Our Staff

Diane Benjamin
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.

Sharon Duckworth
Associate Producer
Sharon has had a varied career in the subsidised theatre including General Manager of the Liverpool Everyman. She joined the Ambassador Theatre Group in 2001 at their joint venture company ScreenStage. She became Associate Producer at SFP in October 2008. 

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

Lucie Lovatt
Production Associate
Lucie cut her teeth at the Royal Court Theatre and Cheek by Jowl before joining Sonia Friedman Productions in November 2006.

Martin Ball
Assistant General Manager
Before joining SFP in 2007, Martin was General Manager at Y Touring Theatre Company.

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

General Manager
Diane Benjamin

Head of Production
Pam Skinner

Associate Producer
Sharon Duckworth

Literary Associate
Jack Bradley

Production Associate
Lucie Lovatt

Assistant General Manager
Martin Ball 

Production Assistant (funded by Stage One)
David Sloan

Production Accountant
Melissa Hay

SFP Board
Helen Enright
Howard Panter
Rosemary Squire

Chief Executive Officer - New York
David Lazar