tech worlds. Every production we make is created by teams made up of at least 60% female identifying and non-binary artists, building a more inclusive and representative future for creative technology and theatre.​
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Who even are The UnDisposables​
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We're a High Wycombe-based theatre company known for our innovative, tech-infused productions
Esther Joy Mackay
Artistic Director
​​Esther is a playwright, actor and theatre-maker, dedicated to bold storytelling and meaningful audience connection. In 2017 she founded The UnDisposables, creating a platform for her and her peers to make some noise in the theatre industry. Her writing has been featured in Forbes Magazine and been shortlisted for the VAULT 5 and LET Awards. Combining playwriting with innovation, Esther creates experiences that are collaborative, playful and emotionally resonant. She uses her work to open discussions about challenging topics through human connection, comedy, and inspiration from her other greatest passion (video games, of course) Esther believes theatre should feel alive, shared, and accessible to everyone
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Until 9:25; Save the Princess; Baby on Board (The UnDisposables); Keeping Afloat (Online); The Jailer’s Daughter (The Space Theatre); DATES (Camden People’s Theatre); Julius Caesar (The Space Theatre); This Precious Stone Set in the Silver Sea (Space 25)
Gabrielle Pausey
Creative Director
​Gabrielle began her journey with The UnDisposables in 2023 after being cast in the Edinburgh Fringe Production of ‘Save the Princess’ and has been with us ever since. Stepping into the position of Co-Creative Director in 2025, she brings an abundance of joy and silliness to all things UnDisposable. Fuelled by noise-making, rule-breaking new work (and copious cups of coffee), she is honoured to work with such wonderful, innovative creatives leading The UnDisposables and excited to test the limits of what magic they can collaboratively conceive and bring to the community, harnessing connection and challenging the traditional views of gaming and theatre.
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Until 9:25 (The UnDisposables); Save the Princess (The UnDisposables); Tama, Ata & John (Pamona Theatre); Bliss (Gutter Street TC); Shakespeare’s Mad Women (Lady Garden Theatre); Orlando: The Queer Element (Clay & Diamonds)
Grace Hussey-Burd
Creative Director
​​Grace is an actor, theatre-maker, improviser and director who joined The Undisposables back in 2019, stepping into the role of Co-Creative Director in 2025. She brings a wealth of experience in interactive and immersive work, helping create exciting play pathways and shaping audience experience. Collaboration and play is at the heart of everything Grace does, and she is passionate about creating work that intrigues, excites and challenges. Having trained under the clown Jamie Wood, she deeply understands the power of audience connection, and everything she does is in pursuit of silly fun. She is a core member of the long-format improv group: Plotbusters: an Improvised Movie Premiere, and is one half of the comedy duo: Fox&Burd
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Until 9:25; Save the Princess; The Jailer’s Daughter (The UnDisposables), Alice in Wonderland (DEM Productions), Twelfth Night (Old Red Lion Theatre), STOREHOUSE (Sage&Jester), I’m Angry But Look at This Dog (Queens Park Arts), Jekyll and Hyde (Fox&Burd), Bridgerton (Secret Cinema), Off Your Chest (Salisbury Playhouse), Delight in the Woods (Zoo Co)
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Associate Artists​​​​​​​
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Madeleine Corner - Director
Caspian Cunningham - Actor / Director
Sarah Fox - Director / Intimacy Coordinator
Vev Gaunt - Front End Developer
Robert Mackay - Software Developer
Katerina Tinnirello-Savvas - Actor / Writer
Tom Triggs - Sound Designer / Operator
Hannah Whyman - Actor / Writer
Sophie Winter - Actor
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Our collective community​
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We wouldn't be where we are today without the 300+ artists we've worked with over the years. From Directors to Actors, Designers to Producers, and everyone in between. We are grateful to have worked with so many talented creatives, proving time and time again that every artist has something unique to offer, and no one in this industry is disposable.