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 and 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

HEAD OF PROGRAMMING
Helen Dobson

PRODUCING AND PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR
Megan Cliffe

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

PA TO CEO
Adaeze Weller

BIRKBECK TRAINEE DIRECTOR
Mia Grant

TRAINEE PRODUCER – IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STAGE ONE
Bhavdeep Soor

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE PROGRAMMES
Kay Hardiman

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Cara Nolan

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES PRACTITIONER
Chandni Mistry

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER
Deepali Foster

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES FACILITATOR
Tamika Gore

CREATIVE PROGRAMMES ADMINISTRATOR
Rosie Boxall

SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY 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
Claire Ward

HEAD OF MARKETING AND SALES
Stephen Chalmers

HEAD OF PRESS & DIGITAL
Fiona Moore

MARKETING AND ACCESS MANAGER
Nicola Allen (Maternity Leave)

SENIOR MARKETING OFFICER
Clare Geeson (Maternity Leave)

SENIOR MARKETING OFFICER
Caitlin Plimmer (Maternity Cover)

MARKETING OFFICER
Amy Thomson

AUDIENCES AND ACCESS CO-ORDINATOR
Lisa Brain

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Justin Gladwin

DIGITAL CONTENT COORDINATOR
Jonathan Pryke

PRESS AND DIGITAL CONTENT TRAINEE
Evanthe Gee

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 SUPERVISORS
John Boyle and Paula Konasionok

SHIFT LEADER
Jessica Dobbie

BOX OFFICE CO-ORDINATOR 
Elizabeth Ellis

BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS
Josef Shepherd and Matt Flanagan

CRM & DATA ASSISTANT
Emily Taylor

DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING (maternity leave)
Tessa Stanley-Price

HEAD OF FUNDRAISING (maternity cover)
Liz McCaffry Payne

FUNDRAISING AND PROJECTS MANAGER
Jo Dunn

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Hannah Brookes

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.

HEAD OF FACILITIES
Karen Coleman

SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Ian Moss

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Ammar Hassad

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

SENIOR FINANCE OFFICER
Pam Grant

FINANCE OFFICER
Pallvi Sharma

PAYROLL OFFICER
Diane Walker

PURCHASE LEDGER ASSISTANT
Kerry West

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

CHEF
Rafail Karikas

HOSPITALITY SUPERVISORS
Hollie Boonham, Kara Walker, Alice Woodward and Daria Brzostowicz

HOSPITALITY ASSISTANTS
Leah Tookey, Emily Burton, Euan Davies and Lucie Hyatt

KITCHEN ASSISTANT
Binoy Jacob

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Stewart Smith

DEPUTY VISTOR EXPERIENCE MANAGER
Olivia Parker-Timms

VISITOR EXPERIENCE CO-ORDINATOR
Sarah Williamson

DUTY MANAGERS
Ashley Rushton and Gemma Fleming

STAGE DOOR RECEPTIONISTS
Amber Willmott, Lauren Haigh, Emily Wall and Fiona Nelson

SENIOR SECURITY OFFICER
Michael Crowe

SECURITY OFFICER
Martin Hanley

HOUSEKEEPING COORDINATOR
Ali Hassan Baz

HOUSEKEEPING OPERATIVES
Leah Swinback, Maria Brito, 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

HEAD OF PEOPLE AND HR
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

HEAD OF SYSTEMS SUPPORT AND PROJECTS
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

HEAD OF TECHNICAL
Jonathan Laidlow

HEAD OF SOUND & VIDEO
Dave Norton

HEAD OF STAGE & AUTOMATION
James Dainty

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Laura Haynes

ASSISTANT HEAD OF STAGE & AUTOMATION
Martin Pickard

ASSISTANT HEAD OF LIGHTING
Jonathan Payne

ASSISTANT HEAD OF WARDROBE
Eden Lorinson

SENIOR LIGHTING TECHNICIANS
Nathan Clamp, Rhys Parker, Jude Michell and James Cladingboel

SENIOR STAGE & AUTOMATION TECHNICIANS
Jasdeep Singh and Jonathan Painting

SENIOR SOUND AND VIDEO TECHNICIAN
James Simpson and Jack Harper

STAGE & AUTOMATION TECHNICIANS
Milton Robinson, Georgia Thomson, Fraser Tew, Ahmat Raheem, James Ansell and Lucy Brading

SOUND AND VIDEO TECHNICIANS
Katie Harrison

LIGHTING TECHNICIANS
Steph Modd, Ashley Holdom, Elliot Moore, Alexandra Morrisey (Followspot) and Gurinder Hunjan (Followspot)

SENIOR WARDROBE TECHNICIAN
Rachael Matthews

SENIOR TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Katie Marks

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Rebecca Hume

CREATIVE VENUE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE
Freya Lowe