Our staff team work across all aspects of our organisation including arts, operations, marketing and finance. If you would like to get in touch with a member of staff, please find the relevant person and contact them directly by email.
Arts Team
Karen Metcalfe
Artistic Director and Chief Executive
Rachael Bamber
Engagement Manager
Ollie Daley
Youth and Family Arts Engagement Worker
Hannah Kay
Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
Operations Team
Aiden Kelly
Finance and Operations Coordinator
Lindsey West
Finance Manager
Trevor Greenwood
Site Maintenance Worker
Jake Brannon
Workshop Support Assistant
Zacky Hughes
Workshop Support Assistant
Freelance Team
Our freelance and casual creative team are contracted to deliver creative workshops and projects across all of our artistic strands. Our current pool of artists include:
Creative Workshop Leaders:
Taylor Barnes
Philip J. Hindle
Anna James
Connor Goodwin
Sadiya Sange
Connor Goodwin
Liam Smith
Kerry Tuhill
Marianne Matusz
Heidi Paige
Technicians:
David Hughes
Mark Hindle
Board Members
Our Board of Trustees govern the organisation and have expertise in the arts, education, business, finance and community. Our current Board members are:
Anthony Preston (Chair)
Peter Kenyon (Vice Chair)
Rachel Livermore (Trustee Finance Director)
Sara Martin (Safeguarding Trustee)
Deb Ashby
Kelly Allen
Sara Martin
Stephen Cook
Anwar Afrasiab
Lisa Dixon
Joe Shaw
Youth Board
Our Youth Board help the Senior Management and Board to make decisions about the organisation. They represent all participants across the youth theatre and organise social and fundraising events for young people. Our current Youth Board members are:
Abdal-Rahman Hussain
Alistair Marsden
Alyssa Sharples
Ani Ratcliffe
Connor Harrison
Eli Pitcher
Grace Bennett
Lauren Cooper
Olivia Philips
Sally Berry-Brown