Our Departments
Producing, Programming, Touring and Creative Programmes
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
CREATIVE PROGRAMMES COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER
Lily Viney
CREATIVE PROGRAMMES PRACTITIONER
Chandni Mistry
CREATIVE PROGRAMMES ASSISTANT AND SPEAK UP PROGRAMMER
Tamika Gore
CREATIVE PROGRAMMES ADMINISTRATOR
Rosie Boxall
SCHOOLS & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Lorrine Douglas
Communications
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
Box Office
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 MANAGER
Charlotte Powell
BOX OFFICE SUPERVISORS
John Boyle and Paula Konasionok
BOX OFFICE CO-ORDINATOR
Elizabeth Ellis
BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS
Johnathon Peace, Jessica Dobbie, Josef Shepherd, and Joel Newton
CRM & DATA ASSISTANT
Emily Taylor
Fundraising
Our Fundraising Team raise awareness of Curve’s work as a registered charity and highlight the difference that donations make to our work, both off and on our stages. To read more, please visit Curve for All.
If you would like to support Curve with a donation, please contact the Fundraising Team at give@curvetheatre.co.uk You can also support us through our membership scheme, by becoming a Supporter, Friend or Patron, or by joining the Made at Curve Circle.
Curve (Leicester Theatre Trust Limited; registered charity no 230708) is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and the Fundraising Preference Service.
DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING
Tessa Stanley-Price
FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS MANAGER
Jo Dunn
FUNDRAISING OFFICER
Roberta Bernardelli
Facilities
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
Finance
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
Hospitality
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 / Operations
The Visitor Experience team looks after the Front of House operations of our building.
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 team: reception@curvetheatre.co.uk
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
Human Resources
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
ICT
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
Technical
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