Norwich Theatre Royal Annual Review 2018

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his has been an

to see how this multi-strand programme

incredibly important

has developed and found traction with new

year for Theatre Royal

audiences and participants during the year.

as we have laid the foundations for our

The year has also seen us devise plans

growth and development into the

for developing our audiences into the

future.

future and continuing to build and grow our overall organisational resilience and

When I came to Norwich in January

sustainability and this has included a

2017, I became part of a large team

restructure of the Executive Team ensuring

who made it clear to me that they

we have strong and robust leadership across

were eager to build on the already

the whole of the organisation. Another

phenomenal success of the Theatre

major development in the year has been

Royal by further developing our

completing the process of formally merging

ambition, our reach and our impact.

with Norwich Playhouse cementing our mid-

This saw us set about more than 12

scale venue at the heart of what we do for a

months of work developing a new

long time to come.

vision for work on our stages, away from our stages and in communities,

The sum of all of this is that, as we close

and for how we work as an

the financial year 2017/18, we have now

organisation.

articulated a bold new vision and strategy and are already making huge strides towards achieving it and I thank the whole Executive,

the future by saying that, through

staff and volunteer team for their incredible

our artistic programme across our

hard work through a period of change

three stages and for 52 weeks of

in terms of our programming, significant

the year, we will bring the world to

expansion of our Learning & Participation

Norwich & Norfolk and take Norwich

work and a robust process of modernisation.

& Norfolk to the world. I believe

I also pay tribute and give my thanks to

passionately that regional towns,

Michael Newey and the Trustees of Theatre

cities, audiences and communities

Royal for their huge support as we set off in

should be able to benefit from the

pursuit of this ambitious new vision.

very best artistic work – not at the expense of London, but without

This end of the financial year 2017/18 can

having to go to London and our

best be described as the ‘dénouement’

programme over the coming years

of more than 12 months of work spent

will absolutely reflect this.

developing strategy across all aspects of

Welcome

I would sum up our artistic vision for

Breakin’ Convention. Photo: Julian Claxton

our organisation. This work is now brought

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At the beginning of the year we had

together in the three-year strategic plan

already developed and articulated

covering the period 2018/19 – 2020/21 and

a bold new plan for our Learning

outlines our ambitions for our work, our

& Engagement programme,

venues and our audiences as well as giving

which sought to maximise the

an exciting route map of how we get there.

phenomenal resource that is the Stage Two building. This saw us re-articulate a broader strategy with four key delivery strands: Learning & Education, Training & Skills, Community Participation and Access. It has been hugely pleasing

Stephen Crocker Chief Executive

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a safe space. The first one focused

I am delighted to share

on issues around gender and sexual

with you our new Annual

identity and included our own

Review which sets out our

production of ‘safe’ which was cast

organisational and creative

locally and produced within stage

journey over the last 12 months.At the

Two, and explored how perceptions

Theatre Royal it has been an exciting year

of gender and sexual identity can

for our audiences with some memorable

have a major effect on the lives of

new dance productions, a host of musical

young people.

favourites, high-quality drama and a push into classical music drawing in new

Norwich Playhouse continued its

audiences for the Theatre Royal.

usual eclectic mix of programming spanning all genres of work.

From the ever-popular pantomime

We were delighted to be able

‘sleeping Beauty’ and the musical

to complete a much needed

rollercoaster that was ‘The Band’ to the

refurbishment of the auditorium

power of the National Theatre’s ‘Hedda

space and some additional

gabler’ and the rare chance to see Philip

technical upgrades and we

glass and Laurie Anderson on the same

rounded off the year with the

stage at the same time, it has been a year

completion of the process to

to remember for everyone taking a seat in

fully combine with Theatre Royal,

the auditorium.

ensuring the Playhouse’s place at the heart of our family of venues.

Overview

We have also begun to dig some strong foundations in our Learning & Participation

None of this could happen without

work in stage Two and around the region.

our audience and supporters and

As an organisation, we are fiercely

for that, I say a big thank you to

committed to engaging with all ages,

everyone who has been a part of

sectors and areas of the community.

our successful last 12 months.

Our work with young people continues to grow and expand, and we have also had incredible success with the 50+ community increasing our provision for them particularly in the areas of performance and scriptwriting.

