Annual Report 2018 April 2017– March 2018

"A isn’t a city without a post office, a football ground and a theatre… …when they go, so does the soul of the city."

David Hare Theatres Trust Ambassador Theatres Trust 41st Annual Report

Period ended 31 March 2018 We champion the future of live performance by protecting and The Theatres Trust is the national supporting excellent theatre buildings advisory public body for theatres. which meet the needs of their We believe that current and future communities. We do this by providing generations should have access advice on the design, planning, to good quality theatre buildings development and sustainability where they can be inspired by, of theatres, campaigning on behalf and enjoy, live performance. of theatres old and new and offering financial assistance through grants.

Chair & Director’s report 3 Our purposes & activities 5 Our achievements & performance 6 Financial review 12 Our supporters 14 Our trustees & staff 17

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Front cover: Stockton Globe Designed by: Derek Man

2 Chair & Director’s report

This year was the first full year with our newly adapting and preserving excellent theatre buildings appointed Director, Jon Morgan, in post and the across the country, but also that the importance final year of the current three year plan. It also of cultural infrastructure is embedded within local marked the end of Tim Eyles’ first term as Chair planning policy. and in January we were delighted that he was We also undertook research and delivered events reappointed by the Secretary of State for a further to disseminate best practice across our range three years until 31 January 2021. of stakeholders. We partnered with the Association Much of the focus of the year has been on extensive of British Theatre Technicians and Historic England engagement with stakeholders, internally and to undertake research, respectively into best externally, to focus the Trust’s work and to put practice for basement theatre design and the in place the resources and the team needed to maintenance and care of fibrous plaster ceilings. deliver a new three year strategy from April 2018. We also worked with the Greater London Authority The new plan will see us grow our advice and to co-commission a report to map London theatres support services, providing theatres across the UK and identify trends, so we can better understand with additional access to expert advice and capacity the future needs of theatres in London. Work on building. We will increase our over-subscribed all these projects is ongoing and we will share our Theatres Protection Fund so we can award more findings in 2018/19. grants. We will also invest in more research and Our annual conference focused on theatres and online resources so our stakeholders can access placemaking and attracted a wide audience of up-to-date, expert information and we will theatres operators, architects and consultants, strengthen our campaigning voice on behalf local authority culture and planning personnel and of all theatres across the UK. developers. This theme goes to the heart of the Communities, audiences and artists care about Theatres Trust mission, to ensure that communities our nation’s theatre buildings as much as those can enjoy live performance in their local theatre, of us who own or manage them. Our ambition, wherever they live across the UK. working with the fantastic board and staff team Campaigning here at Theatres Trust and with our volunteers, We continued to work with a wide range of supporters and wider networks, is to further nurture dedicated supporters groups and external agencies and harness that passion to advocate for proper to campaign for Theatres at Risk. We focused investment in and protection of our theatres, our efforts on those at most risk and those we keeping theatre alive at the heart of communities. believe have real potential for a sustainable future Last year over 5 million people attended theatres as a working performance space. This year we benefitting from the Theatres Trust’s support. stressed how important it is for local authorities Advice & Planning to consider the economic and social benefits Our expert advice remains in high demand offering a working theatre has in an area when making invaluable support to theatres planning and decisions on their future. We celebrated the delivering capital projects. We continued our fantastic progress made in returning in-depth Advisory Review service and provided Odeon, Walthamstow Granada and Stockton Globe one to one advice to 116 theatres on issues ranging to live performance use and urged other councils from building design, business planning and to follow suit. Thanks to Trustee, Dara Ó Briain, capital projects. we enjoyed an unprecedented level of national and local media coverage for our campaign launch. As a statutory consultee in the planning system, we maintained an excellent response rate Our campaigning work also extends to advocacy to 219 planning, pre-planning and listed building around national and local culture and planning applications and 223 local and neighbourhood policy. Over the year we made submissions on plans. Through this work we ensure both that a wide range of policy consultations, including individual developments are conducive to creating, national planning policy respectively in England,

3 Scotland and Wales, UK Government Industrial We would also like to express our huge thanks Strategy and Housing White Paper, the New London and gratitude to the staff team who have worked Plan and Night Time Economy proposals and incredibly hard to deliver the Trust’s wide range strategic consultations by Historic England, of services and activities, alongside engaging Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. positively in developing the new three year plan for 2018-21. This year has seen quite a lot of staff Grant giving changes and our thanks are due to those out Funding for much needed capital improvement going members of staff for their commitment and repair works remains an issue for theatres small and contribution to our work. Over the year and in and large. For another year running we awarded the early 2018, we recruited a number of key positions largest value of grants since we started our Theatres and they will join an excellent staff team to help us Protection Fund five years ago with more than achieve the ambitions in our new three year plan. £202,000 awarded to 28 theatres across the UK. As part of this we launched the Urgent Repairs Finally, as well as for our Theatres Protection Fund, Scheme, a pilot project in partnership with the we rely heavily on fundraising for our work. We are Wolfson Foundation that ran for two rounds in very grateful to Historic England for their ongoing 2017/18, and awarded grants to seven theatres in support and we would also like to pay tribute need of urgent improvements. We are grateful to to and thank very much all our Friends, Corporate the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the Supporters, and Sponsors for their ongoing Mackintosh Foundation and Soho Estates who contributions. It really does make a significant continue to fund our grants schemes, as well as the difference to our ability to deliver our mission. Charles Michael Holloway Charitable Trust and the Wolfson Foundation who have supported us for the first time this year. Tim Eyles Jon Morgan Chair Director Discovery Our Resource Centre continues to be a useful resource for information on theatre buildings as well as a popular meeting and training space. With the support of volunteers we have catalogued three of our archive collections. These are available in house and can be searched online via Archives Hub. Catalogued items include over 1,800 images of theatres across the UK, papers on theatre architecture and fire safety and ground plans and technical information from theatres across the UK. We also published our new look website and Theatres Database.

