John Cushing

The producer and director, John Cushing indulges his own belief in creating a magical Christmas of yesteryear – a time of love, hope and giving. In his opinion, the one element that encapsulates the spirit of Christmas more than any other is music. For John Cushing 'Christmas Eve' is the most magical night of the year and his premonition years and years ago that one day he would be involved in a Christmas show was realised when he took on the job of managing director of Thursford Collection in 1976 and put on his first show in 1977.

Benjamin Ellin

Musical Director and Conductor. Benjamin is a British Conductor and Composer and is currently Artistic Director of EMFEB (Every Music for Everybody), Principal conductor of the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra and Director of the Pembroke Academy of Music, London. Recent and immediate projects have seen Benjamin conduct concert and opera performances in France, Russia, Japan, Canada, Luxembourg, Italy, USA and across the UK with orchestras such as the St Petersburg Philharmonic and Teatro Regio Turin.

Linda Martin

Costume Designer graduated in costume design, and after a career in fashion in London and Paris moved into theatre and television where she has created the costumes for numerous successful musical production including “Oh What a Night”, “Sound of Musicals” and the “Royal Variety Performance”. She has designed for most major star in the profession.

If you feel you have the creative flare, talent and personality to join the Christmas production team here at Thursford we would be delighted to hear from you. Email us