MISSION & PURPOSE The REP's mission is to produce excellent theatrical experiences, to entertain, enlighten and engage audiences and, wherever possible, to reflect the diversity of Birmingham and the surrounding region. This supports our vision, which is to – • Inspire the city of Birmingham to a lifelong love of theatre • Be a leading cultural destination in the region • Offer a creative hub and magnet for theatrical talent Making theatre from scratch remains at the heart of the theatre's work, and we aim to continue to be one of the UK’s leading producers of new theatre. We commission a range of original works from both established and emerging writers and theatre-makers. We actively support the development of emerging artists, particularly from the West Midlands region. We seek ways to involve members of the city-region’s diverse communities in our work and to link emerging artists with those communities. We seek and pursue opportunities to tour and/or transfer the work we produce on our three city-centre stages to other theatres around the UK and beyond. We believe that – • Theatre offers a richer and more potent experience when a diversity of perspectives is reflected • Support and development of culturally diverse artists will address the in-balance in mainstream arts provision • All audiences, whether actual or potential, deserve a challenging, diverse and stimulating programme of work • The arts have a duty to take positive action to enable equality of access and to respond to changing demographics • The diverse nature of Birmingham's communities makes a positive contribution to our cultural offer “The REP has been a jewel in Birmingham's crown for a hundred years. The city simply could not be as great as it is without such a prestigious asset.” - Sir Ian McKellen About The REP For over a century, the internationally renowned Birmingham Repertory Theatre has been one of the country’s leading cultural institutions at the forefront of theatre in the UK. As the City's only producing theatre, many of our productions go on tour, championing Birmingham and positively contributing to its national and international reputation. In this way, we have developed strong links with cities and cultural partners across the UK, Europe and the world. Established in 1913, The REP was the first purpose built repertory theatre in the country and became one of the most exciting theatre companies in the UK, inventing the idea of Shakespeare in modern dress, presenting many world premieres and launching the careers of an array of great British actors, including Sir Laurence Olivier himself. In 1971 we moved to Broad Street to a new theatre building; housing a stage of epic proportions and a democratic auditorium with no balconies, pillars or boxes. Here, new generations of artists launched their careers, and they continue to do so. The REP’s iconic building is at the heart of the city’s current architectural and cultural renaissance. The REP enjoys a prominent location on the newly developed Centenary Square, is adjacent to the Midland Metro extension and alongside a host of new neighbours in the Paradise development. It is our mission to create a vibrant programme of world-class performances and activities that enrich the lives of the communities we serve and inspire artists to make their best work with us. We are passionate about creating work with, for and by the people of Birmingham, enabling the city’s residents to see themselves and their stories reflected on our stages. In recognition of our commitment towards making theatre accessible for D/deaf and disabled artists and audiences, we were extremely proud to win the UK Theatre Award for Promotion of Diversity. The REP’s acclaimed learning and outreach programme is one of the largest and most diverse of any arts organisation in the country. Every year we have over 70,000 contacts with young people and adults in the community on projects from drama or writing workshops to large-scale productions. With the help of our corporate partners we can continue to nurture the region’s talented young artists, to commission exciting new works, welcome new audiences and to reach out to the communities of Birmingham and beyond. BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY REP Patrons Finance Director Senior Technician Theatre Operations Events Assistants Dame Janet Suzman Anne Russell (Stages) Manager Abigail Watson David Suchet Finance Assistants Ross Gallagher Nigel Cairns Alije Grant Josie Lawrence Beverley Fearon Athina Tzani Technician (Stages) Theatre Concierge June Brown Bilal Saleem Claire Monk Olly Hodge Sid