Meet the team

Iffy Afzal - Trustee (Marketing)

Embracing the opportunity to contribute his skills and time to a noble cause, Iffy finds immense fulfilment collaborating with a team of exceptional individuals at The Theatre Shed. Iffy balances his role as trustee and career as a Project Manager in a Media Company with a passion for comedy during his spare time.

Driven by a vision for the organisations online presence, Iffy has enhanced the website and aims to utilise social media strategies to broaden outreach, attract more donations, and expand the membership base. His forte in fundraising and innovative thinking fuels his belief in initiating new projects to secure increased support from local businesses.

The remarkable members of The Theatre Shed serve as a wellspring of inspiration for Iffy, teaching him invaluable lessons about resilience, possibility, and the power of a positive mindset. Witnessing his daughter's empowerment within Shed, actively engaged in creating a play alongside fellow participants and receiving exceptional mentoring, deeply impacted her self-esteem—a transformation Iffy hopes to extend to many more individuals.

His aim is for The Theatre Shed to reach and positively influence a wider spectrum of children, young adults, and adults, transcending barriers of background, abilities, and income brackets, granting everyone a chance to explore performing arts.

Iffy passionately advocates for the unparalleled benefits offered by The Theatre Shed—opportunities for skill development, forging new friendships, creating and performing original work, and boosting confidence. He underscores the critical role of donations in sustaining The Theatre Shed's ethos of inclusivity, ensuring an open-door policy for all, offering bursaries to those with limited financial means, and providing much-needed respite for parents and carers of children with high needs.

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