I am particularly proud of our ‘Creative Matters’ season which allows us to explore topical issues in a creative way and within

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Michael Newey Chair

artistic Programme

417,000 3,622 80,136 289 718 Tickets

artists performing

Bookers

Productions

Performances

audiences

Reach

16% 72% 12% 16%

12,624,335 1,005,382 30,302 35,200 £3,724,993

audiences from Norwich

audiences from Norfolk

audiences from east anglia (excludes Norfolk)

audiences from outside of east anglia

Page views on website

Unique users on websites

Facebook followers

Twitter followers

Value equivalent in advertising

£35,148,645 annual economic impact

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a

Transformational Year.

O

ur ambitions for continuing to develop our audiences, and our Learning and Participation programme are far-reaching. Across our three venues we make an enormous contribution to our region being a fantastic place to live, work, visit, and invest. Collectively we are recognised as an important part of the cultural ecology, by

making our region more vibrant and attractive, supporting and developing talent, skills and inspiring audiences.

This year we have seen the first phase of our new commitment to delivering excellence and providing the very best opportunities for everyone to engage with theatre and the performing arts. Our overall aim is to increase ambition, uniqueness and diversity within a well-balanced artistic programme.

Our values

Magic and Brilliant Experiences for Everyone a sense of the magic of theatre in all those who work here or who visit to see our performances, take part in our activities or spend time in our buildings.

A commitment to brilliant experiences underpins everything we do and shapes how we work as a team, the partners with whom we work and the way in which we welcome our visitors.

About Us

Fundamentally, we believe that our work and our buildings should be for everyone.

These ambitions have been developing over the past year with Norwich Theatre Royal hosting the likes of the hip-hop dance festival ‘Breakin’ Convention’ in the early Summer and National Theatre’s stunning production of ‘Hedda Gabler’ in the autumn, the delicate and dramatic examination of dementia ‘Finding Joy’ coming to Norwich Playhouse and explorations of the issues around gender and sexual identity and men’s mental health for the first two ‘Creative Matters’ seasons at Stage Two in February this year.

We also continued to showcase the work of world-renowned companies like ‘Glyndebourne’, the ‘National Theatre’ and ‘Rambert’ as well as working with some of the most exciting new and developing performers, particularly on the Playhouse stage.

Our profound belief is to inspire a sense of the magic of theatre in all those who see our performances, take part in our activities, work here or just spend time in our buildings

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Javier Torres as Casanova and Pippa Moore as Madame de Pompadour in Northern Ballet’s Casanova Casanova. Photo Caroline Holden

At the core of our organisational values is a profound belief that we should inspire

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417,000 29,000 37% 831 Tickets Sold

New Bookers

Our Impact

From deprived communities

attended tours or talks about the theatre

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artistic Programme

289 718 72% 69.4% Productions

Performances

average occupancy Norwich Theatre Royal

average occupancy Norwich Playhouse

Learning & Participation

862 680 442 208 369

People participated in community projects

Students attended workshops

Opportunities for all

15,744 14,882 109,083 Under 18 year old tickets

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School’s tickets

Family Show Tickets

adults participated in workshops and courses

attended over 50s events

Participated in holiday activities

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audiences

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We also appealed to new audiences with

of laughter with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

Family

us becoming more daring,

modern and edgy dance work in the form of

and ‘Around The World in 80 Days’.

Family entertainment remains a key part of our programme

distinctive, diverse and

the internationally-acclaimed Akram Khan’s

dynamic. So how did we

‘Chotto Desh’ which visited us as part of the

Classical Music & Opera

a great success with audiences and critics. Other family

achieve this?

Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

We want to continue giving audiences the

productions included ‘Running Wild’ which boasted

chance to experience quality opera which

exquisite puppetry including a life-size Asian elephant.

and our pantomime, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, once again proved

Dance

Drama

remains a key part of our programming.

