Chichester Festival Theatre Annual Review 2017 -18

2017-18

‘Chichester Festival Theatre is quite simply the best the British regions have to offer. More than that, it entirely sets the pace for the West End. Show after show, first produced in our city, transfer to national acclaim in London.

The CFT is not merely a Chichester jewel, it is a national treasure.

It shimmers and shines more brightly now than ever’ Chichester Observer (February 2018) 2

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2017 marked the inaugural Festival season under Chichester Festival Theatre’s new leadership team of Daniel Evans and Rachel Tackley as Artistic and Executive Director respectively. It proved to be one of the most extraordinary Festivals in CFT’s history, of superb quality in breadth and depth, which met with resounding admiration.

With two musicals, powerful drama and classic comedy, as well as three new writing premieres and a Youth Theatre production of remarkable standard, audiences were delighted and stimulated in equal measure.

Forty Years On, the opening production of the season, was the first play to take over £1million at the box office. Fiddler on the Roof became the best-selling show, in terms of both money and tickets, in CFT’s history. Overall, we saw the highest audience attendance to date for a Festival season of over 232,000. Festival 2017 was followed by a diverse Winter Season with visiting productions playing in both theatres and the much-loved Youth Theatre Christmas show.

A round-up of 2017-18 would not be complete without mention of two memorable visits to CFT which attracted major press coverage.

Firstly, the visit of Her Majesty the Queen in November to a special performance led by our Youth Theatre. In March, CFT was at the heart of a community celebration when British astronaut Tim Peake received the Freedom of the City in front of a packed house of over 1,300 mostly local children.

CFT’s current position provides a strong platform from which we continue to produce high quality theatre and welcome all to enjoy and participate in a variety of theatre experiences, firmly at the heart of our local community whilst growing our reputation nationally and internationally.

Our Youth Theatre goes from strength to strength with over 800 members. Our wider Learning, Education and Participation (LEAP) programme creates 62,000 opportunities to participate for those aged 0–92 including those with disabilities and mental health issues.

Like many arts organisations, we are reliant on significant financial support from Arts Council England (ACE), as well as Chichester District Council, and have secured funding for 2018 to 2022.

In addition, we thank our many corporate and private supporters to whom we are extremely grateful.

I am thrilled that CFT is increasingly firmly rooted in its community.

My fellow Trustees and I share the passion of its staff, creative teams and actors, volunteers, audiences and the many supporters who combine together to deliver such results.

Sir William Castell Chairman

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This annual review looks back on an exciting year, our first year of programming at CFT. Festival 2017 saw the first new UK production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical Caroline, Or Change, three new writing premieres by Edna O’Brien, Deborah Bruce and James Graham, and Blanche McIntyre’s revival of Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests which marked the Festival Theatre’s first in-the-round staging.

Three productions went on to transfer to London’s West End in 2018 including King Lear, which will be broadcast nationally and internationally by NT Live.

CFT took great steps over the year to increase the diversity of our work both on stage and off, offering opportunities for career progression for creatives from a more diverse background in terms of age, disability and ethnicity.

As well as delivering a jam-packed season, it was important to reach all our communities – locally, regionally, nationally and internationally – through compelling, entertaining and enlightening theatre.

In 2017 the price of tickets in our Prologue scheme for 16-25 year olds was reduced to £5, tripling the number of Prologue tickets sold in the previous year. We also continued to maintain over 10,000 general tickets at £10.

There were a number of ‘CFT firsts’ in the 2017 season including hosting a relaxed performance of the summer musical for the first time and an exclusive free schools’ matinee performance of Caroline, Or Change which was attended by children from seven local schools. We pioneered live streaming transmissions to hospitals in 2017, ensuring that even those unable to attend the Theatre in person could also enjoy our work.

We couldn’t have achieved all that we have accomplished throughout 2017 without the support of our staff and generosity of our supporters. Thank you very much.

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A RECORD-BREAKING 232,302 TICKETS (82%) 9% INCREASE ‘The Festival Theatre is one of the best places outside London to catch high-quality drama’ Sunday Times (March 2017)

FIDDLER ON

24% OF

THE ROOF

99%

(80,300 TICKETS) THE BEST-SELLING SHOW

IN CFT’S HISTORY

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FORTY YEARS ON FIRST PLAY TO GROSS OVER

£1MILLION

ARTISTS

IN FESTIVAL 2017

WERE FROM A

BAME BACKGROUND

AUDIENCES KING ATTRACTED FROM 29 COUNTRIES LEAR INCLUDING… Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, USA, Russia, Japan, China, Ireland, Taiwan, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece, Austria, Netherlands, Singapore, Italy, France, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Israel and Spain.

