OUR TEAM

Good Chance was founded by playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson in 2015 and joined in 2017 by Executive Director Naomi Popli, and now has a team of 12 core members (full and part-time). 

Since our first days in Calais we have developed a Good Chance Ensemble of artists and Artistic Associates and, alongside the core team, Good Chance collaborates in the UK and internationally with an extended network of artists, producers, project managers and volunteers. We also run the Stage Door work placement programme for people who have been displaced to develop their professional experience. 

Together we make up the Good Chance family.

  • AMIR IBRAHIMI

    PRODUCTION & MARKETING ASSISTANT
    (Part time)

  • CINDY McLEAN-BIBBY

    GENERAL MANAGER
    (Full time)

  • DINA MOUSAWI

    CREATIVE PRODUCER
    (Part time)

  • DIYO MULOPO BOPENGO

    CHANGE THE WORD COORDINATOR
    (Part Time)

  • EMILY WEBB

    HEAD OF PROGRAMMES
    (Part time)

  • HANNAH HARDING

    DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
    (Full time)

  • JOE MURPHY

    CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
    (Part time)

  • JOE ROBERTSON

    CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
    (Part time)

  • MELANIE BAFITIS

    GENERAL MANAGER
    (Full time, Maternity Leave)

  • NAOMI POPLI

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    (Full time)

  • PHILIP COWELL

    HEAD OF CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
    (Full time)

  • SOPHIE IGNATIEFF

    PRODUCER
    (Full time)

  • ŞULE KARAKUS

    FINANCE ASSISTANT
    (Part time)

GOOD CHANCE ENSEMBLE AND ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

Amy Reade (Associate Artist) | Connie Treves (Associate Artist) | Girum Bikele | Justin Martin (Associate Artist) | Majid Adin | Milan Tajmiri | Mohamed Sarrar | Yasin Moradi

RECENT COLLABORATIVE ARTISTS

Andrea Ling | Ammar Haj Ahmad | Basel Zaraa | Elaha Soroor | Elham Ehsas | Faïza Guène | Hamed Moradi | Lester Gómez Medina | Mardin Mahmoudpour | Rachid Sabitri | Sanjar Qiam | Sarah Ardizzone | Sarah Orola | Stephen Daldry | Tom Tegento

GOOD CHANCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Good Chance has a committed Board whose members work in the fields of the arts, law, politics, finance, strategy, fundraising and human rights.

The board is chaired by Stephen Daldry with trustees Hiran Abeysekera, Majid Adin, Jeffrey Culpepper, Sonia Friedman, Natalia Kaliada, Anirudh Mathur, Phoebe Reith, Gemma White KC and Susan Witherow.

  • Stephen Daldry (Chair)

  • Hiran Abeysekera

  • Majid Adin

  • Jeffrey Culpepper

  • Sonia Friedman

  • Natalia Kaliada

  • Anirudh Mathur

  • Phoebe Reith

  • Gemma White KC

  • Susan Witherow