

Who we are
We are the OctagonWe are an ensemble and work with a wide range of people on our staff and as freelancers to create the life enhancing work on and off our stages.
Who we are
Leadership
PA/Office Manager
Maria Grieco/Maria Taylor
ARTISTIC & PRODUCING
Head of Producing and Programming
Will Treasure
Producing and Programming Coordinator
Tabitha Rose Hughes
Graeae Beyond supported Artists
Helen East, Ash Cox, Sam Jamil
COMMUNICATIONS
Intrim Head of Marketing & Communications
Parvati Pindoria
Marketing Assistant
Libby Murphy
Marketing Consultant
Jen Tegg
Marketing Officer
Nancy Hopkins
Community Engagement Officer
Niparun Nessa
CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT
Children and Young People's Lead
Leigh Hunter Dodsworth
Adults and Communities Lead
Alex Joynes
Family Engagement Lead
Taylor Barnes
Youth Theatre Director
Ruth Allison
Creative Engagement Administrator
Aliah Brewster
Support Workers
Isaac Kane, Natalie Fletcher, Hannah Clark
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Head of Operations and Customer Experience
Marie Irving-Murphy
Operations & Customer Experience Manager
Andrew Hughes
Deputy Customer Experience Manager
Nat Murphy & Mya Williams
Relief Deputy Customer Experience Managers
Daniel Glynn
Box Office & Ticketing Manager
Rachel Cree
Box Office Supervisors
Lewis Poultney
Jade Parker-Cookson
Box Office Assistants
Jess McDonagh, Nicola Starkie, Rebecca Lee, Liberty Blay, Dana Harrison, Summer Turnbull, Libby Murphy, Sue Croft, Emily Slack, Libby Murphy, Cat Clegg.
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Dana Harrison
Chef
Sharon Mitchell
Kitchen & Bar Assistants
Sue Croft, Darren Edgar, Rohan Macleod, Jess McDonagh, Paul Murphy, Rebecca Lee, Summer Turnball, Charlotte Winskill, Chevonne Openshaw, Eve McVean, Freya Caldwell, Amelia Litchfield, Euan Slack, Charlie Kedward, Catherine Schofield, Libby Murphy, Emily Slack, Ruby Battel, Angela McMillan, Iman Zahra, Ben Redgrave, Ava Prescott and Ciaran Stewart.
Ushers & Welcome Assistants
Libby Blay, Janet Graham, Katy Hambelton, Nicole Hull, Rohan Macleod, Emma Meehan, Paul Murphy, Doreen Vaughton, James Whaite, Jane Schofield, Sarah Porter, Tricia Harris, Charlotte Wallwork, Catherine Clegg, Sue Croft, James Doyle
Cleaners
John Hornby, Barry Bustard, Val Wild
DEVELOPMENT
Head of Development
Danielle Fearnley
Development Coordinator
Nicola Starkie
FINANCE
Head of Finance & Business
Keith Jones
Finance & Business Manager
Rubina Waka
PRODUCTION
Head of Production
Chris Whitwood
Technical Manager
Keiran Meadowcroft
Technical Stage Manager
Ryan Greenfield
Senior Sound Technician
Gerry Marsden
Technician
Emma Parkinson
Wardrobe Manager
Su Newell
Wardrobe Assistant
Jessica Wild
Scenic Artist & Prop Maker
Carly Whickman
Production Technician
Harry Hearne
OCTAGON THEATRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Darren Knight (Chair), Stephen Young (Vice Chair), Esh Alladi, Helen Bowdur, Cllr Hilary Fairclough, Tania Lewyckyj, Fiona Noden, Steve Plant, Ian Tabbron, Cllr Nadeem Syub, Sharon Germaine-Cox, Helen Critchlow, Jack Leigh, Jillian Griffiths
OCTAGON THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Darren Knight, Roddy Gauld
OCTAGON Catering Services Ltd Board
Darren Knight, Roddy Gauld. Ian Tabbron, Steve Plant
VOLUNTEERS
Creative Engagement Volunteers
Abigail Colderley, Maria Gheorghita, Giulia Grillo, Isaac Kane, Evie Munro, Pam Spurling, Kat Whitehead, Molly Williams, Aarshiya Miah, Caitlyn Vining, Tom Armitt, Abigeal Lawrence
Customer Experience Volunteers
Carole Anderson, Christine Austin, Nicola Chisnall, Billy Guffogg, Kath Parker, Lynne Pasquill, Barbara Platt, Therese Powell, Karen Lowe, Ming Possible, Penelope Osborne, Julia Woods, Enid Sinclair, Gaynor Caldwell, Joe Dale, Angela Yates, Gillian Clough, Alison Whittaker, Christina Wallwork, Carol McLeod, Patricia Hardy, Norma Rutherford, Trevlin Ong, Geoff Weilding, Julie Booth, Daisy-Mae Jones, Linda Duckworth, Frances Judge, David Wright, Duncan Macpherson, Carol Bradley, Lisa Birchall, Molly Grimshaw, Richard Moody, Judith Johnston, Kylah Green
Wardrobe Volunteers
Susan Charlton, Nafisa Chhoangalia, Bry Clitheroe, Susan Fernside, Jacquie Fielding, Anne Hardman, Lynn Hardy, Tracey Hayes, Susan Knowles, Veda Unsworth, David Valentine, Madeleine Wood