Meet our brand new Team of the Month!

Where do you work and what do you do?
We work at Swindon Theatres and we are!…
David Jell – Buildings & Technical Manager
Oli Webb – Creative Learning Manager
Catherine Goss – Marketing and Sales Manager
Christine Husseyin – Ticket Office Manager
Beth Hoye – Administrator
Sophie Dodson – Guest Experience Manager

What’s been the biggest challenge for the Team since the venue reopened post Covid?
Catherine – Recruiting, training and settling in pretty much a whole brand-new team.
Chris – Getting the message out that we are here for customers to call locally or in person.

What makes your Team work so well?
David – Everyone has the same can-do attitude and work together to achieve what is needed. Along with everyone else we really are a big family.
Oli – We challenge one another but never with hostility. It’s supportive and all round a good bunch of people.
Catherine – Humour!

Favourite stage production and why?
Oli – Ocean at the End of the Lane. Beautiful story about grief told through magic and love. Strong female characters. Incredible stagecraft.
Chris – The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall 25^th Anniversary production. Beautifully staged and ended with original cast singing with Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Beth – Warhorse.

Favourite album?
Sophie – Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway.
Chris – Craig David – Born To Do It.
Catherine – Ministry of Sound: Anthems: 90’s.

Best ever gig?
Catherine – Hard Rock Calling – Headline Stevie Wonder, with Jamiroquai, James Morrison and Corinne Bailey Rae.
David – For atmosphere and the nostalgic element, The Osmonds!
Beth – Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Top 3 films of all time?
Sophie – Fantastic Beasts, The Greatest Showman, The Mummy.
Beth – Howl’s Moving Castle, V For Vendetta, Sleeping Beauty.
Chris – Titanic, The Intern, Bridget Jones.

Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met?
Oli – The Pope – wrote a speech and directed him!
Beth – Judy Dench.
Chris – Renee Zellweger.

Favourite holiday destination and why?
Chris – Alaska – Beautiful scenery, peaceful, fantastic wildlife.
Oli – India, school exchange in the Himalayas.
David – Cyprus – stunning weather, scenery and history

Who is your hero and why?
David – My hero is my Mum, who died in 2018, who sacrificed so much being a parent and faced any problems with a resilience I’ve never known in anyone else!
Catherine – Dolly Parton! She may be best known for her music, but she has undoubtedly proven herself to be an incredible leader and humanitarian through her generosity, humility, inclusiveness, expertise and passion. Her Imagination Library has delivered more than 165 million books to children around the world, she donated $1 million towards the development of the Moderna vaccine and employees at Dollywood who pursue a college degree will have their tuition, associated fees and books 100% covered by the theme park.
Oli – Dario Fo. Socialist writer who was constantly attacked and vilified, never changed his view that we are all people and deserve respect and support. His wife was kidnapped and raped, together they wrote and performed a show mocking the attackers and proving the human spirit is unbreakable after such trauma.