In this episode of Downtime, Lou talks with Noel Jordan – Festival Director of Imaginate and Edinburgh International Children’s Festival.  They talked about Noel’s approach to programming, Imaginate’s year round support for artists, the risks Noel can take in terms of programming difficult or sensitive material, and his observations about the quality and nature of work being made both in the UK and across Europe. Noel has extensive experience as an award winning producer, director, actor-devisor and drama educator. Whilst working as a Drama Lecturer in Arts Education at the University of Melbourne, he also completed his Masters in Education.   Imaginate is the national organisation in Scotland, which promotes, develops and celebrates theatre and dance for children and young people.