Trustees, staff and supporters We have very much enjoyed working with our knowledgeable and committed trustees, who freely give up their valuable time to support the work of the Trust both in our day-to-day work and in developing a new vision for the new three year plan. This year we welcomed David Blyth, Pam Bone, Paul Cartwright, David Ian, Richard Johnston, Gary Kemp and Simon Ricketts to the Board. They bring a breadth of experience and expertise to the organisation which is invaluable to our work.

4 Our purposes & activities

The purposes of Review of 2017/18

The Theatres Trust We are reporting our work in 2017/18 against Charitable Fund are: our four main priorities, as follows:

‘To promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects Advice & Planning of the dramatic arts and the development of public appreciation of such arts, particularly We will provide expert advice on planning by promoting the maintenance, use and better and development. protection of theatres and places of entertainment for the benefit of the nation by all charitable means.’ The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund was established in 1977 to support the work of the Campaigning Theatres Trust, established in 1976 by Act of We want to be recognised as the nation’s most Parliament. The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund powerful champion for the cause of theatres, (Registered Charity No: 27469) and delivers and campaign for theatres at risk. the work of the Theatres Trust. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport appoints the 15 trustees of the Theatres Trust. They Grant giving provide the Trust with influence and are recognised as leaders in their fields. Trustees sit on the councils We will more actively engage in the protection of both the Theatres Trust and The Theatres Trust of theatres through the provision of grants Charitable Fund and are responsible for governance and funding by increasing our support for the of both organisations. They meet quarterly and maintenance of theatres, funding and facilitating guide the strategic direction of the Trust’s work, the purchase of theatres. which is delivered through its staff team. Discovery

We will help people discover more about theatres.

5 Our achievements & performance

Advice & King’s Head, London The King’s Head Theatre requested an Advisory Review ahead of their move from the Planning current 110-seat pub theatre into a purpose-built space located in the basement We will provide expert advice of the new Islington Square development. We on planning and development. provided feedback on the overall scheme design and a sustainable business model to secure the future of the King’s Head Theatre within the new space. Advice

One-to-one expert advice Fibrous Plaster Ceiling Research Over 2017/18, we provided advice to 116 different The Theatres Trust is continuing its research theatres (excluding those which were subject partnership with Historic England to identify best to planning applications). Many of those theatres practice guidance for the inspection, maintenance were provided advice on an ongoing basis and repair of fibrous plaster ceilings. This will result throughout the year. in a publication which will sit alongside Historic This included advice to 33 theatres/theatre England’s Practical Building Conservation series. groups which were on the Theatres at Risk Register, The publication will not only provide a comprehensive and advice to 83 other theatres/theatre groups, and practical reference point for professionals mainly around viability (including fundraising) involved in repairing historic buildings but will also and capital works. be of great benefit to theatre owners and operators through providing guidance in the specific field Advisory Review of fibrous plaster. Advisory Reviews provide an opportunity for theatres undergoing capital projects to get input at key points in the life of the project from a panel of expert practitioners brought together by the Theatres Trust. This year has seen an Advisory Review for the King’s Head Theatre in Islington and follow up work in relation to last year’s joint Advisory Review with the Association of British Theatre Technicians for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London. Drury Lane Royal Theatre

6 Reimagining the Octagon, Bolton Reimagining

Theatre Mapping with the GLA Contribution to industry events We have co-commissioned a project to map We remain committed to working with our partners London’s theatres and identify trends and and contributing to the wider debate on theatre, development needs. This will feed into the Mayor culture and placemaking: of London’s Cultural Infrastructure Plan. The study UK Theatre Backstage Conference is intended as a pilot as the Theatres Trust considers presenting at a session which looked at future risks how to improve the data it holds on theatres and opportunities within the industry. The session throughout the UK. included presentations from experts from across the Understanding and Working with Post-war industry with discussion around mitigation of risks Theatre Buildings and debate on new opportunities and how to make In partnership with the University of Edinburgh positive improvements for the future. we hosted a free seminar for operators of Royal Town Planning Institute Young Planners Event post-war theatres built 1950-1985 and others with Alongside London’s Night Tzar, Amy Lame, we an interest in their conservation. The event was spoke about the value of theatres in placemaking led by Dr Alistair Fair and was supported through and the various statutory planning tools available a Knowledge Exchange grant. Common trends to planner to promote and protect cultural were identified including the increasing need for infrastructure and develop successful cultural and refurbishment and rejuvenation of these buildings. night time economies in their areas. Basement Theatres Guidance London Councils Culture Forum Identifying the trend of new theatre buildings We were invited to speak at the London Councils being planned in the basements of mixed use Culture Forum on the role of arts and culture in developments, we are working with the Association place and planning and the opportunities presented of British Theatre Technicians to prepare guidance by the Draft New London Plan. notes on the particular design challenges these theatres present. This will include consideration of the safe evacuation of audiences, access for fire-fighters, the get-in and get-out procedures and appropriate ventilation. The guidance will serve as a companion to the Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment.

