The Company
Hidden Cities was formed by Roma Backhouse and Maddy Jones. We have an extensive pool of associates, who are leaders in their fields and who we work with on a project to project basis, including PR, graphic design, technical & production management and film & media.
"It has been an utter pleasure to work with Hidden Cities. Their work is of an excellent quality; organised, professional and sensitive. I would definitely work with them again" - Natasha Allen, Same SkyRoma Backhouse, Director
Roma is a Creative Director with a background in Theatre and the Fine Arts.
She loves cycling, writing and camping on bleak landscapes in the Yorkshire Moors.
Roma specialises in the development of site specific projects and works closely with a wide range of creative practitioners. She has worked with, amongst others, Central St. Martins, Faber and Faber, GMTV, Great Ormond Street Hospital, ITV Local, The National Theatre, Northern Broadsides, The Place, The Slade, The Young Vic, SameSky, London International Festival of Theatre, Scarabeus, The Stephen Joseph Theatre and Steven Berkoff. She has degrees from Oxford and York Universities, and is a Visiting Lecturer at Central School of Speech and Drama.
Maddy Jones, Producer
Maddy is a Project Manager and Producer whose background is in street theatre, arts festivals and event management.
She loves creating art, long country walks and mental arithmetic.
With a degree from the Central School of Speech and Drama, Maddy has worked with, amongst others, The World Famous, The Bureau Of Silly ideas, Tessellate Theatre, Punchdrunk, MamaPut Productions, Avanti Display, Jean Abreu Dance, DreamThinkSpeak, Camden Council, Kings Cross Eurostar Arrivals, Greenwich & Docklands Festivals, ITV Local and The ICA and on events such as; The Stoke Mandeville Paralympic Handover, Vaisakhi, Waterborn, Act for Darfur, The Camden Mela and The London Olympic Torch Relay.