Our Departments

The Producing, Programming, Touring and Creative Programmes team oversees all creative activities at Curve, from producing our critically acclaimed productions and commissioning new work to programming shows for our theatre spaces.

Off-stage, the team also delivers our educational work for schools and universities, runs Curve Young Company and supports and develops emerging artists.

Contact the Producing, Programming, Touring and Creative Programmes team

Schools & workshops: learning@curvetheatre.co.uk

Programming: programming@curvetheatre.co.uk

Auditions: auditions@curvetheatre.co.uk

Opportunities for artists: artistdevelopment@curvetheatre.co.uk

Curve Young Company: cycc@curvetheatre.co.uk

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Nikolai Foster

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCING AND PROGRAMMING
Will Mauchline

PRODUCER (Made at Curve)
Laura Blackley

PROGRAMME MANAGER
Hannah Leek

PRODUCING AND PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR
Megan Cliffe

PA TO ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRODUCING ASSISTANT
Mary Jayne Harding-Scott

PA TO CEO
Amy Crighton

BIRKBECK TRAINEE DIRECTOR
Ollie Khurshid

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE PROGRAMMES
Kay Hardiman

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Cara Nolan

COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER
Órla O’Connor

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES PRACTITIONERS
Chandni Mistry (Maternity Leave) & Jack Stark (Maternity Cover)

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES ASSISTANT AND SPEAK UP PROGRAMMER
Tamika Gore

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES ADMINISTRATOR
Rosie Boxall

SCHOOLS & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Lorrine Douglas

The Communications Team strategically and tactically manages all internal and external communications for Curve.

We are the central contact for all marketing and publicity and our core aim is to raise the local, national and international profile of Curve and encourage as many people as possible to visit our building and see a show.

Contact the Communications team: communication@curvetheatre.co.uk

Contact the Press Office: press@curvetheatre.co.uk

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUDIENCES AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
Claire Ward

HEAD OF MARKETING AND SALES
Stephen Chalmers

HEAD OF PRESS & DIGITAL
Fiona Moore

MARKETING AND ACCESS MANAGER
Nicola Allen

MARKETING OFFICERS
Clare Geeson & Amy Thomson

PRESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT
Isabel Sheldon

AUDIENCES AND ACCESS CO-ORDINATOR
Lisa Brain

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Justin Gladwin

DIGITAL CONTENT COORDINATOR
Jonathan Pryke

Our Box Office team members are responsible for taking bookings for all Curve shows, activities and workshops, as well as answering any questions our customers may have.

The Box Office team schedules Curve’s access performances, building tours and provides a dedicated booking service for groups and schools.

Call the Box Office on 0116 242 3595

Contact the Box Office team: tickets@curvetheatre.co.uk

Contact the Group Sales team: groupbookings@curvetheatre.co.uk

For queries about access performances, please contact: access@curvetheatre.co.uk

SYSTEMS & DATA MANAGER
Alex Rickells

BOX OFFICE MANAGERS
Charlotte Powell, John Boyle & Paula Konasionok

SHIFT LEADER
Jessica Dobbie

BOX OFFICE CO-ORDINATOR 
Elizabeth Ellis

BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS
Johnathon Peace, Josef Shepherd, and Joel Newton

CRM & DATA ASSISTANT
Emily Taylor

DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING
Tessa Stanley-Price

FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS MANAGER
Jo Dunn

Our Facilities team members are responsible for the upkeep of our award-winning building. The team also plays an important role in ensuring the building is running efficiently by monitoring energy usage and ensuring all equipment is run and maintained to maximum capacity.

In 2013, we were awarded an Industry Green certificate in recognition of our strong commitment to managing Curve’s carbon footprint and improving our environmental impact.

DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND OPERATIONS
Philip Lisseman

FACILITIES MANAGER
Andy Gibbs

SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Ian Moss

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Jamie Cumberland

The Finance team look after funding, budgeting, forecasting and cashflow operations of Curve, keeping control of our finances so that Curve can continue to produce great quality productions and creative activities for all to enjoy.

As a team they also provide support to all areas within the theatre and to our external stakeholders.

Contact the Finance team: purchaseledger@curvetheatre.co.uk

FINANCE AND HR DIRECTOR
Linda Dixon

FINANCE MANAGER
Peter Jackson

SENIOR FINANCE OFFICER
Pam Grant

FINANCE ASSISTANT
Pallvi Sharma

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
Diane Walker

The Hospitality and Operations team oversees all Front of House and public aspects of our building, including our Stage Door Bar and Green Room Café.

