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School Management Group

Professor Catherine McNamara	Head of School, Professor
Pippa Treharne	GSA School 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 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
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
Mig Burgess	Senior Lecturer
Grainne Byrne	Director of Employability, MFA Acting Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer
Ameer Choudrie	Programme Leader Foundation (CerHE) Acting and Foundation (CertHE) Musical Theatre, Senior Lecturer
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 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
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

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

Professional Services

Alison Avis	Enterprises Manager
Bethany Mills	GSA Administrator (maternity leave)
Claire Grayson-Healey	Administrator
Finn Nickells	Box Office and Events Administrator
Grace Ezeonu	Marketing Officer
Liam Holmes	Outreach Intern
Pippa Treharne	GSA School Manager
Toby Pope	GSA Administrator (maternity cover)