As an independent, notfor-profit, unsubsidised charity, Birmingham Hippodrome welcomes support from the business community. In return we can help you meet your business objectives.
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First-class client entertaining
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Reaching target audiences
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Profile raising & branding
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Relationship-building receptions
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High-level networking
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CSR & volunteer opportunities
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Staff motivation & rewards
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Team building & training
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Competitively priced, fully equipped meeting spaces with efficient service
“The Assisted Performance Scheme is a great way for Pinsent Masons to support the Arts in Birmingham and, at the same time, make it easier for disabled patrons to experience the Hippodrome’s diverse programme” PINSENT MASONS
Choose a flexible membership package to suit your company’s budget and interests. All Corporate Partners receive: Access to premium seats Advance Information Partnership launch news story Invitations to exclusive events Regular updates and newsletter
GOOD COMPANY CLUB
Select from a choice of benefits including: >>
Ticket allocation for premium seats
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Early booking & flexible ticketing
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Partners’ Lounge
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Accreditation
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Meeting Rooms
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Private hospitality suites
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Business to Business Networking
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Private Box Office
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Workshops
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Backstage Tours
mix with like-minded business people in the creative arts venue. From £500 + VAT
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Donate tickets to a community
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
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group or school Staff rewards
connect with influential corporate names and demonstrate your CSR credentials. From £2,800 + VAT
PERFORMANCE PARTNER be part of an elite group of companies that recognise the importance of Birmingham Hippodrome in the cultural life of the city. From £5,200 + VAT
“Membership offers opportunities to meet other professionals and entertain clients. Attending exclusive events such as show launches is an exciting highlight. We are also delighted to be part of one of the most innovative and impressive theatres in the UK” SCHOFIELD AND ASSOCIATES
Our Gala Dinners have an unparalleled reputation for mixing business with world-class entertainment. Ensure your business name is connected with 160 key names in the city by taking tables at these wow-factor events and help raise funds for a specific area of the theatre’s development work.
Meet with or entertain clients in one of several private hospitality suites. Together with our experienced teams create the atmosphere you want and take advantage of doing business in a superb creative arts venue. Backstage tours, meet-the-cast opportunities, history of the theatre insight means that no event is ever run-of-the-mill. Private dining and pre-show receptions can be designed around your budget and aims.
“What a stunning production! The event was amazing. The way you transformed the rehearsal studio was fantastic. Pleasant staff really made the evening special” SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham Hippodrome offers a wealth of creative opportunities for businesses keen to reach our audiences with their brand messages. Why do business with Birmingham Hippodrome?
Where do you want your business name to appear? >>
Shows
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Gala Dinners
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One-off business event
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Learning & participation programmes
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Room, studio and hospitality venue naming rights
Align your brand with the number one city visitor attraction Access our audiences: over 520,000 visitors each year Unique ways to involve your clients Enhance your company profile in the region Gain publicity through tailored communications campaigns Demonstrate your commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
“The Hippodrome team has worked exceptionally hard to make sure that the partnership is both beneficial to the business and fun for everyone involved� HOTEL LA TOUR
Team split over offices or cities? Major speech to present? Recently merged and need to get to know new colleagues quickly? Conference requires fantastic ice-breaker or post-lunch energiser?
We are uniquely placed to offer workshops or training with professional practitioners who specialise in the creative arts. Inspire your team to develop transferable skills for the workplace. Master Classes and workshops can nurture confidence, add polish to presentation skills and build loyalty in a team. Birmingham Hippodrome has an in-house boutique training, consultancy and coaching company: Creative Shift. The expert team enables businesses and executives to think and behave more creatively, allowing them to boost their efficiency and profitability.
“It was fun” DELOITTE, “We all had a great time” BAKER TILLY, “I was totally out of my comfort zone but I really enjoyed the workshop and show” LLOYDS, “Fabulous afternoon – I loved it” BBC
Leading Ladies Business Network has developed cult-status in the city. Sell-out events take place quarterly. Meet some of the best female cross-sector business names from over 80 participating companies. Networking has never been so glamorous, or so productive, with positive business-benefit feedback, media coverage and highquality project partners.
WHAT OUR GUESTS SAY - info to come?
“Sponsorship has enabled our business to interact with a core target audience of professional women across the city and region. Events are always well organised, carefully targeted and expertly stage-managed to create an entertaining and memorable evening” REWIRED PR
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME TRUSTEES: AN ENVIABLE NETWORK The UK’s most popular theatre can connect you with some of the most influential cross-sector names in the city and region.
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Development Trust
John Crabtree Chair
Mark Smith
Anita Bhalla BBC
Chair and Regional Chair of PwC
Bridget Blow Alba
Fiona Alexander
Rod Dungate
University Hospitals Birmingham
Birmingham City University
Simon Boardman-Weston
Sara Fowler Ernst & Young
BRI Asset Management
Mike Hayes
Andrew Connors Lloyds TSB
Glen Howells Glen Howells Architects
John Crabtree
Mick Laverty
Chair of Hippodrome Theatre Trust
David Roy
John Driver Brewin Dolphin
Mark Smith
Martin Guest CBRE
Chair and Regional Chair of PwC
Mark Hales Oxygen Accelerator
Rt Rev David Urquhart
Jayne Herritty Calthorpe Estates
Bishop of Birmingham
Michael Kuo ENT Partnership Jeremy Millington Wragge & Co Ruth Pipkin Rewired PR Martin King Signia Wealth
For further details about corporate opportunities contact Judith Greenburgh, Corporate Development Manager T 0121 689 3082 or judithgreenburgh@birminghamhippodrome.com Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham. B5 4TB Registered Charity No. 511567