Journalist Richard Norton-Taylor joined the Guardian in 1975. Since then, he has investigated official secrecy, behind-the-scenes decision-making in Government, and the activities of the security and intelligence services. His books include Whose Land Is It Anyway? The Ponting Affair, Blacklist, The Inside Story of Political Vetting, In Defence of the Realm? The Case for Accountable Security and Intelligence Services, Truth is A Difficult Concept: Inside the Scott Inquiry, and Aitken, The Liar. His works for stage include Half the Picture, Nuremburg, Justifying War and The Colour of Justice and Tactical Questioning.
Nicolas Kent was the Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre in London from 1984 - 2012. In 2006 he was the recipient of an Evening Standard Theatre Award - Special Award for "Pioneering Political Theatre" for his work there. He also works in television and radio.
Gillian Slovo is an author, journalist, playwright and the President of English Pen. Gillian has written 12 novels including Black Orchids and Red Dust, which won the RFI Temoin du Monde prize in France and was made into a film starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Her novel Ice Road was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction and her family memoir, Every Secret Thing, was an international bestseller. Her play Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, co-written for the Tricycle Theatre, has played in theatres around the world including New York and Washington DC. In 2009 she won an amnesty media award for her article on children in detention. She is a reviewer, opinion writer and in 2008 wrote a column for the South African newspaper, The Star.
Victoria Brittain, currently a Research Associate at the London School of Economics, has lived and worked as a journalist in Washington, Saigon, Algiers, Nairobi, and London. She worked at the Guardian for 20 years, most recently as Associate Foreign Editor.