Supporter Spotlight Newsletter Sep 2015

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Development Trust: Fond Farewells & New Faces After 9 years of service,PwC’s Mark Smith has handed over the reins of the Development Trust to new Chair, Martin Guest,Managing Director of CBRE Birmingham.

Hippodrome Creative team and Development Trust Chair Martin Guest meet up with ‘The Nose’.

Dear Supporters We are delighted to welcome you to the latest edition of Supporter Spotlight with our new branding and newly-named education,access and outdoor programme - Hippodrome Creative. Let us know what you think.

In fact, there are plenty of changes going on as we prepare to welcome our new Chief Executive, Fiona Allan, who joins us in October from Curve theatre, Leicester. Fiona looks forward to meeting Hippodrome supporters over the coming months.

Preparations are well underway for Birmingham Weekender (25-27 Sep), the citywide arts festival which the Hippodrome is producing on behalf of the Birmingham Arts Partnership (BAP). A perfect weekend of FREE amazing outdoor performances for everyone - see you there!

Through his passion for theatre and his highly respected work in the business community, Mark played a key part in raising £1 million towards the successful 2012 Stage Appeal.This major project saw the Hippodrome stage replaced after 30 years of performances, securing our future for a whole new generation of theatre-goers.

As a fond farewell, fellow Development Trustees surprised Mark with a dedicated seat plaque in the auditorium. But the bigger surprise was a specially-created ‘Top That’ appearance on the theatre’s giant outdoor plasma screen. In show-stopping style Mark’s image danced to the front of the screen with Top Hat star Charlotte Gooch. A fitting tribute indeed.

Looking to the future, Martin Guest is joined by a handful of newly-appointed Development Trustees: PwC’s Andrew Hammond, Matthew Hansell of legal practice Mills & Reeve and BBC Midlands Today Presenter Joanne Malin.

Martin Guest said “I’m delighted to welcome Andrew, Matthew and Joanne to the Development Trust.They will make an excellent addition to the team at an exciting time for the theatre. I encourage any individual or business to step forward and get involved with this fantastic theatre and its fundraising.”

See the full line-up of Development Trustees on the back cover.

And we’re excited about the launch this month of our year-long Heritage Project. Read about how you can share your Hippodrome memories and donate to help preserve the rich history of ‘the old lady of Hurst Street’ for future generations.

Plus, there’s a round-up about some fantastic education and access projects which have been taking place with your support in the theatre and across the city, including the remarkable film Nobody Nose. We just can’t help sniffing out great young talent.

Hippodrome Creative has never been more exciting - don’t forget to invite your family, friends and business networks to join in and get creative!

Judith Greenburgh

Rachael Griffin

Corporate Development Manager T 0121 689 3082

Development Manager Individual Giving and Trusts T 0121 689 3067

Rosie Milsom Development Assistant T 0121 689 3068 for all support, ticket bookings & hospitality reservations

L-R Martin Guest, new Chair of the Hippodrome’s Development Trust thanks out-going Chair, Mark Smith of PwC for his service to the theatre

Memberships and Sponsorships: new and renewing

Corporate Patrons: Performance Partners: HSBC Bank plc (new member), Marketing Birmingham (renewal),Tilney Bestinvest (new member and sponsor of Curtain Raiser 2016) Associate Partners:Barques Design (upgrade) Reeley Ltd (new member) Good Company Club:Benussi & Co (new member) Lorica Insurance Brokers (new member) Sponsors: ACE European Group (Live Auction Gala 2016), Laurent-Perrier Champagne (Gala 2016) Leading Ladies: Elaine Elkington - Elaine Elkington & Associates Ltd (new member), Victoria Emery HSBC (renewal), Linda McBride - CRB Consulting Rooms (new member), Rewired PR (sponsorship renewal) Hippodrome Creative Partners: Baker Goodchild (renewal) Project Partners:Joe Deluccis, Purity Brewing Co. Individual Patrons: We welcome Mark Hopton and Chris Loughran as our first ever Hippodrome Circle Patrons.Thanks to Teresa Cook for upgrading to become a Headline Act Patron. A big hello to Averil Green who joins as a new Leading Role Patron. Greetings to Dr and Mrs Reynolds,Mrs Shano Hashmi, Jo Osborne and Ivan Heard our new Supporting Cast Patrons.

Plus a big thank you to all our Individual Patrons who have recently renewed.Your ongoing support is vital - thank you.

Thanks to you and your team for supporting us all the way through this event! Everyone’s attention to detail was superb. The service was absolutely outstanding - just brilliant.

