The team

Viv Buckley (culture scout), Francesca Goodridge (Our Town director), Russell T Davies (Our Town creative associate), Gary Owen (Owain & Henry playwright), Sharon Gilburd (chief executive), Michael Sheen (artistic director), Tim Price (literary manager), Rhys Warrington (commissioned playwright), Siân Owen (commissioned playwright), Azuka Oforka (commissioned playwright).

The team

  • Michael Sheen

    Artistic Director

    A celebrated stage and screen actor with a career rooted in the theatre, Michael gained early acclaim in Romeo and Juliet and Amadeus, earning multiple Olivier Award nominations. His Hamlet at the Young Vic solidified his reputation as one of the most compelling actors of his generation, and his portrayal of David Frost in Frost/Nixon at the Donmar Warehouse, a role he reprised on Broadway, earned him a fourth Olivier nomination. In 2011, he co-directed and starred in The Passion, a 72-hour performance in his hometown of Port Talbot. As founder and Artistic Director of the Welsh National Theatre, his ambition is to champion bold storytelling, ambitious plays and give Welsh talent a pathway to and platform on the world stage.

  • Sharon Gilburd

    Chief Executive

    Sharon brings a wealth of experience from working internationally early in her career for the United Nations agencies and the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, later founding a digital marketing agency and consulting with organisations including HBOS, Visa and Barclaycard. She was co-chair of National Theatre Wales’ board of trustees, and advisor to, and past student of, the London Film Academy. She is the chair of the Centre for Digital Public Services, a ministerial appointment reporting to Cabinet Secretary for Economy. Sharon has been integral in the formation of the new company alongside Michael Sheen.

  • Tim Price

    Literary Manager

    Tim Price is a playwright and screenwriter - plays include Nye, Odyssey ‘84, Force Majeure, Isla, Teh Internet is Serious Business, Praxis Makes Perfect, The Insatiable Inflatable Candylion, I’m With The Band, The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, Salt Root and Roe, Protest Song and For Once.