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
Farah Karim-Cooper
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
Gareth Chalmers
Bar & Catering Manager
Viktor Velkovski
Head Bar & Catering Supervisor
Nia Braidford
Bar Supervisor
Annie Howlett
Bar Supervisor
Helena Arnarsdóttir
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
Mo Korede
Bar Staff
Jason Howe
Bar Staff
Anna Jones
Bar Staff
Edward Mendoza
Bar Staff
Florencia Latagliata
Bar Staff
Amrita Mangat
Bar Staff
Marieta Marinova
Bar Staff
Roy Mas
Bar Staff
Abbie Rai
Bar Supervisor
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
Burte Tsogbadrakh
Press Officer
Charlotte Dargan
Press & Marketing Assistant
Chanel Fernandes
Box Office Assistant (part-time)
Steven Nguyen
Box Office Assistant (part-time)
Samuel Adebayo
Box Office Assistant
Ellie Bibby
Box Office Assistant
Vittoria Butti
Box Office Assistant
Madeline Charlemagne
Box Office Assistant
Serafina Cusack
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
Kit Miles
Box Office Assistant
Farshid Rokey
Box Office Assistant
Development
Nathalie Bristow
Director of Development
Matt Entwistle
Development Officer (Memberships)
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
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
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
Maddy Collins
Head of Stage
Harry Whitham
Head of Costume
Daniel Miller
Head of Lighting
Lorna Munden-Davis
Head of Sound and Video
Daniel Ronayne
Head of Sound and Video (Maternity Cover)
Kyle Maenz
Costume Deputy
Eduardo Strike
Lighting Deputy
Tom McCreadie
Stage Deputy
George Ogilvie
Studio and Events Technical Manager
Visitor Services Assistants
Hana Jennings
Duty Manager (casual)
Emma Price
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
Joshua Chukwuka Ogbue
Visitor Services Assistant
Hannah Crosby
Visitor Services Assistant
James Douglas-Quarcoopome
Visitor Services Assistant
Izzy Dunn
Visitor Services Assistant
James Evans Jones
Visitor Services Assistant
Justice Ezi
Visitor Services Assistant
Rees Jenkins
Visitor Services Assistant
Ellie Bibby
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Chante Faucher
Visitor Services Assistant
Gaby Foley
Visitor Services Assistant
Isabella Forshaw
Visitor Services Assistant
Tom Fotheringham
Visitor Services Assistant
Sabina Gerardi
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
Alice Kellar
Visitor Services Assistant
Leah Kelly
Visitor Services Assistant
Charlotte Medhurst
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
Annys Whyatt
Springboard Producer
Alessandra Zavagno
Outreach and Partnerships Producer
Ozzy Algar
Young Lyric Host
Hannah Desai
Young Lyric Host
Lanikai Krishnadasan Torrens
Young Lyric Host
Lyse Marcelle
Young Lyric Host
Dominique Reid
Young Lyric Host