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
Responsible for the overall leadership and strategy of the organisation including artistic vision, business planning, finance and fundraising.
Anthony Preston
Interim CEO
Responsible for the overall leadership and strategy of the organisation including business planning, operations, finance, governance and fundraising.
anthony.preston@burnleyyouththeatre.org
Rosie Berkon
Outreach Arts Practitioner &
Youth Theatre Co-Ordinator
Kerry Tuhill
Outreach Arts Practitioner
Responsible for the delivery of Burnley Youth Theatres outreach projects. Working within alternative education provisions and with disadvantaged or marginalised communities making our creative work accesible to everyone.
kerry.tuhill@burnleyyouththeatre.org
Taylor Barnes
Outreach Arts Practitioner
taylor.barnes@burnleyyouththeatre.org
Hannah Ward-Jones
Education Coordinator
hannah.wardjones@burnleyyouththeatre.org
Hannah Kay
Marketing and Social Media Officer
Responsible for marketing materials, social media, audience development and press relations.
hannah.kay@burnleyyouththeatre.org
Operations Team
Aiden Kelly
Finance and Operations Coordinator
Responsible for the day to day operations of the building, line managing front of house staff, data collection, monitoring and day to day finance.
Trevor Greenwood
Site Maintenance Worker
Responsible for the maintenance of the building and grounds and health and safety records.
Jo Watchorn
Administrator
Responsible for administrative duties across the organisation including coordinating Front of House, Business contacts and fundraising activities.
Lindsey West
Finance Manager
Responsible for all financial matters.
lindsey.west@burnleyyouththeatre.org
Maggie French
Cleaner
Responsible for the cleaning of the building and PAT testing.
Casual Staff
Tahura Begum
Rebecca Ashton
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:
Ollie Daley
Taylor Barnes
Pip Hindle
Alice Butterfield
Anna James
Sadiya Sange
Emma Hitchon
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:
Kevin Clarke (Chair)
Peter Kenyon (Vice Chair)
Rachel Livermore (Finance Director)
Sara Martin (Safeguarding Trustee)
Deb Ashby
Kelly Allen
Sara Martin
Stephen Cook
Alex Mayer
Anwar Afrasiab
Lisa Dixon
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:
Gregory Worden
Chloe Waddington
Molly Heywood
Jake Brannon
Alex Wood
Lauren Cooper
Harry Charles
Lily Roberts
Harriet Tucker
