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AnnuAl RepoRt2012-13

everymantheatre.org.uk

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WelCoMe

The year 2012/2013 saw the establishment of a number of artistic policies introduced in the previous year.

• Toproduceplaysourselvesandthentournationally

• Toincreasetheamountofself-producedstudiotheatrework

• Tocontinuetomountourownpantomimesandastudioplayforsmallerchildren

• Tocontinuerelationshipswithcompaniesweadmireandgrowaudiencesthroughannualvisits

• Todeveloparegionalandlocalprofilethroughexcellentcommunityandeducationwork

• Todevelopaseriesof‘labs’whichencourageemergingwritersandperformersfromtheregion

• Toencourageyoungpeopletocometothetheatrethroughspecialinitiatives,ArtsAwards,ticketoffersandbecominginvolvedinoneofouryouththeatres

• Tocontinueawiderangeofeducationandcommunity workforthecounty

• Todevelopaseriesofdanceclasses,youththeatresandcommunitychoirsbasedattheEveryman

Webeganourpolicyofproducingaplayannuallyalthoughtwofellwithinthisfinancialyear.In2012TennesseeWilliam’smasterpiece,A Glass Menagerie,wasasplendidstartandmuchadmired.In2013wemountedCider with RosieadaptedfromLaurieLee’smemoiroflifeinGloucestershire.BothplaysweredirectedbyPaulMilton.TheplaythentouredandthelongtermplanistomountaplayannuallyandtouraroundtheUK–establishinganationalreputationfortheEverymananddevelopinganewrevenuestream.

TheEverymannowreceivesregularvisitsfromPropellerTheatreCompany,OutofJoint,KneehighTheatre,NorthernBroadsides,BirminghamRoyalBallet,StephenJosephTheatrefromScarborough,BalletBoyzandRichardAlstonDanceCompany.WealsowelcomedEnglishTouringTheatreandthefirstproductionfromtheTouringConsortium(ofwhichwearemembers)The Diary of Anne Frank.NextyearweaddShakespeareattheTobaccoFactory,HullTruckandClywdTheatreCymruwiththeplanthattheyreturneachyear.Allthesecompaniesarefundedbytheirartscouncilsandproducehighstandardwork.

Wealsopresentedsomefineproductionsfromthecommercialsector–Relatively SpeakingfromBathTheatreRoyalwithFelicityKendal;The HandymanfromtheYvonneArnaudTheatre,GuildfordwithTimothyWest;The Woman in Black;Goodnight Mr TomandAn Inspector Calls.

Thisyear’splayforyoungerchildrenintheStudioTheatrewasThe Enormous Turnip–ourattempttogiveagoodtheatreexperienceforchildrentooyoungforthepantomimeinthemainhouse.Therewereafurthersixplaysproducedin-houseandpresentedintheStudio–allnewlywrittenandmanybylocalauthors.

ThemanyandvariededucationandcommunityprojectsaredetailedinthisannualreportasistheactivitiesofourActorsandWritersLabs.ThesewellestablishedgroupsencourageandsupportlocalprofessionalartistsandtheirworkisnowbearingfruitinavarietyofStudioproductions.

Financially,thetheatresufferedfromthegeneraleconomicmoodandendedtheyearwithadeficitentirelyrelatedtoadownturninticketsales.However,wehavemadecutbacksinexpenditureandmadesomepainfulstaffsavingswhichshouldmeanthattheEverymancanweatherfuturesqualls ifnotstormswithareducedcostbase.

AnannualreportisagoodandtraditionalplacetopraisethestafffortheeffortsandtheirtalentsthroughtheyearandthankalloursponsorsandsupporterswithparticularmentionofourfundersArtsCouncilEnglandandCheltenhamBoroughCouncilandoftheBoardmembersfortheirtime andexpertise.

