RADA Staff
See below for details of our management team, acting and performance teaching staff, administrative staff, technical and production teaching staff and associate teachers.
Management Team
- Director Edward Kemp
- Director of RADA in Business Kevin Chapman
- Director of Student and Academic Services Julie Crofts
- Director of Technical Training and Head of Lighting Neil Fraser
- Director of Finance and Operations Fraser Jopp
- Director of Development Penny Saward
- Director of Actor Training Lucy Skilbeck
- Director of Marketing Helen Slater
- Director Emeritus Michael Attenborough CBE
- General Enquiries: +44 (0)20 7636 7076 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Teaching Staff
STAFF
- MA Theatre Lab Course Leader Ian Morgan
- MA Text and Performance Course Leader Tom Hunsinger
- Director of Short Courses Geoff Bullen
- Foundation Course Director Joan Oliver
- Head of Film, TV and Radio Edward Hicks
- Associate Director Nona Shepphard
- Academy Dramaturg Lloyd Trott
Acting and Performance Teaching Staff
BA (HONS) ACTING
ACTING
- Lead Tutor in Acting John Beschizza
- Improvisation Teacher Christopher Heimann
- Acting Teacher Melanie Jessop
- Acting Teacher Annie Tyson
MOVEMENT AND COMBAT
- Lead Tutor in Movement Shona Morris
- Senior Movement Director Francine Watson Coleman
- Movement Teacher Elizabeth Ballinger
- Movement Teacher Katya Benjamin
- Stage Fighting Teacher Philip d'Orleans
- Alexander Technique Teacher Bethan Pugh
- Alexander Technique Teacher Korina Biggs
- Stage Fighting Teacher Bret Yount
SINGING
- Lead Tutor in Singing Jane Streeton
- Choral Singing Teacher Jonathan Butcher
- Singing Teacher Frances Jellard
- Singing Teacher Darell Moulton
- Singing Teacher Philip Raymond
- Singing Coach Tom Wakeley
VOICE AND TEXT
- Lead Tutor in Voice Joe Windley
- Accent and Dialect Teacher Kat Hicks
- Voice and Speech Teacher Annie Morrison
- Sight Reading Teacher David Timson
- Voice and Speech Teacher Kay Welch
- Voice and Speech Teacher Emma Woodvine
MA COURSES
- Juri Nael
- Julia Moody
- Darren Royston
- Alison Hodge
- Lucy Pitman-Wallace
- Robert Fried
- Trilby James
- Paul Sirret
- Vanessa Mildenberg
- Gabrielle Moleta
- Daniela Peleanu Hardie
- Peta Lily
- Guillaume Pigé
- Dan Sherer
- Brian Stirner
- Adrienne Thomas
- Katalin Trencsényi
- Alice Robinson
- Allison Smith
TECHNICAL AND PRODUCTION TEACHING STAFF
LIGHTING
- Head of Production Lighting Matthew Leventhall
- Assistant Head of Production Lighting Dan Bywater
PRODUCTION
- Production Manager Jacqui Leigh
- Technical Manager Guy Fryer
- Production Technician (with Sound) Philip Matejtschuk
- Technical Supervisor (RADA Studios) Jethro Walker
PROPERTIES
- Head of Properties Deryk Cropper
- Deputy Head of Properties Davy Atkinson
SCENIC ART
- Head of Scenic Art Daniel Collins
SCENIC CONSTRUCTION
- Head of Construction Mark Tweed
- Deputy Head of Construction Jeff Bruce-Hay
SOUND
- Head of Sound Steve Mayo
STAGE MANAGEMENT
- Head of Stage Management David Salter
- Stage Management Tutor Chantal Hauser
THEATRE COSTUME
- Head of Wardrobe Diane Favell
- Deputy Head of Wardrobe Helen Chattaway
- Assistant Head of Wardrobe Paul Aspinall
- Assistant Head of Wardrobe Pippa Batt
DESIGN
- Lead Design Tutor Alison Cartledge
- Head of Digital and Video Design Tim Bird, Nina Dunn
FILM, TV AND RADIO
- Film and Radio Production Technician Oliver Hayes
ACADEMY ASSOCIATE TEACHERS
- Bruce Alexander
- Jo Bartlett
- Lois Baxter
- Stefan Bednarczyk
- Martin Berry
- Jane Bertish
- Imogen Butler-Cole
- Rupert Carlile
- Michelle Chadwick
- Andrew Charity
- Tamsin Collison
- Andrew Cuthbert
- Alan David
- Neil D'Souza
- Yarit Dor
- Caroline Eves
- Angela Gasparetto
- Sophie Grimmer
