

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
Associate Director
Georgia Murphy
Resident Associate Director
Ryan McVeigh
COMMUNICATIONS
Head of Marketing & Communications
Charlotte Rachwal
Marketing & Audience Development Manager
Parvati Pindoria
Press & Communications Officer
Dan Hicklin
Community Engagement Officer
Niparun Nessa
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Oliver Hurst
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
Facilities Manager
Matthew Clifford
Acting Customer Experience Manager
Andrew Hughes
Deputy Customer Experience Managers
Rachel Cree, Nat Murphy
Relief Deputy Customer Experience Managers
Daniel Glynn
Box Office Manager
Lucy Robinson
Box Office & Welcome Assistants
Ashleigh Ainscow, Rob Hurst, Jess McDonagh, Maya Patel, Jade Parker- Cookson, Nicola Starkie, Leigh Harper, Jighar Mistry
Food & Beverage Manager
Alex Whinnerah
Chefs
Sharon Mitchell, Arron Mortimer
Kitchen & Bar Assistants
Darren Edgar, Rohan Macleod, Jess McDonagh, Paul Murphy, Maya Patel, James Whaite, Mya Williams, Rebecca Lee, Summer Turnbull, Isabela Rubery, Ellie Gilligan, Jane Schofield, Chevonne Openshaw
Usher & Welcome Assistants
TBC
Cleaners
John Hornby, Stacy Walsh, Barry Bustard
DEVELOPMENT
Head of Development
Danielle Fearnley
Development Manager
Edward Hamer
FINANCE
Head of Finance & Business
Keith Jones
Finance Manager
Rubina Mallu
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 CATERING SERVICES LTD BOARD
John Byrne (Chair), Pat Dickson, Mike Harrison, Darren Knight
OCTAGON THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Darren Knight, Roddy Gauld
Page last updated 31 March 2023