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‘ The Festival Theatre is one of the best outside London’ Sunday Times (October 2018)
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Festival 2018 built on the sure foundations of the recordbreaking Festival 2017. While Chichester’s world-renowned tradition of classic musicals and dramas adorned by household name actors continued, the Theatres extended their reach in terms of both repertoire and audiences – emphasising our determination to appeal to as wide a demographic as possible and to nurture the health of the wider theatre industry and our community. Me and My Girl was an effervescent tonic for all ages, while the enchanting Flowers for Mrs Harris proved that new British musicals are just as appealing. Classic revivals sat alongside new productions of more recent award-winning works, including Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen (hailed by him as the best production the play has enjoyed to date) and Mike Bartlett’s Cock – the latter, in particular, attracting a significantly new and younger audience.
It was especially pleasing to premiere two new plays, The Meeting and The Watsons, while our adaptation of David Walliams’s The Midnight Gang was the first show in over 15 years (outside of the Youth Theatre promenade productions) specifically programmed for family audiences during a Festival season and attracted a higher number of schools and family bookings than ever before. In total, four Chichester Festival productions enjoyed a run in the West End this year: three from Festival 2017, Quiz, Caroline, Or Change and King Lear, and, from Festival 2014, Pressure. Our Learning, Education and Participation programmes continue to offer opportunities to a wide range of people from across our community. I am particularly proud of our ongoing Ageless Campaign which this year raised over £100,000 to help people face the challenges of ageing, illness and isolation through theatre and live art. Our newly launched “Buddies” voluntary companion scheme has also been particularly well received.
We were sad to bid farewell to our former Executive Director, Rachel Tackley, who stepped down at the end of the season; she made a major contribution to the success of Chichester Festival Theatre over the past two years. We were, however, delighted to welcome back Kathy Bourne to the role from May 2019, to work alongside the inspirational leadership of our Artistic Director Daniel Evans. We are enormously grateful for the support of our volunteers and staff, and to our many corporate partners and private donors. Their vital support alongside funding from Arts Council England (ACE) and Chichester District Council enables us to continue to be creatively ambitious and deliver our charitable, artistic and educational programmes to such high levels. We look forward to another exciting year ahead. Sir William Castell Chairman ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
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Festival 2018 was all about breadth of choice, with the metaphorical walls of the Festival and Minerva Theatres opened ever wider. This was perfectly illustrated by the opening plays of the season: Noël Coward in the Festival Theatre and debbie tucker green in the Minerva. Three new plays by Charlotte Jones, Bryony Lavery and Laura Wade were premiered, alongside revivals of significant contemporary work by Mike Bartlett and Michael Frayn. We welcomed three of the UK’s brightest young directors – Natalie Abrahami, Tinuke Craig and Kate Hewitt – to Chichester for the first time. Our Director of Learning, Education and Participation, Dale Rooks – who has given us
so many outstanding Youth Theatre productions over the years, including Running Wild – made her Festival debut with a show for all ages, The Midnight Gang. Having pioneered live streaming transmissions to hospitals in 2017, it was especially moving to see this production – itself set in a children’s hospital – livestreamed not only to our local children’s hospice and hospital wards in Chichester and Worthing, but also to Great Ormond Street. The Festival 2018 season continued our commitment to increasing diversity, achieving a 50:50 gender balance in our acting company, 32% of whom were from a BAME background. The number of £10 tickets in the Festival Theatre was, at 20,000, double that of previous years; and the price of tickets for our rapidly growing Prologue scheme for 16 to 25 year olds remained at £5.
Finally, we were delighted to receive eight nominations at the 2019 Olivier Awards. Three of our Festival 2017 productions reached a wider audience in London this year: James Graham’s Quiz; the musical Caroline, Or Change, which ran at Hampstead and the Playhouse Theatre, with Sharon D. Clarke giving an Olivier Award-winning performance; and Ian McKellen’s matchless King Lear, which wowed audiences not just in London but around the world, having become CFT’s first NT Live cinema broadcast. Our thanks go not only to our loyal audience but to our indefatigable staff and generous supporters, without whom none of these achievements would be possible. Kathy Bourne Daniel Evans Executive Director Artistic Director
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223,784 TICKETS 25% FIRST-TIME BOOKERS 20,000 £10 TICKETS AVAILABLE
DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PREVIOUS YEARS (94% INCREASE IN £10 TICKET SALES)
11,859 TICKETS SOLD TO SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE (63% INCREASE)
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The Midnight Gang was the first family show in over 15 years to be produced on the main stage during a Festival season. It was live streamed to Great Ormond Street Hospital, Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice near Arundel, and the children’s wards at Chichester’s St Richard’s Hospital and Worthing Hospital.
