School Management Group

Professor Catherine McNamara Head of School, Professor
Pippa Treharne Operations & Engagement Manager
Tom Turner Director of Learning and Teaching, Associate Professor
Niall Bailey Director of Studies, Senior Lecturer
Grainne Byrne Director of Employability, Senior Lecturer
Anna Tringham Director of Student Experience, Senior Lecturer
Professor Anna McNamara Director of Internationalisation, Professor 
Professor Robert Shaughnessy Director of Research, MA/MFA Theatre Programme Leader, Professor
Dr Julian Woolford Head of Musical Theatre, Associate Professor
Jo Franklin Head of Technical Theatre Arts, Associate Professor
Darren Tunstall Associate Professor
Louise Power Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Manager
Alison Avis Enterprises Manager

Academic Staff

Niall Bailey

Director of Studies, BA Actor-Musician Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Dr Jaq Bessell

BA Acting Programme Leader, Associate Professor

Rachel Birch-Lawson

Head of Movement, Lecturer

Dr Georgia Bowers

BA Applied & Contemporary Theatre Programme Leader

Dominic Burdess

Lecturer

Mig Burgess

Senior Lecturer

Grainne Byrne

Director of Employability, MFA Acting Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Ameer Choudrie

Senior Lecturer, Ethnicity, Identity & Culture Champion

Kevin Michael Cripps

Head of Singing, Lecturer

Phyllida Crowley-Smith

Head of Dance, Associate Professor

Andrew Davidson

BA Theatre Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Katy Downton

Sustainability Champion, Senior Lecturer

Gareth Evans

Neurodiversity & Disability Champion, Lecturer

Jo Franklin

Head of Technical Theatre Arts, BA Theatre Production Programme Leader, Associate Professor

Rachael Kerridge

Lecturer

Professor Anna McNamara

Director of Internationalisation, Professor

Professor Catherine McNamara

Head of School, Professor

Sabina Netherclift

Lecturer

Stewart Nicholls

BA Musical Theatre Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Racheal Owens

MA/MFA Teaching and Practice of Voice and Singing Programme Leader, Gender Identity Champion, Lecturer

Chris Palmer

Head of Voice, Lecturer

Peter Roberts

Lecturer

Dominic Rouse

Lecturer

Nicholas Scrivens

MA Musical Theatre Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Professor Robert Shaughnessy

Director of Research, Professor

Dr Michael Smalley

MA Stage & Production Management Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Gerry Tebbutt

Foundation Musical Theatre (CertHE) Programme Leader, Lecturer

Michael Toumey

Foundation Acting (CertHE) Programme Leader, Lecturer

Dr Anna Tringham

Director of Student Experience, Senior Lecturer

Jenny Tullett

Lecturer

Dr Darren Tunstall

MA Acting Programme Leader, Associate Professor

Tom Turner

Director of Learning & Teaching, Associate Professor

Dr Matt Wagner

MA Theatre Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Barbara Ward

Lecturer

Frances Williams

MA/MFA Teaching and Practice of Voice and Singing Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer

Dr Julian Woolford

Head of Musical Theatre, MFA Musical Theatre Programme Leader, Associate Professor

Adam Wallis

Senior Lecturer

Technical & Production Staff

Tom Barnett Workshop Supervisor  
Vanessa Dean Deputy Wardrobe Supervisor  
Rebecca Emery Production Supervisor  
Charlie Hester Performing Arts Technician (Events)  
Chris Jenkins Performing Arts Technician (Video and Digital)  
Roger Ness Scenic Arts Supervisor  
Sarah Sage Technical Theatre Manager  
Carina Wells Wardrobe Supervisor  
Jim Whitcher Performing Arts Technician (Sound)  
Faylin Wright Wardrobe Assistant  

 

 

Professional Services

Alison Avis

Enterprises Manager

 
Chloe Coombes

Outreach and Marketing Intern

 
Grace Ezeonu

Marketing Officer

 

Claire Grayson-Healey

Administrator

 

Bethany Mills

Receptionist

 
Finn Nickells

Box Office and Events Administrator

 
Sue Smith

School Administrator and PA to Head of School

 
Pippa Treharne

Operations & Engagement Manager

 
Louise Power

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager

 

 

Associate & Visiting Professionals

  • Jessica Bickel-Barlow
  • Matt Butler-Hart
  • Emma Cunniffe
  • Felicity Duncan
  • Sarah Lamb
  • Sean McCann
  • Clare Parry
  • Ian Ricketts
  • Dan Smith
  • Naomi Waring
  • Liesl Dowsett
  • Ben Garner
  • Matt Gillett
  • Emma Harris
  • Rebecca Herszenhorn
  • Jimmy Johnston
  • David Lee
  • Jo McShane
  • Jordan Mills
  • Rohan Richards
  • Linsday Taylor
  • Kate Tydman
  • Kate Webster
  • Matt Coulton
  • Sarah Lamb
  • Claire Parry
  • Ben Lewis
  • James Moriarty
  • Dan Smith
  • Patrick Stockbridge
  • Lydia Easton
  • Tom Hier
  • Ashley Kate Hughes
  • Charlie-Jade Jones
  • Lynette Majder
  • Tizane McEvoy
  • Kirsty Nunn
  • Joanna Walling
  • Chris Welsh
  • Adam Ganne
  • Dr Rachel Hann
  • Dr Adam Alston
  • Shantel Ehrenberg
  • Laura Cull O’Maoilearca

Freelancers

  • Nigel West
  • Anna Fox
  • Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
  • Sean Linnen
  • Ebe Bamgboye
  • Karen Tomlin
  • Gavin Whitworth
  • Ed Zanders
  • Amy Yardley
  • Tara Usher
  • Verity Johnson
  • Jida Akil
  • Anett Black
  • Sheree Paton
  • Colette Robinson
  • John Rainsforth
  • Russell Ditchfield
  • Jack Hathaway
  • Gabriel Finn
  • David Lewington
  • Mattis Larsen
  • Roly Botha
  • Joseff Harris
  • Evie Redfern
  • Louise Sage
  • Claudine Chiplin BSc MCSP HCPC