Statement from (in alphabetical order)

Organisations Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis - Hazel Latus – , Denise Wood - Mark Cornell and Michael Lynas Andrew Treagus Associates - Andrew Treagus – Mehmet Ergen, Leyla Nazli, Ben Todd - Louis Hartshorn and Lizzie Scott Barbican Theatre - Toni Racklin – David Jubb Belgrade Theatre – Hamish Glen, Joanna Reid Birmingham Hippodrome - Fiona Allan Birmingham Repertory Theatre – Roxana Silbert and Stuart Rogers Birmingham Stage - Neal Foster and Louise Eltringham – , Nick Starr – Tom Morris, Emma Stenning – Madani Younis, Jon Gilchrist - Declan Donnellan, and Eleanor Lang Chichester Festival Theatre – Daniel Evans, Rachel Tackley Citizens Theatre - Dominic Hill, Judith Kilvington Curve Theatre - Chris Stafford and Nikolai Foster Darlington Hippodrome - Lynda Winstanley Derby Theatre – Sarah Brigham Disney Theatrical Productions - Richard Oriel and Fiona Thomas – Josie Rourke, Kate Pakenham Donna Munday Arts Management - Donna Munday D'Oyly Carte Trust - Ian Martin Eclipse - Dawn Walton Empire Street Productions - James Bierman English National Ballet - Tamara Rojo & Patrick Harrison English Touring Theatre - Richard Twyman, Sophie Watson Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham - Paul Milton and Penny Harrison Festival City Theatres Trust - Duncan Hendry and Brian Loudon Fit The Bill - Martin Blore G Live – Tim Brinkman – Ellen McDougall, Jo Royce Global Creatures - Carmen Pavlovic and Patrick Murphy Glyndebourne - Gus Christie and Sebastian F Schwarz Great Leap Forward - Jennie Green and Kayte Potter - James Haddrell Hal Luftig Company - Hal Luftig Hall For Cornwall - Julien Boast – Edward Hall, Greg Ripley-Duggan Harrogate Theatre - David Bown Headlong – Jeremy Herrin, Alan Stacey Hofesh Shechter Company – Hofesh Shechter, Henny Finch HOME, – Dave Moutrey, Sheena Wrigley HQ Theatres and Hospitality – Julian Russell Hull Truck Theatre - Janthi Mills-Ward and Mark Babych Icarus Theatre Collective - Max Lewendel Jamie Wilson Productions - Jamie Wilson Kenneth More Theatre - Sally Woodfield and Steven Day Kenny Wax Family Entertainment Ltd – Nat Habety, Siobhan Higgins Kenny Wax Ltd - Kenny Wax and Kezia Lock Kneehigh – Mike Shepherd, Ali Robertson KTM Promotions - Katie Milton Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House - Chris Blythe Lichfield – Karen Foster Littlestar Services Ltd – Judy Craymer Live Theatre - Jim Beirne, Max Roberts and Wendy Barnfather Liverpool Everyman and Theatre - Gemma Bodinetz and Deborah Aydon Theatre Consortium – Emma Rees Lyric Hammersmith – Sean Holmes, Sian Alexander Lyric Theatre, Belfast - Ciaran McAuley Macrobert Arts Centre - Julie Ellen Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre – Mark Dobson Marina Theatre - Lee Henderson Mark Goucher Productions Limited – Mark Goucher Mark Rubinstein Ltd – Mark Rubinstein Marlowe Theatre - Paula Gillespie - David Babani and Tom Siracusa Mercury Theatre Colchester - Steve Mannix, Daniel Buckroyd Company - Michael Grandage and Nick Frankfort MJE Productions - Carole Winter Mousetrap Productions – Stephen Waley-Cohen and Andrew Mills Mousetrap Theatre Projects - Susan Whiddington Music & Lyrics Limited - John Stalker and Anne McCluskey Music Theatre Wales - Carole Strachan and Michael McCarthy National Theatre – Rufus Norris, Lisa Burger National Theatre of Scotland - Jackie Wylie and Brenna Hobson National Theatre Wales - Kully Thiarai, Lisa Maguire and Michelle Carwardine-Palmer National Youth Theatre - Paul Roseby - Caro Newling New Adventures - Robert Noble New Stages Ltd - David Beidas New Wolsey Theatre – Sarah Homes. Peter Rowe Newcastle Theatre Royal and City Hall – Philip Bernays Nimax Theatres - Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer Norfolk & Festival – Alex Darbyshire Northern Ballet - Mark Skipper and David Nixon Northern Stage - Lorne Campbell and Kate Denby Norwich Theatre Royal & Norwich Playhouse - Stephen Crocker Nottingham Playhouse - Stephanie Sirr, Adam Penford, Giles Croft Nuffield Southampton Theatres - Sam Hodges and Caroline Routh Octagon Theatre Bolton - Roddy Gauld and Elizabeth Newman Old Vic – , Kate Varah Oldham Coliseum Theatre - Kevin Shaw, Mary Caws Opera North - Richard Mantle – Paul Miller, Sarah Nicholson Out of Joint - Kate Wasserberg, Martin Derbyshire Oxford Playhouse - Louise Chantal Paines Plough - James Grieve, George Perrin - Jez Bond, Rachael Williams Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl - Gareth Owen and Val Simmons Phizzical Productions - Samir Bhamra Pilot Theatre - Mandy Smith, Esther Richardson Pitlochry Festival Theatre - John Durnin, Kris Bryce Playful Productions – Matthew Byam Shaw, Nia Janis, Nick Salmon Pola Jones – André Ptaszynski Polka Theatre - Peter Glanville, Stephen Midlane, Amanda Cropper PW Productions - Peter Wilson and Iain Gillie Rambert - Helen Shute and Mark Baldwin Really Useful Theatres Regent's Park Theatre - Timothy Sheader, William Village Riverside Trust - William Burdett-Coutts and Guy Hornsby - Jerry Gunn, Robert O'Dowd Royal & Derngate - Martin Sutherland, James Dacre, Andrew Miller Royal Ballet – Kevin O’Hare – Vicky Featherstone, Lucy Davies Royal Exchange Theatre – Mark Dobson, Sarah Frankcom Royal Lyceum Theatre - David Greig, Alex McGowan, Harriet Mackie, Ruth Butterworth – Alex Beard, Oliver Mears Royal Shakespeare Company - Gregory Doran, Catherine Mallyon Runaway Entertainment - Tristan Baker, Charlie Parsons Runner Bean - Dee Kirkwood S4K International - Julian Chenery Sadler’s Wells - Alistair Spalding Salisbury Playhouse – Gareth Machin, Sebastian Warrack Scottish Ballet – Christopher Hampson and Steven Roth - David Hutchinson - James Williams Shakespeare’s Globe – Emma Rice, Neil Constable, Michelle Terry Sheffield Theatres - Dan Bates and Robert Hastie Sherman Theatre - Rachel O'Riordan, Julia Barry SiT Productions - Olivier Pierre-Noël - Steve Marmion, Mark Godfrey SOLT / UK Theatre – Julian Bird, Cassandra Chadderton Sonia Friedman Productions – Sonia Friedman Squaredeal Productions Ltd - Jenny Topper St. David's Hall - Roger Hopwood St. George Entertainment - J. Alan Davis Stanhope Productions - Kim Poster Stephen Joseph Theatre - Stephen Freeman Storyhouse - Alex Clifton and Andrew Bentley Tamasha Theatre Company - Valerie Synmoie, Fin Kennedy The Actors Centre - Joel Fisher The Capitol Horsham - Nick Mowat The Company Presents - John Harris and Mary Hamilton The Mill at Sonning - Sally Hughes The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - Laura Doye, Dr Bernie C Bymes The Other Room - Dan Jones, Bizzy Day The The Round Company - Tobias Round The Victoria Theatre, Halifax - Tim Fagan The Yard Theatre - Jay Miller, Lucy Oliver-Harrison Theatr Clwyd – Tamara Harvey, Liam Evans-Ford Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru – Arwel Gruffydd Theatre Bath - Zoe Bailey, Luke John Emmett, Sarah Luscombe, Laura Morris Theatre by the Lake – Conrad Lynch Theatre Royal Bath - Danny Moar Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - Karen Simpson Theatre Royal Plymouth - Adrian Vinken Theatre Royal Stratford East – Nadia Fall, Deborah Sawyerr tiata fahodzi - Natalie Ibu Tinderbox Theatre Company - Patrick J O'Reilly and Jen Shepherd Told by an Idiot – Paul Hunter, Jenni Grainger Tricycle Theatre – Indhu Rubasingham, Bridget Kalloushi – Purni Morell, Anneliese Davidsen Venue Cymru / Theatr Colwyn – Sarah Ecob and Emma Joyce Visible - Sonja Linden Wales Millennium Centre - Graeme Farrow, Pádraig Cusack Warwick Arts Centre – Alan Rivett Watford Palace Theatre - Jamie Arden and Brigid Larmour Welsh National Opera - Leonora Thomson and David Pountney West Yorkshire Playhouse – James Brining and Robin Hawkes Wizard Presents - Danyah Miller, John Miller Working Title Theatre Production - Angela Morrison York Theatre Royal - Simon Glinn – David Lan, Lucy Woollatt Yvonne Arnaud Theatre – James Barber Zeilinger Productions - Brian Zeilinger Zippos Cirque Berserk - Martin Burton

Individuals Barry Weissler Dave McAteer Gary Stevens Graham Callister Helen Andrews Jamie Clark Karin Gartzke Lizzie Scott Louise Coles Melanie Sharpe Pam Skinner William Archer

Partners AKA – the Board of AKA Artifax Software Limited - Sarah Verge Arts Council - Tarek Iskander Audienceware - Chris Jenkins British Arts Festivals Association - Kim Hart Federation of Scottish Theatres - Jude Henderson Joe Public - Luke Shires ProActive Resolutions - Mahmood Reza Spektrix - Michael Nabarro and Jenniffer Barrett The Audience Agency – Anne Torreggiani White Light - Bryan Raven

Updated 13/11/17