Northern Ballet achieved all four of those

We continue to work with some of the best

Once again, Glyndebourne presented a triple

‘Slava’s Snow Show’ also made a return visit. Quite unlike

aims with their stunning production of

in the business when it comes to presenting

bill and English Touring Opera visited twice

anything else we programme, this multi-award-winning

‘Casanova’, which was penned by Suffolk-

drama. The National Theatre gave us

with both popular and more rarely performed

feast of childish delights enchanted audiences with its mix

based writer and renowned biographer Ian

remarkable, cleverly-conceived productions

operas including the thrilling ‘Giulio Cesare’.

of comedy, clowning and spectacle including the stunning

Kelly in conjunction with choreographer

of ‘Jane Eyre’, ‘Curious Incident of the Dog

and former Northern Ballet dancer

in the Night-Time’ and ‘Hedda Gabler’ – an

We were also excited to launch our new

Kenneth Tindall.

eclectic and memorable mix.

series of Orchestral Concerts with the ‘St

Musicals

Petersburg Symphony Orchestra’ and

This year included ‘Sunny Afternoon’ with the music of The

Critics and audiences alike also loved

Other high-quality drama came in the form

the ‘European Chamber Orchestra’, both

Kinks and the Carole King musical ‘Beautiful’. Direct from

Matthew Bourne’s ‘Cinderella’, and

of ‘Shirley Valentine’, with a stunning one-

being well-received and seeing this new

the West End, we welcome ‘Funny Girl’ starring West End

both Rambert and Richard Alston

woman performance from Jodie Prenger; a

developing area of our programme off to a

leading lady Natasha J Barnes, and ‘Crazy For You’ with its

produced well-received contemporary

heart-rending and informative page-to-stage

fantastic start.

Gershwin soundtrack, an incredible cast of actor-musicians,

dance programmes, with Rambert

adaptation of ‘The Kite Runner’; and plenty

presenting their iconic masterpiece ‘Ghost

snowstorm finale.

and Norwich Theatre Royal favourite Tom Chambers in the lead role.

Dances’.

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We also welcomed two brand new musicals to the stage with ‘Fat Friends’ penned by Kay Mellor, and ‘The Band’ featuring the music of Take That and starring the winners of the BBC’s Let It Shine talent hunt, Five to Five.

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National Theatre Jane Eyre Tour 2017 ensemble. Photo by BrinkhoffMîgenburg

Theatre Royal

T

his year saw the start of

O

ver the past year, we have once again cemented the Playhouse as the city and region’s home of comedy which also won us a Chortle

Award but that is just part of our offering and we have continued to grow and develop our programme over the last 12 months.

We presented a wide range of productions for a younger and family audience including adaptations of a number of popular children’s books including ‘Dear Zoo’, and ‘The Man Who Climbed Into The Moon’ plus an exciting programme of work to complement Norwich Science Festival.

There was plenty for adults too as the Blackeyed Theatre Company revived John Godber’s classic tale of classroom life in a struggling school in ‘Teechers’ which saw a company of three perform a raw but just as funny version of the topical hit.

BBC Radio 3 and 4, Actors Of Dionysus brought ‘Antigone’ to life. The company specialises in presenting Greek tragedy and this was a great opportunity to see their

Highlights

work.

Finding Joy

The Gruffalo

This production approached the issue of

There were plenty of musical highlights

The Playhouse welcomed ‘The Gruffalo’.

dementia with humour and humanity with its award-

too. Those mischievous melody makers

Audiences of all ages were enchanted by

winning story of 83-year-old Joy who starts losing her

‘The Horne Section’ presented some fun-

this on-stage version of Julia Donaldson

memory and is looked after by her grandson Danny.

packed brass-based fun fresh from their

and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning

This full-mask production explored the bonds of family

hit BBC Radio 4 series, while ‘Stacey Kent’

children’s story. It was a great chance

and facing up to changes in life, and also gave us the

mixed songs from The Great American

to entertain a younger audience and

opportunity to invite Age UK to join us to give audience

Songbook, samba and bossa nova for a

encourage the theatre-goers of tomorrow

members advice and help if they wished.

spellbinding performance.

to come and see us.

Our dance programme also began to

Chris Ramsey

develop. Exciting acrobatic skills and

Chris was just one of the comedy

rewarding relationships with a number of locally-

athletic dance combined in the visually

highlights at the Playhouse attracting

based performers. The Norfolk Youth Music Theatre

a sell-out crowd. The popular Geordie

presented the schools edition of Cameron Mackintosh’s

funnyman visited the city as part of a

‘Les Misérables’ to huge acclaim. Threshold Theatre

hugely successful tour and admitted it was

Company brought the story of King Arthur to life

a far cry from his first gig at the Dog and

complete with plenty of belly-laughs in ‘Spamalot’, and

Parrot pub a few years from his house. He

we also welcomed Sound Ideas Theatre Company for the

is just one of many names that have helped

outrageous tale of well-meaning florist Seymour Krelborn

cement the Playhouse as the city’s home of

and his wise-cracking plant Audrey II which develops a

comedy.

carnivorous craving in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.

stunning and thought-provoking ‘Imbalance’ which explored our obsession with technology and asks whether it plays too big a role in our life. We also welcomed back the city-based ‘Natyapriya’ who specialise in Indian-style dancing and join us annually, with our biggest audience yet to see their work.

