Our Staff

Diane Benjamin
Executive Director & General Manager
Diane established and ran the National Theatre's Contracts Department from 1987 to 2001. In 2001 she joined the Ambassador Theatre Group as Business Affairs Manager and in 2005 joined SFP full-time as General Manager.

Pam Skinner
Head of Production
Before joining SFP, Pam was, for twelve years, the Production Co-ordinator at the Really Useful Group. During her time at RUG she supervised over twenty major Really Useful productions not only in London but across Europe and in America.

Jack Bradley
Literary Associate
Jack was Literary Manager at the National Theatre from 1995 to 2007.

Lucie Lovatt
Associate Producer
Lucie cut her teeth at the Royal Court Theatre and Cheek by Jowl before joining SFP in 2006.

David Lazar
Chief Executive Officer - New York
David was most recently Executive Vice President, Business Affairs (Theatrical Division) for Live Nation in the United States and had worked for Live Nation (including its acquired companies SFX Entertainment and PACE Entertainment) for the past nine years.

Full staff listing:

Producer
Sonia Friedman

Assistant to Sonia Friedman
Sarah Hammond

Executive Director & General Manager
Diane Benjamin

Head of Production
Pam Skinner

Literary Associate
Jack Bradley

Associate Producer
Lucie Lovatt

Production Coordinator
Fiona Stewart

Assistant General Manager
Lil Lambley

Assistant General Manager
Ben Canning
 
Production Assistant
David Nock
 
Production Assistant
Teddy Rose
 
Production Assistant
(Stage One Apprentice Scheme for New Producers)
Ben Prudhoe
 
Production Accountant
Melissa Hay

Chief Executive Officer - New York
David Lazar

SFP Board
Helen Enright
Howard Panter
Rosemary Squire