The team continuously strives to deliver excellent customer service whilst maintaining the comfort, safety and security of audiences, customers, visitors and staff.

Contact the Visitor Experience Hospitality team: contactus@curvetheatre.co.uk

Contact the Visitor Experience Operations team: reception@curvetheatre.co.uk

FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER (OPERATIONS)
Hannah Holden

FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER (CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE)
Ciara Wynne

HEAD CHEF 
Tom Nelson

HOSPITALITY SUPERVISORS
Reanna Tookey, Hollie Boonham, Freddie Perkins and Tia Easton

HOSPITALITY ASSISTANTS
Leah Tookey, Matthew Flanagan, and Daria Brzostowicz

KITCHEN ASSISTANT
Binoy Jacob

KITCHEN APPRENTICE
Shane Curiel

VISITOR EXPERIENCE MANAGER
Thomas Preston

DEPUTY VISTOR EXPERIENCE MANAGER
Olivia Parker-Timms

VISITOR EXPERIENCE CO-ORDINATOR
Sarah Williamson

DUTY MANAGERS
Rebecca Hume, Skye Binnersley & Jenni Tebbutt

STAGE DOOR RECEPTIONISTS
Amber Willmott, Lauren Haigh, Emily Wall, Caitlin Gambrell, and Matt Hilton

SENIOR SECURITY OFFICER
Michael Crowe

SECURITY OFFICER
Martin Hanley

HOUSEKEEPING COORDINATOR
Ali Hassan Baz

HOUSEKEEPING OPERATIVES
Abi Smith-Howell, Dekka Omar, Jasmine Wilkinson, Leah Swinback, Maria Brito, Shaquilla Anderson, Tracy Wyatt

The Human Resources team is responsible for managing employees’ time with Curve for the whole of their employment life cycle.

As well as the day to day administrative HR tasks including recruitment, coordinating work experience and apprentice placements, we also work on larger projects in order to continually improve employees’ experience of Curve and to attract the best people into our organisation.

Contact the HR team: human_resources@curvetheatre.co.uk

PEOPLE & HR MANAGER
Shilpa Mistry

HR OFFICER
Rob Hewson

HR ADMINISTRATOR
Kiera Madine

The ICT team provides, supports and maintains all IT and communication services at Curve, for and on behalf of all departments.

Contact the ICT team: ICTSupport@curvetheatre.co.uk

ICT MANAGER
Chris Moore

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
Jake Murphy

Curve’s technical team attracts some of the most highly skilled technicians in the industry. The team looks after lighting, sound, video, stage and wardrobe and provide technical support to visiting companies as well as working on our own Curve productions and supporting off-stage activities around the building.

A typical week can see us working on all aspects of a Curve musical in the Theatre – from making costumes to running stage management – as well as supporting a visiting production in the Studio, setting up for a conference for hundreds of delegates around the building, working on a children’s show in a Rehearsal Room and managing performances on the Foyer Stage.

Contact the Technical team: technical@curvetheatre.co.uk

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Jonathan Laidlow

HEAD OF SOUND & VIDEO
Dave Norton

HEAD OF STAGE & AUTOMATION
James Dainty

HEAD OF WARDROBE 
Edd Lindley

ASSISTANT HEAD OF SOUND & VIDEO
Angel Rossell De Pablos

ASSISTANT HEAD OF STAGE & AUTOMATION
Martin Pickard

ASSISTANT HEAD OF LIGHTING
Jonathan Payne

ASSISTANT HEAD OF WARDROBE
Lucy Pritchard

SENIOR LIGHTING TECHNICIANS
Nathan Clamp, Rhys Parker and Jude Michell

SENIOR STAGE & AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN
Jasdeep Singh

SENIOR SOUND AND VIDEO TECHNICIAN
James Simpson and Jack Harper

STAGE & AUTOMATION TECHNICIANS
Milton Robinson, Georgia Thomson, Jonathan Painting, Eleanor Deacon and Fraser Tew

SOUND AND VIDEO TECHNICIANS
Li Li Peberdy

LIGHTING TECHNICIANS
Steph Modd and James Cladingboel

WARDROBE TECHNICIAN
Rachael Matthews

APPRENTICE TECHNICIAN
Amber Crowle

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Katie Marks