
Ottilie (Tilly) Mackintosh is an actress and spoken word poet based in South West London. She trained at the Manchester School of Theatre where she discovered the unity between activism and poetry, led by the likes of Shakespeare, Morrissey and Maxine Peak. Upon her return to London she began performing her work at venues across the city, inspired by her experiences pretending to be an adult there. Following voluntary work with a children’s charity, Tilly has run drama and poetry workshops with inner city schools, reinforcing to her the power of words to ignite imaginations and blow horizons wide. She tackles issues ranging from the gap year phenomenon and trainer addiction to white privilege, class and war. Tilly talks at events and readings throughout the country. Tilly has appeared in a number of acting roles including as a young Joanna Lumley in Sky1’s Little Cracker series. For more information on her acting and for all enquiries please go to Ottilie Mackintosh.