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20 APRIL – 12 MAY
PRESENT LAUGHTER By Noël Coward
Director Sean Foley Designer Alice Power Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Music and Sound Ben and Max Ringham Movement Director (Finale) Lizzi Gee Musical Director / Arranger (Finale) Phil Bateman Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Ben Allen Delroy Atkinson Lucy Briggs-Owen Lizzy Connolly Emilio Doorgasingh Tamzin Griffin Rufus Hound Katherine Kingsley Carol Macready Richard Mylan Tracy-Ann Oberman Sponsored by Harwoods Group Wiley Supported by Present Laughter Commissioning Circle
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‘In the lead role is Rufus Hound, a stand-up turned stage actor with a talent for amiable tomfoolery. He is hugely energetic and engagingly human as the put-upon star who doth protest too much’ WhatsOnStage
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4 MAY – 2 JUNE
random/generations A double bill of plays by debbie tucker green
Director Tinuke Craig Designer Alex Lowde Lighting Designer Joshua Drualus Pharo Sound Designer Emma Laxton Movement Director Morgann Runacre Temple Choir Leader Luyanda Lennox Jezile Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Laurietta Essien Derek Ezenagu Okon Jones Petra Lang Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo Wela Mbusi Kudzai Sitima Cleo Sylvestre and South African Cultural Choir Sponsored by Bishops Printers Supported by random/generations Commissioning Circle
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‘Pairing these two plays was a masterstroke. They capture South Africa and south London’s sizzle and sting with devastating force’ Sunday Times
‘ Petra Letang is utterly astonishing. This is a pitch-perfect evening of work. Congratulations to Chichester for such prescient programming’ WhatsOnStage ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
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25 MAY – 16 JUNE
THE CHALK GARDEN By Enid Bagnold
Director Alan Strachan Designer Simon Higlett Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers Music Catherine Jayes Sound Designer Emma Laxton Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Donna Berlin Matthew Cottle Sarah Crowden Emma Curtis Oliver Ford Davies Caroline Harker Penelope Keith Amanda Root Victoria Willing Sponsored by ITD Consultants Supported by The Chalk Garden Commissioning Circle
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‘Penelope Keith commands the stage with a maturing grace and warmth. Designer Simon Higlett’s detailed portrait of the drawing room and garden is a masterpiece.’ i newspaper
‘ Penelope Keith’s arrival as the lady of the house, Mrs St Maugham, is a galvanising blast of hot air’ Times
8 JUNE – 7 JULY
THE COUNTRY WIFE By William Wycherley
Director Jonathan Munby Designer Soutra Gilmour Lighting Designer Richard Howell Music Grant Olding Sound Designer Emma Laxton Movement Director Charlotte Broom Casting Director Amy Ball Cast Michael Elwyn Susannah Fielding Jo Herbert John Hodgkinson Tom Kanji Scott Karim Belinda Lang Harry Lawtey Natasha Magigi Charlotte Mills Jack North Lex Shrapnel Robin Weaver Ashley Zhangazha Sponsored by Genesis Town Planning Supported by The Country Wife Commissioning Circle
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‘Filthy, funny and oh-so frolicsome! The Country Wife is a brilliantly bawdy breathless romp’ Chichester News
‘ Susannah Fielding is glorious as the butter-wouldn’t-melt bumpkin’ Daily Telegraph ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
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2 JULY – 25 AUGUST
ME AND MY GIRL Book & Lyrics by L Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber Book revised by Stephen Fry with contributions by Mike Ockrent Music by Noel Gay
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‘Fizzing with laughs and genuine warmth’ WhatsOnStage
‘The best CFT musical in years. A blissful, fantastically good spirited evening’ Chichester Observer
Director Daniel Evans Designer Lez Brotherston Choreographer Alistair David Musical Supervisor, Musical Director & Musical Arrangements Gareth Valentine Orchestrators Doug Besterman and Mark Cumberland Lighting Designer Tim Mitchell Sound Designer Carolyn Downing Video Designer Andrzej Goulding Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Lydia Bannister Ronan Burns Jennie Dale Jacqui Dubois Davide Fienauri Lauren Hall Siubhan Harrison Matt Harrop Victoria Hinde Melissa Lowe Matt Lucas Dominic Marsh Natasha Mould Ryan Pidgen Caroline Quentin Pippa Raine Clive Rowe Emile Ruddock Charlotte Scott Jak Skelly Monica Swayne Oliver Tester Toyan Thomas-Browne Alex Young Sponsored by Covers Timber & Builders Merchants Henry Adams Reynolds Fine Furniture Seaward Properties Supported by Me and My Girl Commissioning and Patrons Circles
