Joe is the founder and director of House of MASH and CircusMASH. He fell in love with circus in the USA as an educational circus practitioner. He went on to train in aerial and balance at circus school, he toured the world, then decided to settle back in his hometown of Brum in 2011, bringing his passion for circus to the city.
Jill joined MASH in the summer of 2021 as Senior Administrator. As well as finding a big pink wig in the costume room, she runs the office and we couldn’t do it without her. Jill’s background is in education and arts administration. Jill can also now juggle!
Raquel has been with MASH since 2015 when she came to Birmingham from Madrid. Raquel’s background is in aerial circus and education. She brings her experiences of performance, teaching, producing and inspires everyone with her absolute precision and beauty.
Nate acts as a coach and our Inclusivity Coordinator, and has been with MASH since 2013. Nate came from a theatrical background (physical theatre, East15) and started with MASH as a student. He has worked with us as a coach for many years, inspiring adults and young people in aerial arts.
Kate is a freelance creative designer, who produces content for us. She came on board in 2021 to redesign our website, as well as our sister site circusmash.co.uk.
Ashley is a coach and performs and runs circus workshops around the UK. Ashley’s interest is in working with older people and circus and she is fabulous at what she does!
Workshop Leader
Jodie Murphy
(she/her)
Jodie has worked with us for many moons as a coach and workshop leader. She performs in community shows and has a full time job outside of Circus. We’re very lucky to have you Jodie and are thrilled that there is always a place for circus in your heart!!
