Michèle Taylor

Portrait photograph of Michele TaylorMichèle Taylor has been Director for Change at Ramps on the Moon since the Consortium was convened. For the last 10 years, she has supported partner theatres to embed disability equality into their organisations and to realise their ambitions around elevating disabled people across the mainstream industry.

Michèle is a disability equality trainer and consultant who set up her own business in 1992 to work with arts and other cultural organisations. She has seen immense change across the sector in that time, and is still impatient for more:

“It’s time to focus on anti-ableism: recognising that as disabled people, we are no longer satisfied with being granted access into an essentially ableist sector. I am proud of the Ramps on the Moon partners for the work they have done to reflect on their own structures and processes, and to share their learning.”

Over the years, Michèle has worked with clients such as The British Museum, The Royal Opera House, The University of Gothenberg, Cultural Heritage Without Borders and the BBC. She sits on a number of boards, including UK Theatre, and has a national profile in this area of work.

Michèle loves nothing more than to question orthodoxy and to challenge assumptions. She believes that an attitude of curiosity, together with a healthy dash of mischief is necessary to effect change.

Shoshana jones

Head and shoulders photo of Shoshana Jones - she is looking into the camera with a big smile and a happy face. Shoshana, our Project Manager, trained as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and began her career in collaborative and devised theatre. She has worked across the North West and Yorkshire as a freelance creative enabler, artist and assistant director, with organisations including DarkHorse, The Lawrence Batley Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Bolton Octagon.

 
Shoshana was a young carer, and this early experience led her into disability advocacy. After the death of her brother in 2022, who she was a primary carer for, she committed to supporting young carers and disabled people more broadly.
 
In partnership with the University of Plymouth, she co-published research and co-delivered a holistic approach in care workshops; she has also spoken at the International Young Carers Conference and at the 2025 Carers Week Parliament Drop‑in Session.

Zanna Hornby

Zanna is the Communications and Podcast Consultant for Ramps on the Moon. Zanna has worked as a senior manager – as Head of Marketing within the performing arts sector for nearly 5 years and brings a wide-range of skills to our team including strategic planning, sales, marketing, audience development, press, digital media, podcasting and training.

Zanna also has an extensive knowledge of accessible marketing and communications practices and has worked with several teams to help embed anti-ableism into the work they do.

For press and marketing: zanna@rampsonthemoon.co.uk

sarah holmes

Sarah is proud to be Project Adviser for Ramps on the Moon. After immigrating to the UK from New Zealand in the late 1970’s, she has been championing changes in the theatre industry to enable greater accessibility, diversity and equality leading to innovative and collaborative working. 

In Spring 2022 she stepped down from Chief Executive of the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich where Ramps on the Moon was initially conceived. She is currently Chair of Tonic Theatre and a Trustee for High Tide.

Sarah has always enjoyed challenging the status quo and advocating for the tearing down of the silo walls which prevent colleagues working together to effect radical and long-lasting change.