Annual Report & Accounts 2008/2009
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annual report & accounts 2008/2009 g n i s i r p U a n u L a L a L n a v i l l u S ’ O e l l i m a Othello C Introduction from the Director: Alan Rivett Warwick Arts Centre undertook a year of magnificent transformation in 2008/09; starting with the arrival of building contractors and ending with not only the reopening of a transformed Butterworth Hall, but also an impressive community of new donors, a revitalised online presence and a continuing programme of contemporary performance, exhibition and cinema. Our ambition to present a favourites; a few of mine would ENGLAND . We were also thrilled with the Russian actors of Cheek programme of vibrant, engaging, include: Hofesh Shechter’s to be working in partnership with by Jowl in Andromaque , a contemporary, often international, explosive Uprising/In Your Rooms , Teatro Kismet from Italy, managing co-production with our other good artists to our audiences was Tim Crouch’s enigmatic production their UK tour of the quite magical friends in Paris - Théâtre des undimmed. I was inspired by of ENGLAND , Phyllida Barlow’s production of The Snow Queen for Bouffes du Nord. Internationalism in attending a large number of events epic installation STINT in the family audiences. Our long the programme is now firmly in our 2008/09 programme and Mead Gallery and Argentina’s association with Lyric Theatre embedded, positively differentiating witnessed many moments of Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro Hammersmith led to the two Warwick Arts Centre regionally and wonder and enlightenment by – with an anarchic evening of organisations co-producing Beauty nationally as a major contributor audiences engrossed by a great counterculture tango. and the Beast for Christmas. and an artistic environment where diversity of artists. one can encounter great art from The organisation’s capacity to Warwick Arts Centre’s leadership of around the globe. One of the joys of the Warwick Arts establish creative partnerships, two UK consortia; Music Beyond Centre experience is that each both in the UK and internationally, Mainstream and Dance Touring We were delighted to be working audience member encounters the continued apace during the year. Partnership provided a magnificent closely with colleagues of the programme and chooses their Starting close to home we were input to the international dimension Royal Shakespeare Company to individual path through a huge delighted to be co-producing with of the artistic programme with help prepare and present a new range of artistic offerings. With our Coventry’s Theatre Absolute the Baaba Maal leading the African production of Othello prior to a UK mission to make the contemporary premiere of a new play Zero which Soul Rebels, The Bays returning tour. We also selected this arts part of people’s everyday subsequently toured theatres with the Heritage Orchestra and, in production to work in partnership experience, Warwick Arts Centre across the UK. Similarly, the Arts dance, Hofesh Shechter and with the University’s CAPITAL certainly provided thousands of Centre worked in partnership with Australian Tanja Liedtke’s Twelfth Centre on a series of related talks these experiences this year. Those Peepolykus to present and tour Floor . Internationally we were and an exhibition celebrating the who attended will have their own Spyski and Tim Crouch’s pleased to continue our association life and work of Paul Robeson. 1 “This was the second production we brought our 4 year old to. Fabulous, very professionally presented and well thought out. Just the right length and at the right level for children. So much MAGIC! Thank you. Keep it up!” Audience comment Feb 09 In February the Arts Centre was In partnership with the National Butterworth Hall and Warwick Arts assisting us in renewing the proud to host the ceremony to Theatre we presented Phedre , Centre’s future. We were delighted Butterworth Hall as a place to celebrate Naomi Klein as the starring Helen Mirren, as the first that Lady Butterworth agreed to experience great art by great artists. inaugural winner of the Warwick offering of NT Live, live digital head up our fundraising campaign Prize for Writing with her book The streaming of productions from the and are indebted to her for the Finally, I would like to thank all the Shock Doctrine . Later in the year National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre. characteristic energy and artists who made this a great year we were also pleased to be Shortly after this we entered into a dedication she brought to this task. for Warwick Arts Centre, my working in partnership with the similar arrangement with Met Live, Through the campaign Warwick colleagues for their commitment Theatre Studies team to bring the live