CentreSoft

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Donate today to preserve our past

Unlocking over 100 years of Hippodrome History Birmingham Hippodrome has been delighting audiences since 1899. From Circus Ring to Variety Hall to World Class Venue,we’ve welcomed all of the world’s greatest performers and productions,from Laurel & Hardy to The Lion King.

Over the next 12 months Hippodrome Heritage will see us preserve and protect our story for years to come. From saving our paper based archive to digitising the entire collection, we will breathe new life into our history.

What Part Will You Play?

Tell us your memories

I’m Gary Wilmot and I believe in Hippodrome Heritage!

I’ve been performing on Birmingham Hippodrome’s stage for over 30 years.This is a very special theatre, loved by audiences and stars alike.

Pledge your support today to enable the theatre’s history to be preserved and enjoyed by people like you for generations to come.

Gary Wilmot

We need to raise over £150,000 to deliver Hippodrome Heritage, and we’re pleased to say we’ve already raised over 70% of our fundraising goal.

Do you have a memory to share?

We’re looking for written and oral history records to add to our collection and we need your stories.

Dig out your memorabilia Do you have old programmes, playbills, tickets or photos? With over 100 years of theatre history, we have several gaps in our theatre archives.

You can donate or loan your materials and help fill in the gaps!

Get involved at our Open Days We will be hosting several open days and other heritage events over the next 12 months. We hope to see you there.

We now need your support to make sure our history from yesterday is preserved for tomorrow.

Donate today to make a difference: £10 preserves a theatre programme £50 digitises 10 theatre images £100 delivers a creative history workshop £1,000 brings to life a decade of archive material

If you can help, call the Heritage team on 0121 689 1085 or email

You can donate by simply sending us a cheque, by calling the team on 0121 689 3067 or visiting

archive@ birminghamhippodrome.com

birminghamhippodrome.com/heritage

Personal thanks to your team on the night, everything went very smoothly with their invaluable help.

We had a lot of fun and I’m delighted to see so much was raised for Hippodrome Creative on the night.

Laurent-Perrier Champagne

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Business Entertainment in The Spotlight A large-scale Gala evening and corporate dinner supported by the business community have raised £18,000 for education and access projects in 2015.

Tip Top Fundraising at Top Hat At Top Hat,160 guests enjoyed dinner in the Patrick Centre and a performance of this classic musical.Evening sponsor,Laurent-Perrier Champagne helped boost the funds raised on the night from the prize draw and sealed bid auction.

Laurent-Perrier’s Tony Carter said, “What a superb evening. We’re delighted to support Birmingham Hippodrome in its fundraising efforts.”

160 guests learned first-hand about our highly regarded work with young people with learning disabilities. Contributions came from Richard Hayhow, Director of Open Theatre who runs the Hippodrome’s drama group One of a Kind and Irwin Mitchell’s corporate volunteer, Hayley Hill. She spoke with passion about the fulfilment of working with the drama group’s participants aged 16-19 years.

Roll-Up, Roll-Up - It’s The Greatest (Fundraising) Show On Earth Studio 5 was styled around a thrills and spills circus theme for the summer corporate dinner to complement Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s visually stunning musical Barnum.

Fundraising on the Main Stage in 2016: It’s Gala Time!

The flagship Gala returns for a sixth time to our Main Stage next year for a spectacular night of fundraising.Table sales have never been quicker with nearly 300 guests expected at this event on Sat 14 May 2016.

We’re delighted to announce Laurent-Perrier Champagne as a co-sponsor, ACE European Group as Live Auction sponsor and CP Bigwood’s Rory Daly has, once again, generously agreed to preside over the live auction on the night.

We’re challenging him to beat his own fantastic target from the last Gala in 2014 - watch this space!

As co-sponsor Laurent-Perrier will not only enjoy the specially-commissioned evening entertainment from a premium position, but also take advantage of a package of exclusive benefits.

We invite a company to step forrwa ard to take up the exciiting remaining co-sponsor opportu unity and live the show with us!

Call Judith on T 0121 689 3082 to start the converrsation.

Thank you to all our table bookers:

The focus of the evening for 100 guests was the powerful testimonial from Sean Jameson of Spurgeons, himself a former Young Carer, about an area of work which the Creative Learning team has dedicated itself to for the past nine years.