13 JULY – 11 AUGUST
THE MEETING A new play by Charlotte Jones
Director Natalie Abrahami Designer Vicki Mortimer Lighting Designers Paule Constable and Marc Williams Music and Sound Ben and Max Ringham Choreographer Mark Smith Movement Director Gary Sefton Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Leona Allen Olivia Darnley Laurie Davidson Jim Findley Gerald Kyd Lydia Leonard Jean St Clair Rio Barrett Barry Jarvis Daniel Kelly Peter Waters Suzie Wilde Sponsored by University of Chichester Supported by The Meeting Commissioning and Patrons Circles Supported in research and development by The Playwrights Fund
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‘A serious, smouldering love story that touches on meaty questions about female empowerment, religious conviction and the treatment of disability’ Daily Telegraph
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17 AUGUST – 22 SEPTEMBER
COPENHAGEN By Michael Frayn
Director Michael Blakemore Designer Peter J Davison Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Sound Designer Carolyn Downing Video Designer Nina Dunn Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Charles Edwards Patricia Hodge Paul Jesson Sponsored by Lancing College Supported by Copenhagen Commissioning Circle
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‘A provocative and powerful collision of two scientific minds. Gripping.’ Evening Standard
‘ Michael Frayn’s masterwork still blazes with mystery in Michael Blakemore’s storming revival’ Guardian
8 – 29 SEPTEMBER
FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS Based on the novel by Paul Gallico Book by Rachel Wagstaff Music & Lyrics by Richard Taylor
Director Daniel Evans Designer Lez Brotherston Musical Supervisor & Musical Director Tom Brady Orchestrator Richard Taylor Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Sound Designer Mike Walker Movement Director Naomi Said Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Clare Burt Luke Latchman Claire Machin Louis Maskell Rhona McGregor Mark Meadows Laura Pitt-Pulford Joanna Riding Nicola Sloane Gary Wilmot Ella Bassett-Jull Skye Broughton Lydia Hague Ella Jarman Emily McAlpine Charlotte Schofield Freya Shepherd-Bland Evie Shiner Sponsored by Conquest Bespoke Furniture Oldham Seals Group
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‘You will laugh, you may cry, you may even gasp’
Supported by Flowers for Mrs Harris Commissioning and Patrons Circles
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28 SEPTEMBER – 27 OCTOBER
COCK By Mike Bartlett
Director Kate Hewitt Designer Georgia Lowe Lighting Designer Guy Hoare Sound Designer Giles Thomas Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Simon Chandler Isabella Laughland Matthew Needham Luke Thallon Sponsored by Genesis Town Planning Supported by Cock Commissioning Circle
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‘Moving, comical and daring thanks to Bartlett’s blistering dialogue. Cock is a powerful social commentary for our times. Stupendous’ Stage Review
‘ A savagely funny, concise and punchy examination of 21st century sexual fluidity’ The Stage
13 OCTOBER – 3 NOVEMBER
THE MIDNIGHT GANG By David Walliams Adapted by Bryony Lavery Music & Lyrics by Joe Stilgoe
Director Dale Rooks Designer Simon Higlett Musical Director, Orchestrator & Additional Music Jennifer Whyte Lighting Designer James Whiteside Sound Designer Gregory Clarke Movement Director Georgina Lamb Casting Director Verity Naughton Cast Matthew Cavendish Marilyn Cutts Jennie Dale Rafi Essex Dickon Gough Cerys Hill Tim Mahendran Fibian McKenzie Cody Molko Tumo Reetsang Jasmine Sakyiama Anjali Shah Cooper Snow Albie Stisted Lucy Vandi Felix Warren Sponsored by Jackson-Stops Kenwood Supported by The Midnight Gang Commissioning and Patrons Circles
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‘Walliams is every bit a modern Roald Dahl – with adults often evil and children as brave and imaginative as they are vulnerable. The young stars were pretty much faultless’ i newspaper
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‘ Anarchy and adventure The young performers are a delight’ Evening Standard ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
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3 NOVEMBER – 1 DECEMBER
THE WATSONS A new play by Laura Wade Adapted from the unfinished novel by Jane Austen
