Staff etc

	BOB FRITH Artistic Director - Joint bob@horseandbamboo.org 01706 242942	Bob founded Horse + Bamboo Theatre in 1978 expecting it to last 'four or five years'. During the past 30 years he has performed, played music (of sorts), set himself alight, cooked, made masks and puppets, designed, written, driven a donkey, unblocked the sewers and directed for the company.
	HELEN JACKSON Chief Executive helen@horseandbamboo.org 01706 242947	Anyone who understood art knew that it never achieved what its makers dreamed for it. Art always fell short, and the artist, far from rescuing something from the disaster of life, was thereby condemned to be a double failure.'This is an extract from a short story by Julian Barnes (Sleeping with John Updike) struck a chord with me - not because of the quadruple quadruple failures and challenges which are part of managing any arts organisation - but we all still do it (life and art).
	ALISON DUDDLE Artistic Director - Joint alison@horseandbamboo.org 01706 242943	Alison came to Horse + Bamboo with a powerful recommendation from In The Heart of The Beast Mask and Puppet Theatre of Minneapolis, where she had worked for several years before moving back to England. Now she's a cornerstone of the company, overseeing The Boo programme, the Puppet Festival, and a new production.
	CHRISTOPHER HODGSON Operations Manager christopher@horseandbamboo.org 01706 242944	Christopher has marketed countless events and managed a myriad of workshops leading him to The Boo where he is enjoying the mixed madness of the venue, its visitors and the brilliant work it produces. Also a teacher of Theatre Studies for Burnley College and UCLan he has been known to sing when stressed, talk a lot and cycle over a Pennine or two.
	ESTHER FERRY-KENNINGTON Producer esther@horseandbamboo.org 01706 242945	Esther joined us in 2007 from Oxfam. She is an ex-croupier, a keen singer and a Morris dancer, and probably much more besides. Already she has made a big and cheery Geordie impact on the place - furniture never stays in one place for longer than a week, and she is often found out and about selling and promoting work to the outside world.
	JOHN BELFIELD Accountant john@horseandbamboo.org 01706 242911	John joined Horse + Bamboo Theatre in February 2010 in the new role of part time Accountant. John has a great deal of accounting experience having worked in the manufacturing sector and the leisure industry. He will be putting in place some new financial controls and preparing regular management accounts so we can monitor our finances, as well as our annual accounts.
	TECHNICAL MANAGER - ARTS TEAM Jonny Quick	Jonny has spent a long time at H+B in a variety of creative roles. Oddly, he is still mainly remembered as the show-stealing Grandpa in 'Company of Angels'. At present he is doing an amazing job transforming The Boo into a wonderful public theatrepace, as well as finding and building more cubby-holes to store our masks, sets and paraphernalia.
	ASSOCIATE ARTISTS Loz Kaye : music	Loz has been working with H+B for many years as a composer and Musical Director, and even recently as a crone and perky young boy (both at the same time).
	Mark Whitaker : puppetry	Mark is a brilliant puppeteer and an example to us all, especially with his uncanny ability to successfully erect the pPod.
	Steff Lee : animation, film and illustration.	Steff's film and animation has brought a very fresh and exciting element to Horse + Bamboo productions.
	CURRENT ARTISTS	Nicky Fearn, Chris Davies, Frances Merriman, Daniella Orsini, Jonny Quick and Mark Whitaker.
	ASSOCIATE COMPANIES: Horse + Bamboo are pleased to work with Dynamic New Animation and Thingumajig Theatre as partner companies associated with our programme of Outreach work.