Meet the Staff Learn more about the teachers and staff at LAMDA. Please note this page is updated termly. Back to Life at LAMDA Professor Mark O’Thomas Principal and Chief Executive Officer View their profile Dr Philippa Strandberg-Long Vice Principal - Actor Training & Drama School View their profile Dr Nicholas Holden Vice Principal - Education & Research View their profile Heads of Department Rob Young Assistant Professor of Technical Theatre | Head of Production & Technical Theatre Read more Course Leaders Oliver Birch Assistant Professor of Classical Acting | Course Leader, MA Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre & MFA Classical Acting: Performance and Practice Natalie Bray Assistant Professor of Acting | Course Leader, Short Courses View their profile Nicole Charles Assistant Professor of Directing | Course Leader, Cert HE Foundation in Stage and Screen Gregory Haney Assistant Professor of Dance | Head of Dance | Interim Course Leader, MA Musical Theatre & MFA Musical Theatre View their profile Dr Valerie Kaneko-Lucas Assistant Professor of Theatre & Performance | Course Leader, Distance Learning & International Collaboration programmes Caroline Leslie Assistant Professor of Directing | Course Leader, MA Directing View their profile Richard Neale Assistant Professor of Acting | Course Leader, MFA Professional Acting View their profile Andy Taylor Assistant Professor of Digital Production | Course Leader, BA (Hons) Production & Technical Arts Dr Karen Tomlin Course Leader - Semester Programme in Classical Acting View their profile Matt Wilde Assistant Professor of Directing | Course Leader, BA (Hons) Professional Acting View their profile Charlotte Whitaker Deputy Course Leader for Short Courses Heads of Discipline Brittany Cope Assistant Professor of Acting | Head of Acting View their profile Nic Donithorn Assistant Professor of Production Management | Head of Production Management (Studios) Charles Douglas Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing with Emerging Technologies | Head of Screen & Audio Training View their profile Chris Drohan Assistant Professor of Sound | Head of Sound View their profile Marc Greensmith Assistant Professor of Scenic Construction | Head of Scenic Construction Emma Hansford Assistant Professor of Stage Management | Head of Stage Management Charlie-Jade Jones Assistant Professor of Singing | Interim Head of Singing View their profile Anna Matthews Assistant Professor of Lighting | Head of Lighting View their profile Ross McKenzie Assistant Professor of Producing | Head of Screen, Audio & Digital Performance Production View their profile James Michalos Interim Head of Music Micaela Miranda Assistant Professor of Movement | Head of Movement View their profile Gary Pillai Assistant Professor of Screen Acting | Head of Screen Graduate Projects, Digital Assets & Partnerships George Ryan Assistance Professor of Voice and Text | Head of Voice View their profile Meghan Sorohan Assistant Professor of Production Management | Head of Production Management Faculty Tom Allen Assistant Professor of Sound View their profile Anna Barkan Assistant Professor of Acting View their profile Alex Bingley Assistant Professor of Voice View their profile Nicoletta Bonanni Assistant Professor of Movement View their profile Rodney Cottier Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama View their profile Lucy Curtis Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing View their profile Jeremy Finch Assistant Professor of Voice Dr Kristin Fredricksson Assistant Professor of Movement View their profile Jake Mawhinney Assistant Professor of Lighting View their profile James Michalos Interim Head of Music Heriberto Montalban Assistant Professor of Movement View their profile Matthew Prosser Assistant Professor of Stage Management Mazano Semwayo Technical Demonstrator (Screen & Audio) Jack Thrush Specialist Practitioner (Screen, Audio and Innovation) View their profile Naomi Waring Assistant Professor of Screen Acting View their profile Mathew Wernham Assistant Professor of Movement & Acting Kate Wilson Assistant Professor of Stage Management Student Support Mya Chopra-McFarlane Disability Co-ordinator View their profile Ruth Kelner Student Advisor View their profile Samuel Kusi Addai Student Wellbeing Manager View their profile Amy Richardson Admissions & Student Services Manager View their profile Drama School Administrative Staff Jane Anderson Industry & Career Development Associate View their profile Scarlett Gorman Drama School Coordinator View their profile Bobby Harding Assistant Producer View their profile Lydia Harrison Drama School Operations Manager View their profile Rebecca Lyle Producer View their profile Beth Willis Haviland PA to the Director of Actor Training and Drama School View their profile Kimberley Wintle Industry Associate & US Relationship Manager View their profile Richard Yuill Drama School Officer View their profile
Rob Young Assistant Professor of Technical Theatre | Head of Production & Technical Theatre Read more
Oliver Birch Assistant Professor of Classical Acting | Course Leader, MA Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre & MFA Classical Acting: Performance and Practice
Nicole Charles Assistant Professor of Directing | Course Leader, Cert HE Foundation in Stage and Screen
Gregory Haney Assistant Professor of Dance | Head of Dance | Interim Course Leader, MA Musical Theatre & MFA Musical Theatre View their profile
Dr Valerie Kaneko-Lucas Assistant Professor of Theatre & Performance | Course Leader, Distance Learning & International Collaboration programmes
Richard Neale Assistant Professor of Acting | Course Leader, MFA Professional Acting View their profile
Andy Taylor Assistant Professor of Digital Production | Course Leader, BA (Hons) Production & Technical Arts
Matt Wilde Assistant Professor of Directing | Course Leader, BA (Hons) Professional Acting View their profile
Charles Douglas Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing with Emerging Technologies | Head of Screen & Audio Training View their profile
Ross McKenzie Assistant Professor of Producing | Head of Screen, Audio & Digital Performance Production View their profile
Gary Pillai Assistant Professor of Screen Acting | Head of Screen Graduate Projects, Digital Assets & Partnerships