Kumar Mark Williams Dominika Telekesova Jeanette Davey Chris Moss Martin Shaw Theatre Housekeeper Elena Ion Sandra Bayliss Soweto Kinch Stage Apprentice Jane Browning Ellis Dukes Justyna Potrebko REP First Campaign Is’haaq Irving Theatre Cleaning Georgia Powell Technical Director Grzegorz Wysopal Ambassadors Building Maintenance Assistants Tomas Wright Krissana Baker Ian McDiarmid Technician Archie Sayers Marin Cretu Jason Donovan Production Manager Leon Gatenby Beverley Shale Matúš Herc Lenny Henry Milorad Žakula Debra Cuthill General Manager Karolina Luda Meera Syal Faye Gayle Interim Production Trina Jones Rahmina Zabin Ilyas Fareed Directors of Coordinator Rafal Aleksandrowicz Human Resources Juliet Ayiku Neil Parkes Samaya Choudhary Birmingham Repertory Officer Lorena Bonomo Shabeela Zamir Theatre Limited Company Manager Aaliya Shah Steven Choma Amerah Saleh Ruth Morgan Events Technicians Head of Marketing & Tracey O’Dell Cllr Gary Sambrook Stage Management Natalie Blanchard Grace Smith Communications With thanks to all Apprentice Parris Sheldon-Evans Greg Lowson Paul Reece our Casual Staff and Eleanor Deeley Gail Watkins Liz James PR Manager Volunteers Prof. David Roberts Head of Wardrobe Clare Jepson-Homer Marmalade @ The REP Executive Director Kay Wilton 0121 245 2072 Rachael Thomas Senior Costume Marketing Manager Artistic Director Maker and Supervisor Richard Leigh Caroline Mirfin Sean Foley Marketing Campaign Commercial Director Executive Assistant Head of Lighting Officers Suzanna Reid Andrew Fidgeon Catering Director Aarushi Rana Stephanie Crilly Sales Manager Jules Raikes Deputy Artistic Acting Head of Victoria Ellery-Jones Sarah Millington Lighting Café Restaurant and Director Marketing Assistant Sales Executive Alex Boucher Amit Sharma Daniel Simmons Tanita Narwhal Bar Supervisors Senior Technician Head of Fundraising Emile Thompson Associate Directors Sales Co-ordinator Mervi Raja (Lighting) Rachel Cranny Steve Ball Ashleigh McKenzie Samantha Richardson Madeleine Kludje Simon Bond Fundraising Officer Agency Sales Technicians (Lighting) Emma Knight Café Restaurant and Producer Coordinator Aaron Murphy Bar Assistants Will Bourdillon Theatre & Sales Ropa Kungwengwe Oliver Colley Abigale Kelly Arts Team Manager Ana Patrycja Sarzyniak Head of Sound & AV Events Co-ordinator Co-ordinator Gerard Swift Kirstie Warren Danielle Mercier Dan Hoole Sarah-Katy Davies Assistant Theatre & Emily Colwill Senior Technician Events Finance Femi Cooper Clarke Director of Learning & Sales Managers Administrators (Sound & AV) Hannah Kelly Francis Quinn Participation Nova Smith Grace Elizabeth Barrington Alex Summers Clive Meldrum Jessica Clixby Kieran Johnson Events Operations Stephanie Carter Learning & Casual Sound Mariana Carvalho Technicians Rachel Foster Manager Participation Samuel Bishop Head Chef Administrator Andy Gregory Theatre & Sales Dee Smith Senior Events Dario Pinho Diandra McCalla Assistants Yvonne Frosdick Alice Ditchfield Manager Sous Chef Shifting The Dial Head Scenic Artist Anastasija Koneva Natlja Bulgakova Marc Aaron Scott-Smith Producer Christopher Tait Debra-Marie Archer Senior Events Matthew Smith Samina Beckford Eileen Clews Rujan Octavian-Stefan Head of Technical Technician Senior Education Eileen Minnock Zibusiso Sibanda Design Aldam Mills Officers Fiona Yamamoto Commis Chefs Ebrahim Nazier Events Managers Bhavik Parmar Ilana Gelbart Abdul Malik Mihai Wechita Mel Daly Head of Construction Imaani Phillips Tolulope Thomas Krisztina Vanga Rebecca Deeks Margaret Rees Joe Kennard Vanio Fernandes Joseph Mendez Ore Bihovsky Education Officer Scenic Makers Kitchen Porters Kirsty Holmes Events Technical Rebecca Reidy Christopher Maggs Kiki Shervington-White Antonio Marcos Periera Ed Cartwright Apprentice De Sousa Young REP Director Lucy Slevin Joshua Burnside Francisco Moreira Filiz Ozcan Head of Stage Neelim Seniaray Adrian Bradley Rosalie Smith Samuel Cheeseright Sebastian Maynard-Francis Valentina Chirico 6m 5m 4m 3m 2m 1m 0 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m 6m THE BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE LIGHTING LIGHTING PANEL PANEL LIGHTING BARS @ 3076 AND 3767 LIGHTING BARS @ 3156 AND 3186 ACCESS TO REAR OF HOUSE 6904 CONTROL ROOM WINDOW @ 4480mm 10451 FIRE EXIT AND LOAD IN 1805 FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE (KEEP CLEAR) FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE (KEEP CLEAR) FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE (KEEP CLEAR) 1711 ENTRANCE FROM UNDER RAKED FIRE EXIT AND AUDIENCE SEATING BANK. 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