Pause. Play. Discover. Reunion

Wednesday 18th February 2026 
10am - 4pm
The Rose Shure Experience Centre, 

24 King William St, London EC4R 9AT

Join us for this year's Pause, Play, Discover Reunion. We've organised a one day version of the festival with a focus on celebrating and empowering those underrepresented within our community. No judgement, no silly questions, this day is perfect for anyone feeling like they need some encouragement to fulfill their full potential.

Arrival from 9.45am 

Welcome 10.15am - 10.30am 

Panel Discussion - Job Sharing

10.30am - 11.30am

What are the pros and cons of job sharing? Join us to hear of job sharing successes and how we can encourage more producers to consider this approach. 

Panel Chaired by Carolyn Downing

Panelists Hannah and Ollie Reymes-Clemerson, Lucy Williams, Wendy Baker from Shure.

What is a Production Sound Engineer?

11.30am - 12.30pm

What does a PSE do? Rosie Stroud answers questions about being a PSE.

Creative Listening with Carolyn Downing

11.30am - 12.30pm

Join Carolyn in an exercise in listening, reflection and expression through sound and creative content. 

LUNCH 

Audio Networking Workshop

1.30pm - 3.30pm 

Anna Shahin explains networking fundamentals before demonstrating with a hands-on troubleshooting workshop with a no jargon approach.

Foley for Theatre

1.30pm - 3.30pm 

Sound Designer of Foley show Cow Deer, Mel Wilson and Foley artist Ruth Sullivan discuss the evolving role of Foley in theatre, the unique collaboration between sound disciplines and the creative ideas behind staging a sound lead show.

Closing Thoughts 

3.30pm - 4pm 

Free lunch included!

There will also be a mixing demo available over the lunch period

you can have a go at! 

NEW : ASDP Caring Allowance

Financial support to attend is available for those with caring responsibilities to find out more email admin@theasdp.com

With thanks to: 

All About out presenters:

Lucy Williams - Job Share Panel Discussion

Lucy has been working in Theatre and Broadcast for nearly 17 years, specialising in Sound for 15 of them. Her career brought her to London in 2012 to open Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace Theatre, having spent two years in a regional rep house. With no formal training, Lucy has worked her way up and been very fortunate to work continually since. Her work has taken her through the worlds of Opera and the West End, to the Royal Albert Hall, The Globe Theatre and the RSC. She has also been a familiar face at the National Theatre for the last 12 years. Lucy prides herself on her ability to manage large scale events as an RF supervisor, and has worked a lot, particularly since the Pandemic, in RF and radio mics supervision for theatre on film. 

10 years ago, Lucy had her first of three children and the rigorous schedules, antisocial hours and commitments of the theatre became deeply compromising when pared with parenting. She and her Partner have been trying to find that balance ever since. It’s an ongoing process… 

Hannah Reymes-Clemerson - Job Sharing Panel Discussion

Having trained as a musician, Hannah made the switch to work in Sound 25 years ago, heading departments for 20 of those. Working extensively on shows internationally and in the West End, mixing shows including Blood Brothers, Fame, Flashdance, Anything Goes, Billy Elliot, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, The Color Purple, Jersey Boys, most recently Starlight Express, and many more. Over the years, she has been a mentor to many which prepared her to be a regular teacher on the Mixing for Musicals course at Orbital Sound. In 2018, Hannah embarked on the toughest but most rewarding gig yet... Motherhood!

Ollie Reymes-Clemerson - Job Sharing Panel Discussion

Ollie trained as a musician, and started mixing bands around the Midlands. He has production engineered shows on the UK touring circuit, and now, with over ten years of experience behind the mixing desk, Ollie currently serves as Head of Sound for Starlight Express London. He is part of the first ever job share in Sound, forging a new way and redefining what a career in technical theatre looks like for the next generation.

Anna Shahin - Audio Networking

Anna Shahin is Application Support Manager at Audiologic, a distributor for all things pro-audio, where she has worked for the last seven years since entering the industry. Anna has been recognized by the AV Awards and Inavate with the Rising Star Award and the EMEA 40 under 40 list. She is also a certified Dante trainer and regularly involved in industry events with Women in Live Music and Audiologic’s Audio Matters video series.

Melanie Wilson - Foley for Theatre & Master of Ceremonies

Melanie is a U.K. based inter-disciplinary composer, performance maker and researcher. Her work combines sound, experimental forms of composition, language, technology and live performance. Recent projects include ‘Cow | Deer’, a Foley and field recordings performance at Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre of Greece; 'Oracle Song', a live sound work for animal, human and AI voices; 'Dreaming Species', an online binaural installation; 'glass human', a chamber opera for Glyndebourne with Samantha Fernando and 'Current, Rising', a hyper-reality opera installation for Royal Opera House, London.

Please note, the ASDP reserves the right to make changes to the programme without prior notice. Such alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.

All events will be filmed and photographed - your presence confirms your permission for the ASDP to use any images or recordings of you in our publicity materials and seminar archive.

The ASDP does not accept responsibility for anyone acting as a result of information or views expressed on its training courses including course material. Opinions expressed are those of individual trainers and not necessarily those of the ASDP. Participants should take professional advice when dealing with specific situations.

Please note, the ASDP reserves the right to make changes to the programme without prior notice. Such alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.

All events will be filmed and photographed - your presence confirms your permission for the ASDP to use any images or recordings of you in our publicity materials and seminar archive.

The ASDP does not accept responsibility for anyone acting as a result of information or views expressed on its training courses including course material. Opinions expressed are those of individual trainers and not necessarily those of the ASDP. Participants should take professional advice when dealing with specific situations.