Who’s Who

Who’s who at LYT

OUR STAFF

Anna Smith,
Production Manager
Dean Coffey,
Participation Assistant
Filiz Ozcan,
Creative Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isla McGregor,
Finance & Admin Coordinator
Maizy Wright,  Outreach Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Molly Cox,
Senior Producer
Natalie Parsons, Volunteer Coordinator
Subira Damali, Progress Coordinator (LYT Graduate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria Shaskan, CEO
Jess Drader, Participation Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

Angela Ekaette Michaels,
Lead Facilitator
Bushra Baig, 
Co-Facilitator
(LYT Graduate)
Emanuel Mendes de Silva (LYT Graduate),
Co-Facilitator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazel East,
Facilitator
Júlia Couto,
Director
Kat Gill, Facilitator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Director (LYT Graduate)
Princess Bestman, Facilitator
Sebastian Constantine, Director
(LYT Graduate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonderai Munyevu, Lead Facilitator

 

 

OUR GRADUATE CREATIVES

Graduate Creatives receive training and mentoring in youth arts delivery & production.
All Graduate Creatives receive paid work experience on LYT projects.

 

Amiga Harewood, Graduate Assistant
Kayla Brown,
Graduate Assistant
Eliezer Gore, HATCH Commissioned Artist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nae Chettry,
HATCH Commissioned Artist
Rowan Fornah,
HATCH Commissioned Artist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Council of Management:

We are supported by a passionate and committed Council of Management (Board of Trustees) who provide governance, oversight and guidance on strategic organisational management. Watch their video to find out why they support LYT:

CURRENT TRUSTEES:

Genine Whithorne (Chair),
Commercial Director, City of London
Tom Toomse-Smith (Treasurer),
Head of Innovation & Digital, Financial Reporting Council
Mairi Hayes (Safeguarding Lead),
Head of Short Courses, Central School of Speech & Drama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freneka Mumford Consultant, KPMG
Edison Huynh, Lewisham Central Councillor
Jamiel Thomas Software Developer (LYT Graduate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louise Gordon,
Creative Consultant, NSPCC
Tyreke Leslie,
Actor/Writer
(LYT Graduate)
Ian Paish, Deputy Head Teacher, Deptford Green

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMERITUS TRUSTEES: 

Due to work commitments, these former trustees can no longer formally sit on the Board. They nevertheless remain supporters of Lewisham Youth Theatre and engaged in our ongoing work.

Danielle Moseley,
Actor, Writer & Model (LYT Graduate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Patrons

Lucian Msamati: Lucian is an actor in theatre, television and film, a writer, director and producer. He recently played Salieri in the National Theatre’s production of Amadeus. Recent screen credits include Gangs of London (Sky), His Dark Materials (BBC) and Game of Thrones (HBO). Watch Lucian’s advice to young creatives in our 2020 Opening Doors Creative Careers panel event.

 

 

 

Phaldut Sharma: Phaldut  is an actor and writer, known for Unforgotten (2021), Hanna (2019), Gravity (2013), Children of Men (2006) and EastEnders (1985).