Meet The Team
Danielle Mendes
Danielle is the Director of Mendes Management ltd, a production company providing professional Pantos and Entertainment in the North East and Jersey. She has a passion for Theatre in Education which evolved from her studies at Salford University alongside Peter Kay.
Alison Franklin
Alison a Theatre Manager for 30 years at The Tyne Theatre Opera house. Course leader and teacher for the Creative Industries at Newcastle College. She has worked professionally in the Events sector as Company Manager for Mendes Management for the past 8 years.
Rebecca Currie
Rebecca has a BA Honours Degree in Musical Theatre and has worked professionally in the performance industry for 16 years. Rebecca has many years experience in Theatre in Education, teaching drama, dance and singing to children of all ages and abilities.
Janine Leigh Allen
Janine is an actress and has recently finished a number one tour of I Daniel Blake the stage adaptation.
As a drama facilitator Janine has worked in many schools teaching SEN children and young adults. Janine believes ‘The World is a Stage’ for our young, aspiring children.
Craig Richardson
Craig has been performing in the North East and internationally for over 25 years, performing in every sort of venue you can imagine from schools to prisons and going on to perform in arenas, starting at the age of 12 in amateur theatre he went on to perform professionally at the Customs House and his career in the industry took off from there. He has worked in every aspect of theatre production from set, lighting and sound design to writing and directing. His most notable credits include performing to over 20000 people in ‘Sunday for Sammy’ writing and performing in ‘BBC Newcastle’ radio sketch Show ‘Grin up North’ and every year he brings fun to the people of South Tyneside in the amphitheatre with ‘Kids Fun Fest’. He has starred and Directed in well over six productions for Mendes Management.