Conference 17: Theatres & Placemaking Over 250 theatre artists and managers, architects, consultants, community organisations, developers,

local authority planning and culture officers and Brenner 17 © Alex Conference at elected members came together at our annual Arts, speaking Tara Verma, Jatinder conference to discuss theatres and placemaking. A wide range of inspiring speakers and case studies from across the UK explored the placemaking value of theatres and the importance of partnerships between theatres, local authorities, communities, architects, planners and developers, to ensure we maximise the contribution and impact of theatres at the heart of communities.

7 Planning The Factory, Manchester The Factory Theatre in Manchester is one of the largest new theatre building As a statutory consultee, the Theatres Trust’s projects undertaken in the past decades. planning advice aims to safeguard theatre use We recommended improvements to audience and to ensure theatre buildings are fit for purpose. performer relationship, get-in arrangements, We responded to 127 planning applications and theatre visibility and accessibility of the venue. fifteen pre-applications in 2017/18. Plans were resubmitted addressing many These included proposals for the dismantling of of the recommendations and we continue the Pier Pavilion in Colwyn Bay, replacement of the positive engagement with the architect, Coliseum Theatre in Oldham, refurbishment works operator and local authority client to discuss to facilitate the re-opening of the Globe in Stockton, further improvements. refurbishments and upgrades at the Octagon in Bolton and a new theatre in Tunbridge Wells as part of a civic centre development. Local Plans & Planning Policy We objected to a renewal of permission to demolish The Theatres Trust received 401 local plan the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham and a proposal for consultations between 1 April 2017 and 31 March new housing adjoining the Wallingford Corn 2018 and responded to 208 of these to encourage Exchange. local authorities to include the protection and enhancement of cultural facilities in their planning We also responded to 77 listed building consultations. policies. These include local plans, development Of the 219 planning, pre planning and listed building management policies, area action plans, applications, 4 were from Wales, 6 from Scotland supplementary planning documents, and and 209 from England and we achieved a 100% community infrastructure levy consultations. record of responses submitted within the agreed The Trust also responded to 15 neighbourhood timeframes. plan consultations.

Coalville Masterplanning

The Theatres Trust contributed to a new masterplan for the immediate surroundings of the Century Theatre in Coalville. Concerns were raised about major thoroughfares in close proximity to the theatre. Due to its unique construction, being built from trucks that once allowed it to be transported from town to town, the theatre has poor sound insulation.

Century Theatre, Coalville © BrianVollar Coalville Theatre, Century The submitted plans diverted this route, improved the public realm and extended a tcafé provision for the theatre and we were able to support it for approval.

8 Our achievements & performance

Campaigning Walthamstow Granada We worked closely with both Waltham Forest We want to be recognised as the Council and Soho Theatre, reviewing options, nation’s most powerful champion offering advice and providing introductions to other project teams undertaking similar ventures. for the cause of theatres, and Waltham Forest Council carried out a study campaign for theatres at risk. which indicated that the project could add up to £52m to the local economy over a ten-year period. Theatres at Risk The Theatres at Risk Register lists theatre buildings We were delighted in March 2018 when Waltham across England, Scotland and Wales that are most Forest Council announced its commitment to at risk of being lost, but which the Theatres Trust purchase the Granada, pledging to restore and believes have real potential for a sustainable future reopen the venue for live performance. as a working performance space. This year we launched our 11th Theatres at Risk Register consisting of 35 theatre buildings. Bradford Odeon There were two additions to this year’s register Theatre Royal Margate and Streatham Hill Theatre Bradford Odeon is a theatre that the Theatres and sadly, three removed due to demolition; the Trust has been actively supporting in its return Futurist, Scarborough, Pier Pavilion, Colwyn Bay; to live performance for many years, from and the Royal Victoria Hall, Southborough in Kent. vehemently opposing the council’s original plans for demolition in 2009 up to the present day. The campaign centred on our call for local authorities to better support their theatre This year we continued to support Bradford Live, buildings by recognising the social, economic the charity redeveloping the building, including and placemaking benefits they offer to their securing a change to the City Centre Area communities. Action Plan to have the Odeon recognised as a site of for cultural use and supporting This was the highest profile Theatres at Risk the successful bid for £4m funding from the launch in the campaign’s history, securing 376 Government’s Northern Cultural Regeneration pieces of press coverage within two weeks of the Fund. Along with £2m from new operating launch across print, online and broadcast media. partner NEC Group and a £12m loan from This also included television coverage with Trustee Bradford Council, this brings the theatre much Dara Ó Briain being interviewed on Good Morning closer to being restored and once more staging Britain, London Live, and ITV News. live performances.