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21 APRIL – 20 MAY

FORTY YEARS ON

By Alan Bennett

Director Daniel Evans Designer Lez Brotherston Musical Director and Musical Arrangements Tom Brady Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Sound Designer Emma Laxton Video Designer Nina Dunn Movement Director Naomi Said Casting Director (Associate) Anne McNulty CDG Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Thomas Bird Lucy Briers Alan Cox Jenny Galloway Crispin Glancy Michael Hamway Joe Idris-Roberts Michael Lin Oliver Marshall James McConville Martin Sarreal Martha Waddington Richard Wilson Silas Wyatt-Barke Danny Lee Wynter And a community cast of 52 young people

‘Fielding a massive cast that includes a community ensemble of over 50 young actors, Evans handles things with an impressive assurance.

The eight young professional actors are a knock-out’ The Stage

★★★★ ‘Beautifully organised chaos’ Daily Telegraph ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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6 MAY – 3 JUNE

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Book and lyrics by Tony Kushner Music by Jeanine Tesori

Director Michael Longhurst Set and Costume Designer Fly Davis Choreographer Ann Yee Musical Director Nigel Lilley Lighting Designer Jack Knowles Sound Designer Paul Arditti Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Zephan Hanson Amissah Keisha Amponsa Banson Me’sha Bryan Angela Caesar Josiah Choto Sharon D. Clarke Charlie Gallacher Alex Gaumond James Gava Nicola Hughes Teddy Kempner Beverley Klein Daniel Luniku Ako Mitchell Abiona Omonua Gloria Onitiri Vincent Pirillo Jennifer Saayeng Teni Taiwo Lauren Ward

★★★★★

‘Beautifully staged and impeccably performed, this is an exceptional show’ Daily Telegraph

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2 – 24 JUNE

SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH

By Tennessee Williams

Director Jonathan Kent Set and Costume Designer Anthony Ward Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Music Debbie Wiseman Sound Designer Paul Groothuis Video Designer Andrzej Goulding Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG US Casting Jim Carnahan CSA Cast Emma Amos Hester Arden Matthew Barker Victoria Bewick Alex Bhat Ray Emmet Brown Graham Butler Richard Cordery Ingrid Craigie Joy Cruickshank Tim Frances Marcia Gay Harden Kurt Kansley Rob Ostlere Sam Phillips Brian J. Smith Daniel Tuite Ewart James Walters And a community cast of 5

★★★★

‘Brian J. Smith is superb and Marcia Gay Harden excels’ Times

★★★★ ‘Jonathan Kent’s elegant new production’ Sunday Times ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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9 JUNE – 8 JULY

THE COUNTRY GIRLS

By Edna O’Brien

Director Lisa Blair Designer Richard Kent Lighting Designer Lizzie Powell Music Isobel Waller-Bridge Sound Designer Christopher Shutt Movement Director Rebecca Howell Casting Director Anne McNulty CDG Cast Romayne Andrews Rachel Atkins Tom Canton Chris Garner Colm Gormley Genevieve Hulme-Beaman Melanie McHugh Keshini Misha Grace Molony Bailey Patrick Valéry Schatz Jade Yourell

★★★★

‘Genevieve Hulme-Beaman gives a first-rate comic performance as the knowing friend.

Grace Molony makes a beautiful professional debut’ Observer

★★★★

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10 JULY – 2 SEPTEMBER

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Based on the Sholem Aleichem Stories

By Special Permission of Arnold Perl Book by Joseph Stein | Music by Jerry Bock | Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

★★★★★

‘Daniel Evans’s production reaches the exhilarating high to which every musical aspires’ Metro

★★★★★

‘A triumph not merely for great entertainment but for values that today’s world appears in danger of forgetting’ The i Newspaper

Director Daniel Evans Designer Lez Brotherston Choreographer Alistair David Musical Supervisor & Orchestrator David White Co-Orchestrator Andy Massey Musical Director Tom Brady Lighting Designer David Hersey Sound Designer Carolyn Downing Video Designer Nina Dunn Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Simbi Akande Ryan Anderson Leo Andrew Andrew Boyer Greg Castiglioni Stephen John Davis Omid Djalili Nicholas Duncan Luke Fetherston Rosie Fletcher Harry Francis Victoria Hinde Abigail Jaye Emma Kingston Lucinda Lawrence Louis Maskell Tracy-Ann Oberman Megan O’Hanlon Sephora Parish Pierce Rogan Liza Sadovy Rose Shalloo Jos Slovick Gareth Snook Mia Soteriou Laura Tebbutt Darius Luke Thompson Matthew Woodyatt And a community cast of 5

