Hi, I’m Lynsey Michelle Wells — artistic director and passionate advocate for the arts.

Born and raised in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, my life has always been rooted in creativity. From a young age, I immersed myself in the arts — dancing from childhood and teaching by the age of 15. Alongside dance, I trained in acting and singing, carving out a career as a multi-disciplinary performer across theatre, cabaret, and circus arts.

I was awarded a scholarship to train at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Arts. My journey also took me to South Carolina, USA, where I studied theatre as part of an international programme, further expanding my artistic lens. I started directing plays at age 19 mid drama school, where I quickly found the love of directing inclusive and political theatre.

As a performer and teacher, I’ve always sought connection, transformation, and expression — and that same drive led me to producing. I fell in love with creating worlds from the ground up. I now produce live theatre, community events, cabarets, festivals, and everything in between. I believe in work that is bold, meaningful, and made with care.

My skills include:

• Vision development and artistic direction

• Funding applications and bid writing

• Budgeting and financial management

• Stakeholder engagement

• Programming and curation

• Artist liaison and contracting

• Project and event management

• Marketing and audience development

• Risk assessment and safeguarding compliance

• Inclusive and community-led practice

In 2023, I co-founded a community arts organisation in response to the lack of accessible training spaces for performers in my area. Since then, we’ve secured our own building, which I co project managed and have created a vibrant hub for creativity on Grimsby Docks. I have developed and delivered a wide range of creative courses, outreach programmes and classes working in partnership with ACE NPO’s and Local Authorities.

I have successfully secured funding from Arts Council England's Project Grants and Developing Your Creative Practice schemes, as well as from the National Lottery Community Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Historic England, Local Authority PISCA Scheme for capital and revenue projects. This support has enabled me to deliver arts programmes and heritage renovations for targeted communities, with total funding exceeding £700,000.