Meet the Team
Many brilliant people past and present contribute to making the National Youth Theatre what it is today.
Below are some of the staff and trustees who are involved in the day to day of our organisation.
Patrons
President: Barbara Broccoli
Royal Patron: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Patrons:
Adeel Akhtar, Zawe Ashton, Michael Bonehill OBE LLB FRSA, Hugh Bonneville, Daniel Craig, Timothy Dalton, Chiwetel Ejiofor OBE, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sir Derek Jacobi CBE, Sir Elton John CBE, Matt Lucas, Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE, Dame Helen Mirren DBE, Rosamund Pike, John Reid, Sarah Solemani, Matt Smith, Liza Tarbuck
Trustees
Chair
Dawn Airey
Trustees: Dawn Butler MP, Johnny Capps, Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng, Simon Davies, Janet Ellis MBE, Graham Elton MBE, Mary FitzPatrick, David Hockley, Jessica Hung Han Yun, Tobi Kyeremateng, Nicola Howson, Johnny Moore (Finance Chair), Prasanna Puwanarajah, Dr Simon Stockill, Sue Vertue, Stephen Whitehead, Daniel York Loh
Youth Trustees
Youth Trustees: Hannah Balogun, Gabi Chanova, Phoebe Constantine, Dela Ruth Hini, Oliver Johnson, Daisy Shaw, Francesca McBride, Shona M’gadzah, Amelia Shipton,
Development Board
Development Board: Joyce Hytner OBE (Chair), Tilly McAuliffe (Vice Chair), Philip Bartle QC, Judith Chan, Jacqueline de Croÿ, Heather Greenwood, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Diana Hiddleston, Daisy Lewis, Freddie Lewis, Annette Lynton Mason
Press
For press requests contact Joe Duggan on joe.duggan@nyt.org.uk or Ben on benw@breadandbutterpr.com
Safeguarding
If you have a safeguarding concern you can read our Safeguarding Policy and/or email:
- Designated Staff Safeguarding Officer - Anna Niland - safeguarding@nyt.org.uk
Designated Safeguarding Trustee - Dr Simon Stockill - safeguardingtrustee@nyt.org.uk
Equality
If you want to get in touch with a staff member about issues related to equality or discrimination at National Youth Theatre you can email:
- Equality Team - equality@nyt.org.uk
- Designated Equality Trustee - Mary FitzPatrick - equalitytrustee@nyt.org.uk
Trustees
Dawn Airey
Dawn Butler MP
Johnny Capps
Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng
Simon Davies
Janet Ellis MBE
Graham Elton MBE
Mary FitzPatrick
David Hockley
Jessica Hung Han Yun
Tobi Kyeremateng
Johnny Moore
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Dr Simon Stockill
Sue Vertue
Stephen Whitehead
Daniel York Loh
Staff
Paul Roseby OBE
Karen Turner
Janet Gain
Anna Niland
Libby Devereux
Hamish Macdougall
Elliot Howe
Esther Myers
Marilyn Rice
Laurel Bibby
Rosie Dawson
Giorgia Basagni
Rosie Scudder
Cherrelle Glave
Grace Stotesbury
Erin Thorpe
Joe Duggan
Chenika Neunie
Marvel Kalu
Richard Wilkinson
Angel Dahouk
Clíodhna McCorley
Isobel Keig
Louise Zandstra
Sabha Khan
Paul Callaghan
Nick Smith
Aisha Ayub
Duty Managers
Venue Operations Assistants
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Paul Roseby OBE is a broadcaster and CEO and Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre. In over a decade at the helm of the world’s leading youth arts charity he has commissioned over 150 plays, pioneered the NYT REP Company, led a ground-breaking international cultural exchange programme and directed many hit productions. They include the London 2012 Team Welcome Ceremonies, S. S Daley ‘Class’ @ London Fashion Week 2021, Handel & Hendrix at Somerset House, Town Planning in the Apocalypse by James Graham at the Duke of York's, F* Off by Tatty Hennessy, Generation Sext for Sky Arts, Relish by James Graham, When Romeo Met Juliet for BBC2, Silence by Moira Buffini and Tom Stoppard’s abridgement of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at the Royal Opera House and the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing.
Paul is a member of the Department for Education's working group for a new enrichment entitlement for every pupil, prioritising arts and culture around the curriculum
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Favourite recent NYT projects: As a governor of a non mainstream school i'm a huge advocate and fan of our inclusive practice programmes working with neurodivergent and disabled young people - our Digital Heroes of the Imagination with the brilliant Touretteshero during the covid lockdown is a real highlight
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Favourite NYT project: I love working on Playing Up and enjoy all the shows! I have fond memories of working on Tiny Dancer's which was our 2020 lockdown show!
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Email: rosie.scudder@nyt.org.uk
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Favourite NYT project: My favourite project was Handel and Hendrix at Somerset House last summer as part of This Bright Land
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Favourite recent NYT project: Up All Night - the first ever young talent all night takeover in a West End theatre
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Favourite recent NYT project: Much Ado About Nothing
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Favourite NYT project: Anything by the REP Company is always really great to see from rehearsals to the big stage!
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Favourite NYT project: Consensual by Evan Placey is brilliant writing and thrilling to watch
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Favourite NYT project: I love the work we do in local schools - watching all the students come together and share their work at our Workshop Theatre has been my best day at NYT yet!
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Jill Riddiford
Jonah Rzeskiewicz
Aziza Muhamed
Lucy Alexander
Sarah English
Sarah Lanihun
Laura Masters
Cloud Mcdowell
Yemi Yohannes