Clive Thomas – ChairmanGeoffrey Rowe – Chief Executive

Front cover: The cast of Cider With Rosie

Right: Julia Hills in The Glass Menagerie

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MAINHOUSEPERFORMANCES

April7: Broadway and Beyond

10 - 14: An Inspector Calls

17 - 21: Titanic The Musical (Cotswold Savoyards)

23 - 28: The Diary of Anne Frank (The Touring Consortium Theatre Company)

25: The Good Old Days of Music Hall and Variety

May1 - 5: Eugene Onegin and The Barber of Seville (English Touring Opera)

6: The Burlesque Show

8 - 12: Funny Peculiar

15 - 19: Horrible Histories

20: To Sheila With Love

21 - 26: Equus

25 - 27: The Gruffalo

June28 - 2: Murder on the Nile

5 - 9: The Real Thing (English Touring Theatre)

13 - 16: The Glass Menagerie (Everyman Theatre Production)

19 - 23: Oliver! (Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society)

22: We’ll Meet Again

25: The Glenn Miller Orchestra

26: Ultimate Eagles

27: The Jackie Generation

28: Relight The Fire: The Take That Story

29 - 20: The Russian State Ballet and Opera Company presents Carmen

AmongthemanyproductionsperformedattheEverymanTheatreduringthe2012–2013seasonwere11companieswhoreceivefundingfromArtsCouncilEnglandtoexposetheirworktoawideraudiencethroughoutEngland. Theseproductionsarehighlightedinblacktextinthe listbelow.

TheEverymanTheatrealsostageditsfirstin-houseproductiononthemainstageinover20years,TennesseeWilliams’The Glass Menagerie,starringJuliaHills.FollowingthesuccessofThe Glass MenagerietheEverymanstagedaproductionofLaurieLee’squintessentialCotswoldtale,Cider with RosiewhichalsotouredtotheatresinGuildford,SalisburyandCroydon.

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July9 - 14: Save The Last Dance For Me

16 - 21: Doctor in the House

25: Dancing Queen

26: Forever Jackson

28: The Rat Pack is Back

September10 - 15: Relatively Speaking

17 - 22: The Handyman

24 - 29: Duet For One

October2 - 6: A Government Inspector (Northern Broadsides)

9 - 13: Our Country’s Good (Out of Joint)

14: Richard Street of the Temptations

15 - 20: The Importance of Being Earnest

22 - 27: Good Grief

November30 - 3: Steptoe and Son (Kneehigh)

4: Last Night of the Proms

6and9:Richard Alston Dance Company

7: Shakespeare Schools Festival

8: Sing-A-Long-A Grease

10: Jacqui Dankworth

13 - 15: The Russian State Ballet and Opera Company presents Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty

16: Piaf: The Songs

17: The Syd Lawrence Orchestra

19 - 24: The Woman in Black

Christmas30Nov-13January:Dick Whittington (Everyman Theatre Production)

January17: The Johnny Cash Roadshow

18: The Brothers Gibb

19: Elkie Brooks

21 - 26: Go Back For Murder

February28 - 2: The 39 Steps

5 - 7: The Russian State Ballet and Opera Company presents La bohéme and Madam Butterfly

8: BalletBoyz

9: One Night with Elvis

11 - 16: Blood Brothers

20 - 24: Beauty and the Beast on Ice

March26 - 2: Surprises (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough)

3: Chris Addison

4 - 9: Yes, Prime Minister

10: Al Murray

12 - 16: Goodnight Mister Tom

24: Russell Kane

29: Chris & Pui Roadshow

21 - 30: Cider With Rosie (Everyman Theatre Production)

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April2: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

3 - 7: Old Herbaceous

11 - 14: Travels with Granddad

18: Stand Up For Poetry and Take Heart

STUDIOTHEATREPERFORMANCES

May3: The Wit and Songs of Noël Coward

4: An Audience with Sherlock Holmes

9 - 12: Mapp and Lucia Ahoy!