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14 JULY – 5 AUGUST

THE HOUSE THEY GREW UP IN A new play by Deborah Bruce

Director Jeremy Herrin Designer Max Jones Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers Music Paul Englishby Sound Designer Emma Laxton Casting Directors Anne McNulty CDG and Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Leonardo Dickens Daisy Fairclough Michelle Greenidge Rudi Millard Daniel Ryan Samantha Spiro Mary Stockley Matt Sutton Philip Wright A co-production with

★★★★

‘Jeremy Herrin’s skilful production gradually allows Deborah Bruce’s gentle, thoughtful humanity room to breathe and is firmly anchored by a superlative performance from Samantha Spiro’ Evening Standard

★★★★

‘Simple, sincere and relevant, wherever you happen to live’ Times ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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4 – 19 AUGUST

Philip Pullman’s

GRIMM TALES For Young and Old Adapted by Philip Wilson

Director Dale Rooks Designer Ryan Dawson Laight Music Eamonn O’Dwyer Musical Director Miles Russell Choreographer Georgina Lamb

Cast The young company comprised 47 members of Chichester Festival Youth Theatre, 11 members of Chichester Festival Technical Youth Theatre and 5 young musicians

★★★★★

‘The Youth Theatre has a reputation for greatness and yet each time still manages to beat that bar and impress’ Chichester Observer

‘Dale Rooks and her creative team have created theatrical magic that not only enchants first time youngsters but also delights us older theatre goers’ Brighton Argus ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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11 AUGUST – 9 SEPTEMBER

THE STEPMOTHER

By Githa Sowerby

Director Richard Eyre Designer Tim Hatley Lighting Designer Peter Mumford Sound Designer John Leonard Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast David Bark-Jones Emma Barrasford Kaye Brown Simon Chandler Emma Curtis Joanna David Eliza Hayward Will Keen Ophelia Lovibond Macy Nyman Eve Ponsonby Samuel Valentine Evie Watterson Sharon Wattis

★★★★★ ★★★★

‘This dark, gripping, sharp-witted play remains startlingly fresh and urgent. Richard Eyre’s rivetingly tense production burns so fiercely that it ought to set the upholstery alight.

Breathtakingly brutal and, ultimately, exhilarating’ Times

‘Will Keen gives an outstanding performance. Lois is beautifully interpreted

by Ophelia Lovibond – a mix of vulnerability and resolution’ Observer ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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22 SEPTEMBER – 28 OCTOBER

KING LEAR

By William Shakespeare

Director Jonathan Munby Designer Paul Wills Lighting Designer Oliver Fenwick Music and Sound Ben and Max Ringham Movement Director Lucy Cullingford Casting Director Anne McNulty CDG Cast Jonathan Bailey Kirsty Bushell Richard Clews Sinéad Cusack Phil Daniels John Hastings Dervla Kirwan Tamara Lawrance Dominic Mafham Jake Mann Michael Matus Ian McKellen Damian Molony Caleb Roberts Patrick Robinson Danny Webb And a community cast of 10

★★★★★

‘Ian McKellen adds to the roster of his greatest achievements with this extraordinarily moving portrayal of King Lear’ Independent

★★★★★

‘Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production’ Daily Telegraph ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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18 SEPTEMBER – 28 OCTOBER

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS A trilogy of plays by Alan Ayckbourn

Director Blanche McIntyre Designer Simon Higlett Lighting Designer Johanna Town Music Olly Fox Sound Designer George Dennis Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Jonathan Broadbent Trystan Gravelle Sarah Hadland John Hollingworth Hattie Ladbury Jemima Rooper

★★★★

‘A masterpiece. Sir Alan at his best.

Blanche McIntyre has assembled a crack cast’ Daily Telegraph

★★★★

‘Fiendishly clever.