screening from the Arts Centre made and renewed and enthusiasm, and all our British Theatre Conference to the Metropolitan Opera in New York. many friendships and partners in the UK and abroad for Arts Centre. This weekend event, These live digital transmissions associations. Led by our their continued and productive led by playwright David Edgar, are a welcome addition to the longstanding supporters the 29 partnerships which have benefitted shone a light on the current programme, providing an May Charitable Trust we are us greatly. conditions and health of new experience of high quality live grateful for major donations from writing for theatre in the UK today. productions not accessible to the Garfield Weston Foundation, Alan Rivett the majority. the Monument Trust and the Director, Warwick Arts Centre The end of the year allowed us a Foundation for Sport and the Arts. glimpse of things to come; In close collaboration with the A concerted appeal to loyal potential new developments in the University’s Development and members of our audience led to artistic programme and the Alumni Relations team, ambitious over 200 individuals making unveiling of the newly developed fundraising targets were set prior significant donations to our appeal. Butterworth Hall and adjoining to the start of the year and a major I would like to take this opportunity creative facility. campaign was developed to to thank each and every one of support the redevelopment of the our donors for their help in 2 Introduction from the Chair of Board: Prof. Susan Bassnett A palpable sense of renewal pervaded the University throughout the year and nowhere was this more obvious than Warwick Arts Centre with our Butterworth Hall closed for much of the year and a building site obvious to visitors. I am thrilled and proud to have been associated with not only the transformation of the Butterworth Hall, which opened magnificently as the year ended, but also with the creation of our new rehearsal room, providing a living demonstration of a University-wide commitment to the importance of creativity to our well-being and that of contemporary society. Warwick Arts Centre also led the charitable trusts, foundations and Mead Gallery. Placing artists of way in renewing friendships with individuals who responded with today at the heart, not only of its long standing supporters generosity and faith to the campus, but a lively region of over through an imaginative fundraising Butterworth Hall appeal; you have 6 million people is what Warwick campaign. Lady Butterworth very together achieved remarkable and Arts Centre does best and I’m kindly agreed to be patron of this lasting change for the future. proud to say that, as the new year campaign and worked tirelessly starts with a brand new and actively for us to make the Without the Butterworth Hall in Butterworth Hall open and ready campaign to raise £2m towards operation, the Arts Centre’s for business, we can look to the the £7.9m cost of the Butterworth programme continued to sparkle future with increased confidence. Hall such a success. Doris has like a newly cut jewel. Artists from been a true friend to the University across the globe played on support helping in this capacity and we are Warwick Arts Centre stages and our future undoubtedly indebted to her. I their work could also be Susan Bassnett would also like to thank all the encountered on screen and in the Chair of Board Individual Donors Mr Eric Ackstine Mr Paul Gandy and Mrs P Gandy Mrs Diana Letts Mrs A Strickland Mrs Audrey Alford Mr J Green and Mrs P Green Mr John Levett and Mrs Diana Levett Ms Maureen Styles Mrs Suzanne Allan Mrs M Green Mr Michael Loat Mr D Thornhill and Mrs R Thornhill Dr H Allroggen Mr Raymond Greenburgh and Mrs Virginia Greenburgh Mr W Lynn and Mrs M Lynn Professor Nigel Thrift and Mrs Lynda Thrift Mr David Amery and Mrs Juliet Amery Mr M Griffin-Sherwood Mrs Maureen MacDonald Mr R Treves and Mrs B Treves Professor John Annett and Mrs Marian Annett Mr G Griffiths and Mrs S Griffiths Mr John Masterton Mr Frank Trotter Dr Tina Anobile Mr Robert Griffiths Mr David Maund and Mrs Marilyn Maund Ms Jo Valentine Ms Hildegard Atherton Mrs E Grunfeld Mrs Lucy May Dr Steve Van Toller and Mrs Sandra Van Toller Mr Jon Baldwin and Mrs Tracy Baldwin Mr Peter Hagan Mr Peter Monk Mr Paul Varney Ms Elizabeth Ballantine Mrs Georgie Hale Mrs M Naylor Mr Tim Walker and The Honourable Mrs Anna Walker Mrs Judith Banyard Dr Gaston Hall Mr Robert Neilson Mrs I Walker Ms Vicky Barnett Mr Roger Hancock Mrs Sheila Newbold Mr Michael Watkinson Mrs Joyce Beasley Mr Andrew Hardwick Miss Jean Newman Miss Joy Watson Mr Frank Benson Mr Colin Hargreaves and Mrs H Hargreaves Dr Ian Nussey FREng OBE and Mrs Gillian Nussey Miss Elsie Williams Lady Penny Braye Mr Lionel Harris Mrs Shirley Osborne Mr Richard Wilsdon and Mrs Pat Wilsdon