Staff
It takes a lot of people to put on a show. Every single member of our team plays an important role in getting theatre from the rehearsal room onto our stages and into our communities.
Chief Executive
Rachael Thomas
Rachael Thomas
Artistic Director
Joe Murphy
Joe Murphy
Deputy Artistic Director
Madeleine Kludje
Madeleine Kludje
Madeleine Kludje is currently the Associate Director at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre and is an alumni of The Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme.
Arts and Producing
Associate Director
Iqbal Khan
Iqbal Khan
Iqbal Khan is an Associate Director of Birmingham Rep, an Associate Artist of Box Clever Theatre Company, and the Artistic Director of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.
He has worked extensively with the RSC, as well as directing for opera and classical music events. Credits include East is East (Birmingham Rep, National Theatre), Tartuffe (Birmingham Rep, with RSC), Otello, The Wildman of the West Indies and Shakespeare at The Bowl. He has directed in Paris, Japan (awarded a year long prestigious fellowship, based in Tokyo), had recent residencies and delivered lectures at Michigan State, La Fayette, Nanjing, and was the 2019 Michael Douglas Visiting Artist at UC Santa Barbara. . His production of Tartuffe at the RSC was broadcast on BBC 4 in 2023, and can now be watched on BBC iPlayer. Most recently, Iqbal’s work can be seen in Silence at Tara Arts and Animal Farm at the Octagon Theatre.
Director of Producing & Programming
Zoe Donegan
Zoe Donegan
Senior Producer
Faith Whenham
Faith Whenham
Assistant Producers
Karl Dixon
Karl Dixon
Sophie Skellern
Sophie Skellern
Stage One Trainee Producer
Ffion Glyn
Ffion Glyn
Programming Coordinator
Ellie Pickering
Ellie Pickering
Producing Assistant
Memory Bhunu
Memory Bhunu
Talent Development Producer
Lateesha Johnson
Lateesha Johnson
Head of Education
Rebecca Reidy
Rebecca Reidy
Head of Young Rep
Rebecca Deeks
Rebecca Deeks
Creative Learning Administrator
Rosalie Smith
Rosalie Smith
Senior Drama Practitioner
Robert Beck
Robert Beck
Robert Beck is a queer actor, theatre-maker and clown as well as one of our Drama Practitioner.
Drama Practitioners
William Costello
William Costello
Jasmin Hylton
Jasmin Hylton
Audiences and Media
Directors of Audiences and Media
Sarah Jervis-Hill
Sarah Jervis-Hill
Erin McDonald
Erin McDonald
Head of Marketing
Tim Hession
Tim Hession
Marketing Manager
Craig Russell
Craig Russell
Marketing Assistants
Kirstie Ewer
Kirstie Ewer
Lisa Varey
Lisa Varey
Head of Communications
Daniel Hicklin
Daniel Hicklin
Communications Assistant
Aaliyah Collins
Aaliyah Collins
Director of Fundraising
Sarah Cranmer
Sarah Cranmer
Fundraising Officer
Richard Wood
Richard Wood
Sales & Ticketing Managers
Hannah Kelly
Hannah Kelly
Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker
Sales & Ticketing Assistant Manager
Dale Johnson
Dale Johnson
Sales & Ticketing Assistants
Dan Hagley
Dan Hagley
Ruth Holder
Ruth Holder
Olivia Linley
Olivia Linley
Ben Mitchell
Ben Mitchell
Muhibb Nazir
Muhibb Nazir
Steven Rostance
Steven Rostance
Customer Experience Teams
Customer Experience Manager
Jade Senior
Jade Senior
Café Bar Manager
Samantha Richardson
Samantha Richardson
Café Bar Supervisor
Arrahnne Allen
Arrahnne Allen
Duty Managers
Susanne Barton
Susanne Barton
Aaron Kendall
Aaron Kendall
Matty Sanders
Matty Sanders
Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker
Customer Experience Assistants
Alice Cheer
Alice Cheer
Morline Clarke
Morline Clarke
Janet Codling
Janet Codling
Angus Coldicott
Angus Coldicott
Jenny Coombs
Jenny Coombs
Catherine Cunningham
Catherine Cunningham
Jonie Davis
Jonie Davis
Tyrelle Eastwood
Tyrelle Eastwood
Anne Farley
Anne Farley
Ayishah Gitay
Ayishah Gitay
Emma Gregory
Emma Gregory
Sara Guedes
Sara Guedes
Dan Hagley
Dan Hagley
Stuart Hayes
Stuart Hayes
George Holmes
George Holmes
Ruqayyah Iqbal
Ruqayyah Iqbal
Ann King
Ann King
Olivia Linley
Olivia Linley
Sam Anthony Margetts
Sam Anthony Margetts
Bethany Millns
Bethany Millns
Eric Mok
Eric Mok
Oreoluwpo Obipehin
Oreoluwpo Obipehin
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker
Hamza Rehman
Hamza Rehman
Emily Room
Emily Room
Marion Rose
Marion Rose
Ewan Schooler
Ewan Schooler
Kuraishya Shaikh
Kuraishya Shaikh
Dalvinder Singh
Dalvinder Singh
Alice Smith
Alice Smith
James Spencer
James Spencer
Nareece Taff
Nareece Taff
Holly Ward
Holly Ward
Nell Weston
Nell Weston
Emily White