Sheer comic dazzle’ Mail on Sunday ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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3 NOVEMBER – 9 DECEMBER

QUIZ A new play by James Graham

Director Daniel Evans Designer Robert Jones Lighting Designer Tim Lutkin Music and Sound Ben and Max Ringham Video Designer Tim Reid Movement Director Naomi Said Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Cast Nadia Albina Paul Bazely Keir Charles Maya Correia Olivia Dickens Greg Haiste Mark Meadows Henry Pettigrew Gavin Spokes Stephanie Street Jay Villiers Lizzie Winkler Sarah Woodward

★★★★

‘Thoroughly entertaining. Daniel Evans, finishing his box-office bonanza of a first year at Chichester with a flourish, has a winner on his hands’ Daily Telegraph

★★★★★ ‘A tour de force’ WhatsOnStage ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

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‘It has been a joy working at CFT. I am a ‘mid-career’ director, and working on The Country Girls provided me with a wonderful opportunity to work with one of the most exciting producing houses in England.’

Lisa Blair, Director, The Country Girls ‘I had a truly unforgettable six weeks in Chichester and couldn’t have wished for a better cast, creative team and audience to start my career with. The thought of performing Edna’s legendary novel in such a reputable theatre was extremely daunting, but the team at CFT managed to make me feel at home straight away and I can’t thank you enough for that.’

Grace Molony, Actor, The Country Girls

Director Lisa Blair and Grace Molony in rehearsal for The Country Girls

‘I was thrilled that CFT wanted to produce The Stepmother.

I was equally thrilled that the production was so well served by the resident staff and was so enthusiastically received by the loyal and intelligent audience.’

Richard Eyre, Director, The Stepmother ‘Every department strives to achieve excellence and there is joy running throughout the building.’

Samantha Spiro, Actor, The House They Grew Up In ‘Working at Chichester, with the incredible team, is such a creatively rewarding experience for me. Whether it be reviving an older play, or building from scratch a brand new show like Quiz, the theatre here is a safe and exciting place to try new things.’

James Graham, Playwright, Quiz ‘Playing Golde in Daniel Evans’s production of Fiddler on the Roof this summer was a career highlight. The production values, the orchestration, set, lighting – the care to detail, the Chichester team as a whole are top of their game. The Chichester audiences took Fiddler to their hearts and there was a great feeling of warmth and pride towards all of us in the cast, wherever we went in the city.’

Tracy-Ann Oberman, Actor, Fiddler on the Roof

Writer James Graham and Director Daniel Evans in rehearsal for Quiz

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In 2017-18, we were proud to host a wide range of visiting companies during our Winter season from November to February. Designed to appeal to all tastes and ages from toddlers upwards, offerings ranged from popular West End hits such as Million Dollar Quartet and The Play That Goes Wrong to modern plays like The Weir and a new musical version of The Jungle Book, alongside our own CFYT production of Beauty and the Beast.

Drama Musicals Music Christmas Comedy Children’s Dance Spoken Word Opera

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★★★★★

‘A magnificent evening of pure theatrical magic’ Brighton Argus Beauty and the Beast

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32% first-time bookers

361,000

62% tickets sold more than two months in advance

Prologue ÂŁ5 tickets for 16-25 year-olds

3,353 tickets,

133% increase

captioned, BSL, audio-described access performances

15,378

tickets

Online bookings

64% (4% increase)

32%

ÂŁ10 tickets

increase on visitors to the website

Facebook

40% of tickets sold to

Friends

95%

respondents rated quality of productions excellent or good

97%

rated overall experience excellent or good

95%

increase by

Social media

23% increase on reach across all platforms

YouTube

18% Twitter

increase by

23%

Instagram

21% 77%

would highly recommend CFT to friends and family

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KNIGHT OF ILLUMINATION

THE STAGE

AWARD FOR

LIGHTING

AWARDS DESIGN

DAVID SOUTH BEST ACTRESS HERSEY BEAUTIFUL

TOURISM

IN A PLAY

GOLD

GRACE

MOLONY FIDDLER THE COUNTRY GIRLS 24

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AWARD

ON THE ROOF

ACCESS & INCLUSIVITY

BEAUTIFUL

SOUTH TOURISM

GOOD PRACTICE

GOLD

AWARD SUSSEX CENTRE

LIFE

TOURISM EXPERIENCE

NHS FOUNDATION

FOR EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP

WORKING

ARTS AWARD

ENTERTAINMENT VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARD

(MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE)

POSITIVE PRACTICE AWARD

Fiddler on the Roof

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‘Organisations such as Chichester Festival Theatre, which runs some of the finest and most far reaching youth theatre and participation provision in the country, is enabling hundreds of young people to access the arts education which they are not getting at school….

Thank you, Dale Rooks, Director of LEAP at Chichester Festival Theatre, for allowing a group of very concerned people to debate these issues.’