Speaking from the heart, Sean told guests about the impact of taking part in the Young Carers residencies at the Hippodrome as a teenager. Sean said, “I’ve been a carer since the age of five. Coming to the Hippodrome was a great experience. I was shy at first but I was made to feel at home with the other young carers. I quickly gained in confidence and look where I am today!

I'm so pleased that young carers are still benefitting from this opportunity it really makes a difference.”

Diary Date Heads-Up: Tables for the corporate fundraising event at Mamma Mia on Thu 30 Jun 2016 go on sale shortly - reserve NOW with Rosie Milsom on T 0121 689 3068.

Leading Ladies and Gala Dinners offer us excellent opportunities to entertain.These are relaxed and friendly environments for clients and first rate networking occasions.

Benussi & Co

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Network for professional women mixing business with show business Sponsored by

In association with

Puttin’ on The Ritz Leading Ladies tipped their hats to Charlotte Gooch and Alan Burkitt, stars of the elegant musical Top Hat.BBC presenter Joanne Malin hosted the network’s celebratory 21st event and quizzed the stars about reprising roles originally made famous by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in the 1935 film.

To round off the celebrations guests tucked into a stunning Top Hat ‘birthday cake’ specially created by CakeModa baker, Michael Weston.

Fizzy Season Finale The 2014-2015 season had a fizzy finale.Champagne Laurent-Perrier’s Steve Brandwood and Tony Carter put 40 guests through their tasting paces.

Revealing the fascinating history of the French family-owned luxury brand, Leading Ladies pronounced the Rose and Ultra Brut top of the tasting polls.

Look out for next year’s vintage tasting and dinner event with Laurent-Perrier!

On-The-Move in Highfeld Road Our first on-the-move event was a sell-out success! Partner venues on Highfield Road,Edgbaston hosted a lifestyle afternoon giving Leading Ladies an opportunity to sample hospitality and well-being treatments.

Gathering at The High Field gastro pub for a welcome drink, Leading Ladies then stepped next door to network sponsor Highfield Wellness and Beauty for a mini-treatment of choice.

Curious Incident with The Nose

The networking continued over a fabulous afternoon tea served at neighbouring destination venue, The Edgbaston hosted by Jayne O’Malley. Highlights were the ‘ice hot’ champagne jellies and exquisite vintage china.

Leading Ladies founder and former Hippodrome Trustee Fiona Alexander talked to show lead,Chris Ashby about the challenges of the role before a performance of The National Theatre’s award-winning drama The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Joining the panel were Richard Hayhow from Open Theatre Company,the Hippodrome’s Liz Leck and Hayley Hill of Irwin Mitchell who shared their experiences of working and volunteering with young people with learning disabilities.

The conversation featured Hippodrome Plus film project, Nobody Nose!

Certainly no one stuck their nose up in helping to support Hippodrome Plus guests raised a whopping £1,000! Thank you!

Calendar 2015 Wed 14 Oct Tue 10 Nov Thu 3 Dec

Leading Ladies on-the-move at Hotel indigo – Sipsmith Spirits Masterclass Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker

2016 Thu 28 Jan Thu 11 Feb

Network reception and backstage tour of UK’s biggest pantomime Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

Tue 28 Jun

Mamma Mia

For membership and sponsorship details call Judith on T 0121 689 3082.

It was great to work with new choreographers, it was an amazing thing to do and I look forward to working with new people like the people I worked with in the future, it was an incredible experience!

Curtain Raiser Participant

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Birmingham Hippodrome Young Carers

Time to be care-free:

2015 marks the 9th year of successfully delivering a programme of work for young carers here at the theatre.

The practitioners are great - they taught us skills that we can use not just when performing but in everyday life.

Qasim,Young Carer

Did you know there are more than 20,000 young carers living in the West Midlands with some as young as five years old? Birmingham Hippodrome’s Young Carers programme provides the young people with the chance to be care-free, meeting other young carers with similar daily challenges.

We welcomed over 60 young carers to a series of creative workshops this Easter, where they created their anthem ‘The Power’. Our Summer workshops saw the children working with professional drama practitioners, musicians and singers for a fun-filled week based on a specifically written story about an old toyshop and the mysterious goings on inside.

Liz Leck,Birmingham Hippodrome’s Creative Learning Manager,said:

Young Carers are young people from all different backgrounds who look after someone in their family such as an ill parent or young siblings.

Spurgeon’s is a children’s charity that supports and speaks out for the UK’s most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.The work we do with Spurgeon’s helps the children to have a much-needed break and be themselves.

