Vivienne Bailey Photography
Hippodrome CREATIVE Highlights As the Director of Creative Programmes here at Birmingham Hippodrome I get the wonderful job of designing a programme of exciting events to engage young people and families from all over the West Midlands. From our work in school and community settings to fun-filled festivals, to outdoor spectaculars, we hope there is something for everyone. This summer we have two flagship Hippodrome CREATIVE projects. In early July you can experience a phenomenal theatrical event in Sutton Coldfield – an outdoor night-time experience to commemorate the Battle of the Somme with Furious Folly. At the end of July our popular family friendly festival Summer in Southside returns with a seaside theme. We hope you can join us for one of these free events. Heritage Quiz volunteers Sophie Lewis, Rowena Fisher and Ivan Heard take a well-deserved ice-cream break
Or if you would like to tell us your ideas, email creative@ birminghamhippodrome.com
Dear Supporters We’re delighted to share the latest edition of Supporter Spotlight with news and updates about our recent Hippodrome CREATIVE projects and the part you have played in bringing them to life. We continue to celebrate and raise funds for our Heritage project. Our Touch Tables will shortly be in our foyers for the first time and do keep an eye open for the launch of our Heritage website. Please join us with family and friends for our next HERITAGE OPEN DAY on 24 Jul. It’s a chance to see the progress we’ve made digitising our fascinating archive and explore backstage. You are also warmly invited to two other special Hippodrome CREATIVE outdoor arts events in July. First we are proud to present Furious Folly, a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in Sutton Park. Commissioned by 14-18 NOW, Furious Folly is part of a national programme of extraordinary arts experiences connecting people with the First World War. Late July also sees the return of our outdoor festival Summer in Southside with a theme of Southside meets Seaside. Think large-scale sand sculptures, street performances, themed workshops and ice-cream! Join in the family fun for FREE... and do something different and see something new. These projects, along with our commitment to working with disadvantaged young people, many with learning disabilities and other community groups living and learning in the city’s most deprived wards, simply couldn’t happen without your help. Whether you Name a Seat in our auditorium, take out a Patron membership, book a table at an event, hold a client entertaining reception or make a donation during our campaigns – THANK YOU – every contribution is helping to make a difference. See you in the theatre or at a Hippodrome CREATIVE project soon.
Graham Callister Director of Creative Programmes
New and Renewing Members and Sponsors CORPORATE PATRONS: PERFORMANCE PARTNERS: Barclays, PwC. ASSOCIATE PARTNERS: EY. LEADING LADIES: Laura Allen (Audley Retirement), Claire O’Connor (Mailbox), Faith Walker (FLR Group), Jackie Kelly (Cure Leukaemia), Cosette Wright (Hygenie Ltd), Kerry Volante (Bridge Street Global Hospitality). HIPPODROME CREATIVE PARTNERS: Pinsent Masons (Assisted Performances). SPONSORS: Cure Leukaemia (Leading Ladies at Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker). PROJECT PARTNERS: MPW Steakhouse Bar & Grill. INDIVIDUAL PATRONS: We welcome John & Heather Clemson and Tony & Julie Phillips as our latest Leading Role Patrons. A Hippodrome Hello to Mark Forty, Jeremy & Jill Griffin, Rodney & Alyson Kettel, Nathalie Neill and Glynis Troth – our latest Supporting Cast Patrons.
Judith Greenburgh
Rachael Griffin
Head of Business Development 0121 689 3082
Development Manager Individual Giving and Trusts 0121 689 3067
Rosie Milsom Development Officer 0121 689 3068 for all support, ticket bookings & hospitality reservations
2015-2016 NAME A SEAT DONORS: We also thank the following donors for naming one or more seats in our historic auditorium this year: Rosemarie Bathgate, Chris Boddington, Paul Callas, Eileen Corkindale, Mark Cottam, John Fendek, Andrew Hammond, Lynne Hardy and Jaide’s Stage Studios, Michael Herritty, Jennifer Holford, Jennifer Jarvis, John McDonald, Mrs L Osborne, Melody Starkey, Gwen Stephens and Glynis Troth.
Thank you for all the time and effort you and your team have put into organising the Heritage quiz. Lots of happy customers!
