Our Staff
The School has an executive body, made up of administrative and academic staff, while the faculty Executive Dean, Director of the School, Registrar and Course Directors manage the School. The Registrar is responsible for all academic issues relating to student assessment. The Course Directors are responsible for the delivery of each course.
The specialist departments of the School – acting, voice, singing, physical skills and production – are led by heads of department.
Stephen Simms, BA (Hons), Dip (Hons) RADA, PGCE: Director of Birmingham School of Acting
Daniele Sanderson, MA: Deputy Head of School and Course Director - BA (Hons) Acting, Acting Tutor, Director
Lise Olson, BA (Hons), MFA: Course Director PG Dip / MA Acting, Acting Tutor, Director
David Vann, BA (Hons) PG Dip: Course Director Foundation Course and Part-Time & Short Courses, Acting Tutor, Director
Jacqui Findlay, Course Director BA Hons Stage Management, Production Manager, Tutor
Hannah Phillips, Course Director Community and Applied Theatre, Community and Applied Dance Theatre
Alex Taylor, Course Director MA in Acting the British Tradition, MA in Professional Voice Practice
Operations Manager, Trevor Spencer
Personal Assistant to Director of School and School Quality Officer, Lindsay Pettifor
Registrar, TBC
Performance
Acting
Rod Dungate, BA, CertEd, MA: Acting Tutor
Louise Papillon: Acting & Physical Skills Tutor, Director and Librarian
Voice
Alex Taylor: Head of Voice
Simon Ratcliffe BA (Hons), MA: Voice Tutor
Singing
Louise Shephard: Head of Singing
Jon Laird: Musical Director
Sam Brooks: Singing Tutor
Gordon Adams: Singing Tutor
Kevin Gill: Accompanist
Sarah Kershaw: Accompanist
Russ Harold: Accompanist
Jeremy Sams: Visiting Specialist
Visiting tutors - BA Acting
Maria Blundell-Palethorpe
Polly Hudson
Colin Lang [Movement]
Annouchka Bayley [Acting]
Physical Skills
Keith Barlow: Head of Physical Skills
Verity Bray, AIDTA, AISTD, PGCE: Movement Tutor
Ruth Jacombs, Movement Tutor
Roger Bartlett: Stage Combat Tutor
Media
Geni Hall-Kenny: Radio
Shaun McLoughlin: Radio
Michael Baig-Clifford: Television; Film Director and Editor
Community and Applied
Stephanie Dale: Skills Tutor
Wendy Turner: Skills Tutor
Michael O’Hara: Director, Tutor
Production Staff
Louise Turner, BA (Hons): Company Stage Manager
Helen Gibbs: Company Stage Manager
David Crisp, BA (Hons), MA: Scenic Designer
John Bailey: Props Master
Jacki Cottom: Wardrobe Mistress