Last year we asked the Young Carers to think about the work they do to help them recognize what amazing young people they are. Following this, they wrote and composed a song called The Power focusing on their power and strength - a celebration of what they are capable of. It is such a touching song and I hope one day it will be adopted as the national song for all Young Carers in the UK.

We were so moved by yesterday's performance. I felt honoured to be a part of that.They are all so amazing. It left me feeling so weepy. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.Thank you for all you have done.

Young Carers Supporter

The Patrons Scheme is a chance to give something back whilst feeling part of the Birmingham Hippodrome family.

Teresa, Headline Act Patron

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Trust Boost One of the Young Carers founding supporters,The Patrick Trust, has confirmed support totaling £30,000 over the next three years for this important project.

They are joined by the following Trust funders: Bishop of Birmingham Trust, Baron Davenport’s Charity, Douglas Turner Trust, George Fentham Charity, Saintbury Trust, Penny Trust,The Norton Foundation and the Sainsbury’s Navigation Street Community Fund.

L-R Birmingham Hippodrome’s Creative Learning Manager Liz Leck is joined

by Jilly Cosgrove, Chair of Property for Kids, Sean Jameson, Senior Support Worker at Spurgeon’s, Michelle Ward, Property for Kids Committee Member and Birmingham Hippodrome’s Development Manager Rachael Griffin.

BRENDA’s Success This year’s Young Carers received a HUGE boost thanks to the generosity of the Property for Kids Committee, who chose the project and Hippodrome Creative as a Charity of Choice at their annual awards ceremony,The BRENDAs! Former Young Carer Sean Jameson addressed a 350-strong room of property professionals as he talked from the heart about the importance of the Birmingham Hippodrome young carers programme on his self-esteem and skills development.Today, Sean is a Senior Support worker with Spurgeon’s. His passionate speech inspired the room and resulted in £17,000 being raised from the event.

Chair of Property for Kids Jilly Cosgrove said:

Birmingham Hippodrome Young Carers charity is such a worthy cause and one that we’re so pleased to be able to support.

Thank you for a lovely afternoon at the Patrons Circus Workshop.

We have all had a fab day!

Win and Lola, Birmingham Hippodrome Patrons

Creative Learning Gets Nosey

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12 members of One of a Kind, our resident theatre group for young people with learning disabilities, have created a cinematic masterpiece ‘The Nose’ here at Birmingham Hippodrome this summer.

Receiving its premiere on 2 July at The Electric Cinema,‘Nobody Nose’ is the second film to be produced by the group. Inspired by Russian novelist Gogol,‘The Nose’ charts the story of man waking up one day without a nose! What then follows is a surreal journey to reunite the owner with his nose.

In our version the nose grows to quite a size….

One of a Kind have been involved in all aspects of creation - firstly getting creative making noses of all shapes and sizes - including our giant nose - with artist Benny Semp.They then set about storyboarding and creating the film with Reel Access, which was filmed on location in Birmingham.

Schools workshops also took place at Queensbury School, Hallmoor School and The Pines in Birmingham. Creative practitioners used the story of the nose to inspire paintings, stories and the making of more noses by young people - all of which were used in the eventual film.

Over 80 people watched the premiere in the comfort of the UK’s oldest independent cinema with support from our good friends at The Electric.

We’re holding fundraising events with Birmingham Hippodrome and supporting Spotlight Nights.

Look out for thirst-quenching events in 2015-2016 Cheers!

”

Purity Brewing Co.

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Richard Hayhow of Open Theatre said:

The film re-imagines this fantasy story as seen through the eyes of young people with learning disabilities.

Film Feedback What was your favourite part of the day?

Watching the film and seeing the children’s reaction!

What could we have done to the make the day even better?

Free tissues to wipe away the tears of laughter!

Please describe how you felt about the Nobody Nose film?

Proud, privileged and very pleased.

The project was funded through Birmingham City Council’s Next Generation, the Eveson Charitable Trust and supported by Pinsent Masons.

Thank you for inviting me to the Young Carers Performance. It was so good and great to see the young people being able to achieve so much and to enjoy themselves.

”

Patron at the Young Carers Performance

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Autumn Projects CREATIVE

Birmingham Weekender 25-27 Sep 2015

FREE

As the city’s largest arts festival,Birmingham Weekender features an awe-inspiring programme of events from hundreds of world-class West Midlands and international artists and companies.

Expect new commissions, world premieres, roaming and pop up street theatre, a musical picnic, participative events, workshops and much more!

Best of all, most of the programme is entirely free!

