Staff

Paul Stacey

Artistic Director

Paul is the artistic director of Reading Rep and Reading Studio of Dramatic Art. Credits include Sexual Perversity in Chicago (American Repertory Theatre), ‘Night Mother (Old Red Lion), The Dumb Waiter, Miss Julie, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Waiting for Godot (all Reading Rep), A Little History of the World (Reading Rep and Watermill co-production), Every You, Every Me (Reading Rep, Oxford Playhouse co-production), Little Tragedies (Dramaturg – Moscow Art Theatre Institute), The Scarlet Letter (Playwright/Adaptor – New Repertory Theatre and on tour), Sleep No More (Assistant Director – Punchdrunk).

Paul founded both Reading Rep and Reading Studio and has acted as Executive Producer on all projects to date. He has taught theatre history, acting and dramaturgy at Harvard University, University of Reading and Reading Studio of Dramatic Art. He is a Dramaturgy graduate of the American Repertory Theatre/Moscow Art Theatre Institute at Harvard University. He read English at the University of Nottingham, is a Teach First Ambassador and a Winston Churchill Memorial Fellow.

Nick Thompson

Executive Director

Previously Nick has worked as Producer for the Young Vic and Headlong, 

As an independent producer Nick Thompson Productions has produced numerous musicals and plays across London and on tour; including How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Wilton’s Music Hall); The World Premier of HOLY CRAP (Written by the legendary Heather Brothers); the JMK winning production of Disco Pigs (originating at the Young Vic) and Carmen: The Gypsy with the Romany Theatre Company.

Nick was the artistic director of the Old Red Lion Theatre, one of London’s leading off west end venues. For which he programmed and produced more than 60 shows working with organisations and creatives such as: Headlong, Nina Raine, Philip Ridley, Max Irons, Trafalgar Studios, 59E59 and Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Nick was the originating producer of The Play That Goes Wrong for the Old Red Lion Theatre and at Trafalgar Studios. He has also worked with Mischief Theatre on the first production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong (General Manager) and The Nativity Play Goes Wrong (Director).

Nick was the recipient of a Stage One New Producers Bursary in 2015. He is an alumnus of Central School of Speech and Drama.

Christie O'Carroll

Associate Director

Before joining Reading Rep as Associate Director in September 2015, Christie was the Drama Artist for the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company in Edinburgh, where she assisted on professional company shows and directed large-scale productions for young people.

Christie’s work often received four and five star reviews in local and national press. She worked for many years as an Associate Artist with the Grassmarket Project throughout the UK and internationally, and has an extensive history as a freelance director and practitioner. She also lectured in Performing Arts in prisons throughout Scotland, directing performances in various facilities – one was nominated for a Koestler Award.  She was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Travelling Trust Fellowship and won the Bruce Miller Award for Directing. Christie trained at the RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).

Helena Smagala

Events and Marketing Officer

Sandra Larkin

Finance Manager