Our Core Staff
To contact one of our team please call 020 7709 8900 or use our contact form.
You can also use the following email addresses: hello@halfmoon.org.uk, development@halfmoon.org.uk, marketing@halfmoon.org.uk, schools@halfmoon.org.uk or youth@halfmoon.org.uk
Louise Allen
(she/her)
(loo-EEZ AL-in)
Executive Director / Joint CEO
Stephen Beeny
(STEE-ven BEE-nee) 
Communications Manager
Jolanta Bujauskiene
(yo-LAHN-tah boo-YOW-skyen-eh)
Cleaner
John Bunker
(JON BUN-ker)
Cleaner
Androulla Constantinou
(an-DROO-lah kon-stan-TIH-noo)
Head of Creative Learning
Lydia Hallam
(she/her)
(LID-ee-uh HAL-um)
Creative Learning Administrator
Shjodi Ison
(SHOH-dee EYE-sun)
Youth Theatre Administrator and Pastoral Support
Natral Joseph
(NAT-rul JO-zif)
Box Office Assistant
Ron Nsubuga
(Ron N- sue-boo-gah)
Creative Learning Producer (Next Steps) and Associate Practitioner
Emily Richelle
(she/her)
(EM-uh-lee rih-SHEL)
Theatre and Programmes Administrator
Bradley Travis
(he/him)
(BRAD-lee TRAV-iss)
Artistic Director / Joint CEO
Emily Walls
(she/her)
(EM-uh-lee wawlz)
Technical and Production Manager
Ben Jones – Chair
Ben works at a primary school in Poplar, East London. He leads early years foundation stage (EYFS), Creative Arts and is a class teacher in Reception. He has worked closely with many organisations in the arts/cultural sector in London such as the Whitechapel Gallery, the Tate Gallery, Bow Arts and as an Advocate for A New Direction. It is this passion for developing children’s engagement with culture that has led him to become a trustee at Half Moon.
Kate Dorney – Vice Chair
Kate is a Senior Lecturer in Theatre & Performance at Manchester University. She is passionate about making theatre and theatre history accessible to everyone regardless of their age, income or engagement with formal education.
Before becoming a university lecturer she worked at the Victoria & Albert Museum as Senior Curator in Modern and Contemporary Performance working with artists and companies to find ways to preserve their histories and share their stories with the public.
The Half Moon is Kate’s local theatre.
Dawn Harrison-Wallace
Dawn is a Management Consultant specialising in organisational development and interim management. After many years in the corporate sector, she moved into the charity sector in 2013. Recent roles included Interim CEO for Refugee Youth and working as an associate for The Cranfield Trust.
For many years Dawn has played a very active role in the London Amateur scene and was a trustee and chair of one of London’s most active companies, SEDOS, for many years. She was first introduced to Half Moon in 2008 when Sedos were seeking out a Charity of the Year and has been a trustee since 2009.
Asma Jhina
Asma is an international development consultant with a focus on inclusion, climate/finance and sustainability. She is mother to a two-year old and has been a resident of Tower Hamlets for over 15 years.
Asma’s introduction, through her son, to the fantastic range and quality of children’s programming in the borough led her to Half Moon Theatre.
Sarah Nottingham
Sarah has undertaken voluntary work with young people in various contexts spanning many years and completed a Masters in Applied Theatre in 2015.
Elly Rothnie
Elly Rothnie is an award-winning Fundraising Director with over twenty years of experience in philanthropy and engagement across Theatre, Arts & Culture and Higher Education.
Currently Head of Development at University of Arts London, she was previously Head of Development at Hackney Empire where she built a community of support for that legendary venue and its pioneering young people’s programmes, before that she was the National Theatre of Scotland’s (NTS) first Director of Development establishing philanthropy as a major income stream, developing long-term relationships with funders and creating award-winning sponsorship vehicles.
Elly is delighted to join the Half Moon Theatre where she and her daughter Gabrielle have been coming since she was two.
Taleebah Sankofa
Taleebah Sankofa is Finance Director at A New Direction, with over 24 years’ experience in the third sector. She was introduced to Half Moon through the Primary Arts programme.
Taleebah brings extensive expertise in restructuring finance teams and systems, implementing strategic financial processes and improving efficiency. She has a strong ability to take a high-level view, quickly assess a charity’s financial position, and develop systems for forecasting, budgeting, reporting and promoting financial literacy to support long-term sustainability.
Nutan Velji
Nutan is an Emmy and BAFTA nominated content creator and developer with a passion for digital content and younger audiences. She has worked on some of the UK’s biggest shows and created content for social platforms including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
Nutan is also an advocate for climate and sustainability and loved Half Moon’s ethos and attention to detail in this area – alongside its commitment to accessibility to the arts.
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