Birmingham Weekender also features the best of shopping, food and sport in what will be a great weekend for Birmingham.

Don’t miss the night-time spectacular Maudit Sonnants by French Company Transe Express (pictured).This captivating performance features a large-scale bewitching orchestra of bell ringers and acrobats. Fri 25 and Sat 26 Sep at 8:30pm, Centenary Square.

2,241 Reasons to Remember Birmingham Blitz FREE Nov 2015 We are thrilled to announce our latest Hippodrome Creative commission: 2,241 Reasons to Remember. We have commissioned award winning arts organisation Metro-Boulot-Dodo to create a new illumination artwork to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Birmingham Blitz.

Using archival photographs, newsreel footage and a wealth of Government Information posters, 2,241 Reasons To Remember promises to be a spectacular and dramatic illumination event which will ask the people of Birmingham to listen, to remember and to never forget.

Dates to follow in due course - don’t miss this exciting and poignant event.

Birmingham Weekender is organised by Birmingham Arts Partnership and produced by Birmingham Hippodrome.

See more at: www.birminghamweekender.com

Midlight: Aowen Jin Oct-Nov 2015 FREE Southside Look out for stunning interactive artworks and inspiring free creative workshops around Southside as part of this Autumn’s city-wide Family Arts Festival.

We have commissioned a series of exciting outdoor artworks by BritishChinese artist Aowen Jin. She will work with local artists and residents to produce a series of technology inspired artworks that highlight Southside’s diverse and vibrant community.

Walk through a field of lights in a stunning and intimate fibre-optic installation that will change as you move around it.

Keep checking birminghamhippodrome.com to find out more about this exciting installation trail and family workshops.

We’re delighted to become a Performance Partner and sponsor the Curtain Raiser in 2016.

We’re already excited to see what the rest of the season has in store.

”

Tilney Bestinvest

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Calendar

2015

Wed 9 Sep

Celebration Event to mark Sylvie Guillem’s final career performances in UK

Thu 10 Sep

Spotlight Night at Alan Carr supported by Purity Brewing Co.

Sat 12 Sep

Heritage Open Day & Champagne Afte ernoon Tea a on the Main Stage

Wed 16 Sep

Leading Ladies on-the-move at Bar Opus

Fri 25 Sun 27 Sep

Birmingham Weekender city-wide outdoor arts festival

Wed 14 Oct

Leading Ladies on-the-move at Hotel Indigo – Sipsmith Spirits Masterclass

Nov TBC

2, 241 Reasons to Remember: Birmingham Blitz

Oct - Nov TBC Midlight: Aowen Jin Mon 9 Nov

Patrons Make Up Seminar at The Tro ocks

Tue e 10 Nov

Leading Ladies at Les Ballets Tro ockadero de Monte Carlo

Thu 12 Nov

Pure(ity) Comedy: Fundraising Reception at Dara O Briain with Purity Brewing Co.

Thu 19 Nov

Spotlight Night supported by Purity Brewing Co.

Dec

Big Give Campaign in support of Relaxed Performance/Hippodrome Heritage Project

Thu 3 Dec

Leading Ladies at BRB’s The Nutcracker

2016 Jan

Patrons Panto Meet and Greet

Thu 28 Jan

Relaxed Performance & Reception

Thu 28 Jan

Leading Ladies Backstage Tou ur

Thu 11 Feb

Leading Ladies at Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

Thu 11 & Sat 13 Feb

Curtain Raiser at Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

Sun 1 Sat 28 May

International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB)

Sat 14 May

Gala on the Main Stage

Tue e 28 Jun

Leading Ladies at Opening Night of Mamma Mia

Thu 30 Jun

Majo or Fundraising Event at Mamma Mia

We are proud to support this iconic venue and join the Good Company Club.The community and outreach work that the Hippodrome continually drives forward is tremendous.

Lorica Insurance Brokers

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Thank you to all our individual donors, businesses, sponsors and grant-making trusts: without you Hippodrome Creative would not be possible.

