The Company (1976 - 1996)

This page includes details administrative and other staff at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round from October 1976 to November 1995.

It is drawn entirely from surviving programmes and material in archive and whilst comprehensive, it cannot be seen as definitive due to the limited information held in archive.
Artistic Director
Alan Ayckbourn
Robin Herford

Associate Director
Mervyn Watson
Robin Herford
Malcolm Hebden
Robin Herford
Stephen Mallatratt
Malcolm Hebden

Box Office Manager / Deputy
Joy Beadle
Margaret Boden
Sue Bond
Lesley Cooper
Helen Davis
Katy Dove
Kate Jenkinson
Zoe Naylor
Jenny Nelson
Catherine Peet
Michael Stott
Barbara Sykes

Casting
Sarah Hughes
Michele Tidy

Executive Assistant
Heather Stoney

Finance / Accounts
Keith McFarlane
Tracey Roberts
Tracy Rogers
Tracey Shaw
Marion Teasdale
Linda Woodcroft
Literary Department
Connal Orton
Gordon Townsend

Carpenter
Frank Matthews (Master Carpenter)
Gary Glover
Steve Dolan
Peter D Szak

Musical Director
John Pattison
Paul Todd

Press / Marketing
Russ Allen
Jennifer Jones
Heather Stoney
Jeannie Swales
Gordon Townsend
Sally Ward
Stephen Wood

Resident Dramatist
Vanessa Brooks
Robert Shearman

Secretaries
Lynne Baker
Donna Casson
Michelle Darryl
Michelle Feltham
Chrissie Glazebrook
Beryl Johnson
Jean Pelan
Pat Wilson
Linda Woodcroft
Sound
Alan Ayckbourn
Ian Jones
Francis Lynch

Technical
Simon Black
Matthew Davies
Rosalind Evans
Kath Geraghty
Fiona Lewry
Francis Lynch
Nick Malinowski
Jane Smailes
Jackie Staines
Michael Thomas
Matthew Tompsett
Paul Towson

Theatre Manager / Deputy
Ken Boden
Derek Brooke
Mo Macleod
Zoe Naylor
Suzanne Tennant
Ian Watson

Wardrobe
Shirley Cowton
Katy Dove
Ann Empey
Kate Johnstone
Bea Matthews
Philip Pawsey
Margaret Ruff
Sheila Theedom
Frances Upton
Kathleen Walker
Christine Wall
Diane Wren
All research for this section by Simon Murgatroyd. Please do not reproduce without crediting Simon Murgatroyd and the website.