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Heritage Quiz Participant
Summer Spectaculars from Hippodrome CREATIVE
CREATIVE
Furious Folly 8 & 9 Jul
Business Opportunities at Furious Folly
In July 2016 Hippodrome CREATIVE will present Furious Folly in Sutton Park - a large-scale outdoor production that commemorates the Battle of the Somme during World War One, where over one million men were wounded or killed.
There are a range of business partnership opportunities in connection with our major outdoor project, Furious Folly, taking place in Sutton Park on Fri 8 and Sat 9 Jul 2016.
Furious Folly will take place as night falls, in a no-man’s land on the battle front between the two lines. Disoriented, audiences will find themselves immersed within an open-air collage of sound, light, pyrotechnics and performance. Furious Folly challenges the inhumanity of conflicts past and present. Commissioned by 14-18 NOW, we are thrilled that Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust has gifted a significant grant to support the presentation of this work in Birmingham. Hippodrome CREATIVE will also engage up to 1,000 young people in a creative learning project, working in tandem with Sutton Coldfield Cricket Club and local schools and community groups.
The opportunities offer excellent brand alignment with the UK’s most popular theatre. The capacity audience for the event totals 4,000 over two nights and will be promoted in all Hippodrome printed and digital materials and across social media channels. Partnerships will be tailored to offer attractive, wide-reaching benefits in line with a company’s business objectives and budget. We also welcome in-kind support. For more details about how your business can get involved with Furious Folly please contact Judith on 0121 689 3082 or judithgreenburgh@ birminghamhippodrome.com
Furious Folly will take place on Fri 8 & Sat 9 Jul at 10pm and will be completely FREE for audiences. Tickets need to be booked in advance via Birmingham Hippodrome on 0844 338 5000 or birminghamhippodrome.com
In association with
SUMMER IN SOUTHSIDE 23 & 24 Jul SUMMER IN SOUTHSIDE S
Our annual FREE summer festival is back - and this year get ready for Southside to meet Seaside! Over the weekend, experience a vibrant carnival atmosphere where Hurst Street will be transformed with seaside sights, sounds and smells. Be swept away by nautical encounters from a cod choir, deep-sea divers and even pirates!
Dee Allen from Lookers Vauxhall, sponsor of Summer in Southside 2016
There is something for everyone – play on wooden street games, dive into the mouth of an enormous whale, enjoy street acrobatics, a marching band with a difference and much, much more. A Summer in Southside shout-out to Lookers Vauxhall, our festival sponsor, for their support.
We are extremely proud to sponsor Summer in Southside, but the partnership will go much further than just the festival.
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Volunteering is a very rewarding part of our partnership. At the Relaxed Performance the team met children, parents and carers. They came away feeling humbled yet elated to have participated.
Lookers Vauxhall
Calthorpe Estates
to a full house at the Hippodrome
The Beauties Awake
Our Hippodrome CREATIVE Curtain Raiser saw a group of talented choreographers and dancers aged 12-19 create and perform an original dance piece on our main stage to a full-house before a performance of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty. New Adventures & Re:Bourne worked again in partnership with Hippodrome CREATIVE to create the 7th annual Curtain Raiser with students brought together from Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA), Stratford Upon Avon College (SUAC), Elmhurst School for Dance and Walsall College. The piece was created in just five intensive sessions and choreographed by six young local dancers, all of whom are previous Curtain Raiser performers from BOA and SUAC. They were supported by professional dance teachers Joe Walkling (New Adventures & Re:Bourne) and Clare Palethorpe (Hippodrome CREATIVE) and used the Sleeping Beauty story as inspiration for the piece. The dancers wowed the audience, and generous bucket collections on the night raised over £1,600 shared between Hippodrome CREATIVE and New Adventures & Re:Bourne to help fund further creative projects with young people. The Curtain Raiser project gives young dancers a fantastic opportunity to work alongside professionals and get a taste of what it’s like to perform on stage at a large scale theatre.
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Gianni Baldi, a year 13 SUAC student, danced in last year’s Curtain Raiser and said how
As a dancer you focus on just your role in the piece. But choreographing this year I had to constantly think about everyone in the Curtain Raiser, which comes with such a sense of responsibility.
I’m delighted. The feedback was positive on all aspects from the meeting and greeting to the final bows!
