Meet the people who make it all happen
Artistic Team
Nicholai La Barrie
Associate Director
Harper Hefferon
Birkbeck Resident Assistant Director 2024-25
Associates
Tinuke Craig
Artistic Associate
Good Teeth
Artistic Associate
Tanika Gupta
Artistic Associate
Phillip McMahon
Artistic Associate
Nina Steiger
Artistic Associate
The Lyric is a registered charity with a voluntary board of directors.
Board
Lorraine Heggessey
Chair
David Sharkey
Vice Chair
Cllr Emma Apthorp
Lameya Chaudhury
David Greig
Shivani Jaswal
Susan Whiddington
Cllr Bora Kwon
Oliver Mackwood
Liz Elston Mayhew
Julie Molloy
Lisa Popham
Harbinder Singh Birdi
Cllr Nikos Souslous
Cllr Nicole Trehy
Commercial
Paul Gallagher
Commercial Director
Tim Jones
Events and Hires Manager
Ashley Quagraine-Mcvay
Hires & Bookings Assistant
Luke Vogel
Visitor Experience Manager
Stephanie Dawes
Senior Duty Manager
Bronya Doyle
Visitor Experience Coordinator
Gareth Chalmers
Bar & Catering Manager
Viktor Velkovski
Head Bar & Catering Supervisor
Nia Braidford
Bar Supervisor
Annie Howlett
Bar Supervisor
Roy Mas
Bar Supervisor
Paula O'Shea
Bar Supervisor
Helena Arnarsdóttir
Bar Staff
Enzo Benvenuti
Bar Staff
Georgia Brown
Bar Staff
Frances Eva
Bar Staff
Mark Fitzgerald
Bar Staff
Laura González Urueta
Bar Staff
Emily Grace
Bar Staff
Joe Grundy
Bar Staff
Kyra Haslam
Bar Staff
Abbie Rai
Bar Supervisor
Ana Maria Ovalle Muskus
Bar Staff
Edward Mendoza
Bar Staff
Florencia Latagliata
Bar Staff
Jason Howe
Bar Staff
Amrita Mangat
Bar Staff
Marieta Marinova
Bar Staff
James Spence
Bar Staff
Joanna Strafford
Bar Staff
Communications and Sales
Grace Organ
Director of Communications and Sales
Sophie Blacklaw
Head of Campaigns
Emma Johnson
Head of Campaigns (Maternity Cover)
Nathan Rumney
Box Office Manager
Millie Whittam
Marketing Manager
Mutiat Akamo
Press & Marketing Assistant
Steven Nguyen
Box Office Assistant (part-time)
Elliot Aitken
Box Office Assistant
Ellie Bibby
Box Office Assistant
Georgina Brown
Box Office Assistant
Vittoria Butti
Box Office Assistant
James Douglas-Quarcoopome
Box Office Assistant
Anna Jones
Box Office Assistant
Charlotte Kiely
Box Office Assistant
Talia Kracauer
Box Office Assistant
Mackenzie Larsen
Box Office Assistant
Johnathan Leighton
Box Office Assistant
Lydia Luke
Box Office Assistant
Farshid Rokey
Box Office Assistant
Genevieve Sabherwal
Box Office Assistant
Development
Lyndel Harrison
130 Fundraising Campaign Director
Kirstin Peltonen
Development Consultant
Matt Entwistle
Interim Development Manager
Lauryn Thomas
Development Officer (Events & Campaigns)
Development Committee
Liz Elston Mayhew
Chair
Cathy Comerford
Lynn Cosgrave
Janet Ellis MBE
Jane Fletcher
Misty Gale
Allison Gaynor
Juliet Herd
Joanna Kennedy
Georgina Lewis
Kate McGrath
Laura Smith-Roberts
Cllr Nicole Trehy
Katie Yirrell
Executive
Rachel O'Riordan
Artistic Director
Amy Belson
Executive Director
Megan Gates
Assistant to the Directors
Finance and Resources
Ivan Rockey
Director of Finance & Resources
Lesley Williams
Accounts & Payroll Coordinator
Brian Elvins
Head of Building & Facilities
Hannah Victory
Facilities Manager
Beverley Dash
HR Business Partner
Meghana Shah
Administration Manager
Charlotte Lines
