01 Who we are
We make character-led work for stage and screen — and we make it properly.
5Ways Productions is young by name and young in spirit. It was founded by people who spent their careers on the other side of the industry — as actors, writers, producers and creative connectors — before deciding to build something of their own. We move between theatre, film and live events, and we bring the same instinct to all three: find the story worth telling, then find exactly the right people to tell it.
02 Track record
Our founders bring credits across:
Including Athanasie's debut as a writer, Lives We Lived — longlisted for the Cove Park Residency, developed through the Young Vic Creators Programme, and staged at Omnibus Theatre and Riverside Studios.
03 Core team
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Athanasie (Taz Munyaneza)
Co-Founder
Olivier Award-nominated actress and writer Athanasie (known creatively as Taz Munyaneza) has a diverse portfolio spanning Netflix, Chichester Festival Theatre and Stratford East, with her recent writing debuting at The Omnibus Theatre and Riverside Studios. Her debut piece, Lives We Lived, was longlisted for the Cove Park Residency and developed through the Young Vic Creators Programme. Beyond her acclaimed work on stage and screen, Athanasie is a powerful creative connector — she leverages her deep industry relationships and innate ability to bring people together to bring ambitious visions to life.
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Kitti Wells
Showrunner / Creator
Kitti's career in visual storytelling began at 17, when she placed third in the UK in a national moving image competition. Since then, she has spent over half a decade mastering the intersection of art and execution, holding an MA in Creative Media Entrepreneurship and extensive training in film, TV and live events. From teaching film in New York to managing live event planning, Kitti's unique superpower is her current role in Operations at the Young Vic — as our shoot location, she provides our production with invaluable, on-the-ground location expertise and seamless event-planning execution.
04 Additional team
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Daniel Oluwasayo Olabode
Co-Producer — Àkàndá Productions
Daniel Oluwasayo Olabode is an award-winning British-Nigerian filmmaker and creative professional with over twelve years of experience in video production, animation pipelines and storytelling. Daniel specialises in creative development, directing, video editing, VFX and writing, creating culturally rich, emotionally immersive and visually appealing narratives. Adept with project management and producing, Daniel guides projects from ideation to completion while stimulating collaboration through strong communication and leadership.
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Jessica Tyler
Co-Producer — Pit Village Princess
Jessica Tyler is an actor, writer and producer whose diverse international portfolio spans performing, devising and producing for stage and screen across the UK and Mexico. A Rose Bruford and Institut Del Teatre (Barcelona) alumna, she was a founding member of the award-winning multilingual physical theatre company Panta Rei Theatre. Jessica is a seasoned facilitator with extensive experience navigating both community and academic sectors globally. Beyond her creative and logistical track record, Jessica is an exceptional industry connector, leveraging a vast wealth of cross-cultural experience and an extensive collaborative network.