Emily White
Café Bar Staff
Nicholas Barlow
Nicholas Barlow
Stephanie Carter
Stephanie Carter
Chamandeep Kaur Chabra
Chamandeep Kaur Chabra
Georgia Clarke
Georgia Clarke
Eleanor Duggan
Eleanor Duggan
Sandro El Sayed
Sandro El Sayed
Olivia Grant
Olivia Grant
Elza Loran
Elza Loran
Kaitlyn Newby
Kaitlyn Newby
Charlotte Osborne
Charlotte Osborne
Logan Palmer
Logan Palmer
Zureena Russell
Zureena Russell
Anna Sarzyniak
Anna Sarzyniak
Shunaid Sawyers
Shunaid Sawyers
Jamial Spence
Jamial Spence
Lauren Weaver
Lauren Weaver
Facilities & Operations
Facilities & Operations Director
Hamid Ghadry
Hamid Ghadry
Facilities & Operations Manager
Nigel Cairns
Nigel Cairns
Building Maintenance Technician
Leon Gatenby
Leon Gatenby
Stage Door Receptionist
Jonathan Arnold
Jonathan Arnold
Dan Hagley
Dan Hagley
Shannon James
Shannon James
Kimberley Musa
Kimberley Musa
Imaani Phillips
Imaani Phillips
Alexander Oakes
Alexander Oakes
Housekeeping Supervisor
Jane Browning
Jane Browning
Housekeeping Assistant
Alice Blackman
Alice Blackman
Liam Farrell
Liam Farrell
Marcus Elliman
Marcus Elliman
Guy Essom
Guy Essom
Christine Hoxha
Christine Hoxha
Nana Mensah
Nana Mensah
Tracey O'Dell
Tracey O'Dell
Amy Proctor
Amy Proctor
Beverley Shale
Beverley Shale
Security Concierges
Kamran Ali
Kamran Ali
Mohamed Ibrahim
Mohamed Ibrahim
Finance
Finance Director
Irina Gorbunowa
Irina Gorbunowa
Senior Finance Officer
June Richards
June Richards
Trainee Management Accountant
Tessa Jowitt
Tessa Jowitt
Finance Officer - Payroll
Claire Monk
Claire Monk
People
HR Manager
Tracey Wainwright
Tracey Wainwright
HR Manager
Sukhi Baden
Sukhi Baden
HR Officer
Jenny Coombs
Jenny Coombs
Production
Technical Manager & Interim Director of Productions
Adrian Bradley
Adrian Bradley
Production Coordinator
Emily Hewlett
Emily Hewlett
Production Assistant
Lucy Price
Lucy Price
Company Manager
Elizah Jackson
Elizah Jackson
Deputy Director of Production (Scenic Workshops)
Margaret Rees
Margaret Rees
Construction Team Members
Mark Jeffery
Mark Jeffery
Chris Maggs
Chris Maggs
Head of Technical Design
Simon Fox
Simon Fox
Head of Scenic Art
Laura O'Connell
Laura O'Connell
Lead Prop Maker
John Bailey
John Bailey
Head of Wardrobe
Kay Wilton
Kay Wilton
Kay worked for 30 years as a freelance designer/ maker for theatre, film, ballet and opera including shows at The Rep, Birmingham Royal Ballet and film and opera with director Ken Russell.
She joined The Rep as full time maker, milliner and costume supervisor in 2013 and was appointed head of department in 2017.
This was also the year that The Rep created NATIVITY! The Musical, one of her favourite shows to work on, well worth all the effort it took to create. The show is a joy to work on as well as to watch. It is everything that a Christmas show should have and the sparkle and shine we all need just now.
Deputy Heads of Wardrobe
Louise Marsh
Louise Marsh
Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy
Wardrobe Assistants
Beth Edgar
Beth Edgar
Leanne Taylor Richards
Leanne Taylor Richards
Head of Sound & AV
Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Pearce
Deputy Head of Sound & AV
William Gilbert
William Gilbert
Senior Sound & Video Technician
Harry Barlow
Harry Barlow
Head of Lighting
Alex Bosworth
Alex Bosworth
Senior Lighting Technician
Joe Green
Joe Green
Lighting Technicians
Joseph Stairs
Joseph Stairs
Head of Stage
Rosie Williams
Rosie Williams
Deputy Head of Stage
Malik Awajan
Malik Awajan
Casual Technicians
Oliver Colley
Oliver Colley
Ryan Darby
Ryan Darby
Liam Dixon-Butler
Liam Dixon-Butler
Danny Duggins
Danny Duggins
Mya Forde
Mya Forde
Nick Hill
Nick Hill
Kenny Holmes
Kenny Holmes
Thomas Kavanagh
Thomas Kavanagh
Cameron Lowe
Cameron Lowe
Dee Smith
Dee Smith
Harrison Vaughan
Harrison Vaughan
Unique Venues Birmingham
Managing Director
Suzanna Reid Barreiro da Silva
Suzanna Reid Barreiro da Silva
Hospitability Manager
Layo Oladejo
Layo Oladejo
Sales & Events Coordinators
Jordan Davidson
Jordan Davidson
Tori Hodges
Tori Hodges
HR consultants
Christine Page
Christine Page
Jane Webster
Jane Webster
Hospitality Managers
Sophie Abrahall
Sophie Abrahall
Emily Kirby
Emily Kirby
Hospitality Assistants
Oluwadamilola Adegbola
Oluwadamilola Adegbola
Elif Aktan
Elif Aktan
Lauren Bateman
Lauren Bateman
Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon
Olushola Lawson
Olushola Lawson
Ismael Mahate
Ismael Mahate
Back of House Supervisor
Christopher Gunn
Christopher Gunn
Thank you to our Rep Volunteers
Volunteers