About
MISSION
Established in 1993, Southwark Playhouse has become London’s leading fringe theatre presenting work by the best new and emerging theatre practitioners based in, or visiting, the capital. We curate and produce a diverse programme of productions throughout the year, telling entertaining and thought-provoking stories from an array of voices.
In tandem with our theatre work, we run an extensive year-round participation programme, available completely free to participants. Through it, we develop and provide theatre-making activities for the very youngest, to those more senior offering the opportunities for our local community to explore their creativity and build confidence. Access, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us. We pride ourselves on being a theatre of opportunity for all.
With two venues in Elephant & Castle (Southwark Playhouse Borough and Southwark Playhouse Elephant), everything we do as an organisation is driven by our belief that theatre exists to inspire, to empower, to challenge and to entertain.
Come and join us.
History
Southwark Playhouse was founded in 1993 by Juliet Alderdice and Tom Wilson. Leasing a disused workshop, in a then comparatively neglected part of Southwark, they identified the need for a well-resourced and accessible theatre space that would serve as a place to showcase new productions by emerging theatre artists, and also be a resource for the local community in which it operates.
Since then it has established itself as one of London’s leading theatres. It curates a programme of world class theatre out of two venues situated in the Elephant and Castle area, as well as offering a varied and wide reaching programme of meaningful participation work.
Staff
Patrons Sir Michael Caine, Sir Simon Hughes, Andy Serkis
Board of Trustees Gary Beestone, Ken Hunt, Karen McHugh, Giles Semper, Kathryn Serkis, Glenn Wellman, Tim Wood (chair)
Front of House and Venue Managers Rachel Atkinson (Borough), Maya Tonkin (Elephant)
Programming Associate Ebenezer Bamgboye
Sales & Ticketing Manager Molly Barber
Deputy Front of House Manager (Elephant) Jessica Barrett
General Manager Emma Bentley
Venue Cleaners Jovan Brown (Elephant), Cristina Popescu (Elephant), Aklilu Sabew Tebeje (Borough)
Box Office & Welcome Team Tom Cain & Gareth Hackney
Marketing and Communications Manager Jessica Clot
Production Associate Jethro Compton
Technical and Production Manager (Borough) Lee Elston
Technical Manager (Elephant) Lui Faulkner
Deputy Front of House Manager (Borough) Milla James-Lewis
Participation Coordinator Katie McKenna
Deputy Technical Manager (Borough) Fergus O’Loan
Deputy Marketing Manager Rebecca Short
Artistic Director & CEO Chris Smyrnios
Head of Participation David Workman
Duty Managers (Casual) Trelawny Kean, Nicola Hurst, El Simoens, Lillian Worden
Box Office and Welcome Team & Front Of House and Bar Team (Casual) Ana Amado, Darrel Bailey, Lilly Butcher, Adryne Caulder-James, Alexandra Careswell, Arlo Carter, Angie Chan, Kal Chapman, Tatiana Dal Corso Polzot, Fraser Dodds, Sibel Ercan, Merilee Ettia, Beth Graham, Safia Hamid, Paloma Jacob-Duvernet, Emma Langan, Julia Lelewel, Willa Main, Chris Malloch, Fome Owuasu, Priya Patel-Appleby, Martha Piper, Anna Pryce, Ellie Plumb, Anna Pryce, Charlotte Rutherfoord, Emma Salvo, Jared Scott, Nathan Seatter-Messer, Dom Short, Elena Sirett, Frewyn Thursfield
To contact our staff please use the email format: forename.surname@southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
