Our team

Sophie leads the team at The Spring. Her role includes all areas of strategic management including working with the trustees to write and deliver all areas of the Business Plan. She also programmes The Spring’s live events and visual arts, manages relationships with funders and partners, is responsible for budgets and fundraising. She is dedicated to making The Spring a cultural highlight for the region.

Sophie has worked in marketing and development roles in arts venues in Hereford and Salisbury. Before joining The Spring she was General Manager at Forest Forge Theatre Company.

Outside her life at The Spring, Sophie enjoys going to the theatre and is an enthusiastic reader and baker. She lives in Southampton with her husband, son and pet tortoise.

You can contact Sophie via email at sophie@thespring.co.uk

Hélène grew up in Havant and has been involved with The Spring since she was a child. Since graduating from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Hélène has been very fortunate to tour the UK and around the world as Deputy Stage Manager for English National Ballet. Outside of work Helene enjoys crafts, baking and researching her family history.

You can contact Hélène via email helened@thespring.co.uk

Our team of Duty Managers make sure our live events run smoothly, coordinating with visiting performers, our front of house volunteers and bar staff so our visitors have an enjoyable time and stay safe.

Our Duty Managers are Nigel Brown, Hélène Davies, Carolyn Greenway, Katie Ollerenshaw, Natalie Watson and Richard Watts.

Catherine began her career in theatre as an actor, moved on to stage management and then trained in technical theatre in Coventry. In her spare time she is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu trainer and enjoys ballet.

You can contact Catherine via email catherinei@thespring.co.uk

Faith joined The Spring in November 2017 and helps to create exciting experiences for all of our patrons.

She graduated from St Mary’s University, Twickenham in 2016 with a 2:1 BA (HONS) in Drama and Applied Theatre. Previous to The Spring she worked at the New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth as a Marketing assistant and Front of House team member.

Outside of work, Faith enjoys making crafts especially on her sewing machine, singing and baking.

You can contact Faith via email at faithd@thespring.co.uk

Natalie joined The Spring in May 2016 and leads The Spring's Marketing and Box Office team. 

Natalie graduated from the University of Surrey with a first class BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies in 2014. Before joining the team at The Spring, Natalie was Marketing Officer for The Phoenix Arts Centre and Assistant Events Manager for HMS Victory and the National Museum of the Royal Navy. She also worked as a freelance Project Manager.

Natalie has a particular interest in contemporary theatre and immersive experiences. Outside of the arts, she enjoys walks along her local beach and took part in the Great South Run 2017. 

You can contact Natalie via email at nataliew@thespring.co.uk

Carolyn is our Marketing Assistant while Amber is on maternity leave. She is also one of our Duty Managers and Box Office Assistants and a regular customer of shows and workshops at The Spring.

You can contact Carolyn via email carolyng@thespring.co.uk

Amber joined The Spring in January 2017 and is on maternity leave until June 2018.

Amber graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a first class BA (Hons) in Illustration in 2014. Alongside her marketing assistant role Amber runs her own small illustration business; Amber Pip. She has a love for children’s illustration, character design and combining digital and traditional mediums.

Prior to her role at The Spring, Amber worked as the Design & Marketing Assistant at Divine Aesthetic.

In her spare time, Amber enjoys musical theatre, cinema, baking and eating lovely food!

You can contact Amber via email at amberj@thespring.co.uk

If you’ve been to The Spring for any reason, you are bound to have encountered Debbie, either in the Box Office or out and about in the gallery, shop and café.

Debbie has managed the Box Office since September 2012 before which she had a long and varied career in IBM.  

Debbie really enjoys being out front at The Spring because, she says, we have so many lovely customers and it is a fabulous place to work. She is also a regular customer at music and theatre events.

Debbie is supported by her Box Office Assistants who are Helen Gray, Carolyn Greenway, Tasmin Halford, Anne Howson and Theresa James, plus a team of volunteers.

You can contact Debbie via email at debbieb@thespring.co.uk

You can contact Clayre via email clayrew@thespring.co.uk