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Tilney Bestinvest, sponsor of Curtain Raiser 2016
A huge Hippodrome shout-out to Tilney Bestinvest, sponsor of the Curtain Raiser at Sleeping Beauty. The Tilney Bestinvest team joined the participants at rehearsals and met the Re:Bourne team to learn more about the creative process. Account Manager Helen Rees said “We all thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to see the work in progress and were amazed at the ingenuity of the students”. An extract from the Tilney Bestinvest guest blog summed up the thrill of the night, “the atmosphere was electric, especially the enthusiastic cheers that came from their respective colleges. The curtain was raised and, voilà, the live performance went off spectacularly! A huge well done to everybody involved; it was a wonderful performance and something to be really proud of. We are looking forward to hearing more about the futures of these wonderful young dancers, as we’re sure that each one will be very bright!”
We are immensely grateful to Tilney Bestinvest for their support of this flagship Hippodrome CREATIVE project. If you would like your business name linked to one of our projects, contact Judith on 0121 689 3082 or judithgreenburgh@birminghamhippodrome.com to start a conversation.
Bottom Photo: Head of Birmingham Office, Miles Robinson, Hippodrome Development Trustee Martin King and the Tilney Bestinvest team join Curtain Raiser participants on stage
Our long-standing relationship with Birmingham Hippodrome brings positive business benefits and is an ideal venue for client entertaining.
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Relaxed Performance and Acorns Children’s Hospice
Insight into Access:
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Relaxed Performance – most successful year yet!
All of the children at Dame Ellen Pinsent School...
Thank you to all of the staff in the sparkly hats.
This January we delivered the third Relaxed Performance of our annual pantomime working in partnership with Qdos Productions. An audience of over 1,350, the majority with autism, special needs or complex disabilities attended our most popular pantomime yet – Aladdin – starring Julian Clary, Lee Mead and Marti Pellow. This is an increase of almost 40% since our first Relaxed Performance in 2014. For this special performance we make alterations to the theatre environment and to the production itself to make it a relaxing and inclusive atmosphere for all. This year we offered a playroom and a sensory room, easy to understand signage and additional wheelchair spaces. Before their visit all theatregoers received a welcome pack and a specially made film. During the show itself our house lights stayed up and the doors remained open so that the audience could come and go as they pleased. The production was also signed, captioned and audio described. This year we were thrilled that Pantomime Dame Andrew Ryan introduced the show and all the special effects to the audience – allaying any fears and getting everyone into the panto spirit!
IMI’s John O’Shea and Elaine Morgan catch-up with Hippodrome Chairman John Crabtree during his volunteer stint at the Relaxed Performance with daughter Jessie
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IMI plc
IMI plc takes pride in its corporate responsibility activities and it is particularly satisfying to know that our donation towards the Relaxed Performance has helped to create an opportunity for local young people to experience the fun of pantomime and a anxiety-free visit to the theatre.
L-R Rachael Adams, Helen Phillips, Elizabeth Smith, Tara Wright, Lizz Davies, Sangeeta Kohli, Meera Tailor, Sandeep Nagi
We have a special thank you to make to Mr & Mrs Varney (pictured above) Patrons of the theatre who this year enabled us to purchase additional sensory toys for the relaxed performance. These toys will now be used in all our work with children, young people and adults with access needs. Also a big thank you to our friends at Irwin Mitchell (pictured right) and Calthorpe Estates who have yet again volunteered at the Relaxed Performance.
Everything was executed to perfection. All my colleagues are converted to panto, they have found their inner child.
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Compass Group
Acorns Family Panto Treat We are thrilled to have been part of a pilot programme working with Midlands-based Acorns Children’s Hospice. 10 families with children with life-limiting conditions visited Birmingham Hippodrome to take part in family days, making magic memories here at the theatre.
Pictured clockwise are Acorns families meeting panto stars, Matt Slack, Marti Pellow and Lee Mead
Supported by specialist training from Acorns staff, Birmingham Hippodrome welcomed Acorns children, their siblings and parents to enjoy time together. At this year’s pantomime, these special families enjoyed craft and singing workshops, a backstage tour and relaxation in a sensory room before watching a performance of Aladdin and meeting the cast. We’re looking forward to welcoming more Acorns families to the next day in April at Mary Poppins. Thanks to our funders, Children & the Arts and Acorns donors.
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It’s been the best day ever – some amazing memories have been made.
Acorns Family
The most rewarding and inspiring of days.