17 - 19: Plays with Attitude

20: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

June28 - 1: Paved with Gold

11: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

28 - 30: A Right Royal Knees Up (Everyman Theatre Production)

Great ExpectationsintheStudioTheatrewasanEverymanco-production(incollaborationwiththeWorcesterHiveandtheUniversityofWorcester)tocelebratetheCharlesDickensbicentenary.TheEveryman’screativeteamandprofessionalactorsworkedalongsidelocalcommunityperformersandactors-in-trainingfromtheUniversityofWorcester.Thiswasadevelopmentofthe2011Lady Clancartyproject–andwascommissionedbyTheHeritageLotteryFund.Great ExpectationswasstagedintheEverymanStudioTheatreandatTheHiveinWorcester.

Great Expectationsutilizeddigitalimagestomaximisetheproduction’simpactwhenbeingperformedinnon-traditionalvenues(TheHiveisalibrary)andplayedtoaudiencesmadeupofsecondaryschoolsfromWorcesterandGloucestershire.TheEverymanandtheUniversityofWorcesterhopetosustainthepartnershipestablishedbytheGreat Expectationsprojectanddevelopfutureprojectstogether.Showshighlightedinblacktext,inthelistbelow,wereproducedbyTheEverymanTheatre.

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July2 - 4: The Girl With the Iron Claws

6: EveryVoice Choirs

7: Celtish

10: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

17 - 18: As You Like It

19 - 20: Bard Heads

September12 - 15: Casting

20: A Night with Tweedy

21: Folk On

22: Songs of John Martyn

26 - 29: An Evening with Dementia

October1: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

8: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

9: Bones

11 - 12: Now Until the Hour

17 - 20: The Pickwick Papers

23 - 27: Dombey and Sons

November30 - 3: Great Expectations (Everyman Theatre Production)

5: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

6: An Evening with Keith Thompson

15 - 17: The Sky is Falling

22 - 24: Green Jack

25: EveryVoice Choirs

Christmas12-24December:The Enormous Turnip (Everyman Theatre Production)

10-22December:Intimate Exchanges (Everyman Theatre Production)

January23 - 26: Krapp’s Last Tape

February1 - 2: Snared

4: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

19 - 23: Fly Eddie Fly (Everyman Theatre Production)

March27 - 2: Made in Gloucestershire

6 - 9: An Evening of Deception

14 - 16: The Seven Ages

18: Jazz in the Studio Theatre

20 - 23: The Boy at the Edge of the Room

25 - 28: The Enormous Turnip (Everyman Theatre Production)

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STAR SHINEIncollaborationwiththeNationalStarCollegeforseverelydisabledyoungpeople,theEverymanproducedaplaybasedonthethemeoftheParalympics(tocoincidewithLondon2012).WrittenbyamemberoftheEveryman’sWriters’Labtheplayfeatureddisabledstudentactorsandtouredlocalprimaryschools,engagingover700children.

POSITIVE MOVESTheEverymanteamworkedwithsixprimaryschoolsinGloucestershireforthisprojectpartlyfundedbyCheltenhamPolice.Nearly100youngpeopletookpartintheproject,whichwasbasedonthethemeof“workingtogether”. TheprojectculminatedinaperformanceatAllSaintsAacademySecondarySchool.

FUNDEDPROJECTS

SKYLINESInconjunctionwithTheatreCentre,HampsteadTheatreandtheRoyalExchange,Manchester,12membersoftheEverymanTheatre’sWriters’Labworkedwithprofessionalplaywrightstocreatescriptsforyoungpeople.Thescriptswereperformedtoanaudienceof50localyoungpeoplewhoweregiventheopportunitytoprovidefeedbackontheworkandchildren’stheatreingeneral.