Director Samuel West Designer Ben Stones Lighting Designer Johanna Town Music Isobel Waller-Bridge Sound Designer Gregory Clarke Movement Director Mike Ashcroft Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Sam Alexander Sally Bankes Joe Bannister Jane Booker Elaine Claxton Tim Delap Leonardo Dickens Sophie Duval Archie Elliot Louise Ford John Wilson Goddard Grace Molony Elander Moore Katherine Rose Morley Paksie Vernon Cat White Laurence Ubong Williams Alex Ashman Anthony Hampton Nicholas Southcott Sponsored by De’Longhi Supported by The Watsons Commissioning and Patrons Circles
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‘An unpredictable treat, a brilliant, entertaining de-construction that reminds us of the inevitability – in life and art – of losing the plot’ Observer
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‘ What a delight it is, to be part of a company that has the same priorities, standards and ambitions as our greatest theatrical institutions. Exciting programming, attention to detail, huge ambitions and a finger on the theatrical pulse of the nation, while maintaining a warm and symbiotic relationship with the local community.’ Caroline Quentin, Me and My Girl ‘ Whether you are an actor, technician or behind-the-scene creative, you will find that the facilities and support, both physical and psychological are second to none. CFT is simply the best!’ Gary Wilmot, Flowers for Mrs Harris
Caroline Quentin and Clive Rowe in Me and My Girl
‘ CFT has two of the most dynamic stages in the country, an incredibly loyal and engaged audience and a hugely supportive staff. Making work for CFT continues to be a creative and joyful experience.’ Jonathan Munby, director, King Lear and The Country Wife ‘ It has been a great joy to work at Chichester Festival Theatre. We felt supported by every department from wardrobe to marketing. It felt like a building that was united and flourishing under the common aim of producing world class theatre.’ Charlotte Jones, playwright, The Meeting ‘ Doing the revival of Copenhagen at Chichester was an unmixed delight. Everything went with the most perfect professional and effective smoothness. Brilliant casting, flawless practical organisation - ending up with perhaps the best of all the many productions of the play that I have seen. This is the fifth that Michael Blakemore has done himself (the previous ones were London, New York, Paris, and Sydney). They were all good, but he is confident that this is the best of them. I only hope I get the chance to do something with Chichester in the future.’ Michael Frayn, playwright, Copenhagen
Charlotte Jones and Natalie Abrahami in rehearsal for The Meeting
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In 2018-19, we hosted a varied range of visiting companies during our Winter season. Designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of tastes and ages, the offerings embraced both familiar West End plays such as Art and Shakespeare in Love and new work from physical theatre company Frantic Assembly. A highlight was Flute Theatre’s performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, especially designed for young people on the autism spectrum; while Chichester Festival Youth Theatre provided yet another hit as our main stage Christmas production.
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UK tour 1 February – 24 March 2018 Park Theatre, London 28 March – 28 April 2018 Ambassadors Theatre, West End 6 June – 1 September 2018 David Haig reprised the central role in his own acclaimed play (originally produced at Chichester in Festival 2014) coinciding with the D-Day Landings anniversary.
QUIZ
Noël Coward Theatre, West End 31 March – 16 June 2018 Daniel Evans’s Festival 2017 production of James Graham’s new play became the first West End transfer from Chichester under his tenure as CFT’s Artistic Director.
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Hampstead Theatre, London 12 March – 21 April 2018 Playhouse Theatre, West End 20 November 2018 – 9 February 2019 Sharon D. Clarke won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her ‘incomparable’ performance (Guardian), which she will recreate in director Michael Longhurst’s production when Caroline, Or Change transfers to New York’s Roundabout Theatre in spring 2020.
KING LEAR
Duke of York’s Theatre, West End 1 July – 3 November 2018 Ian McKellen’s ‘supreme’ performance (Telegraph) in Jonathan Munby’s production became the first CFT production to be broadcast to cinemas internationally by NT Live to over 125,000 viewers across the UK and in 49 territories across the world.