Hippodrome Circle Patrons Mark Hopton Chris Loughran

Headline Act Patrons

Leading Role Patrons

Teresa A Cook • Joseph Devlin • The Dickens Foundation Dr & Mrs Harrison • Maureen & Roy Kirby Emma & Peter Neads • Janette Rutter Simon & Kath Winner

Dr Dahlia Abdel-Razik • Anthony & Daisy Gt Wyrley • Christine Susan Baylis • Adrian Cox Roger & Jennifer Cox • Mark Anthony Drury • Sara & Tim Fowler • Averil Green • Claire & Mark Hales Steve & Laura Kearney • Debbie & Mark Lilburne • Michael & Cerys Luckman • Jeremy & Harjinder Millington Mark & Amanda Smith • Paul Twose • Stephen & Suzanne Whittern • David & Janine Young • A Patron

Supporting Cast Patrons John & Jill Andrews • Christine Bachelor • Sheila Ballantyne-Smith • Simon Bashford • Bridget Blow • Simon & Amanda Boardman-Weston • Mrs Andrea Borlenghi • Sir Stephen & Lady Patricia Brown Richard Burke • Andrew & Sarah Connors • John & Diana Crabtree • Patricia Edwards • Patricia & Ronald Etchells • Nicola Fleet-Milne • Neil & Jackie Frettsome • Roger & Jennifer Gould Martin & Roni Guest • Mrs S Hashmi • Ivan Heard • Dorothy Hobson • John Jeremy & Pamela Buckley • Mr William Jones • Martin & Joanne King • Andy Le Marr • Lynne Myers • Joanna Osborne Ralph & Linden Osborn • Win Palmer & Lola Ralph • Mrs Jill Parker • John & Sandra Phenix • John & Jill Queenan • Claire Ralley • Dr & Mrs Reynolds • David & Jenny Roy • Don & Diane Scriven Mary Shaw • Mr George F Sidaway • Rebecca Simkiss & Richard Guy • Dr N & Mrs C Speak • Christine Spittle • Graham & Rita Taylor • Gillian Tune • Richard & Maggie Waller • Ray & Marilyn Way Luke G W Wellings • Neil & Polly Wilson • Jane Woolrich • A Patron

We acknowledge the generous support of Peter Tod and other anonymous individual donors.

Trusts & Foundations Aurelius Charitable Trust • Birmingham Bodenham Trust • Birmingham Common Good Trust • Bishop of Birmingham Charitable Trust • The Thousandth Man - Richard Burns Charitable Trust Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust • George Cadbury Fund • William A Cadbury Trust • D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust • The Chatwin Trust • George Henry Collins Trust • Baron Davenport’s Charity The Davis Foundation • The Dumbreck Charity • The Elmley Foundation • The Eveson Charitable Trust • The George Fentham Trust • The Foyle Foundation • J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust The Grimmitt Trust • The Mrs Margaret Guido Charitable Trust • The Joseph Hopkins Charity • Limoges Trust • The Mackintosh Foundation • The Monument Trust • The Norton Foundation Oakley Charitable Trust • The Patrick Trust • Penny Trust • Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust • The Rowlands Trust • Henry James Sayer Charity • Sainsbury’s Community Fund • The Saintbury Trust Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund • Douglas Turner Trust • GJW Turner Trust • The WED Charitable Trust • Garfield Weston Foundation • The Wolfson Foundation • Alan Woodfield Trust The Grantham Yorke Trust

Development Partners

Performance Partners

An elite group recognising the importance of cultural life in the city.

twentyfirstcenturymediagroup Associate Partners

Influential names proud to demonstrate their CSR credentials.

Good Company Club Like-minded business people who enjoy first class networking.

Artis Legal • Benussi & Co Clarendon Care Limited Foscos Hayes Hurdley Ltd Harris Lamb • HTDL Ltd Professional Polishing Services Ltd Schofield and Associates Squire Patton Boggs Shaylor Group • Staying Cool

Hippodrome Creative Partners One of a Kind

Nobody Nose

Project Partners

Welcome to Our World, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Curtain Raiser 2016

Print Partner

Commercial Partners Beiersdorf • The Chamberlain Club • Cross Country Trains • Las Iguanas • Sainsbury’s (Navigation Street)

Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust, Registered Charity Number 510842

Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Development Trust, Registered Charity Number 511567

John Crabtree OBE Chair • Bridget Blow CBE • Rod Dungate • Sara Fowler • Andy Hogarth Glenn Howells • Mick Laverty • Gary Rowe • Prof David Roberts • Mark Smith • Ann Tonks Cllr Anne Underwood • Rt Revd David Urquhart Bishop of Birmingham

Martin Guest Chair • Simon Boardman-Weston • Steve Clarke • John Crabtree OBE • John Driver Nicola Fleet-Milne • Andrew Hammond • Matthew Hansell • Dr Mahnaz Hashmi • Jayne Herritty Martin King • Michael Luckman • Joanne Malin • Ruth Pipkin • Claire Ralley

Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB birminghamhippodrome.com