Financial Controller
Kunle Sanni
Finance Officer
Ross Aylward Tarten
Maintenance Assistant
Jean-Baptiste Maizeroi
Security Supervisor
Ilias Sufi
Duty Security
Sam Thompson
Duty Security
Housekeeping
Samuel Anan
Nnamdi Ernest Ugorji
Mariano Chimbembe
Abdulhak Laaraj
Producing
Chris James
Director of Producing and Planning
Kate Baiden
Producer
Myles Sinclair
Production Coordinator
Layla Chowdhury
Trainee Producer
Production
Seamus Benson
Head of Production
Lil Dickson
Deputy Head of Production
Claire Bryan
Company Stage Manager
Will Collins
Head of Stage
Harry Whitham
Head of Costume
Daniel Miller
Head of Lighting
Daniel Ronayne
Head of Sound and Video
Charli Hurford
Lighting Deputy
Kyle Maenz
Costume Deputy
Tom McCreadie
Stage Deputy
Toby McFarlane
Sound Deputy
George Ogilvie
Studio and Events Technical Manager
Visitor Services Assistants
Shuyu Liu
Visitor Service Assistant
Samuel Rees
Visitor Service Assistant
Nefertari Williams
Visitor Service Assistant
Marcus Omoro
Visitor Service Assistant
Kaitlin Jempson
Visitor Service Assistant
Jana Aizupe
Visitor Service Assistant
Hebe Cooke
Visitor Service Assistant
Aurelie Simon
Visitor Service Assistant
Amy Thorpe
Visitor Service Assistant
Adele Barnes
Visitor Service Assistant
Hana Jennings
Duty Manager (casual)
Emma Price
Duty Manager (casual)
Raquel Taveira-Marques
Duty Manager (Casual)
Wes Bozonga
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Beth Calvert Lee
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Jack Dickson
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Mackenzie Larsen
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Alice Prussia
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Ashley Quagraine-Mcvay
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Matt Cowan
Visitor Services Assistant
Aaron Devine
Visitor Service Assistant
Joshua Chukwuka Ogbue
Visitor Services Assistant
Hannah Crosby
Visitor Services Assistant
James Douglas-Quarcoopome
Visitor Services Assistant
James Evans Jones
Visitor Services Assistant
Ellie Bibby
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Gaby Foley
Visitor Services Assistant
Isabella Forshaw
Visitor Services Assistant
Jason Howe
Visitor Services Assistant
Stephan Hunte-Wilson
Visitor Services Assistant
Kabira Imona
Visitor Services Assistant
Prime Isaac
Visitor Services Assistant
Deborah Jardine
Visitor Services Assistant
Luke Kebell
Visitor Service Assistant
Leah Kelly
Visitor Services Assistant
Marky Noble
Visitor Services Assistant
Lizzie O'Reilly
Visitor Services Assistant
Mara Simao
Visitor Services Assistant
Clementine Scott
Visitor Services Assistant
Paloma Sierra
Visitor Services Assistant
Hillary Small
Visitor Services Assistant
Lauren Saskia Ward
Visitor Services Assistant
Leo Ziermann
Visitor Services Assistant
Young Lyric
Rob Lehmann
Director of Young Lyric
Natalie Jim
Education Producer
Adrian Gardner
Inclusion Producer
Alessandra Zavagno
Outreach and Partnerships Producer
Ozzy Algar
Young Lyric Host
Lanikai Krishnadasan Torrens
Young Lyric Host
Daniela Lucinda Santos
Young Lyric Host
Emily Rodríguez
Young Lyric Host
Chiquita Delisser
Young Lyric Host
Amy Whitrod Brown
Young Lyric Host