Lorne Campbell, Artistic Director, National Theatre Wales

Lorne Campbell is Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales. Lorne began his career at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. Prior to joining NTW he was Artistic Director of Northern Stage.  Highlights of his time at Northern Stage include The Bloody Great Border Ballad (2015), Get Carter (2016), The Last Ship (2018), and Northern Stage’s multi-award winning showcases at the Edinburgh Fringe. Prior to Northern Stage, Lorne worked as a freelance theatre director creating productions for Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, Birmingham Rep, Theatre Royal Bath, Traverse Theatre, The Almeida and Hull Truck. He was Associate Director at the Traverse Theatre between 2004 and 2008. He worked as a Course Director at Drama Centre and as a Creative Fellow of the RSC between 2011 and 2013 and as founding co-Artistic Director of Greyscale between 2009 and 2013.

Rhian Davies, Executive Producer, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Rhian is the Executive Producer of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, and part of the management team, since February 2016. She is responsible for the company’s productions, participation strategy and the production of its artistic development work. She started her career as a trainee Scriptwriter with Cyfle Ltd before joining BBC Wales Drama Department as a Script Editor, Writer and Storyliner for ‘Pobl y Cwm’. She then joined Tinopolis Independent TV Company and worked as a Reseracher, Producer, Director and Writer producing international co-productions, entertainment, music, animation, factual and fictional programmes. Rhian has previously been a Board Member for Hafan Cymru, a charitable housing association providing accommodation and support to women, men, their children and young people across Wales, and Carmarthen Domestic Abuse Society and is currently a Board Member with Mess up the Mess.

Jamie Rees – Host and Buzz Marketing Manager & Theatre Critic

Jamie began his career in arts marketing at the New Theatre, Cardiff in 2002 and has since worked in many of Cardiff’s major arts venues including the Sherman Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Chapter and St David’s Hall. Outside of Wales Jamie has worked with Birmingham Hippodrome as Marketing Manager and outside of the arts as Marketing Manager for Cardiff Pride and Head of Marketing and Communications for Ospreys Rugby. Jamie has also worked as a freelance arts journalist writing for The Western Mail, South Wales Echo, Cardiff Life Magazine and Buzz Magazine. More recently Jamie was Senior Marketing Manager at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven which also saw him perform in a one man show for the company about the life of Carry On Star Charles Hawtrey.  After four years at the Torch Theatre Jamie became Director of Marketing & Audience Development for Chapter, during which time he worked as a lead consultant for Arts Council Wales’s Audience Insights Programme. Jamie currently works as a freelance arts marketeer and journalist, reviewing live performances in Bristol, Cardiff and beyond.