- Tim Hardy
- Claudia Harrison
- Michael Haslam
- Giles Havergal
- Karen Hebden
- Nick Hutchison
- Stephen James
- Nancy Kettle
- Gemma Kerr
- Caroline Kilpatrick
- Gary Lagden
- Rob Leonard
- Dewi Matthews
- Faye Maughan
- Tanya Moodie
- Vivian Munn
- Ruari Murchison
- Deborah Paige
- Brigid Panet
- Martin Parr
- Jenny Patrone
- Rowena Ritchie
- Tanya Ronder
- Morwenna Rowe
- Matthew Scott
- Philip Sheppard
- Alison Skilbeck
- Jeremy Stockwell
- Beru Tessema
- Michelle Terry
- Andrew Tidmarsh
- John Tucker
- Jessica Turner
- Tilly Vosburgh
- Zoe Waites
- Che Walker
- Tom Wilson
- Mark Winstanley
- Hilary Wood
- Gary Yershon
YOUTH COMPANY DIRECTOR
- Philip Sheppard
ELDERS COMPANY DIRECTOR
- Vivian Munn
NYU Tisch London Program Course Director
- Geoff Bullen
Administrative Staff
- Executive Assistant Justine Hodgkinson
- Executive Assistant Alex Tostdevine
- Festival Producer Jo Wiltshire
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS
- Head of Customer Operations Kate Miners
FRONT OF HOUSE AND OPERATIONS
- Deputy Operations & Front of House Manager Aaron Lamont
- Operations & Front of House Manager Lorna O'Leary
- Reception Staff José Albela, Gina Benou, Belle Busby, Andrew Fabian, Amii Lowndes, Alex McCarthy, Christine Moore, Fredi d'Orleans, Justin Poisson, Marcus Rose
- Duty ManagersOhmeed Ahi, Ben Jones
BOX OFFICE
- Box Office Manager Gary Hallam
EVENTS AND HIRES
- Events and Hires Officer Heather Oakley
- Events and Hires Manager Claire Rivers
FINANCE
- Financial Controller Jocelyn Forster
- Finance Officer Carol Hardy
- Finance Officer John Holland
HR
- Human Resources and Payroll Manager Caroline Ward
IT
- IT Technician Graham Aldridge
- Head of IT David Taylor
SHORT COURSES
- Shakespeare Awards Manager Jessica Bannister
- Short Courses Coordinating Tutor Michelle Chadwick
- Short Courses Administrator Jo Lynch
- Head of Short Courses Sally Power
STUDENT AND ACADEMIC SERVICES
- Registry Manager Sarah Agnew
- Registry Officer Asiimwe Allen
- Administrator Dee Doyle
- Counselling and Wellbeing Manager Tracy Keating
- Senior Admissions and Registry OfficerJane Hanmer
- Higher Education Courses and Programming Manager Elizabeth Timms
- HE Courses Officer (Technical and MA) Daisy Watford
- Widening Participation and Outreach Manager
Carys Williams - HE Courses Officer (BA Acting & Student Engagement) Stephanie Zissler
DEVELOPMENT
- Development Manager, Individual GivingIshmail Mahmood
- Development Manager, Trusts and FoundationsJonathon Tester
- Development Officer – Events and Alumni Aldis Hamilton
- Philanthropy Manager Amy Ledingham
- Registrar Emerita Patricia Myers OBE
- Development Coordinator Ilaria Pizzichemi
FACILITIES
- Facilities Manager Jim Keegan
- Maintenance Assistant Stephen Kirkby
LIBRARY
- Library Manager James Thornton
- Library Assistant Roe Lane
- Library Assistant Jean Madden
MARKETING AND PRESS
- Senior Marketing Officer Thomas Brewer
- Design Manager Linda Carter
- Marketing and Content Manager Emily Gallagher
- Press Officer Laura Peatman
RADA IN BUSINESS
- Client Director Elizabeth Barber (Sabbatical)
- Client Director Jenny Stephens
- Client Director Alison Sutherland
- Client Director Charlie Walker-Wise
- Business Development and Client Manager Joe Barlow
- Open Courses Manager Katie Calvert
- Training Operations Assistant Abi Cooper
- Client Manager Beth Hitchcock
- Training Operations and Office Manager Dominique McLean
- Training Operations Assistant Sophie Mitchell
- Training Operations Assistant Emma Moss
- Training Delivery Assistant Jess Price
- Senior Client Manager Emma Tagoe
- Open Courses and Tutor Manager Katie Underwood
- Client Manager Kate Walker
- Client Manager Alice Younger
