Meet our team of Goblins

Zay is a massive nerd with a special interest in fantasy, sci-fi and anime. Her love of fantasy films led her to also fall in love with puppets and the magical worlds created by Jim Henson & Brian Froud. Zay has  worked in senior leadership  and event management for 10 years, and founded Thames Con back in 2017. She's passionate about delivering quality, fan focused events. This will be her third officially Licenced Jim Henson Company event.

Favourite Puppet: Bean Bunny & Fizzgig

Naomi has a creative and theatrical  background graduating from East 15 Acting School with a BA in World Performance. She was inspired by Brian Froud's Faeries from a young age starting a long love affaire with both faeries and fantasy books alike.  Naomi began her events journey in 2023 and has been growing her skill set and developing with us ever since. Her organisational skills help to keep the office in order. 

Favourite Puppet: Joey (from The National Theatre's War Horse)

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Tobias escaped into fantasy and sci-fi from a very early age---and has never really returned! Thra, Fantasia and the Twelve Colonies were all worlds he dreamed of living in, full of fantastical creatures and heroic characters he wished to meet. After pursuing an education in the design industry, Tobias is now Host & Content Creator for Thames Con: since 2020 he has hosted events, interviewed film & TV personalities and continues to seek out behind the scenes secrets about the imaginative worlds he loves.

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Favourite Puppet: SkekSil the Chamberlain  

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Kieran is a freelance Actor, Moderator and Tutor. He has been working with Thames Con since the beginning and proved his worth by bringing Zay cups of tea at the inaugural Thames Con. Luckily Kieran also has a great talent for audience engagement, hosting our Cosplay Competitions, and moderating Panels.  He can also very eloquently  quote any of Shakespeare's work verbatim. 

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Favourite Puppet: Rexy the Dinosaur

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We are pleased to be supported by Abingdon and Witney College T-Level Media students. They have just been introduced to Jim Henson's work and the world of Labyrinth and they love it! Having helped us with our Dark Crystal event, The Great Con-junction they are now all about Froudian Fantasy!  

Ben specialises in creative content from design, graphics, production and visual effects through Bad Mosquito Films. Ben has worked with Thames Con on numerous projects doing everything from designing licenced merchandise to creating stunning event Trailers. But the main reason Zay keeps Ben around is so she has another super geek to debate movie and TV shows with. 

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Favourite Puppet: Falkor