FLY EDDIE FLY!CommissionedbytheArtsCouncilandwrittenbyWriters’LabmemberMirandaWalker,Fly Eddie Fly!wasbasedonthelifestoryoflocallegendEddie“TheEagle”Edwards. Fly Eddie Fly! playedtocapacityaudiencesduringitsweek-longrunintheStudioTheatre.

ARTS AWARDSInthesummerof2012theEverymanTheatreranitsfirsteverMusicalTheatreSummerSchoolforyoungpeopleages12–18.SummerSchoolstudentsexceededthetargetofachievingfourBronzeArtsAwardsandonestudentachievedaSilver.

Some highlights of the diverse projects delivered by the Everyman’s Education and Community Department:

Star Shine

Sky is Falling The Cole Porter Songbook

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Fly Eddie Fly!

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESERSHIRE COLLABORATIONPractitionersfromtheEverymanworkedwithPerformingArtsandCreativeWritingCoursestudents.Topicsincludedworkingwithcommunitytheatreandcareeradviceforworkingintheperformingarts.Actorsperformedscriptswrittenby20studentsandprovidedfeedbackandcritique.

GREEN JACK and THE SKY IS FALLINGTwocommissionsfrommembersoftheEveryman’sWriters’LabandYoungCompany.Duringtheprojectcollaborations40youngpeoplewereofferedtheopportunitytoworkonnewwritingwithadultwritersfromtheWriters’Lab.

A Right Royal Knees Up

Green Jack

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WorkshopsNurseryCaptainPugwash-Springboard

PrimaryPantomime-SteamMillsStorytelling-PartonManorinfantsShakespeare-Nailsworth

SecondaryPoetryAnthology-CotswoldSchoolIntrotoShakespeare-CotswoldSchoolOfMiceandMen-CotswoldSchoolAnInspectorCalls-CotswoldSchoolWoyzeck-RednockAuditiontechnique-MillbrookPhysical-SirThomasRich’sMask-CotswoldDickensDeepLearningDay-RednockDirecting-DeerParkDevising-ThomasRich’sGrammarCharacterDevelopment-RednockStanislavski-CotswoldBrecht-ChurchdownTheWomaninBlack-BarnwoodParkDevising-RednockDevising-CotswoldFunYear9-ChurchdownJuliusCaesar-CheltenhamLadiesCollege

International WorkIntroductiontoShakespeare-SWEDISHPARTYIntroductiontoDickens-SWEDISHPARTYTheatreTourandjobroles-Italianstudents

EDUCATIONANNUALREPORT2012-13

Educational ProjectsShakespeare Schools FestivalBarnwoodParkArtsCollege,CheltenhamCollegeJuniorSchool,SevernValeSchool,SirWilliamRomney’sAcademy,AllSaints’Academy,GloucesterAcademy,MalvernCollege

Shadows in the NightInclusiveperformancefortheCheltenhamFestivalofPerformingArtsinpartnershipwithTwoCanInclusiveTheatreCompany.

NationalStarCollegeandMillbrookAcademy

All AboardPrimaryTourinpartnershipwithPlayHouseTheatreCompanyBirmingham.

ToddingtonStation-GreatWesternRailways

GloucesterRoadPrimary,RowanfieldJuniorSchool,DunalleyPrimary,ChristchurchPrimarySchool, StThomasMooreCatholicPrimary,HestersWayPrimary.

Dickens ChildrenSecondaryprojectinPartnershipwithDaylightTheatreCompany

Rednock,Balcarras,Cleeve,ChosenHill,MilestonesCommunitySchool,MillbrookAcademy,CotswoldSchool,

EveryVoice8Communitychoirs,performancesintheStudioTheatre,IsbourneHolistcCentre,WheatsheafandFeiryAngelPublicHouses

BabesinArms,FreshSounds,HappyHarmonies,LaughterandLyrics,GoldenVoices

Dick Whittington Pantomime WorkshopsStAustins,CheltenhamLadiesCollege,RendcombCollegeJunior,PriorParkPrep,GlenfallPrimary,SwellPrimary,TheElms,GreatfieldPark,StMark’sPrimary,ManorbrookPrimary,LongboroughChurchofEnglandPrimary,BlackminsterMiddle,BirdlipPrimary,ChurchamPrimary

