Staff biographies

• Vice-Principal & Director of Production Arts

  • Andy Lavender

• Programme Leader, BA Production Arts; Head of Stage Management & Costume

  • Gill Allen

• Programme Leader, BA Video Design for Live Performance; Head of Theatre Technology

  • Andy Taylor

• Programme Leader, MA Collaborative Theatre Production & Design

  • Rhian Jones

• Head of Design Realisation

  • Vanessa Cass

• Associate Producer

  • Stuart Calder

• Lecturer in Construction Management

  • Andy Wilson

• Lecturer in Costume

  • Sue Hudson
  • Vanessa Lingham

• Lecturer in Design and Contextual Theatre Studies

  • Susannah Henry

• Lecturer in Lighting Design and Technology

  • Jon Armstrong
  • Nick Peel

• Lecturer in Production Management

  • Julia Bermingham
  • Ben Wallace

• Lecturer in Prop-Making

  • Pat Shammon

• Lecturer in Scenic Construction

  • Matthew Farley

• Lecturer in Stage Management

  • Karen Kerr
  • Caroline Moores

• Lecturer in Stage Technology

  • Sam Bull

• Lecturer in Digital Performance Technology

  • Derek Richards
  • Pete Wallace

• Costume Assistant/Technician

  • Manuela Rey-Alvarez

• Design Realisation Assistant

  • Emma Glithero
  • Marta Zen

• Stage Management Assistant

  • Kate Russell

• Production Arts & Drama Administration Officer (Programmes)

  • Willow Welch

• Theatre Technology Assistant

  • Ben Collins

• Production Arts & Drama Administration Assistant

  • Elena Clements

• Head of Performance Venues

  • Charles Haines

• Technical Supervisor

  • Greg Borrell
  • Anna Matthews
  • Rob Pell-Walpole
  • Daniel Whewell

• Technicians

  • Paolo Carlotto
  • James Delamere
  • Gautheir Gareau
  • Shakeel Mohammed
  • Patrick O’Sullivan
  • Dean Simister
  • Viktor Volaric- Horvat

• Performance Venues Administrator

  • Rosie Carter

• Head of Production Arts & Drama Administration

  • Gareth Higgins

• Deputy Head of Production Arts & Drama Administration (Admissions)

  • Lynne Buckley

• Deputy Head of Production Arts & Drama Administration (Programmes)

  • Charlotte Hurt

• Production Arts & Drama Administration Manager (Records)

  • Ellen Paine

• Production Arts & Drama Administration Officer (Admissions)

  • Lisa Evans

• Visiting Staff

  • Jo Hawes
  • Ben Delfont
  • Tom Leggatt
  • Lucy Serjeant
  • Matt Holliday
  • Matt Coward - Tax and Finance
  • Lee Dennison & Stuart Crane - White Light Live Events
  • Andrew Killian - Theatre History
  • Phil Wright
  • Tom Lishman

• Programming Mentors

  • Vicki Brennan
  • Sarah Brown
  • Chris Clarke
  • Jane Dutton
  • Richard Godin
  • Rob Halliday
  • Laura Howells
  • Jenifer Kershaw
  • Warren Letton
  • Max Narula
  • Katie Pitt
  • Declan Randall
  • Jack Ryan
  • Cat Carter
  • Nick Simmons
  • Becky Stoddart
  • Daniel Street
  • Nadene Wheatley

• Recent directors include:

  • Stephen Barlow
  • Lisa Blair
  • Joseph Blatchley
  • Martin Connor
  • Ashley Dean
  • John Haider
  • Wyn Jones – Acting Tutor
  • Martin Lloyd-Evans
  • Stephen Medcalf
  • Tim Redmond

• Designers include:

  • Dick Bird
  • Frankie Bradshaw
  • Cecilia Carey
  • Simon Corder
  • Susannah Henry
  • Francis O’Connor
  • Dora Schweitzer
  • Takis
  • Libby Watson
  • Adam Wiltshire

• Lighting Designers include:

  • Rory Beaton
  • Robbie Butler
  • Simon Corder
  • Chris Davey
  • Tim Deiling
  • David Holmes
  • Howard Hudson
  • Mark Jonathan
  • Tim Lutkin
  • Peter Mumford
  • Nick Peel
  • Declan Randall
  • Johanna Town
  • Kevin Treacy

• Sound Designers include:

  • Russell Godwin
  • Mikko Gordon
  • Ben Harrison
  • Gareth Owen
  • Colin Pink
  • Charlie Smith
  • Kerry Yong

• Video Designers include:

  • Karl Dixon
  • Bill Dudley
  • Duncan McClean
  • Dan Shorten
  • Kate Yoland
  • Pete Wallace

• Production Managers include:

  • Robert Holmes
  • Natasha Pater

• Costume Supervisors include:

  • Clare Amos
  • Anna Barcock
  • Jo Bradley