Our Team

David Burns

David Burns

Press and Media Officer

After working as an actor, David moved into theatre marketing and publicity some twenty-five years ago, first working with the likes of Rambert Dance Company, the Society of London Theatre and the Really Useful Group, before setting up his theatre PR company in 2004. He has worked with us since 2010.

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David Doyle

David Doyle

Executive Producer

David joined us in 2021 from the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s National Theatre, where he worked as part of the producing team. Prior to that David worked as a freelance producer and lighting designer. His work has been seen across Ireland, the UK, Europe, the USA, and Australia.

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Penny Horner

Penny Horner

Executive Director and Co-Founder

Penny started her career as a riding instructor - an idyllic life, happily working all over the country. Then she came back to live with family in Richmond, and began a new career in publishing - why? - working for Michael Heseltine! Then she met Howard Jameson, and the rest, as they say, is history.

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Howard Jameson

Howard Jameson

Chair of Trustees and Co-Founder

Howard’s ‘baptism of fire’ into theatre came when together with Penny Horner he decided to turn the changing rooms of an Italian restaurant into a theatre! Now it seems a lifetime ago, but it’s been an incredible journey. And he still enjoys serving our patrons drinks when asked to be the barman!

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Annie Kershaw

Annie Kershaw

Carne Deputy Director

Annie joined in August 2023 after 6 years working in London and Reading as a Freelance Theatre Director and Producer. Previous work includes being the Associate Director on the West End's Best of Enemies and directing Hedda Gabler at Reading Rep Theatre where she was an Associate Company. Her work has been performed at the Young Vic, Pleasance, South Street Arts Centre, Applecart Arts and Lyric, Hammersmith.
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Natasha Ketel

Natasha Ketel

Marketing Manager

Natasha is a Theatre Producer and Marketeer based in London. She joins us from Omnibus Theatre where she worked as Development Officer. She also works in film as both a Development Assistant and Short Film Producer.

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Lucy Mewis-McKerrow

Lucy Mewis-McKerrow

Production Manager

Lucy is a production manager and theatre maker. She joined in 2021 after not being able to stay away while working as a freelancer. Her role entails of supporting the physical realisation of Jermyn Street’s in-house shows and sometimes a bit of hoovering.

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Alex Pearson

Alex Pearson

Box Office Manager

Alex has a multitude of different roles in the theatre industry and has worked in a variety of theatres. She thrives working on many projects and balances working as a Director and Producer, while calling her base and second home Jermyn Street Theatre.

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Stella Powell-Jones

Stella Powell-Jones

Artistic Director

Stella Powell-Jones became Artistic Director in 2022 but Jermyn Street Theatre has been part of her life since she joined in 2017 as the building's first Carne Deputy Director. Prior to that, she spent ten years in the U.S. directing new plays. When she moved home to London, she found an artistic home in Jermyn Street Theatre.

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Emily Richelle

Emily Richelle

Box Office Supervisor

Emily began working in ticketing while at Ambassador Theatre Group and went on to manage box offices at the Vaults and VAULT Festival 2023. Alongside her work at Jermyn Street Theatre, Emily is the Lead Producer at Buried Thunder and a freelance choreographer.

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Gabriele Uboldi

Gabriele Uboldi

Producer

Gabriele is a producer and multidisciplinary theatre-maker interested in formally inventive work. Since moving to London in 2020, they have worked with the Barbican, the Young Vic, and the Bridge Theatre while also independently producing and directing queer work through their company Undone Theatre.

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Ciaran Walsh

Ciaran Walsh

Graphic Designer

Ciaran looks after the theatre’s in-house graphic design and programmes. He graduated from university in 2019 with a degree in English and is originally from Aylesbury.

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Jermyn Street Theatre staff salaries are supported by


Patrons
HRH Princess Michael of Kent (Honorary)
Lord Julian Kitchener-Fellowes
Lady Emma Kitchener-Fellowes

Sir Michael Gambon (RIP)

Board of Trustees
Howard Jameson (Chair)
Penny Horner
Steve Norris
Christopher Parkinson
Vikram  Sivalingam

Peter Wilson (RIP)

Advisory Board
Almiro Andrade
Terri Donovan
Keith MacDonald
Leslie Macleod-Miller
Amma-Afi Osei
Paulette Randall MBE
Sarah Reuben
Geraldine Terry
Johanna Town
Jatinder Verma MBE

Associate Artists
Darren Sinnott
Ebenezer Bamgboye

Associate Designer
Louie Whitemore

Box Office Manager
Alexandra Pearson

Box Office Supervisor
Emily Richelle

Theatre Duty Managers
Christina Gazelidis
Adam Ishaq
Adam Lilley
Grace Wessels (also Membership Manager)

Day FOH Staff
Laura Jury-Hyde
Grace Wessels

Bar Team
Mandy Berger
Rhea Gazelidis
Aren Johnston
Pippa Lee

Venue Technician
Edward Callow

Building Manager (P/T)
Jon Wadey

Web and Graphic Design
Robin Powell / Ideasfor

Web Development
Robert Iles / Dynamic Listing

In-house Marketing Support
Mobius Industries

Martin Docherty, Sinéad Cusack, Frankie Wilson, Michael Nardone, Trevor Laird in Stitchers. Photo by Robert Workman.

Martin Docherty, Sinéad Cusack, Frankie Wilson, Michael Nardone, Trevor Laird in Stitchers