Consultations As part of our campaigning work on behalf of theatres we responded to national and regional consultations concerning culture and planning policy. These included national planning policy respectively in England, Scotland and Wales, UK Government Industrial Strategy and Housing White Paper, the New London Plan and Night Time Economy proposals and strategic consultations by Historic England, Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. 9 Our achievements & performance

Grant giving Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol We will more actively engage Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre is rearranging in the protection of theatres its spaces to open a new studio and the through the provision of grants Theatres Trust supported a project to build a new dimmer room to service both spaces and funding by increasing our simultaneously. The new dimmer room is built support for the maintenance of and the studio is due to open in October 2018. theatres, funding and facilitating “As our organisation develops there is a need for the secure storage of increased amounts the purchase of theatres. of technical equipment, refurbished backstage areas and new technical facilities. The fit for UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme purpose dimmer room will now allow us to This year the Theatres Trust secured new funding for operate two busy theatre spaces year-round, the UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme. We are grateful allowing us to reach our full potential.” for the renewed support of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Sarah Smith, Chair of Trustees Foundation and the new donation from the Charles Michael Holloway Charitable Trust which will extend this scheme for a further three years. London Small Theatres Grants Scheme The Theatres Trust is grateful to the Cameron Across two rounds that awarded £28,995 and £24,715, Mackintosh Foundation and Soho Estates for we supported 11 theatres: continuing to support the London Small Theatres Farnham Maltings, Tobacco Factory, Glasgow Citizens, Grants Scheme. Across two rounds that awarded Criterion Theatre, Acorn Theatre Penzance, Bear Pit £25,000 and £24,870, we supported 10 theatres: Theatre Stratford, Tron Theatre Glasgow, Purple The Space, Park Theatre, Applecart Arts, Bernie Playhouse Brighton, Burnley Mechanics, Bangor Grant Arts Centre, Chats Palace, Half Moon Theatre, Drama Club and St Georges Theatre Great Yarmouth Playground Theatre, The Albany, Theatre503 and (to be granted in 18/19). Normansfield Theatre. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

Theatres Trust supported the clearing and cleaning of the dome in the Glasgow Citizens Theatre. The dust and debris had built up over 137 years and were preventing safety checks in the ceiling. Now these works are completed

offering an improved work environment for Theatre Factory Tobacco the staff who need to enter the space, the reassurance of the safety of audience members and the protection of the theatre. “Previously to the cleaning, while we could access the dome we were unable to inspect the area fully. Since the cleaning we’ve been able to carry out weekly safety checks and have already scheduled Hayles and Howe to inspect the area.” Ross Williamson, Building Supervisor 10 Streatham Space Streatham

Playground Theatre Discovery This newly opened theatre on Latimer Road We will help people discover in West London was converted from a bus depot. With funding from the Theatres Trust more about theatres the theatre’s capacity was expanded from 120 seats to 200 simply by widening its fire exit. This was an example of how a small intervention Research can have a big impact on the operational We responded to 119 research enquiries on the viability of a theatre. history, design and development of theatres. This included supporting 15 researchers who visited the Resource Centre to undertake their Wolfson Foundation Urgent Repairs Scheme own research in our Library and Archive.

In 2017/18 Theatres Trust delivered a pilot scheme in Archives and library association with the Wolfson Foundation. The Urgent Thanks to the support of our archive volunteers, Repairs Scheme distributed two rounds of awards, three of our archive collections have been £44,313, and £54,520 to seven theatres: catalogued and are available online at Archives Hub: Saltburn Community Theatre, Royal Court Bacup, • Alan Richardson Collection – more than 1,800 Trinity Centre Bristol, Wilton’s Music Hall, Ayr Gaiety, postcards of theatre in the UK and abroad. Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff and Kings Theatre Portsmouth. • Ernest Woodrow Collection – scrapbooks compiled by the theatre architect and safety Following the success of the pilot scheme, we were expert covering theatre architecture, safety, delighted that the Wolfson Foundation agreed to Woodrow’s own buildings and career. continue the partnership, committing to £300,000 of funding for the next three years. The new scheme, • Jason Barnes Collection – lighting designs, ground the Theatre Improvement Scheme, will focus on a plans and technical information for the Strand different theme each year, beginning with improving Theatre in London and various regional venues, disabled access in 2018. collected by former Theatres Trust trustee. In 2017, Theatres Trust received the following additions to our archive and library: ` • 9 boxes of library books, with a particular focus on European theatre architecture, and a box of UK and international theatre postcards, donated by the family of lighting designer Francis Reid Normansfield Theatre Normansfield • Various plans of the Victoria Palace Theatre, donated by the Cameron Mackintosh Archive • Papers to add to the John Earl Collection, from the time he spent working as a consultant for the Theatres Trust, including notes on the Old Vic, Playhouse, Hackney Empire, Normansfield, Brighton Dome, Cambridge Festival Theatre and Harrogate Royal Hall

