Post by SilverFox on Aug 7, 2024 15:39:01 GMT
Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere (a search turned nothing up), but following on from the National Theatre thread which includes Robert Hastie transferring from Sheffield to the South Bank announcements, it was revealed a few weeks ago who will replace him at Sheffield Theatres - Elizabeth Newman from Pitlochry. Sounds promising.
Today we announce the appointment of Elizabeth Newman as the next Artistic Director.
Elizabeth joins Chief Executive Tom Bird and Deputy Chief Executive Bookey Oshin to form Sheffield Theatres' Executive Team from December 2024 and succeeds current Artistic Director Robert Hastie who leaves the organisation this summer. Elizabeth’s first season will be from autumn 2025.
Elizabeth joins from Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where she has been Artistic Director since 2018. Notable productions include Faith Healer, for which she won Best Director in The Critic’s Awards for Theatre in Scotland, and critically acclaimed productions of Footloose, Sunshine On Leith, Shirley Valentine and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. During her tenure the theatre was nominated for Best Theatre in the UK at The Stage Awards and established collaborations with theatre companies including the National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, HOME Manchester and Capital Theatres. Prior to Pitlochry, Newman was Artistic Director of Octagon Theatre Bolton, Artistic Director of Shared Property Theatre Company and Acting Artistic Director of London’s Southwark Playhouse.
A multi-award-winning theatre director, Elizabeth has directed over one hundred theatre productions all over the UK. Alongside her work as a theatre director and designer, Elizabeth has written numerous adaptations for the stage, including nearly thirty for family audiences. A champion of new writing, her work has been acknowledged by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
A committed executive leader, Elizabeth has received various awards in recognition of this work over the past two decades. She was named Bolton’s Woman of the Year, UnLtd’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year, finalist for the Young Achiever of the Year Award for Arts, the Oguntê Make a Wave Award for Women of Social Leadership and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bolton.
Elizabeth joins Chief Executive Tom Bird and Deputy Chief Executive Bookey Oshin to form Sheffield Theatres' Executive Team from December 2024 and succeeds current Artistic Director Robert Hastie who leaves the organisation this summer. Elizabeth’s first season will be from autumn 2025.
Elizabeth joins from Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where she has been Artistic Director since 2018. Notable productions include Faith Healer, for which she won Best Director in The Critic’s Awards for Theatre in Scotland, and critically acclaimed productions of Footloose, Sunshine On Leith, Shirley Valentine and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. During her tenure the theatre was nominated for Best Theatre in the UK at The Stage Awards and established collaborations with theatre companies including the National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, HOME Manchester and Capital Theatres. Prior to Pitlochry, Newman was Artistic Director of Octagon Theatre Bolton, Artistic Director of Shared Property Theatre Company and Acting Artistic Director of London’s Southwark Playhouse.
A multi-award-winning theatre director, Elizabeth has directed over one hundred theatre productions all over the UK. Alongside her work as a theatre director and designer, Elizabeth has written numerous adaptations for the stage, including nearly thirty for family audiences. A champion of new writing, her work has been acknowledged by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
A committed executive leader, Elizabeth has received various awards in recognition of this work over the past two decades. She was named Bolton’s Woman of the Year, UnLtd’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year, finalist for the Young Achiever of the Year Award for Arts, the Oguntê Make a Wave Award for Women of Social Leadership and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bolton.