FREE Will Campaign
Birmingham Hippodrome has announced a new fundraising partnership with West Midlands based Wills & Legal Services Ltd. A Will writing service is being offered for FREE to any Birmingham Hippodrome Customer, in return for a donation to support the theatre’s charitable work through Hippodrome CREATIVE. Birmingham Hippodrome Development Trust will be the first arts charity to benefit in the UK. A basic will-making service usually costs £75+, but through this partnership you can make a Will for FREE in return for a donation of £40 or more to Hippodrome CREATIVE. To book your appointment with Wills & Legal simply call 01885 490380 and quote ‘Birmingham Hippodrome Charity Will’ or for further information visit A Specialist Paralegal Law Firm birminghamhippodrome.com/freewills
Minimum Monument 2014
We’re proud to sponsor tickets and workshops at the Hippodrome for Baverstock Academy. It’s terrific to hear from teachers what a difference these experiences make to the students.
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Hippodrome Volunteer
Leading Ladies network offers first class networking and client entertaining. With over 100 participating companies Leading Ladies is one of the most popular (and glamorous!)networks of its kind in the city.
Mixing Business With Show Business
Leading Ladies:
Leading From The Front Our final event of 2015 ended in style with an inspiring conversation between two new business leaders: the Hippodrome’s Chief Executive Fiona Allan and Jan Teo, Chief Executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Guests took away tips about making your own opportunities, the role of lady luck and a can-do attitude. The reception was followed by a performance of BRB’s The Nutcracker, the quintessential festive production.
Behind The Curtain with Panto Star Lee Mead The 2016 calendar opened with a Behind the Curtain meet-up with panto star Lee Mead hosted by Hippodrome Trustee and BBC presenter Joanne Malin. Guests were treated to an up-close experience of the Aladdin panto set by Hippodrome Head of Technical Services, Barry Hope. And Lee Mead shared moments from his career spanning Any Dream Will Do to major musical star, prime-time TV and the UK’s most popular pantomime.
Curtain Raiser Casts a Spell at Sleeping Beauty New Adventures’ Principal dancer, Dominic North joined guests before a performance of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty and revealed a fascinating insight into the different paths that can lead to an accomplished dance career. The night also featured our Curtain Raiser, a flagship Hippodrome CREATIVE project. Dance students from four local schools and colleges worked alongside young local choreographers and professional dancers from New Adventure’s dance company to create and perform an original piece inspired by Sleeping Beauty. They performed on the main stage to a sell-out audience prior to curtain up. An unforgettable experience for the participants. Bravo! Combined, these three events raised over £3,000 for Hippodrome CREATIVE projects – thank you to ALL our sponsors, members and their guests.
Isn’t it time you were on our guest list? For sponsorship and membership details call Judith on 0121 689 3082 or judithgreenburgh@birminghamhippodrome.com
Leading Ladies is one of the best networking events around.
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Cure Leukaemia
Calendar Join us in 2016 for: THU 5 MAY
Carlos Acosta
THU 16 JUN
The Vintages: an evening of fine dining with Laurent-Perrier champagne, by invitation only
TUE 28 JUN
Mamma Mia
THU 22 SEP
The Spirits: Tasting Tutorial with
OPPOSITE PAGE: Top: Jan Teo, Fiona Allan, Helga Henry Middle: Faith Walker, Marverine Cole, Martin Hilton, Claire O’Connor Bottom: Joanne Malin, Lee Mead, Victoria Emery THIS PAGE: Top: Patricia Kennedy, Kimberley Owen, Veronica Kumeta, Cosette Wright Middle Left: Aneesah Atallah, Jessica Harper, Helen Benussi, Donna O’Neill Middle Right: Judy Groves, Linda Marston-Weston, Dominic North, Jo Stroud, Wendy Merricks Bottom: Kelly Cattell, Kally Kaur, Emma Yufera-Ruiz, Liz Jeffries, Adele Raiment
Sipsmith THU 6 OCT
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Tempest
THU 3 NOV
Vamos Cuba!
NOV TBC
The Fizz: Tasting Tutorial with Laurent-Perrier Champagne
THU 8 DEC
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker sponsored by Cure Leukaemia
Really enjoyed the Lee Mead event last night and meeting everyone, to the point of exchanging contact details so new friends found! Cheers!