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teechers. photo Alex Harvey-Brown

Playhouse

Meanwhile, fresh from performances on

Playhouse Partnerships The Playhouse continued its special and mutually-

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korean super-crew of b-boys and poppers

came to the show through the Mancroft Advice Project’s

developed and

called ‘Just Dance’.

Early Action programme. The group also took part in a

grown a new four-

Q&A session and a clowning workshop with actor director

Prince’s Trust get Started Programme

strand Learning & Participation

strategy that will reach across all three of

In February 2018 we worked in partnership

our buildings and beyond into our local

with The Prince’s Trust to deliver their get

communities. This new strategy consolidates

started programme. The aim was to engage

together long-standing strands of work

young people and support them to further

and projects, including the long-running

their education, training or employment,

Theatre Arts Courses and well-established

helping them to move forward in their lives.

Mark Curtis which also explored the link between physical exercise, body awareness and positive mental health.

“The workshop with Mark was fantastic. I have no doubt that the things they learnt today will improve both their studies and their wellbeing” DRaMa TeaCHeR, NOTRe DaMe

Creative Matters

Norfolk Schools Project, into one cohesive programme and also provides capacity

Nineteen young people attended a week

We launched ‘Creative Matters’, our new programme

and scope for growth and development.

long programme, focusing on working

that produces seasons of work that use creativity to

In order to best service this strategy a re-

together, being creative, working on

explore important issues and allow people to engage in

organisation of the Learning & Participation

physicality, vocal work, building confidence

conversation about key issues and, where appropriate, seek

team was undertaken during the year,

and motivation.

additional support.

each of the delivery strands of the strategy:

All nineteen participants completed the

The first ‘Creative Matters’ focused on gender and sexual

Learning & Education, Training & Skills,

course and gained an AQA qualification.

identity and attracted over 550 participants. Highlights

Community Participation and Access.

Four of the participants have gone on

included a production of ‘Safe’ by Alexis gregory, which

to become part of our Young Producers

was cast and produced locally and told the story of young

programme at stage Two.

people who had experienced hardship as a result of their

creating new and different roles aligned to

Highlights

Breakin’ Convention

sexual identity or gender and had been helped by the

origins and evolution of hip hop culture

I Had a Black Dog - Mental Health and clowning in schools

from around the world and around the

As part of Creative Matter’s January

corner through its world-renowned

programme focussing on Men’s Mental

festivals, international touring, professional

Health, small Nose Productions performed

development, youth projects and

‘I Had a Black Dog’ which was the story of

educational programme. Working with the

a man living with depression – his

Breakin’ Convention represents the

most respected, innovative and inspirational artists, ‘Breakin’ Convention’ are at the vanguard of the global development of the hip hop theatre genre.

Our Norwich convention took over the whole Theatre Royal and Stage Two, including graffiti work with local artist ‘Step 39’, breakdancing workshops, exhibitions and main stage performance. Local groups ‘Force 10’ and ‘Sin-Cru’, alongside dance company ‘Legacy’ and ‘Parallel Dance Studios’ who produced pieces for the show.

The full programme included Canadian duo ‘Tentacle Tribe’ which mixes organic elements with contemporary technique, and the ‘Soweto Skeleton Movers’ who blend comedic contortion with a style of dance called Pantsula which comes from

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Learning & Participation

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e have established,

Albert kennedy Trust. The second season explored and raised awareness of men’s mental health.

