Who We Are
Management Committee
Mark Magill – Chief Executive & Artistic Director
Has been with LOST since 1989. He has had a varied input working both backstage as set, costume & lighting designer, as well as stage managing before taking up the challenge of producing the annual Edinburgh shows, co-coordinating the One Act Festivals and directing. In this last role his credits include ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, ‘Oliver!’, ‘Heart of Darkness’, ‘To the Woods’ & ‘Blue Remembered Hills’. Outside of LOST he ran his own fringe theatre production company during the nineties, staging over a dozen new plays and gaining a Time Out Critics Choice in the process. He has been LOST’s Company Manager since 1997.
Violaine Bailleul – Administrator
Born in Saint Malo (France). Violaine worked in Paris for a press-agency in charge of promotion of artists; and also for “Africolor”, an African music festival, as their communications officer. In 2004 she moved to Granada (Spain) where she worked as administrator and Company Managerfor “Animasur”, the leading Street Theatre Company in Andalucia. In 2007, with the Artistic Director of Animasur, she founded La Strada Arte, S.L., producing and promoting “Animasur” and others theatre and circus companies such as “Vaiven Circo y Danza” & “Volunto Teatro”. Having recently moved to the UK, Violaine has worked with Pindrop Theatre, Shapeshifter Productions and, most recently, ATC before joining LOST Theatre full-time.
Luis Alvarez - Technical Manager
Landed in the UK in 2010. His experience back home in Spain has been mainly as a Sound Technician in both Theatre and Live Music. He has worked extensively with ESCENICA (Granada) and in 2010 Stage Manager ‘The Shape of Things’ at Teatro Municipal de Alhendin. He is looking forward to working here at LOST Theatre where he will now be based as a resident technician.
Oliver Jack – Director in Residence
Ollie joined LOST in June 2011 having completed his training as a director at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance under Colin Ellwood and Matthieu Leloup – Bellon.
Amongst other credits Oliver was the youngest producer and director at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2006 and 2007 and more recently was part of the directing team that brought BBC Radio One’s ‘Scott Mills: The Musical’ and ‘JUMP’ to The Pleasance. He also directed the very first all-male version of Fiona Evans’ ‘Scarborough’ at the Unicorn Theatre, London earlier this year.
He has recently completed professional placements at The Traverse, Edinburgh and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He is greatly looking forward to being part of the team at LOST Theatre.
Founder and Honourary President
Cecil Hayter
Founded the LOST Theatre Company in 1979. Originally from South Africa, he started his career as the artistic director of the Lyric Theatre, Durban where he brought many West End and Broadway productions as well as international stars such as Marlene Dietrich. He has directed over 100 plays and 40 operas and worked in cities across the world. He has toured productions all over the United Kingdom and directed at the Swan Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon. In London he has directed plays at Young Vic, Haymarket, Cockpit and three operas for the Holland Park Open Air Festival. He choreographed 2 shows for young people for B.B.C. television. In New York he has directed musicals at various off-Broadway venues, and probably strangest of all – worked on lighting design for Pink Floyd at some of their earliest London gigs.
Trustees
Julian England - Chair
Joined LOST in 1985. He is a Director, Writer and Actor. He has worked extensively for the LOST Theatre Company in all these capacities and is now Chairman of the company’s trustee's committee. In Pantomimes he has played Baron HardUp in ‘Cinderella’ and the Emperor Chop Suey in ‘Aladdin’. His acting roles include Solyony in ‘Three Sisters’, Dr Prentice in ‘What the Butler Saw’, Dogberry in ‘Much ado About Nothing’ and the Interrogator in ‘Closetland’. His directing credits include ‘The Seagull’, ‘Hedda Gabler’, ‘Can’t pay! Won’t pay!’, ‘Leonardo’s Last Supper’ (Best Direction award – LOST One Act Festival). He has also written, directed and performed in the comedy sketch shows ‘The Leisure Virus’, ‘Spasm’, ‘The Invisible Bob Show’ and currently the ‘OXYshow’ at the Canal Cafe. He is currently co-producing and performing in his brand new venture 'Date Horse' at The Griffin (Vauxhall). Julian is an avid bike user.
Katherine Portman
Has been with LOST since 1993. Alongside her many acting credits – the highlight was playing a cauliflower in Cinderella – she was also LOST’s administrator. Currently she is working in theatre production.
Venetia Phipps LLB (Hons)
E-ACT Deputy Company Secretary and Legal Assistant
Venetia graduated in Law from the University of Kent in 2007 and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in 2008. She commenced employment in the Private Equity Team at Union Bancaire Privée as a junior analyst. Venetia returned to law and joined Whale Rock, a Corporate firm in The City, as a Paralegal and Assistant Company Secretary. Venetia was seconded to Mishcon De Reya for the duration of a full Intellectual Property trial before joining E-ACT in 2010 where she is responsible for compliance with obligations in respect of charity regulations, company law and corporate governance.
Elizabeth Redmond
Betty worked as Company/Association Secretary to trade associations in London for 35 years. Apart from her secretarial duties she had the responsibility of budgetting and controlling the organisations' finances and reporting to Trustees on a quarterly basis. She has a lively interest in all aspects of theatre, a passion which she passed down to her two daughters who are now "in the business".
Anthony Bottrall
Joined LOST in 2011. He was elected a Lambeth councillor for the Stockwell ward between 1994-2006. He Co-Chaired the Education Committee 1994-8, was an Executive Member for Education 2002-6 (including responsibility for arts and adult education until 2004). Currently chair of Stockwell Community Resource Centre and governor of 3 local schools.