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Gwen Stephens, Patron
Heritage project gathering speed For the past 18 months our team of archivists and volunteers have been working tirelessly to catalogue and digitise over 100 years of theatre history. Our next Heritage Open Day will take place on Sun 24 Jul – expect talks and tours, a vintage fair and a theatrical treasure hunt! The day will be FREE and open to all. Prior to this on Wed 25 May we will have an exclusive VIP reception for volunteers, donors and supporters of the heritage project. This will offer a first look at our new heritage touch tables which will be placed in the theatre foyers and used in creative learning workshops in schools and community settings all over the West Midlands. Look out for an invite dropping into your inbox soon!
Local Dance School Make Their Mark Students at Jaide’s Stage Studios danced down the aisles to visit a seat named in honour of the 15th anniversary of the performing arts school. A seat naming certificate was presented to the school’s principal, Jaide Ellery-Martin at their 15th annual dance show and an engraved plaque will now appear on their chosen seat in the historical Hippodrome auditorium for the next 10 years.
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I can’t believe what the students Jaide said: organised for me and I was completely overwhelmed and very emotional when the plaque was presented to me on the last night of my show.
The Rugby-based school enjoys many visits to the Hippodrome and a number of the young dancers take part in the holiday workshops run by our Creative Learning team. Students surprised principal Jaide Ellery-Martin with an engraved plaque, which will now appear on their chosen seat in our historical auditorium for a decade. YOU TOO can name a seat! From £250 - to begin your seat naming story call us on 0121 689 3068 or email rosannamilsom@birminghamhippodrome.com
Major Fundraising Event at Billy Elliot So You Wanna be a Boxer? Or a Ballerina? We’re delighted to announce the date of our large-scale fundraising event at the smash-hit show Billy Elliot during its first-ever UK tour on Thu 30 Mar 2017.
SAVE THE DATE
Join us for “We Love to Boogie”, a night of fundraising as we re-create the boxing ring to ballet class theme for you and your guests. We’ll transport you to the north east of England for one night only to savour Billy’s transformation from fledgling boxer to West End ballet star. This show features a timeless score by Elton John, sensational dance and a powerful story that will have you laughing (and crying) at a spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever. The format of the evening will comprise a drinks reception, 3-course seated dinner in the Patrick Centre and post-show coffee. What better way to entertain your most valued clients? Put the date in your diaries and call Rosie on 0121 689 3068 or rosannamilsom @birminghamhippodrome.com to reserve your table NOW. Look out for the email announcing the on sale of this not-to-be-missed event. Places are STRICTLY LIMITED.
Thank you for going the extra mile. You made the seat plaque purchase possible and gave the students at Jaide’s Stage Studios an unforgettable experience.
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Lynne Hardy
Images by Vivienne Bailey Photography and Simon Hadley Photogaphy
Calendar 2016 SUN 1 FRI 22 MAY
International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB)
THU 5 MAY
Leading Ladies at Carlos Acosta
SAT 14 MAY
On Stage Gala
TUE 17 MAY
Spotlight Night at Sampled
WED 25 MAY Heritage launch VIP Event THU 16 JUN
The Vintages: a Leading Ladies evening of fine dining with Laurent-Perrier Champagne BY INVITATION ONLY
TUE 28 JUN
Leading Ladies at Opening Night of Mamma Mia
THU 30 JUN
Large-scale fundraising event at Mamma Mia
FRI 8 & SAT 9 JUL
Furious Folly at Sutton Park
FRI 22 JUL
Summer in Southside Reception
FRI 22 SUN 24 JUL
Summer in Southside
SUN 24 JUL
Heritage Open Day
TBC SEP
Patrons Event at Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
WED 21 SEP
Spotlight Night at Mandela Trilogy
THU 22 SEP
The Spirits: Leading Ladies Tasting Tutorial with Sipsmith
THU 6 OCT
Leading Ladies at Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Tempest
THU 27 OCT
Million Dollar Quartet Patrons Event
THU 3 NOV
Leading Ladies Vamos Cuba!
TBC NOV
The Fizz: Leading Ladies Tasting Tutorial with Laurent-Perrier Champagne
THU 8 DEC
Leading Ladies at Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker, sponsored by Cure Leukaemia
2017 THU 30 MAR
Billy Elliot large-scale fundraising event for businesses and our Patrons
We visited the Hippodrome to bring my mom over to see her seat. The guy who looked after us was really nice and thanks to you for organising it, my mom absolutely loved it.