11 Financial review

Income for the year across both The Theatres Trust The value of The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund’s and The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund (Registered investment portfolio decreased marginally during charity No. 274697) was £60,006 higher for the the year such that the market value of the portfolio year ended 31 March 2018 than in the previous year. at 31 March 2018 was £898,648. The relative This was largely due to increased income from performance of the portfolio was closely aligned theatre rents and other grants and donations. to the general market trend. Resources expended in the year were £2,682 higher In line with our new three year strategy 2018-21 we than in 2017. Theatre Protection Grants given during will both invest some of our unrestricted reserves and the year were £5,124 more than in the previous year. fundraise to deliver new programmes and to increase

The Theatres Trust 2018 2017 £’000 £’000

Income Theatre Rents Receivable 433 393 Sale of Proprietary seats 119 122 Conferences and events 49 45 Interest Receivable - -

Total income 601 560

Less Expenditure Administrative expenses 123 129 Conferences and events 35 38 Other expenditure 25 19

Total expenditure 183 186

Surplus of income over expenditure 418 374

Less covenanted payment to The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund (418) (374) Less Taxation - -

Net movement in funds - -

Funds brought forward 217 217

Total Funds 217 217

Funds Accumulated fund 67 67 Capital Provision fund 150 150

Total Funds 217 217 our overall impact. We have designated £210,000 The financial statements for The Theatres Trust to restructure the organisation including additional and The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund for the staffing to deliver improved advocacy, marketing year ended 31 March 2018 are summarised here. and fundraising and to invest in key resources Copies of the full audited accounts may be obtained including CRM, Archive and Theatres Database. free from the Theatres Trust. The auditors have We have also allocated £100,000 of our own given unqualified opinions on the accounts of both resources to match fund any grants we receive organisations. from trusts and foundations against an ambitious three-year fundraising target.

The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund 2018 2017 £’000 £’000

Income Covenanted payment from The Theatres Trust 418 374 Administration charge paid by The Theatres Trust 122 129 Historic England Grant 30 33 Other grants and donations received 240 212 Other income 108 113

Total income 918 861

Less expenditure Direct Charitable Expenditure 767 779 Costs of generating funds 146 129

Total expenditure 913 908

Surplus of income over expenditure 5 (47)

Net gains/(losses) from investments (11) 110

Net movement in funds (6) 63

Funds brought forward 1038 975

Total Funds 1032 1038

Funds General Fund 338 334 Theatres Protection Fund 87 119 Other Restricted Funds 0 1 Organisational Development & Transition Fund 210 0 Match Funding Fund 100 0 Capital Provision Fund 297 584

Total Funds 1032 1038 Our supporters

The Friends and Corporate Supporters of Theatres Trust are extremely important to our work, giving their time and valuable support. The Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have given their support during 2017/18.

Major donations & funders Tompkins Voluntary Group Friends Andrew Lloyd Webber Hawthorn Friends of the Royal Hippodrome Foundation Hayles & Howe Theatre, Eastbourne Architectural Heritage Fund HQ Theatres Charles Michael Holloway Integro Honorary Life Friends Charitable Trust The Little Theatre Guild of Great Ted Bottle Historic England Britain Rob Dickins CBE The Mackintosh Foundation LW Theatres John Earl Soho Estates M Bradbrook Electrical Services Ian Grundy The Wolfson Foundation Max Fordham Charles Holloway Momentum Consulting Engineers Jonathan Lane OBE Corporate Supporters Ltd Jim Lee 8build Nederlander International Ltd Peter Longman ABTT New Mills Art Theatre Iain Mackintosh ADB Stagelight New Vic Theatre, Sally McGrath Aedas Arts Team Newcastle-under-Lyme Mark Price Albany Theatre Trust Nimax Theatres Rupert Rhymes OBE Allies and Morrison Northampton Theatres Trust Mhora Samuel Ambassador Theatre Group Ornate Interiors Michael Sell Ambassadors Theatre Philips Entertainment Lighting Artifax Plann Life Friends Arup Purcell Ian Albery Audio Light Systems Ltd RISE Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Robolights D W Baker Bennetts Associates Royal Central School of Speech Chris Baldwin Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd and Drama Peter Baldwin BuroHappold SeatPlan.com Peter Bassett Charcoalblue LLP Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight Roger Beacham Chichester Festival Theatre St Martin’s Theatre Keith Bear Clay Paky SpA Stage Electrics G A C Berenzweig Cumbernauld Theatre Trust Ltd The Society for Theatre Research S S Berenzweig Darlington Hippodrome Theatre Projects Consultants Margaret Berwyn-Jones De Matos Ryan Theatre Royal & Royal Concert James Bettley Derwent London Hall Nottingham Jennie Bisset Drama by Design Theatre Royal Bath Andrzej Blonski EM Acoustics Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Alec Botten ETC Tyne K W Brown Everyman and Playhouse Theatre Royal Plymouth Richard Burke Theatres, Liverpool Theatreplan LLP Axel Burrough Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham Triple E D P Campbell Foster Wilson Architects UK Theatre K P Carpenter Georgian Theatre Royal, University of Huddersfield, Drama Barry R Chandler Richmond Department M Charlesworth Glantre Unusual Rigging Jeff Clarke Global Design Solutions GDS Victoria & Albert Museum Theo Clarke GVA Acuity Theatre & Performance Collection John Cliff Harlequin Floors Wakefield Theatre Trust W Philip C Cobb Harvard College Library Wrightsure Ray Cooney OBE Frank Cox

