Staff
Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Higgins
Theatre Director: Joanne Johnson
Interim Head of Finance: David Weakley
Theatre Events Administrator: Heather Foo
Marketing and Communications Manager: Lena Moss
Marketing Assistant: Sophie Hicks
Box Office Manager: Gemma Bateman
Assistant Box Office Manager: Kirsty Smith
HR and Payroll Administrator: Laura Organ
Finance Assistant: Siddharth Shanbhag
Events Co-ordinator: Nic Mecrow
Interim Technical Manager: Dan Walters
Chief Technician: Alex Nankivell
Senior Technician: Daniel Hurd
Stage Technician: Leila Sked
Front of House Manager: Jenifer Miller
Front of House Administrator: Hannah Moore
Assistant Bar Manager: Louise Robinson
Maintenance Coordinator: Mick Stobbart
Fundraising Officer: Riikka Heiskanen
Restoration and Development Project Team:
Project Director: David Wilmore
Project Administrator: Rachel Snape
Master Carpenter: Colin Hopkins
With many casual staff members and volunteers.
To contact a particular member of staff, please email info@tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk with a ‘FAO [Staff Name]’ in the subject line.
Our Trustees
Michael Wilmot – Chair
James Lloyd – Vice Chair
Alan Butland – Secretary
James Lamb – Treasurer
Richard Harris
Barry Speker OBE DL
John Richardson
Ros Dougal
Sonia Hernandez
If you have any enquiries or would like to know more about the Trust, please contact: info@tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk or call +44 (0)191 243 1171
Objectives
The objectives for which the Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust (Charity Number 1120746) is established are;
(a) To acquire, restore and preserve for the benefit of the public at large the Grade I listed Building known as The Tyne Theatre and Opera House;
(b) The advancement of public education in all aspects of the dramatic arts by the presentation and production of plays and other expressions of drama including the commissioning of new works and the mounting of public performances and the mounting of classes, exhibitions and demonstrations of dramatic arts and theatre technology;
(c) The advancement of public education in theatre technology by the preservation, conservation and exhibition of machinery and technology of the performing arts and the interpretation of such artefacts and their historical context;
(d) The advancement of public education in all aspects of the arts including music and music theatre, drama, decorative and visual arts, dance, ballet, circus, music hall and comedy and variety performance.
Safeguarding
The Tyne Theatre & Opera House recognises that:
- People, regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation or identity, or immigration status have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
- This extends to recognising and reporting harm experienced anywhere, including within our activities, within other organised community or voluntary activities, in the community, in the person’s own home and in any care setting.
- Actions taken by Tyne Theatre & Opera House will be consistent with the principles of safeguarding ensuring that any action taken is prompt and proportionate
- Our policies for safeguarding children and adults can be viewed below. The policies are reviewed every year.
Safeguarding children and young people
Safeguarding adults