Enormous Turnip WorkshopsStJohn’sPlaygroup,TredworthInfants,SwindonVillagePlaygroup

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“Thebestprojectever.ThishasgivenawonderfulopportunitytoourKS3studentswhodonotnormallydosomethinglikethis,theyflourishedtobepartofsomethingreallyamazing.Thiswassoworthwhile.”REDNOCK

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The Everyman Education and Community Department delivers a diverse range of workshops and projects. Highlights of the work include...

The Everyman Open Day:Streetentertainerswelcomedpeopleofallagesintothetheatreforawiderangeoffreeactivities,workshopsandperformances.Therewerebackstagetours,acting,voiceandwritingworkshopsforadults.Children’sactivitiesincludeddramaworkshops,puppetshowsandfacepainting.

All Our Daughters:TheEverymanorganisedaconferencetoraiseawarenessoftheissueofforcedmarriages.Theeveningincludedspeakersfromarangeoforganisationsandpowerfultestimonyfromsurvivorsofforcedmarriages.ThedayculminatedinaperformanceintheEveryman’sStudioTheatreentitledAll Our DaughtersbyTheNewVicTheatre.

The Everyman Experience:AdiversegroupofpeoplefromarangeofcommunitiesincludingPakistani,Thai,Indian,Japanese,AsianBritish,IndianandWhiteBritish,learntabouttheatreandweretakenonabackstagetour,andtaughtsongsfromBloodBrotherspriortoaperformance.

School Council Conference:TheEverymanprovidedperformingartsworkshopsforaninclusivegroupofpupilsfromSpecialEducationalNeedsschoolsandmainstreamschoolsacrossthecountywhowererepresentativesontheirschoolcouncils.

Selfish Giant Tour:TheEverymantouredthiswelllovedtaletofamilyaudiencesatWorcesterArtsWorkshop,WychwoodFestival(Cheltenham)andThePicturedromeinGloucester.Anintimateperformancewheretheactorsusedpuppets,songsandaudienceparticipationtoengagetheaudience ofchildrenaged3–5yearsandtheirfamilies.

Right Royal Knees Up:ActorsandmusicianstouredCareHomesandResidentialCentreswithexcerptsandsongsinatraditional“OldTimeMusicHall”styleandthentheparticipantswereinvitedtoattendastudioperformance.

Practitioners’ Lab:TheEverymangivesfreetrainingtocommunityartspractitionersacrossGloucestershire.Ononesessiontheyweregiventheopportunitytosharesomeoftheirskillswiththisnetworkofprofessionals.Theywerealsogiven“ManagingChallengingBehaviour”training.

Fun Day for Vulnerable Children:TheEverymanprovidedarangeofcreativeactivitiesincludingstreetdance,circusskills,sambadrummingandfacepaintingatafamilyfun dayforvulnerablechildrenacrossGloucestershire.

The Garage Project: TheEverymanprovidedarangeoftasterworkshopsfortheHomelessandVulnerablyHousedincludingsambadrumming,creativewriting,salsadance,musicaltheatredanceandsongwritingsomeofwhichtookplaceinaconverted“Garage”.WhenwehadbuiltupsometrustwiththisgroupofpeoplewewereabletodosomelongerprojectsincludingcollectivelymakingalargebatikhangingandrehearsingChristmassongsforaperformanceinfrontofapproximately100peopleatthe“KingsTable”projectofTrinityChurch.

