Trustees & Team
“We are only the trustees for those that come after us”
WILLIAM MORRIS 1892
OUR BRILLIANT BOARD
Bretforton Grange Estate Board of Trustees
Our Board consists of some of the finest practitioners in their fields, brought together by a shared belief in the enduring worth of creativity and the Arts.
INVESTMENT BANKING
Rob Anstey
Rob is a partner at Marathon Asset Management with over 30 years of investment experience. Rob monitors the charity's portfolio and brings valuable expertise in managing listed buildings. In his spare time, Rob plays in a local band at festivals and events.
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"I chose to be involved as I love the arts and am passionate about life in the Bretforton community. I am excited to see the future development of artistic talent emerge in this historic venue."
IT & MARKETING
Kate Buckham
From the BBC to our Board, Kate offers a vital link to our past and future from her longstanding involvement with Bretforton. An expert marketeer and lawyer, Kate was formerly Head of Marketing for a publicly listed IT group and now works as a marketing consultant.
A founder of the Bretforton Community Shop, she has deep roots in the local community and is the only Board member who knew the Theatrebarn's founders.
"As a long-standing Patron, I've always felt the Theatrebarn should be more widely known. I'm excited about the opportunity to create something truly unique and help put Bretforton on the map!"
PROPERTY LAW
Jason Lewis
Jason is a solicitor and partner at Gunnercooke, specialising in real estate with experience in theatre transactions. A seasoned charity trustee, he has served as Chairman of Variety, the Children’s Charity, and is a current trustee of the Broadway Arts Festival.
His family has a strong connection to the performing arts, as his mother was an actress and his youngest daughter is following in her footsteps.
"I am excited about the way the Theatrebarn will become a focus for the local community, whilst at the same time being a magnet for world-class talent in the creative industries."


ENTREPRENEUR & FOUNDER OF MIO BAMBINO
Guy Schanschieff OBE DL
When my wife & I decided to start a business selling reusable nappies from the front room of our home in Northampton in the mid 1990’s, most people thought we were mad.
Over the 20 years, the company grew far beyond what we could have hoped for. When we sold the company in 2021, we had prevented over 2.5 billion disposable nappies, swim nappies and training pants from ending up in landfill.
We had won over 100 consumer awards, received two Queen's Awards for Enterprise, and were recognised as one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK, as well as being a certified B Corp.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Eleanor Lloyd OBE
Eleanor Lloyd is an Olivier Award-winning London theatre producer who served as President of the Society of London Theatre (2020-2024) and is currently Vice President. She champions new writing and emerging producers, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Her notable productions include the long-running site-specific Witness For The Prosecution (8 years at County Hall), Shifters, Eddie Izzard's Great Expectations and Hamlet, Best of Enemies with Zachary Quinto and David Harewood, Vardy v Rooney, The Collaboration (London/Broadway), the two-time Olivier-winning Constellations, three-time Olivier-winning Emilia, Olivier-winning Nell Gwynn, and My Night with Reg.
She serves on the boards of theatre503 and Stage One.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Rachel Tackley
Rachel Tackley is a producer and theatre consultant. She has enabled and produced productions in London, in regional theatre and all over the world. Rachel has worked extensively in both the commercial and not-for–profit sectors. She worked for ATG Productions developing and commissioning new work and overseeing future planning.
Rachel was previously Executive Director at Chichester Festival Theatre and before that Director of English Touring Theatre. Rachel is a director of Harper Tackley whose current and recent clients include Manchester International Festival, Roald Dahl Story Company, SOLT/UK Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Arts Council England, Delfont MacIntosh, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Cambridge Arts Theatre, WKCDA in Hong Kong, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Birmingham Rep and Troxy.
HISTORIAN & FOUNDER OF DAVID PARR HOUSE
Tamsin Wimhurst
Tamsin founded the David Parr House charity in 2014, securing £2M (including a £1M endowment) to conserve its unique interiors and create a cultural hub.
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Her background includes teaching, entrepreneurship, and museum education at the Museum of Cambridge (where she was a Trustee). She is a passionate historian who has managed community projects and produced exhibitions.
She currently chairs the David Parr House and Gerry's Pompeii. Her philanthropy has also preserved Ron's Place, Liverpool, and supported the Women's Art Collection at Cambridge University.
OUR BRILLIANT TEAM
The Team
DIRECTOR
Dafydd Rogers
Dafydd began his career by running theatres including The Royal Court Theatre, The Open Air Theatre Regent's Park and in the West End of London, the Aldwych, Shaftesbury and Playhouse Theatres and more recently was the Executive Director of Cambridge Arts Theatre. He is a multi Olivier and Tony award winning commercial independent theatre producer. For twenty-five years, he was one half of one of the most successful producing partnerships ever, creating and producing predominately new work as the lead producers or licensed across the world. Of these shows, five were presented on New York’s Broadway (two winning the 'Best Play' Tony Award) and thirteen in London’s glittering West End (winning four Olivier ‘Best Play /Comedy’ awards) as well as countless weeks of UK and global touring. The shows that they created include: ART, God of Carnage, The Full Monty, Calendar Girls/The Girls, The Band (Take That) musical, The Blues Brothers, Equus with Daniel Radcliffe, Heroes, Kneehigh Theatre's Brief Encounter, The Play What I Wrote & Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. Dafydd has sat on either the SOLT / UK Theatre Boards for more than seventeen years and currently programs the commercial weeks at the 2360-seater London Coliseum for the English National Opera.
Callia Kirkham
Steve Foxhall
Daniel Westbury
Deb Kedward
Gail Andrews
JOIN THE BOARD
Become a Trustee
We are incredibly lucky to be supported by a very strong board, consisting of some of the very finest practitioners in their fields. Our Trustees play a crucial role in shaping our future, and the future of the performing arts. If you have the skills, experience and dedication to help guide us, we warmly invite you to consider applying to join the Board.
