WHO WE ARE
At the heart of The Left Handers ethos is a simple principle: treating each project and individual with personalised care. This approach fosters a sense of value and trust among clients and staff alike, leading to a stellar industry reputation and exceeding client expectations consistently. We pride ourselves on fostering intersectional diversity within our staffing roster, creating inclusive work environments for all.
Benefiting from over three decades of combined industry experience, our management team has honed a system of success derived from real-world, in the field knowledge. By proactively addressing industry challenges, we ensure unparalleled efficiency and service quality, all for the most competitive prices in the industry.
MEET OUR TEAM
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DAN BURMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dan brings a combined wealth of knowledge having straddled the world of performance and events for 14 years, working in prominent positions where those worlds have fused. His passion stems from managing and empowering teams of people to unlock the very best of their potential. This passion has taken him into film production and event management where he developed his passion into a practice before starting up The Left Handers. He is also a long standing performer and director in the world of immersive; lending his skillset to projects small-scale gamified happenings to vast IP and festival projects welcoming thousands of people per day, including Money Heist: The Immersive Experience and Boomtown Fair.
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LAURA DAVEY
HEAD OF FINANCE
Laura has extensive on-the-ground experience having worked in immersive theatre for almost a decade as both a performer and in production. Their work spans companies including Secret Cinema, Netflix, Fever and Boomtown Fair, including an immersive-meets-magic role with the BAFTA and Olivier award-winning writer behind Derren Brown’s work, and as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Live.
They also have over 17 years experience in the drinks industry, and have delivered countless events and brand activations for names such as Glenfiddich, Hendricks and Monkey Shoulder, as well as Event Managing for the Bacardi Brands portfolio across a number of major festivals. Their work on event production also includes the FA Cup Final at Wembley, The London Coffee Festival and Shambala Festival.
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SARAH COLLINS
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Sarah brings a unique blend of experience from both immersive theatre and the corporate sector. As an actor, she’s been involved in productions such as Money Heist: The Live Experience, and has worked as a brand ambassador for companies such as Disney and Battersea Power Station. She understands the intricacies of delivering high-quality staffing solutions for the immersive and experiential marketing industries.In the corporate world, Sarah has served as an Account Manager at Altium Legal and Pearson Education, excelling in client relationships, sales, event management, and scheduling. Her highly organised approach ensures smooth, effective project delivery and seamless support to both clients and creative teams.
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JESS SINGER
ACCOUNT MANAGER
With over 10 years of experience in the promotional, immersive, and experiential sectors, Jess has played a key role in some truly memorable projects. She contributed to the award-winning campaign for Channel 4's Humans, where she helped the public interact with screens on Regent Street as a Synth, even convincing a few that she wasn’t entirely human! Other highlights of her immersive career include portraying a poker croupier and 1980s journalist for Secret Cinema, as well as a Fairy Godmother-in-Training for Disney/Harrods.
Jess excels at managing multiple clients, schedules, and opportunities with exceptional efficiency, and she is adept at swiftly resolving any challenges that arise.