The Rock: TheEverymanworkedat“TheRock”YouthProjectwithyoungpeoplefromreferralcentresandhelpedthemattaintheirAsdanaward.EverymanActorsperformedascenefrom“BadKids”byMichaelGreenmanandthentheyoungpeoplebeganlearningskillstoputtogethertheirownperformance.Everymanpractitionershelpedthemtocollectivelycreatealargecollectivegraffitiwallwhichbecamethebackdropfortheirperformancewhichincorporatedbreakdanceandcircusskills.

U Turn: ApartnershipprojectwithHestersWayPolice stationwheretheEverymanhelpsrunafterschooldramaprojectsinninelocalprimaryschoolsonthethemeof “Anti-SocialBehaviour”.ThisprojectculminatedinashowcaseatAllSaintsAcademywhereallnineimprovisationswereperformedinfrontofparents.

Acting for Everyone:Aseriesofdirectingworkshopsforadults.Directors,includingAndyBurdenfromtheTobaccoFactoryinBristol,introducedvariouspracticaltechniquesthattheyuseintherehearsalroom.

Upstairs Downstairs: “InspiringFamilies”wereinvitedtoattendaVictorianactivitydaywhereparticipantswereabletoexperiencebeingaservantandmakingVictorianfood. ThefamiliesexperiencedwhatiswhatliketobeachildfromthearistocracyandtriedsomeVictoriancraftactivities.Thedayculminatedinashadowpuppetperformanceandsharingthefoodtheyhadmade.

Young Carers Project: Variouscreativeworkshopsincludingabackstagetour,dramaandcircusskillsworkshopsweregiventotheCheltenhamYoungCarersgroups.

Family Space:Storytelling,dramaandcraftworkshopsalllinkedtothethemeofDickWittingtonforfamiliesfromHestersWay.

COMMUNITYARTSPROJECTS

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YOUTHTHEATRE

The Everyman Theatre’s Young Company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012.

Fromhumblebeginnings,theyouththeatrenowhasfiveseparategroups.Twojuniorgroups(ages7to10),twomiddlegroups(ages13to16)andaseniorgroup(16-18yearolds).

Over140youngpeopleattendedyouththeatrein2012/2013.SessionswereheldinDunalleyPrimarySchool,andtheEverymanTheatre.YoungCompanymembersperformedintheEveryman’sStudioTheatreinavarietyofproductions,notablyintwospecially-writtenplays:The Sky Is Falling byLewisHastingsandGreen JackbyMartinLytton(bothmembersoftheEveryman’sWritersLab).

The Sky Is Falling

Green Jack

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PANTOMIMEANDSTUDIOWORKSHOPS

The Everyman continued its tradition of celebrating the season with our pantomime in the main house and two alternative productions in the Studio Theatre.

TheEveryman’sproductionofDick WhittingtonfeaturedGloucestershire’sfavouriteclown,Tweedy,fromGiffordsCircusandonceagainplayedtoanaudienceofnearly40,000ecstaticparentsandchildren,andteachersandstudentsfromhundredsofschoolsthroughoutGloucestershireandbeyond.

ThealternativeChristmasproductionsintheStudioTheatrewereThe Enormous Turnip,perfectforkidsaged3–7andIntimate Exchanges,anadultalternativetoourpantomime.

Priortotheproductions,theEverymanTheatre’sEducationandCommunityDepartmentdeliveredworkshopsinlocalschoolsintroducingstudentstothehistoryofpantomimeandteachingthemabouttheworkthatgoesintoputtingonagreatshow.