14 Roger Crowther Muriel Nichols Iain Wotherspoon Pravina Dalton Richard Norman Benjamin Yeoh R S Derham Jane Ollerton Colin Draper Mike Ostler Individual Friends David Drummond Roy William Patten Robert Aldous Michael Elson John Peach Nick Allen Mick Escott John Peto Tom Atkins Keith Evans MVO Michael Platt Jason Barnes Lily Fine Francis Price Anne Basley Roger Fox Barry Pritchard Alan Baxter Leonard James Gazzard Chris Reece Christopher Bear Gerald Glover W Noel Rees Steven R Beattie Ronald G Grant Alic K Robertson David Beidas Sally Greene OBE E H Robertson Marc Bernstein Richard Greenwood G Romanowksi Graham Bickley Mitchell J Guthman Joseph S Rosenberg Simon Birchall John Hamilton Sparks Bruce Rowling David Blyth G Hampson Lady Sainsbury of Turville Ruth Bowley John B Harrop Edward Shamash Michael Breeze Elain Harwood Clive Sherling Luke Brewster Carl Hayhurst Rob Shorland-Ball Suzie Bridges Tom Healey R J C Shuttleworth Jonathan Brown Gavin D Henderson CBE Gerald Smith Natasha Brown Michael Holden J O Smith Stephen Browning Clare U Hope John D Standen Liz Bury Roy Hudd OBE Anne E Starks Alan Butland Peter Jay Peter Steer Gareth Carr Alun Jones Michael Swanson Nicholas Charlesworth Carsten Jung Nick Tant David Clarke Robert C Kelly Roger Temple Diane Clough Frank Kelsall Robert B Thomas Edward Brian Coates Mike Kilburn Nick Thompson John Cole John Knight OBE Mark Thorburn David S Cooper Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE Jane Thornton MBE Paul S Covell Brian Legge Frances Thorpe Simon Crick John Levitt Janet Townend Richard Crumpton Margaret Lines S D Vaughan Terence Davis Roger Lobb John Wackett Iain Dennis Steve Lowe Richard K Walton Andrew Devenport Stewart MacKay R L Watson Jonathan Dicken Hugh Maguire John West Nicholas Edwards David Mayer Timothy L West CBE Alistair Fair M I Metcalfe Dame June Whitfield Roderick P Fell M V Morgan Peter A Wilcox John C Fields Trevor Morson David Wilmore Matthew Finch Spencer Mort Jennifer Wilson Mike Fitzgerald John Muir John Wise Clare Fox Pamela Newman Michael Wood Craig Gamble Richard Newman Daphne Woodrow Görel Garlick

15 David Garratt Judith Mellor OBE John Whitton Karin Gartzke Peter Morris Pamela Whitton Michael Gaunt Joe A Mullender Robert Wildgust Brian F Gavin Rodney Mylius Paul Wilkins Paula Gillespie Richmond A Neale Nick Williams Steve Green Simon Needle Colin Winslow I M Grey Ian Nichol Alex Wood John Griffiths Adrian Nicholas Steve Woolley Simon Grigg John Nicholls David Wright R E Grover Mark Ockenden Sally Yarwood Michael Hall Andrew J Osmond Saskia Hallam Cliff Parkinson We remember those Friends Michael Hamilton Tom Pate who have sadly passed away: Mark Hammond Ben Payne Kenneth Sutcliffe Simon Hardy Colin Peacock Benjamin Whitrow R Haselgrove William Hamilton Pearson Peter Plouviez David Heath Phil Penfold Mike A Higginbottom Mark Pessell Conference 17 Sponsors John Higgins Richard Pick Allies and Morrison Historic Environment Scotland John Plews Haworth Tompkins Library John E Prickett Stage Electrics Edward Howson Richard Purver Charcoalblue Stephen Inston Joe Reader Northern Light Brian Johnson Alan Rennie Unusual Stephen Jones Pete Richards BuroHappold Michelle Jones Sarah Richards EM Acoustics David W Kidd Anne Riches OBE GDS Richard King Tim Ronalds Triple E J R King Daniel Rose Really Useful Theatre Group Noel Kirby Pat Russell Audio Light Systems Christian John Knighton Peter Ruthven Hall Harlequin Floors Keith Laidler James Sargant Hawthorn Cara Lancaster William T R Scott Theatre Projects Diana Le Clercq Margaret Shewring Plann Mitchel Lewis David E Smith Chauvet Professional Peter Lewis Stanley Smithson Aedas Arts Team David Lingwood Mark Soulsby ETC Matthew Lloyd Jon Sowden Theatreplan Robert Longthorne David Spink Philips Entertainment Lighting Peter Lovell Michael Stubbs GoboPlus Tony Mabbutt Robert Thorne LSi Magazine Sara MacGeagh Graham Tubb The Stage Philip Main Richard Voase ABTT Tamara E N Malcolm MBE Diana Walkden J&C Joel Michael Mantell Anthony Walker Lyric Hammersmith Rachel Marks Nicola Walls New Stages Ltd C L Martin Nicolas Walsh Stagetext Deborah McGhee T J Watson Ruari McNeill Mark White

