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WHO'S WHO

The Grand Theatre boards of directors and staff

Proprietors: Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited

David Coupe - Chairman
Geoff Tolson - Vice Chairman
Sue Arthur MA - Secretary
Barry Fothergill - Treasurer
John Buck
Katie Lee MA


Operators: Blackpool Grand Theatre (Arts & Entertainments) Limited

David Coupe - Chairman
Geoff Tolson - Vice Chairman
Sue Arthur MA - Secretary
Barry Fothergill - Treasurer
John Buck
David Harrison
Kath Hayward MBE
Ray Hills
Jennifer Jay
Katie Lee MA
Robert Louch
Penelope M Marshall-Kalina LLB (Hons) LLM
Cllr David Owen
Alan Sears FCA
Amanda Thompson
Paul Walker MBA
Cllr Tony Williams


Chief Executive & General Manager

Neil Thomson – Chief Executive & General Manager (Licensee)


Management Team

Phil Harrison – Programme Manager
Max Allatt – Technical Manager
Stephen Mercer – Marketing Manager
David Cass – Finance Manager
Robert Kearton – Administrator


Front of House

Stephen Williams – House Manager
Linda Wong - Head Usher
David Fletcher – Operations Assistant
Scott Butler
Sue Capell
Joanne Davies
Lucy Finn
Emma Fletcher
Michael Hebson
Anthony Williams


Marketing

Andrew Howard – eCommerce & Design
Sarah Jane Wright – Press Officer


Bars

Glen Marshall – Bar Management
Kristina Castellina
Abi Harton
Tony Sanderson
Elaine Stoddard
Anthony Williams 


Finance

Rose Rankin – Finance Officer
Nadya Rodgers – Finance Assistant


Reception

Karen Palmer


Stage

John Hopwood – Chief Electrician
Stephen Palmer – Stage Manager

Jason Hall – Sound & Lighting Technician
Zach McAleer - Sound & Lighting Technician

Duncan Swan– Stage Technician
Patrick Chambers - Stage Technician
Kelvin Wolski – Stage Technician

Lawrence Wright – Stage Door
Alex Mayler – Night Watchman
Brian Walsh – Night Watchman


Box Office

Mary Stewart - Sales Manager
Simon Frisby – Deputy Sales Manager
Paul Hollowood - Senior Sales Assistant
Peter Watkins - Senior Sales Assistant
Matthew Armistead
Katrina Carroll
Robert Edney
Laura Woodhouse
Pat Wright

Housekeeping

Julie Acton
Roy Hindle
Stephen Rutter
John Woplin


Friends of the Grand Committee

John Buck – Chairman
Alan Sears FCA – Treasurer
Penelope M Marshall-Kalina LLB (Hons) LLM – Secretary
Barry Band
Paul David-Gough 
John Grady
Pat Hayes
Kath Hayward MBE
Barry Marshall-Kalina
Angela Smith
Kath Wilsdon

Ricky-Lee Murray (Grand Theatre Academy Observer)
Jennifer Buckingham (Grand Theatre Academy Observer)

Grand Theatre Academy

Paul David-Gough – Director


Honorary Archivists

Geoff Tolson
Linda Tolson MBE


Theatre Chaplain

Andrew Sage


Previous Chairmen and Managers

Since reopening, the Board of Directors of Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited, theatre proprietors, has been led by Chairmen John Hodgson (to 1981), W Geoffrey Thompson OBE (1982-1993), Samuel G Lee (1993-2003) and David Coupe (2003-).

The Grand has been managed and programmed by a succession of theatre managers: Brendan Sweeney (1981), John Shedwick (1982-1988), Paul Iles (1988-1992; 2005-2007), Will Quekett (1993-1994), Danny Moar (1995-1996), Stephanie Sirr (1997-2001), Peter Cutchie (2002-2005), Paul Iles (2005-2007).

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