Meet the teams behind one of the UK’s leading ticket retailers and one of the industry’s brightest marketing agencies.

LONDON THEATRE DIRECT
Established in 1999, London Theatre Direct (LTD) is one of the UK’s leading ticket retailers and distributors. As one of the first companies to sell theatre tickets online in the UK, through to displaying interactive seating plans, connecting to multiple API systems and becoming the first ticket seller in the world to accept Bitcoin, London Theatre Direct continues to innovate using new technologies. London Theatre Direct is a fully bonded official ticket retailer for all of London’s major theatres and is a full member of S.T.A.R. (Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers).

The company is helmed by Joint co-founders and CEOs Francis Hellyer and Emmanuel Ciolfi with Rob Edwards as Chief Operating Officer.

LUKE SHIRES MARKETING
Led by Luke Shires, LSM are an experienced collective of theatre, arts and entertainment marketing associates that enjoy working with their clients to grow their business and innovate the industry.  They have a ‘people first’ attitude that empowers the team, their partners and their clients to collaborate and activate powerful strategies that connect, engage and deliver.