16 Trustees

Tim Eyles Chair Pam Bone Chair of The Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Pam Bone is an independent adviser for the cultural one of the UK’s leading arts charities, and Chair industries. She advises organisations on strategic elect of the Royal Society of Arts. Tim also and business planning including fundraising and has a portfolio of business interests and serves resource development. Over the past 17 years she on a number of boards. He is former Managing has secured significant funding to enable new and Partner at international law firm Taylor Wessing. refurbished arts buildings, artistic and learning Tim became Chair at the Theatres Trust on programmes and individual projects. Prior to this 1 February 2015 and was reappointed by The she was employed in senior management roles Secretary of State at the DCMS for a second term in performing arts organisations, major theatre in January 2018. venues and the funding system. Pam Bone became a Trustee on 1 July 2017. Richard Baldwin Richard Baldwin is a chartered quantity surveyor Dara Ó Briain by background and has over 40 years’ experience Dara is a comedian and television presenter, noted in the central London construction market, the for hosting television shows such as Mock the Week, majority of which he spent at Davis Langdon, where Stargazing Live and The Apprentice: You’re Fired! he was responsible for the successful delivery of Dara began his career by performing in comedy numerous high profile projects. Richard is now Head clubs in Ireland; he now tours both nationally and of Development at Derwent London, which actively internationally and has released 5 DVDs. He has manages a portfolio of 5.5 m sq. ft. Richard Baldwin also written books for children and adults, and became a Trustee on 1 January 2016. written for most of the national papers in the UK and Ireland. Dara Ó Briain became a Trustee David Blyth on 1 April 2014. David Blyth has been involved in theatre and arts entertainment management for over thirty five years Paul Cartwright in both the commercialised and subsidised sectors. Paul Cartwright was a partner of the private equity In 1987 David joined the management team of the firm, Rutland Partners LLP until December 2018. local authority run Fairfield Hall Arts Complex in Paul joined Rutland in 1988 and has been actively and over the next five years was Head involved in its development through to becoming of Operations. He joined The Ambassadors Woking Managing Partner in 2005. Paul has been as General Manager in 1992 and became Head a lead member of the team in raising £800m for of Operations for the Company in March 1997, investment across the three Rutland Funds since while retaining the role of Chief Executive of 2001. Paul has also led a wide range of turnaround the Ambassadors Woking. In February 2000 and restructuring investments for Rutland and he joined the board of ATG as Operations Director. held many board positions in portfolio companies. He subsequently relinquished the role as Chief Paul still represents Rutland in certain portfolio Executive of Woking in September 2006 to companies. Prior to joining Rutland, Paul qualified concentrate on the expanded position of Operations as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen and Buildings Development Director. In March working in corporate finance and consultancy. 2011 he was appointed as Ambassador’s Property Paul Cartwright became a Trustee on 1 July 2017. Director, with responsibility for their portfolio of 39 venues across the UK, America and Australia. David retired from Ambassador Theatre Group in 2015. Since his retirement David has become the Chairman of the Marina Theatre Trust in Lowestoft. David Blyth became a Trustee on 1 July 2017.

