Meet the people who make it all happen
Development Committee
Liz Elston Mayhew
Chair
Cathy Comerford
Lynn Cosgrave
Janet Ellis MBE
Jane Fletcher
Misty Gale
Allison Gaynor
Juliet Herd
Joanna Kennedy
Susan Whiddington
Kate McGrath
Laura Smith-Roberts
Cllr Nicole Trehy
Katie Yirrell
The Lyric is a registered charity with a voluntary board of directors.
Board
Lorraine Heggessey
Chair
David Sharkey
Vice Chair
Ade Adepitan
Lameya Chaudhury
Shivani Jaswal
Cllr Bora Kwon
Oliver Mackwood
Liz Elston Mayhew
Julie Molloy
Cllr Lydia Paynter
Lisa Popham
Harbinder Singh Birdi
Cllr Callum Nimmo
Cllr Nicole Trehy
Susan Whiddington
Production
Seamus Benson
Head of Production
Lil Dickson
Deputy Head of Production
Claire Bryan
Company Stage Manager
Will Collins
Head of Stage
Harry Whitham
Head of Costume
Daniel Miller
Head of Lighting
Daniel Ronayne
Head of Sound and Video
Scott Bradley
Sound Deputy
Kyle Maenz
Costume Deputy
Tom McCreadie
Stage Deputy
George Ogilvie
Studio and Events Technical Manager
Finance and Resources
Wendy Dempsey
Director of Finance & Resources
Lesley Williams
Accounts & Payroll Coordinator
Brian Elvins
Head of Building & Facilities
Hannah Victory
Facilities Manager
Beverley Dash
HR Business Partner
Meghana Shah
Administration Manager
Charlotte Lines
Financial Controller
Kunle Sanni
Finance Officer
Ross Aylward Tarten
Maintenance Assistant
Ilias Sufi
Duty Security
Sam Thompson
Duty Security
Development
Zosha Nash
Director of Development
Lyndel Harrison
130 Fundraising Campaign Director
Lina Stein
Head of Individual Giving
Francesca Mirabile
Development Manager
Lauryn Thomas
Development Officer
Communications and Sales
Grace Organ
Director of Communications and Sales
Millie Whittam
Senior Marketing Manager
Robin Wilks
Sales and Box Office Manager
Hannah McLelland
Marketing Manager
Mutiat Akamo
Press & Marketing Assistant
Bread and Butter
PR
Elliot Aitken
Box Office Assistant
Ellie Bibby
Box Office Assistant
James Douglas-Quarcoopome
Box Office Assistant
Charlotte Kiely
Box Office Assistant
Talia Kracauer
Box Office Assistant
Mackenzie Larsen
Box Office Assistant
Lydia Luke
Box Office Assistant
Farshid Rokey
Box Office Assistant
Genevieve Sabherwal
Box Office Assistant
Producing
Chris James
Director of Producing and Planning
Kate Baiden
Producer
Myles Sinclair
Production Coordinator
Associates
Good Teeth
Artistic Associate
Tanika Gupta
Artistic Associate
Emily McLaughlin
Artistic Associate
Nina Steiger
Artistic Associate
Executive
Rachel O'Riordan
Artistic Director
Amy Belson
Executive Director
Megan Gates
Assistant to the Directors
Young Lyric
Rob Lehmann
Director of Young Lyric
Natalie Jim
Education Producer
Liam Smith
Inclusion Producer
Adrian Gardner
Young Talent Producer
Alessandra Zavagno
Outreach and Partnerships Producer
Hannah Desai
REWIND Producer
Dominique-Nicole Sotuminu
Young Lyric Trainee
Lanikai Krishnadasan Torrens
Young Lyric Host
Chiquita Delisser
Young Lyric Host
Marisol Rojas
Young Lyric Host
Ricardo Ferreira
Young Lyric Host
Visitor Experience Assistants
Shuyu Liu
Visitor Service Assistant
Samuel Rees
Visitor Service Assistant
Nefertari Williams
Visitor Service Assistant
Marcus Omoro
Visitor Service Assistant
Hebe Cooke
Visitor Service Assistant
Aurelie Simon
Visitor Service Assistant
Amy Thorpe
Visitor Service Assistant
Adele Barnes
Visitor Service Assistant
Hana Jennings
Duty Manager (casual)
Raquel Taveira-Marques
Duty Manager (Casual)
Wes Bozonga
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Beth Calvert Lee
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Mackenzie Larsen
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Jack Dickson
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Ashley Quagraine-Mcvay
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Matt Cowan
Visitor Services Assistant
Aaron Devine
Visitor Service Assistant
Joshua Chukwuka Ogbue
Visitor Services Assistant
Hannah Crosby
Visitor Services Assistant
James Douglas-Quarcoopome
Visitor Services Assistant
Ellie Bibby
Visitor Experience Supervisor
Gaby Foley
Visitor Services Assistant
Isabella Forshaw
Visitor Services Assistant
Stephan Hunte-Wilson
Visitor Services Assistant
Prime Isaac
Visitor Services Assistant
Deborah Jardine
Visitor Services Assistant
Luke Kebell
Visitor Service Assistant
Leah Kelly
Visitor Services Assistant
Marky Noble
Visitor Services Assistant
Lizzie O'Reilly
Visitor Services Assistant
Mara Simao
Visitor Services Assistant
Hillary Small
Visitor Services Assistant
Lauren Saskia Ward
Visitor Services Assistant
Leo Ziermann
Visitor Services Assistant
Commercial
Paul Gallagher
Commercial Director
Tim Jones
Events and Hires Manager
Ashley Quagraine-Mcvay
Hires & Bookings Assistant
Luke Vogel
Visitor Experience Manager
Stephanie Dawes
Senior Duty Manager
Griffyn Gilligan
Visitor Experience Coordinator
Gareth Chalmers
Bar & Catering Manager
Viktor Velkovski
Head Bar & Catering Supervisor
Nia Braidford
Bar Supervisor
Annie Howlett
Bar Supervisor
Roy Mas
Bar Supervisor
Paula O'Shea
Bar Supervisor
Helena Arnarsdóttir
Bar Staff
Enzo Benvenuti
Bar Staff
Georgia Brown
Bar Staff
Frances Eva
Bar Staff
Mark Fitzgerald
Bar Staff
Laura González Urueta
Bar Staff
Emily Grace
Bar Staff
Joe Grundy
Bar Staff
Kyra Haslam
Bar Staff
Abbie Rai
Bar Supervisor
Edward Mendoza
Bar Staff
Florencia Latagliata
Bar Staff
Amrita Mangat
Bar Staff
Marieta Marinova
Bar Staff
James Spence
Bar Staff
Joanna Strafford
Bar Staff
Artistic Team
Nicholai La Barrie
Associate Director
Grainne Flynn
Birkbeck Resident Assistant Director 2025-26
Housekeeping
Samuel Anan
Nnamdi Ernest Ugorji
Bright Gyau
Ivan Velinov
Dipesh Sinchuri
Wilson
Feni
Abdulhak Laaraj