Dick Whittington Workshops Took Place At: StAustins,CheltenhamLadiesCollege,RendcombCollegeJunior,PriorParkPrep,GlenfallPrimary,SwellPrimary,TheElms,GreatfieldPark,StMark’sPrimary,ManorbrookPrimary,LongboroughChurchofEnglandPrimary,BlackminsterMiddle,BirdlipPrimary,ChurchamPrimary

Enormous Turnip Workshops Took Place At:StJohn’sPlaygroup,TredworthInfants,SwindonVillagePlaygroup

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WITHGRATEFULTHANKSTOOURSUPPORTERSANDSPONSORS

established 1929

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IncomeBoxOffice £2,726,459.00

PublicFunding £524,171.00

Catering £387,315.00

FundraisingandSundry £213,906.00

Total £3,851,851.00

ExpenditureProductionsandProjects £2,206,097.00

CateringCosts £301,296.00

Overheadsincl.Salaries £1,457,021.00

Total Expenditure £3,964,414.00

Result -£112,563.00

Theatre Information 2012-2013

NumberofUsers 153,747

ReachOutProjects 42,000

Ticketed Events

TotalNo.ofTicketedEvents 546

%ofticketsatfullprice 43

%ofticketsatconcessions 57

Where the Audience Comes From

Gloucestershire 75%

OutsideofGloucestershire 25%

Average Attendance

MainAuditorium 64%

StudioTheatre 81%

Board of Directors

ChairmanCliveThomasDirectorsZareenAhmed,JasonBlackburn,JaneCantwell,MikeDey, RobinHerford,CarolHobbs,ChunFKong,RogerNicholls,DudleyRussell, SamShrouder,GuyWoodcock,JohnWorkman

StaffChief ExecutiveGeoffreyRowe

Creative DirectorPaulMiltonHead of Community ArtsCamilleCoweHead of EducationLouisePartridgeStudio Production ManagerCorinHayesCreative Projects Co-ordinatorCaroDay

Finance ManagerPennyHarrisonSenior Finance AssistantClaireBatemanFinance AssistantsNatashaKrstic-Howe,NataliyaKudelinaTheatre SecretaryMillieKrstic-HoweDevelopment Officer*FionaSpiers

Technical and Production ManagerGrahamWilliamsTechnicial Stage ManagerKieranBarkerStage TechnicianPhilLanghamChief ElectricianMichaelEHallDeputy ElectriciansSteveAnderson,AlexStampTechnicians*DorianClaridge,JustinClaridge,LouiseCurwen,MattEarl, KarimHadoum,BenO’Grady,XantheParker,PeteSterryTheatre Services EngineerRogerHendryMaintenance Technician*JohnWhitehead

Head of Sales and MarketingDavidAllenPress and Marketing OfficersFrancescaGoddard,JackieMcKenzieGroup and Corporate Sales Co-ordinatorSally-annRhodesBox Office ManagerHilaryColemanDeputy Box Office ManagerKellyPriestSenior Box Office AssistantGailJonesBox Office Assistants*GlennAndrews,RoseHarrison,JulieHolder, NatashaKrstic-Howe,SteveParry,WendyWilcoxon

Theatre ManagerMattRogersDeputy Theatre Manager*JennyWicksSenior Stage Door ReceptionAlisonGreeningStage Door Receptionists*BeckyAndrews,AlisonBalster,AlisonMansfield,AngelaWilcockDuty Managers*NickPhillips,JudyWilliamsHousekeepersDebbieBetteridge,DebbieHawkins,IsabelMajor,RayPaget, JoanPitt,CarolRalph,BarbaraSims

Ushers*AndyAdams,YvonneBeach,DebbieBlyth,HannahChurchill,CathyDean,DebDovinson,SueGarcia,JoeHackett,NerysJoyce,PippaKay,MaiaKrstic-Howe,JennyMcGrath,KayleighMoore,GinniePaget,MartinPerks,SallyRogers,SarahSpencer,JacobTait-Bailey,FrancesThomas,KarenTownsend,LiamWheeler,MarisaWood

Everyman Catering CompanyCatering ManagerCarolineTaylorAssistant Catering ManagerMattNolanChefJoannaGilesDuty ManagerLauraBradleyCafé Bar Supervisor (daytime)LauraHuntSaturday Supervisor*RebeccaAyling

*Part-timestaff

FINANCIALINFORMATION

EVERYMAN BOARD&STAFF(ASAT31.3.13)


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