17 Paddy Dillon Richard Johnston Paddy Dillon is noted as a theatre architect and Richard Johnston has been Chief Executive conservationist, and as a writer and broadcaster. of Delfont Mackintosh Theatres since October He led Haworth Tompkins’s architectural team for 2004. He was also Chief Executive of Stoll Moss the award-winning regeneration of the National Theatres/Really Useful Theatres from 1992-2000. Theatre, and before that headed the regeneration From 2000-2004 he was Chief Executive of Snape Maltings. He was a director at Allies of the Racecourse Holdings Trust/Jockey Club and Morrison Architects, leading projects for the Racecourses, which is the leading group of UK Roundhouse and RADA, and is now an independent racecourses. Earlier positions included Director architect and consultant. He sits on the casework of the Birmingham Hippodrome and Chief Executive committee of the Twentieth Century Society, and of the Contemporary Dance Trust. Richard Johnston the editorial board of ITEAC. Paddy Dillon became became a Trustee on 1 July 2017. a Trustee on 1 January 2016. Gary Kemp Ruth Eastwood Gary Kemp grew up in Islington and attended local Currently CEO of the Grade II* Listed Matcham grammar school Dame Alice Owens and Anna Grand Theatre in Blackpool, Ruth has worked in Scher’s Children’s Theatre drama club, becoming touring, presenting and producing theatres from a child actor in film and TV. In 1976 he left acting Hull Truck to the Royal National Theatre. She has to concentrate on making music and song writing, managed large scale capital developments whilst founding the 1980s super group Spandau Ballet. Chief Executive of Leicester Theatre Trust (2006-9) His songs spent a combined total of 500 weeks and Poole Arts Trust (1997-2006). Ruth Eastwood in the charts and generated over 25 m record sales became a Trustee on 7 February 2011. worldwide. Gary pursued an acclaimed solo career after Spandau Ballet split in 1990 and returned David Ian to acting, starring in films such as ‘The Krays’ David Ian is a theatre producer who presents shows and ‘The Bodyguard’ and performing on stage all over the world. He is the recipient of five Olivier at Wyndham’s, Stratford East and the Trafalgar awards and two Tony nominations. He started out Studios. He writes articles on art, music and as an actor and appeared in a number of UK theatre the theatre for numerous publications, including productions, including the musicals Time, The the Times, Guardian and Evening Standard, and Pirates of Penzance, Joseph and the Amazing presents and produces programmes for TV and Technicolor Dreamcoat, and The Rocky Horror radio. Gary Kemp became a Trustee on 1 July 2017. Show. From 2005, David was the Chairman and CEO of the global theatrical division of Live Nation Simon Ricketts having previously joined the group in 2000 when Simon Ricketts is one of the founding partners it was part of Clear Channel, the largest theatrical of Town Legal LLP, a boutique planning law firm. group in the world. At Live Nation, David was Prior to Town, he was a partner at King & Wood responsible for Broadway Across America, which Mallesons (previously SJ Berwin). Simon specialises produces and tours first class Broadway shows in planning, compulsory purchase and local in over 40 cities in the United States and Canada. government law, particularly in relation to UK major He was simultaneously CEO of the UK division mixed-use development projects. He was ranked as which included over 25 theatres both in London’s the UKs most highly rated planning solicitor in 2018 West End and most regional markets in the UK. for a ninth year running by Planning magazine and In 2006 he founded David Ian Productions, based is rated as a Tier 1 planning solicitor in Chambers UK in London’s Covent Garden. It is now one of the and Legal 500. Simon Ricketts became a Trustee on UK’s leading producers of live large-scale theatrical 1 July 2017. entertainment. David Ian became a Trustee on 1 July 2017.

18 Staff

Peter Roberts Jon Morgan Director Peter has spent 53 years in the business of Theatre Alice Montgomery Administration Assistant working mainly with Bernard Delfont as Head of (from May 2018) Production and Cameron Mackintosh as Technical Director and Head of Theatre Development. Ashish Shah Finance Manager Now semi-retired he is currently part of the team (from November 2017) negotiating with Ofcom on future Radio Spectrum Claire Appleby Architecture Adviser allocation for the Theatre. Peter Roberts became a Trustee on 1 April 2014. Justine Harvey Marketing & Communications Manager (from July 2018) Ann Skippers Ann Skippers is a chartered town planner with Kate Bierman Development Director over twenty-five years’ experience in planning in (from April 2018) a career which has spanned the public, private and Kate Carmichael Communications Coordinator academic sectors. Ann was President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) in 2010, was the Marie Lane Resource Centre Manager Vice President (Europe) of the Commonwealth Sarah Walsh General Manager (from October 2017) Association of Planners from 2010-2012 and Vice Chair of the Construction Industry Council from Tom Clarke National Planning Adviser 2011-2014. She is currently a Visiting Professor (from January 2018) at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. Tom Stickland Theatres Adviser Ann Skippers became a Trustee on 1 April 2014. Our thanks also go to those staff who have Anna Stapleton left us this year: Corinne Beaver, Faith Borerwe, Anna Stapleton has worked for over forty years Ross Anthony, and Stephanie Rolt. as an Arts Manager in the performing arts. Previous posts include Administrative Director at the Citizens Consultants Theatre, Glasgow; Drama & Dance Director at Caroline Griffin Marketing Consultant the Scottish Arts Council; Drama Director at the Mark Price Heritage & Planning Consultant Arts Council of England and work with a range Mary Rahman PR Consultant of producing theatres in Scotland and England. Nicky Rowland Sponsorship and Advertising Anna Stapleton became a Trustee on 12 May 2014. Duty Managers Farha Bi Fiona McKeon Special Advisers Janet Cantrill John Earl Joanna Lally Jonathan Lane Josh Harper Peter J Wilson Keshini Ranasinghe Mark Scott Martin Young Volunteers Diana Watt Ian Grundy Lindsay Holborough Maire Chatzialexiou Sally McGrath Sophie Wilson

19 Protecting theatres for everyone

In 2017/18

Over 5 million people attended theatres benefitting from the 5million Theatres Trust’s support

Advice 233 We provided specialist, tailored advice to 233 theatre organisations

Planning 219 We commented on 219 planning and listed building applications

Planning 223 We commented on 223 local planning documents

Grants £202k Our Theatres Protection Fund has awarded £202,413 to theatres across the UK 20