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Chris Boddington, Name a Seat Scheme
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 Maureen & Roy Kirby Chris Loughran
Headline Act Patrons
Leading Role Patrons
Teresa A Cook • Joseph Devlin • The Dickens Foundation Dr & Mrs Harrison • Emma & Peter Neads • Janette Rutter Simon & Kath Winner
Christine Baylis • Jim & Birdie Ceaser • Jon & Heather Clemson • Roger & Jennifer Cox • Sara & Tim Fowler Averil Green • Claire & Mark Hales • Andy & Rebecca Hammond • Mr William Jones • Steve & Laura Kearney Debbie & Mark Lilburne • Michael & Cerys Luckman • Jeremy & Harjinder Millington • Tony & Julie Philips Mark & Amanda Smith • Paul Twose • Stephen & Suzanne Whittern • David & Janine Young
Supporting Cast Patrons John & Jill Andrews • Christine Bachelor • Sheila Ballantyne-Smith • Simon Bashford • Simon & Amanda Boardman-Weston • Richard Burke • Andrew & Sarah Connors • Adrian Cox John & Diana Crabtree • Eileen Doyle • Patricia Edwards • Patricia & Ronald Etchells • Nicola Fleet-Milne • Mark Forty • Neil & Jackie Frettsome • Roger & Jennifer Gould • Jill & Jeremy Griffin Martin & Roni Guest • Mrs S Hashmi • Ivan Heard • Dorothy Hobson • John Jeremy • Pamela Buckley • Rodney & Alyson Kettel • Martin & Joanne King • Andy Le Marr • Lynne Myers • Nathalie Neill Ralph & Linden Osborn • Win Palmer & Lola Ralph • Mrs Jill Parker • John & Jill Queenan • Claire Ralley • Dr & Mrs Reynolds • Don & Diane Scriven • Mary Shaw • Mr George F Sidaway Rebecca Simkiss & Richard Guy • Dr N & Mrs C Speak • Christine Spittle • Gwen Stephens • Glynis Troth • Gillian Tune • Richard & Maggie Waller • Ray & Marilyn Way • Neil & Polly Wilson • Jane Woolrich
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 • The Chatwin Trust • Children & The Arts • George Henry Collins Trust • Baron Davenport’s Charity The Dumbreck Charity • The Eveson Charitable Trust • The George Fentham Trust • Marc Fitch Fund • The Foyle Foundation • J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust • The Grimmitt Trust The Joseph Hopkins Charity • Limoges Charitable 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 • The Saintbury Trust • Sutton Coldfield Charitable 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
Good Company Club
Influential names proud to demonstrate their CSR credentials.
Like-minded business people who enjoy first class networking. Benussi & Co Clarendon Care Limited The Edgbaston Foscos Hayes Hurdley Ltd
Hippodrome CREATIVE Partners Print Partner
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary and St Bernadette’s Primary Schools
Assisted Performances
One of a Kind
Lorica Insurance Brokers Professional Polishing Services Ltd Schofield and Associates Squire Patton Boggs Shaylor Group Staying Cool
Project Partners Relaxed Performance
Young Carers 2015
Summer in Southside
Curtain Raiser 2016
Heritage Project
Commercial Partners Babcock Training Ltd • Cast Alum Ltd • Christie & Co • Cross Country Trains • Burnaid • Birmingham City Council • Environment Agency • Hoare Lea & Partners • Las Iguanas • Mills & Reeve Spice Birmingham • University of Birmingham • UK Sport • Worshipful Company of Tax Advisors Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust, Registered Charity Number 510842
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Development Trust, Registered Charity No 511567
John Crabtree OBE, Chair • Rod Dungate • Sara Fowler • Martin Guest Andy Hogarth • Glenn Howells • Mick Laverty • Prof David Roberts • Gary Rowe Mark Smith • Ann Tonks • Cllr Anne Underwood • Rt. Rev. David A. Urquhart Special Adviser – Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham Kt
Martin Guest, Chair • Simon Boardman-Weston • Steve Clarke • John Crabtree OBE John Driver • Nicola Fleet-Milne • Andrew Hammond • Matthew Hansell Dr Mahnaz Hashmi • Martin King • Michael Luckman • Joanne Malin Ruth Pipkin • Claire Ralley
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