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his has been an incredibly

Income

Highlights

Communications and Public Health Teams we collaborated

the foundations for future growth. We have seen the

organisation and we have laid

on shared knowledge and insight to shape the programme to help target those who were most in need, increasing

Three times this year, we dedicate one

awareness generally and also specifically related to Public

organisation’s artistic strategy across all

month to ‘Creative Matters’, providing a

Health’s mental health campaign, website and survey.

three stages take shape.

platform and safe space for people of all

A surplus, before depreciation of just

ages to explore and engage with key issues

Working together we jointly developed a campaign that

in our world today.

promoted events, encouraged participation and raised

over £350k from a turnover of £14.2m,

awareness of the local issues surrounding mental health

is a strong result. It very much remains

In January this year we worked in

the case that the organisation is not for

partnership with Norfolk County Council

profit and the surpluses made are done so

to deliver a month-long programme of

Norfolk Schools Opera Project and local trusts

with purpose, helping to fund the varied

productions, workshops and special

Norfolk Schools Opera Project demonstrates the

events to help reduce stigma surrounding

longstanding commitment from local trusts, connecting

men’s mental health as part of our

to an integral part of our ongoing work with schools.

‘Creative Matters’ series. This included a

Working with a diverse range of schools across Norwich

commissioned piece exploring the anxiety

and Norfolk, this project engages Key Stage 2 children and

programme and excellent work done allied to our charitable purpose.

n Theatre Operations, including Box Office n Education and Community

The split of income over the year highlights

n Commercial Operations

75% 1% 18%

and wellbeing.

the importance not only of what happens

n Sponsorship and Subscriptions 2%

issues of a well-known Norfolk comedian

their teachers to work together to create their own opera.

on our stages, but of the many varied

n Grants and Donations

2%

Karl Minns who shared his experience

This project is made possible by long term support from

sources of income. Commercial activities

n Other Earned Income

3%

of battling anxiety. This intimate evening

key local trust Chivers Charitable Trust, John Jarrold Trust,

across the organisation’s bars and

included short performances alongside an

Norfolk Opera Fund alongside Michael Tippett Foundation

restaurants play a vital role in supporting

‘in conversation’ with the theatre’s chief

and Norwich Theatre Royal Ambassadors.

the sustainability of the organisation and

executive Stephen Crocker.

its ongoing success. Equally important are fundraising, sponsorship and the tremendous support we enjoy from our Supporter and Friend membership schemes.

Expenditure

The organisation is not for profit and the surpluses made are done so with purpose, helping to fund the varied programme and excellent work done allied to our charitable purpose

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n Theatre Operations n Marketing

61% 4%

n Box Office and Front of House 5% n Education and Community n Commercial Operations

1% 14%

n Premises and Support Costs 15%

Norfolk Schools Opera Project Photo Julian Claxton

How We Do It

Working in partnership with Norfolk County Council

Creative Matters mental Health awareness, in Partnership with Norfolk County Council

important period for our

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Your Support

individuals, trusts and

realise extraordinary projects.

foundations to sponsors

We have over 130 regular donors

and partners who have

through our Ambassador, Angels

worked with us to support new and exciting

and Mavericks schemes and over

opportunities alongside engaging with

60 corporate club members and

and connecting to our exciting artistic

sponsors all supporting our future

programme, special projects and events.

ambitions.

Highlights

Christmas Appeal 2017

Supporting Schools Access and Norse Our corporate partnership with NORSE has been

This year we introduced our first

instrumental in developing our schools engagement

annual Christmas Appeal which raised

work over the past few years, creating a wide range of

awareness and vital funding support to

opportunities to enable Norfolk schools to engage and

different annual strands of our Learning

attend the Theatre Royal, get involved in projects and

& Participation work. Christmas 2017

workshops alongside supporting vital financial costs

connected to new programmes to raise

such as transport and tickets through our schools

awareness and support those living

partnerships.

with dementia, particularly through our

Support Us

Dinner in 4 Acts

This year we completed our new strategic

We were delighted to introduce and

raised £16,961 through a range of in venue

fundraising strategy and alongside

launch our Mavericks scheme at our

collections as part of our annual Pantomime

financial support through Arts Council

fundraising event, Dinner in 4 Acts.

and are incredibly grateful to the generosity

England’s Catalyst:Evolve programme

This delightful fundraising evening

of our audiences, restaurants and bar

we have launched our new Support Us

was made possible by major donors

patrons.

schemes, developed our artistic major

Michael and Julia Goff and event

donor programme Mavericks, our Learning

sponsor Flying Kiwi Inns. A

& Participation donor scheme Angels,

glittering evening saw an exclusive

alongside our new corporate support and

on-stage dining experience and

major event fundraising. Our Mavericks

auction for 80 guests, raising over

Creative Matters Season. We successfully

£70,000 for our artistic, Learning & Participation work.

