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