Stephen was the Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre between 1992 and 1998, and he was the recipient of several Olivier Awards, Tony Awards, and Evening Standard Awards. He was nominated for a BAFTA Short Film Award for his first film "Eight". His Oscar nominated debut feature "Billy Elliot" was nominated in two categories at the Golden Globes and grossed over $100,000,000 worldwide.

Johanna Baldwin is an independent writer/producer whose work includes film, television, theatre and short stories.

James is the former managing director of The Guardian Group of Newspapers. Having studied law at Oxford and Harvard, James joined the board on the Guardian in 1969, and he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of The Guardian in 1973.