Susan Elkin (‘The State of Education’ debate, July 2017)

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CFT is committed to taking its work well beyond the Theatre to engage and inspire people of all ages, and explore what we can offer to people who may not find it easy to watch a performance in the usual way.

In the community we work with people with disabilities and mental health issues, with increasing focus on giving people living with dementia and their carers opportunities to participate in our work.

Our work in the community is supported by our Ageless campaign.

Launched on Giving Tuesday 2017, Ageless has received generous donations from our Friends, Supporters and the general public.

Creative Responses engaged 60 local people, from four care homes in priority areas in West Sussex, in weekly dementia friendly sessions. Busy Bees, a pre-school group, joined them during the programme.

‘Many initially considered themselves as ‘not creative’ and therefore the fact that they even attended was a huge step for them as individuals and involved a certain amount of ‘risk’ taking.’

Creative Responses Practitioner ‘Very interesting and creative. We all felt daunted at first, but were very pleased with the finished poem.’

Participant FestivALL was a two-day festival celebrating achievements and talents of young people with additional needs.

‘The show was absolutely outstanding and I was left feeling really inspired. Everyone involved should be really proud of what they achieved this weekend.’

Audience member

CFT Buddies was piloted, offering companions to those patrons who are unable or feel uncomfortable coming to the theatre alone.

This free scheme benefits those with learning disabilities as well as the elderly and socially isolated.

‘Where did you find these wonderful people! It was such a joy to learn about their experience of the theatre, whether it is their profession or, like me, they are enthusiastic about theatre and CFT in particular.’

Buddy service user ‘I just love coming to work at CFT! I am happy to give up my free time to assist a wonderful organisation. I am very proud to be a part of this fabulous theatre.’

Volunteer 45 Young Carers were hosted for a day at Christmas, including a tour, a workshop, a visit from Santa and tickets to see Beauty and the Beast, after which they met the cast.

‘I enjoyed every part of it so much, please can I come back!’

Young Carer ‘Emily came away with a sense of achievement, a sense of having been valued and a sense of having a wider social network.

Youth Interventions Officer

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Six schools from areas of economic and social deprivation worked on a six-week creative literacy programme.

Case Study: Playtime Playtime is a playwriting project working with underachieving pupils in Year 5 and Year 6. The programme aims to develop literacy skills and confidence through a series of in-school workshops, culminating in the creation of unique scripts developed for performance by participants. The programme took place across six weeks between January and March 2018.

‘Writing is an area for development in our school and we are always looking for ways to improve writing for those children who struggle.

A free opportunity is really exciting for our small school and the children get a lot out of it.’

Rachel, Hawthorns Primary School ‘We got to use the real scripts and decide what we would do with it, which was new and lots of fun.’

Pupil, South Bersted C of E Primary School

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Free schools matinee of Caroline, Or Change

local schools

‘The standard they achieve is remarkable... this is down to skilled, charismatic leadership and the committed investment by CFT in this aspect of its work. It’s an integrated part of the organisation not something earnestly bolted on. And the difference shines out.’

Susan Elkin, Ink Pellet Each week, over 800 young people join our CFYT sessions at nine different locations across West Sussex.

‘It’s been so wonderful to see my son joining in a group, being part of a gang and being included. Making him feel he’s just like them and not different. Usually when he goes to mainstream clubs and events the other children ignore him, but with Youth Theatre he is totally included which is wonderful for him and a credit to you, the children and other staff.’

90 CFYT bursary places (11% of membership), enabling participation of marginalised and disadvantaged children and young people. 8% increase.

CFT’s first fully inclusive and integrated CFYT company of young performers from mainstream and disability groups.

Selected to perform at NT Connections, in partnership with the National Theatre.

142 young people completed their Arts Award including one achieving Gold Award status and praise from the moderator ‘the best Gold Award he had ever moderated’.

CFT awarded national recognition as an Arts Award Good Practice Centre (only UK theatre awarded this status in 2017/18).

70 CFYT members performed for the Queen

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30DirectorANNUAL Jonathan REVIEW Kent2017-18 and Assistant Director Floriana Dezou (Sweet Bird of Youth)

The Mid-Career Artists programme piloted with the aim of offering transformative opportunities to mid-career artists whose professional journeys are being restricted by glass ceilings. Each artist is supported by a mentor, funded by a new initiative, the Futures Fund. One of the first artists to join the programme was Carolyn Downing, an Olivier Award-winning sound designer who had never been given the opportunity to design for a musical.