‘It was an evening which once again highlighted the importance of subsidised theatre in feeding the West End. Caroline, Or Change came from Chichester.’ The Guardian (Mark Brown) on the Olivier Awards (April 2019) ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
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captioned, BSL, audio-described, relaxed performances
28% first-time bookers
4 London transfers, reaching
155,000+ Prologue ÂŁ5 tickets for 16-25 year-olds
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more than two months in advance
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18,550 children & young people attending
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‘In Sussex we benefit from the artistic life in all kinds of media, such as music, drama, fine arts and IT design. One of the most impressive examples of how this enriches life is the Chichester Festival Youth Theatre (CFYT) that operates in Chichester and eight satellite hubs across Sussex. This is a company of more than 800 young people that meets in some form every week. It’s a socially diverse grouping and it demonstrates the very best of which this rising generation is capable.
‘ THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ASPIRING STARS. They already shine because they show us something exceptional about being human.’
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The benefits go deeper than entertainment and applause. CFYT promotes a sense of belonging and responsibility. It works imaginatively to combat social isolation among young people, especially those who are already carers for a dependent parent or sibling. It creates school partnerships that encourage playwriting, acting and technical skills in theatre production. These young people are aspiring stars. They already shine because they show us something exceptional about being human.’ The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester, writing in the Chichester Observer (January 2019)
‘I have long opined that Chichester’s LEAP is one of the best theatre education programmes in the country, with an institutional commitment to education which includes county-wide youth theatre, mental health and dementia friendly initiatives, talks, discussions and much more.’ Susan Elkin, Ink Pellet (March 2019)
Throughout 2018-19, CFT’s LEAP programme continued to be at the very heart of what CFT aims to achieve as a charity and as a key part of our community, delivering an extensive range of activities, workshops and events for people of all ages, abilities and social backgrounds with 1,200 participants attending across 54 weekly sessions. These core activities, combined with a vibrant outreach and community partnerships programme involving over 62,000 participants annually, form the backbone of CFT’s community and public benefit strategy.
LEAP practitioners continued to deliver weekly sessions at the Chichester Centre, a low secure mental health in-patient facility; and Mind, Body, Sing!, a programme of activities specifically for residents living with dementia, at five local care homes. In partnership with Bognor Regis Autism & SEND Support (BRASS), LEAP delivered taster sessions for children with autism or other additional needs, leading to fortnightly family meetings in CFT’s foyer space. Other innovations this year included a developing partnership with The Sanctuary Chichester, supporting Syrian families to integrate with the local communities through theatre tours and visits; and an annual FestivAll specifically aimed at celebrating the achievements of 60
talented local young people with a range of additional needs. CFT’s Adult Community programme was enhanced by new activities including the formal launch of the theatre’s Buddy scheme. 36 Buddy tickets were issued supporting 11 patrons registered on the scheme, who were themselves able to attend a number of performances. In addition, CFT has trained 24 Buddies with the skills needed to become companions for those who need additional support to access a performance. Ageless is generously sponsored by Irwin Mitchell. The CFT Buddies scheme is supported by Rathbones Investment Management.
The ongoing Ageless campaign exceeded its target thanks to the generosity of donors, enabling support for specific areas of work including dementia friendly, adult classes, Buddies, relaxed performances, signed and captioned performances, infra-red headsets and more. Increased focus was given to collaborating with a wider network of local and regional partners, enabling CFT to reach communities who are under-represented, marginalised or socially/geographically isolated, and those facing socio-economic challenges or health problems. A highly successful pilot project for 11 unaccompanied young asylum seekers in Worthing was carried out to promote creative expression, teamwork and identity. ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
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In 2018-19 our strand of work within the formal education sector significantly developed, engaging over 10,000 students through participatory activities and events. Over 18,500 children attended theatre productions across the year. 7,512 students took part in participatory activities at CFT or in school settings, including an anti-bullying project, theatre activity days/tours, playwriting projects, CPD teacher training sessions and partnership projects with the cinema and local museums. CFT hosted 59 work experience placements for students. The Midnight Gang achieved the highest ever school’s interaction and attendance in CFT’s history, selling 3,341 tickets and engaging with 56 local schools. Of these, 378 tickets (11%) were offered free of charge to 13 schools in deprived areas. CFT hosted a week of music events for young people in the Festival Theatre, including a BBC Concert Orchestra Family Concert. Over 3,000 children from 42 primary schools attended, plus 803 family members.