Our Mavericks provide vital support for our new artistic plans and enable us to realise extraordinary projects

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ur supporters are diverse

A

new three-year strategic

We will:

business plan is shaping our future. It comes at a critical

n Grow our dance programme

point in time, just as we come

celebrating internationalism and

out of this year of significant

diversity;

organisational development and as we set about a three-year period with growth and ambition at the forefront of our minds.

n further develop our programme and audiences for high quality and more challenging drama

Our next few years will, we hope, be a

through work with partners around

game-changing period for Theatre Royal.

the country and also through

We want to have changed perceptions

beginning to co-produce and

about our artistic programme and be

produce work ourselves;

viewed by our stakeholders and peers as a creative force driven by a commitment to high quality artistic experiences.

n we will further expand and develop our recently launched Classical Music series through

We also want to live up to our commitment

work with partners here in the UK

to Learning & Participation through the

and abroad;

expansion of this programme and by

n we will develop and pursue a

is Stage Two. We already know and accept

number of new and extraordinary

how important our audiences are to us and

projects that are designed to build

we will uphold this whilst encouraging new

the profile of our organisation

people to come to our venues and existing

alongside being instigators of

attenders to experiment.

exciting new work and driving cultural tourism.

Finally, we will use the next three years to focus on increased resilience and

All of us are now poised to

sustainability. With all of this in mind, we

develop our artistic, Learning and

have been bold in laying out our ambitions

Participation ambitions, and we

and robust in looking at how we will deliver

are really excited for the future of

them.

the Theatre Royal, Playhouse and Stage Two as we work together to

Over the coming years we will establish

help shape the region’s profile and

ourselves as a family of venues – Theatre

artistic ambitions for everyone that

Royal, Playhouse and Stage Two – and focus

lives and works here.

on developing some key areas of artistic programme.

Our Vision To be a leading UK regional theatre by being both a creative resource and cultural ambassador for Norwich, Norfolk and the East of England.

Our Mission We will maximise all of our resources to deliver high quality, ambitious and widereaching programmes of work both on and off our three stages.

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Acosta Danza photo: Manuel Vason

