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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
Assistant Producer
Tabitha Rose Hughes
Resident Associate Director
Jack Clearwater
Resident Composer
Dylan Townley
COMMUNICATIONS
Head of Marketing & Communications
Charlotte Rachwal
Marketing & Audience Development Manager
Parvati Pindoria
Press & Communications Officer
Dan Hicklin
Community Engagement Officer
Niparun Nessa
CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT
Head of Creative Engagement
Imogen Woolrich
Children and Young People's Lead
Leigh Hunter Dodsworth
Adults and Communities Lead
Alex Joynes
Family Engagement Lead
Taylor Barnes
Community Theatre Director
Lucie Jowett
Youth Theatre Director
Ruth Allison
Creative Engagement Administrator
Aliah Brewster
Facilitators & Support Workers
Molly Stedman, Samantha Edwards, Nick Stephens, Ruth Welch, Sam Redway, Hannah Clark, Philip Harland.
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Head of Operations and Customer Experience
Marie Irving-Murphy
Operations & Customer Experience Manager
Andrew Hughes
Deputy Customer Experience Manager
Nat Murphy
Relief Deputy Customer Experience Manager
Mya Williams
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, Libby Blay, Dana Harrison, Summer Turnbull, Liberty Blay, Sue Croft
Food & Beverage Manager
Alex Whinnerah
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Mya Williams
ReliefFood & Beverage Supervisor
Dana Harrison
Chefs
Sharon Mitchell, Arron Mortimer
Kitchen & Bar Assistants
Darren Edgar, Rohan Macleod, Jess McDonagh, Paul Murphy, James Whaite, Mya Williams, Rebecca Lee, Summer Turnbull, Isabela Rubery, Ellie Gilligan, Jane Schofield, Chevonne Openshaw, Sue Croft, Dana Harrison, Joe Simpkins, Eve McVean, Freya Caldwell, Amelia Litchfield, Molly Diamond, Euan Slack, Amaia Taylor, Charlie Kedward, Catherine Schofield
Ushers & Welcome Assistants
Liberty 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, Toby Greenwood, Elizabeth Medling, Sue Croft, James Doyle
Cleaners
John Hornby, Stacy Walsh, Barry Bustard
DEVELOPMENT
Head of Development
Danielle Fearnley
Development Coordinator
Nicola Starkie
FINANCE
Head of Finance & Business
Keith Jones
Finance Manager
Rubina Waka
PRODUCTION
Head of Production
Chris Whitwood
Technical Manager
Kay Buckley
Senior Lighting Technician
Stewart Bartles
Senior Sound Technician
Gerry Marsden
Senior Stage Technician
Philip Thackray
Scenic Artist & Prop Maker
Carly Whickman
Production Technician
Harry Hearne
Wardrobe Manager
Su Newell
Wardrobe Assistant
Jessica Wild
OCTAGON THEATRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Darren Knight (Chair), Stephen Young (Vice Chair), Esh Alladi, Helen Bowdur, Cllr Hilary Fairclough, Lucinda Harvey, Sameena Hussain, Vicki Jackson, Tania Lewyckyj, Cllr Madeline Murray, Fiona Noden, Steve Plant, Carol Southern, Ian Tabbron
OCTAGON THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Darren Knight, Roddy Gauld
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
Page last updated 31 March 2023