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‘A wonderful asset not just to the theatre but to the whole of the city and far, far beyond’ Chichester Observer 1,286 youth theatre sessions were delivered, reaching 800 children and young people weekly at CFT and eight satellite locations across the county. Full youth theatre bursaries increased from 11% to 12.5% of CFYT membership, reaching more vulnerable young people. 14 older CFYT members participated in a week-long residency working in collaboration with the Paper Birds Theatre Company, concluding with a devised performance inspired by the theme of the current housing crisis. A cast of 64 CFYT members, combined with 28 young people working backstage, were involved in Sleeping Beauty, our main-stage Christmas production. LEAP celebrated 122 passes in Arts Awards including 3 Gold, 10 Silver, 23 Explore, and 62 Discover.
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Assistant Director Monique Touko in rehearsal for Cock 30with director ANNUAL Kate REVIEW Hewitt 2018-19 and actor Matthew Needham
The support of many individuals, companies and charitable trusts continued to be vitally important to the Theatre, contributing over ÂŁ1.2 million to help fund different aspects of our work. Every one of the productions during the Festival had support from Commissioning or Patrons Circle members, a group of enthusiastic and artistically-engaged individuals. With 49 companies partnering with CFT, several for 25 years or more, each production also had at least one Corporate sponsor. In celebration of the national Giving Tuesday campaign in November, we launched Ageless to fund projects that help increase access to the Theatre for people who would otherwise find it a challenge. The public response was wonderful, with over ÂŁ100,000 raised. Benefactors, Trusts and Corporate supporters continued to be supportive of our Learning, Education and Participation (LEAP) work. Donations helped to fund initiatives
such as workshops in care homes, the CFT Buddies scheme and our award-winning Youth Theatre. With the support of donors, we have been able to invest in the future of theatre, which will impact both at Chichester and nationally. The Future Creative Leaders programme, launched in 2017, offered mentoring opportunities for three creative practitioners working at CFT during Festival 2018, giving them transformative career opportunities. The Apprenticeship programme gave four young people formal apprenticeship opportunities across creative and administrative departments; one of these is now working at CFT as a LEAP practitioner and chaperone. The Assistant Director programme continued to flourish with eight young Assistant Directors working on Festival 2018. The Playwrights Fund was established in 2017 to develop new writing and nurture opportunities for writers and creatives working with CFT. The Meeting premiered in the Minerva Theatre during the season: the first production supported in research and development by our generous supporters.
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In 2018-19, we demonstrated some substantial achievements in reducing our environmental impact and improving our energy management. Energy use reduced by 7%, exceeding our target of an annual 5% reduction.
A growing ‘green thinking’ culture recognises the importance of recycling and the whole-life environmental impact of productions. Disposal of a show is now considered within the design realisation; 22% of physical production items were recycled, significantly exceeding our target of 10%. There has been ongoing investment
in the very latest LED based low-energy stage lighting equipment. A new Euro 6 engine-based Luton van replaced the previous CFT model, meeting the requirements of the new Ultra Low Emission zone in London where it regularly operates. It also has a larger load space capacity, thereby reducing additional vehicle hires. The adoption of Docusign, a paperless contracting and document sharing system, has notably lessened our paper usage, reducing purchasing by 25% in the first 6-month period. All packaging used in our food outlets, managed by our catering partner Caper & Berry, is now compostable or biodegradable. All left-over food from our catering outlets is distributed to local homeless people via partnerships with the charities UK Harvest and Chichester-based Stonepillow. A cross-departmental ‘green-committee’ has been established to generate ideas and support the implementation of further environmentally sustainable programmes.