The Future

maximising the phenomenal resource that

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Trustees

Jo Cole

sandi george

denise koblenz

Russell Myhill

Nathan stone

stephen Askew

Natalie Cole

Liz gibson

danusia krawczyk

dawn Neave

dominique stone

Tom Blofeld

Claire Collen

Ben giller

Abigail Lacey

vikki Nelson

Margaret stubbings

sports Council

Chris Coubrough

Colleen Collins

glen gilmore

Anthony & Linda Landamore

Linda Nerney

Rachel summons

Anglian group PLC

Charlotte Crawley

Jessica Collinson

Alexander glenn

daniel Law

Alyssa Newton

Rosemary syder

Archant

Tessa Haskey

Jessica Cook

Jane goodchild

Lucy Lawrence

Michele Norman

Jacqueline Tacon

steve Jaggard

Alexandra Cooper

Emma goodwin

Caroline Lee

val Norwood

Ryan Takman

Michelle Jarrold

Robert Cooper

Alex gook

Anna Leer

Peter Nowell

Michael Newey

Rosa Cooper davies

Clare gordon

Lauren Lees

Liam Offord

Angela Robson

Mike Cossey

Patricia gosling

Maureen Leveton

Ivanka Orehova

Han Yang Yap

keith Cottrell

Erlina gotterson

Pauline Lingard

sheil Ouzerdine

Matthew Crisp

Lois goulĂŠ

Alexandra Lingford

Jan Page

stephen Crocker

Judith gowlett

Peter Lister

xanthe Palmer

Casey Cross

Roger granger

sue Lister

Andrea Parker

Phyllis Curtis

Tiffany green

Tom Little

Jane Parsons

Lily Cutler

Ian greeves

diana Lloyd

samantha Patel

sarah Cutler

susan gregory

Rachel Lloyd

gill Patrick

steph Tilson

Colin dade

Josephine gummer

sarah Long

gill Penny

shirley Tomlin

Patricia dade

susie gunn

stephanie Loome

Ruby Pinner

glenda Tomlinson

diana davenport

Ann guttridge

Anne Loy

Andrew Pointer

Nicolett Toth

karen davies

Janet gwynn

Roger Loy

vivien Pond

Theresa Townsend

Maria Andrew

Eleanor daymond

Maria Hajnal

Robert Ludkin

Barry Porter

Helen Tully

Melanie Armstrong

suzanne deakin

Laura Hammett

Innes Lynn

katrina Porter

Helen Turner-Heffer

Jackie Aston

gillian dean

Roberta Hamond

James Macdonald

Emily Poyser

diana Twitchett

Penny Aston

Matthew delaney

Quorn Handley

Pamela Mace

Annette Prior

Michal urban

don Harden

Margot MacMaster

Rachael Putland

Aneta urban

Investments Ltd Anglia Area Civil service

Arnolds keys Barclays Birketts LLP

Funders

Mavericks

Arts Council England

sir Nicholas Bacon

greg Chapman

W Pill

Catalyst Evolve

Peter Blake &

R Chipp

Mary Pitt

E Chown

J Radnedge

City College Norwich

Clive Chapman

Jane Claridge

Margaret Richardson

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ken Hobbs

desne Clarke

stephanie Routledge

sharp Business systems

Russell Abbott

david Merrick

Caroline Corbould

Norman saunders

dipple & Conway

Andrew Adam

Nicky Milner

Peter Crowle

Janet shields

Eastern voice and data

Jo Adams

Chivers Trust

suzannah Olivier

Alex darbyshire

Patience skelton

Elizabeths The Florist

Lindsey Alcock

Ernest Cook Trust

Patricia West

Andrew denny

Barbara smart

Wendy Alcock

John Jarrold Trust

graham Woodford

karl dexter

Rex stedman

Flagship Housing group Ltd

Marya diggle

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Michael Tippett Foundation

Nicholas Lodge

Rita Buxton

Anthony Perry

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grant Thornton Hatch Brenner LLP

Norfolk Opera Trust

angels

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M E Taylor

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Jill Noble

Caroline dixey

Brian Thetford

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Neil Bain

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InTouch systems

Stage Two Capital appeal 2016

Front Row

William dunne

P Westley

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Staff & volunteers gay Abbott

Molly Allen Lesley Anderson

Andrea Tari Meryl Taylor Rosemary Thirkettle Lucas Thompson Trevor Thurston Emily Thurston Liana Tihomirova glebs Tihomirovs

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Wendy devlin

Jeremy Amies

Alan Farr

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Luke Barnes

James devlin

stephanie Harding

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Roger Atkins

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Ray Birch

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Ruth Wallis

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de Laszlo Foundation

Francis Chinkin

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Abigail Hatch

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Tim Read

di & Frank Eliel

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Enda dowd

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darren Male

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Pawel Malita

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Lady delia goodenough

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Andrew Birnie

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danielle Higgins

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Elizabeth Richards

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kinga Biro

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Adnams

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John Bultitude

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Marc Miller

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Jill Wilcox

Justine Milton

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Joan Forrest

Pamela keeley

Areti Mitroliou

Amy smith

Jillian Mole

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sinclair International Ltd

Mary Cattermole

Michael Forrest

Olivia keer

Patrick Monaghan

Penny spinks

James Murphy

Larking gowen

sally Cazier

Judy Foster

Jo kerrison

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shirley Moran

Jessica sprouse

victoria Woollason

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Christine gallagher

Rosie kipps

valerie Mortimer

Maggie stickney

Mark Wrigley

Mervyn Braddick

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Alison Claxton

Ric gardiner-Collis

Isabelle kirk

simon Moss

Andrew stock

kirsteen Wythe

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Wayne Fleming Associates

Jennifer Cleminson

donna garrod

stephen knights

Hilary Muir

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Foundation uk Timothy Colman Charitable Trust

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Trustees, staff and volunteers as at 1st October 2018

We are extremely grateful to our individual donors, annual philanthropists and corporate supporters for their continued financial support for our work and ambitions. Our supporters share our belief that art and culture transform lives and has the power to make positive changes for people, families, communities and society. They help fund and support our artistic programmes across our three stages and support our future ambitions.

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