Simon Staffurth is an award winning Director of Entertainment and Live Event shows. He has directed the world feed of five Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Paris 2024, Beijing 2022, Tokyo 2021, Pyeongchang 2018 and Rio 2016.

British Ceremonial events include The Coronation of HM King Charles III (Westminster Abbey), The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II (Buckingham Palace) and The State Funeral of HM Duke of Edinburgh (Windsor Castle).

Wider credits include the Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony in Rome, The Football World Cup Draw in Qatar and Opening Ceremonies for the UEFA Champions League Finals in Cardiff, Kiev and Madrid.

He has worked on numerous music specials with top International artistes including Adele, Elton John, Kylie, Neil Diamond, Lionel Ritchie and Michael Buble.