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Expenditure 2018-19 Productions £10.94m 68% Catering & FOH £1.89m 12% Theatre operations £1.77m 11% Depreciation £1.04m 6%
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BENEFACTORS
Deborah Alun-Jones Robin and Joan Alvarez David and Elizabeth Benson Philip Berry Sarah and Tony Bolton George W. Cameron OBE and Madeleine Cameron Wilfred and Jeannette Cass Sir William and Lady Castell John and Pat Clayton CMC Professional Services Clive and Frances Coward Jim Douglas Mrs Veronica J Dukes Melanie Edge Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis Steve and Sheila Evans Val and Richard Evans Simon and Luci Eyers Angela and Uri Greenwood Themy Hamilton Sir Michael and Lady Heller Mr and Mrs Christopher Hogbin Basil Hyman Liz Juniper The family of Patricia Kemp Roger Keyworth Alan and Virginia Lovell Jonathan and Clare Lubran Selina and David Marks Mrs Sheila Meadows Jerome and Elizabeth O’Hea Philip and Gail Owen Nick and Jo Pasricha Mrs Denise Patterson Stuart and Carolyn Popham Jans Ondaatje Rolls Dame Patricia Routledge DBE Lady Sainsbury of Turville David and Sophie Shalit Jon and Ann Shapiro Simon and Melanie Shaw Greg and Katherine Slay David and Alexandra Soskin David and Unni Spiller Alan and Jackie Stannah 34
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Howard M Thompson Nicholas and Francesca Tingley Peter and Wendy Usborne Bryan Warnett of St. James’s Place Ernest Yelf Lord and Lady Young
Christine and Dave Smithers Barnaby and Casandra Wiener
TRUSTS and FOUNDATIONS
COMMISSIONING AND PATRONS CIRCLE MEMBERS
The Arthur Williams Charitable Trust The Bateman Family Charitable Trust The Boltini Trust Elizabeth, Lady Cowdray’s Charity Trust The Eranda Rothschild Foundation The Noël Coward Foundation The Roddick Foundation
FESTIVAL PLAYERS 1,000+
Charles and Clare Alexander Tom Reid and Lindy Ambrose The Earl and Countess of Balfour Mr James and Lady Emma Barnard (The Barness Charity Trust) Denise Clatworthy John and Susan Coldstream Michael and Jill Cook Yvonne and John Dean Diana Dent Peter and Ruth Doust Gary Fairhall Wendy and John Gehr Marion Gibbs CBE Robert and Suzette Hayes Pauline and Ian Howat Mrs Rose Law John and Jenny Lippiett Gerard and Elena McCloskey James and Anne McMeehan Roberts Mrs Michael Melluish Celia Merrick David and Elizabeth Miles Roger and Jackie Morris Mrs Mary Newby Mrs Glenys Palmer Philip Robinson Ken and Ros Rokison The Tansy Trust
We would also like to acknowledge the kind support of our Festival Player 250+ and 500+ members
Judy Addison Smith Renata Baillieu His Honour Michael Baker Margaret and Terry Bamford Ian and Judy Barlow Ben-Levi Family Philip Berry Julian and Mary Biggs Tricia and Michael Blakstad Rosalind Bowen Christina Breene Julia Brodie Bernard and Chrissy Brown Patrick Burgess Dr Maggie Burgess Caroline and Malcolm Butler George W. Cameron OBE and Madeleine Cameron The Chadha Family Anthony Clark Michael and Frances Coates Karen Coburn Charmian Connell Annie Cosh Rosie and Charlie Drayson Mrs Veronica J Dukes Mike and Jane Elliott Sheila and Steve Evans Val and Richard Evans Mrs Murray Fox George Galazka Mrs Sophie Gooley Lady Green Jennie Halsall Themy Hamilton Christopher and Joan Hampson Eddie and Anne Hazel
Jac Hepworth Mr and Mrs C Hindson Jammy Hoare Richard and Rosie Hoare Jacintha Hutton Freda James David and Fiona Jenkins Roger Keyworth David and Ginny Kidd Dinah Lamming Simon and Belinda Leathes Mrs Elaine Leaver Mrs Jo Lewis John and Chris Lieurance Penny Linnett Vaughan and Sally Lowe Nick and Sue Lutte Jeremy and Caroline Marriage Roger and Maggi Marshall Peter and Nita Mitchell-Heggs Vicky Mudford John and Caroline Nelson Annie Newell Pippa Nott Graham and Sybil Papworth Tessa Pascoe Sir Geoffrey and Lady Pattie Lyana Peniston William and Penny Lindy Riesco John and Valerie Robinson Tamsin Saunders Jerry Saunders David and Sophie Shalit Jon and Ann Shapiro Dr Jeremy Shaw and Dr Linda Shaw OBE Greg and Katherine Slay Delphine Star Strange / Sayers Family Howard M Thompson Humphrey van der Klught Bryan Warnett of St. James’s Place Ian and Alison Warren Ernest Yelf And all those who wish to remain anonymous.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS – DIAMOND LEVEL
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PRINCIPAL PARTNERS – GOLD LEVEL
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OUR PARTNERS
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