Our team
Find out more about the Playhouse team.
From the stage to the sound booth and everyone in between – our team are the fantastic bunch that keep it all running smoothly.
If you’re looking for someone specific, select from the categories below to filter by individual teams within the Playhouse.
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Senior Management Team
Judith Cloke
Technical Director
Amy Leach (She/Her)
Deputy Artistic Director
Kath Russell
Strategic Director of Fundraising and Development
Chris Williams
Finance Director
Andrew Smaje
Director of Producing
Board of Trustees
Laurence Brophy
Interim co-Chair
Simon Robinson
Interim co-Chair
Rozina Breen
Trustee
Neil Adleman
Trustee
Bertille Calinaud
Trustee
Cllr Diane Chapman
Trustee
Angela Eddison
Trustee
Cllr Chris Howley
Trustee
Peter Gruen
Trustee
Samantha Fray
Trustee
Cllr Lisa Martin
Trustee
Michael Nabarro
Trustee
Ruth Pitt
Trustee
Executive Operations
James Connolly (He/Him)
Executive Administrator
Annette Ireland
PA to the Artistic Director and Executive Director
Audiences
Terri Barns
Box Office Team Leader
Antonia Bowler
Senior Marketing Officer
Lynn Hudson
Box Office Team Leader
Giulia Panigada (She/Her)
Marketing Officer
Building Operations & Facilities
Doris Amaniampong
Housekeeper
Lee Bainbridge
Building Operations and Facilities Manager
Andrea Betyarova
Housekeeper
Nathan Dyer
Security Operative
Aaron Evans
Facilities Operative
Kieran Fleming
Security Operative
Rocio Hernandez
Housekeeper
John Holman
Housekeeping Supervisor
Dinujan Indran
Security Operative
Nia Iswadi
Housekeeper
Junior Linton
Building Operations and Facilities Assistant Manager
Daniel Metcalfe
Security Operative
Kevin Westwood
Building Maintenance Operative
Mariola Willans
Housekeeper
Enterprises
David Burton
Head of Business Development
Leah Curia
Food & Beverage Assistant Manager
Liz Escritt
Food & Beverage Manager
Leannah Gardner
Junior Chef
Sammy Kitching
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Jade Rawcliffe
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Elton Turner
Junior Chef
Finance & IT
Lee Dennell
Finance Officer
Fran Dunn
Finance Officer
Shelley Fox
Financial Controller
Caroline Gibbins
Show Accountant
Craig Ross
Senior IT Support Analyst
Chris Williams
Finance Director
Front of House
Jon Dean
Assistant Theatre Manager
Sheila Howarth
Duty Manager
Phil Howarth
Duty Manager
Rizwana Saddique
Duty Manager
Stephanie Smith
Theatre Manager
Fundraising & Development
Kath Russell
Strategic Director of Fundraising and Development
Human Resources & Learning
Charlotte White (She/Her)
HR & Learning Coordinator
Samantha Wraith (She/Her/They)
Head of HR & Learning
Playhouse Connect
Esther Irving
TPT Theatre Intern
Amy Leach (She/Her)
Deputy Artistic Director
Fiona McCulloch-Exley
Director of Creative Communities
Licie Wood
Learning & Skills Coordinator
Catherine White
Heydays Programme Manager
Producing & Programming
Zoe Bailey
Producer
Jyothi Giles
Senior Producer
Javairya Khan
Assistant Producer
Andrew Smaje
Director of Producing
Production
Ryan Allen
Senior Stage Technician
Julie Ashworth
Head Cutter & Workroom Manager
Tom Barrett
Lighting & Video Manager
Felix Beresford
Head of Stage
Michelle Booth
Stage Manager
Henry Boulton
Deputy Head of Stage
Josh Cartmell
Costume Making Trainee
Kevin Cassidy
Construction Manager
Mick Cassidy
Production Manager
James Chambers
Senior Lighting & Video Technician
Beth Clenton
Deputy Props Manager
Judith Cloke
Technical Director
Steve Cressy
Company Stage Manager
Oliver Engley
Scenic Construction Technician
Abi Flack
Costume Assistant
Ella Barr Franco
Studio Theatre Technician
Megan Gampell
Senior Sound Technician
Dickon Harold
Head of Technical Design
Tom Hirst
Senior Stage Technician
Rachel Hodgson
Cutter
Aly Howe
Studio Theatre Technician
Julie Issott
Stage Manager
Rob Landells
Deputy Head of Sound
Chris Lawrence
Senior Lighting & Video Technician
Kate Marshall
Jerwood Resident Designer
George Miller
Lighting & Video Technician
Claire Powell
Deputy Head of Costume
Rowan Simpson
Lighting & Video Technician
Sophie Slater
Assistant Production Manager
Bik-Yuk Wan
Production Co-ordinator
Matt Wheeldon
Scenic Construction Technician
Ginny Whiteley (She/Her)
Head Scenic Artist
