Who’s Who

Who’s who at LYT

OUR STAFF

Anna Smith,
Production Manager
Filiz Ozcan,
Creative Director
Isla McGregor,
Finance & Admin Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

Maizy Wright,
Outreach Producer
Molly Cox,
My London Manager
Monique Uwiragiye, Programmes Producer

 

 

 

 

 

Natalie Parsons, Volunteer Coordinator

Pauline Nakirya,
Participation Manager (Interim)
Subira Damali,
Progress Coordinator (LYT Graduate)

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria Shaskan, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

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
Jess Rae Drader,
Facilitator
Júlia Couto,
Director

 

 

 

 

 

Kat Gill,
Facilitator
Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, Director (LYT Graduate)
Sebastian Constantine, Director
(LYT Graduate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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,
HATCH Commissioned Artist
Dean Coffey,
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, Trust for 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ed King, Communications Director, GSCC
Freneka Mumford Consultant, KPMG
Edison Huynh, Lewisham Central Councillor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamiel Thomas Software Developer (LYT Graduate)
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).