The new Assistant Director programme saw six young directors working on Festival 2017, all of whom had less than three years of directing or assisting experience; four were from a BAME background.

The Playwrights Fund is a programme that nurtures opportunities for writers and creatives to develop their work with us. Our central aim is to curate a diverse repertoire of new writing that speaks to the time and place in which we live. Work is developed over a period of two to five years. The programme was launched in 2018, with 12 titles in the portfolio; it is supported by the Futures Fund.

The Apprenticeship programme gave 11 young people formal apprenticeship opportunities in the Producing, LEAP, Finance, Digital and Technical departments; three went on to full-time employment at CFT. Sound Designer Carolyn Downing

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Income 2017-18 Box Office £9.70m 59% Arts Council England Grant £1.74m 11% Chichester District Council Grant £250k 2%

£16,499,000

Sponsorship & Fundraising £1.26m 8% Catering & FOH £2.29m 14% Other income £1.26m 8%

Expenditure 2017-18 Productions £11.27m 71% Catering & FOH £1.93m 12% Theatre operations £1.26m 8% Depreciation £992k 6% Sponsorship & Fundraising £339k 2% Governance £138k 1%

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CFT recognises that it is vital to minimise our impact on the environment to ensure sustainability for the long term.

In 2017 our EPC energy rating further improved from category C 53 to category B 44, achieved through ongoing adoption of LED lighting and energy friendly technologies.

Heat recovery units have been installed in both Theatres, allowing us to maximise the re-use of any waste energy.

The Renewable Heat Incentive recognises that we produce our own energy via a ground source heat pump system buried in Oaklands Park, adjacent to the Theatre.

Working in partnership with our waste and recycling partner Veolia, we are now able to recycle all ice-cream tubs and shredded paper.

In 2017 we successfully piloted a cycle-hire scheme, loaning CFT bicycles to visiting artists, alongside the cycle to work initiative offered to all full time staff.

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BENEFACTORS

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 Sir Michael and Lady Heller Mr and Mrs Christopher Hogbin Basil Hyman Liz Juniper 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 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 Howard M Thompson Nicholas and Francesca Tingley Peter and Wendy Usborne Ernest Yelf Lord and Lady Young 34

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TRUSTS and FOUNDATIONS

Bassil Shippam and Alsford Trust The Arthur Williams Charitable Trust The Bateman Family Charitable Trust The Boltini Trust Elizabeth, Lady Cowdray’s Charity Trust The Eranda Rothschild Foundation The Roddick Foundation

FESTIVAL PLAYERS

Charles and Clare Alexander Tom Reid and Lindy Ambrose Mr James and Lady Emma Barnard Mike and Alison Blakely Sarah and Tony Bolton Denise Clatworthy John and Susan Coldstream Michael and Jill Cook Yvonne and John Dean Peter and Ruth Doust John and Joanna Dunstan George Galazka Wendy and John Gehr Marion Gibbs CBE Pauline and Ian Howat Roger Keyworth Mrs Rose Law Gerard and Elena McCloskey James and Anne McMeehan Roberts Mrs Michael Melluish Celia Merrick Roger and Jackie Morris Mrs Mary Newby Richard Parkinson and Hamilton McBrien Philip Robinson Ken and Ros Rokison Christine and Dave Smithers Mrs Barbara Snowden The Tansy Trust Ian and Alison Warren Barnaby and Casandra Wiener

COMMISSIONING and PATRONS CIRCLE MEMBERS Judy Addison Smith Renata Baillieu His Honour Michael Baker

Margaret Bamford Terry Bamford Ben-Levi Family Philip Berry Julian and Mary Biggs Tricia and Michael Blakstad Rosalind Bowen Julia Brodie Bernard and Chrissy Brown Dr Maggie Burgess Patrick Burgess Caroline and Malcolm Butler The Chadha Family Anthony Clark Michael and Frances Coates Karen Coburn Charmian Connell Annie Cosh Rosie and Charlie Drayson Mrs Veronica J Dukes Mike Elliot Sheila Evans Steve Evans Val and Richard Evans Jeremy and Adèle Fletcher George Galazka Sophie Gooley Lady Green Jennie Halsall Themy Hamilton Mrs Joan Hampson Christopher Hampson Anne and Eddie Hazel Mr and Mrs Peter Henshaw Jac Hepworth Mrs Diane Hill Mr and Mrs C Hindson Chris Hitchings Richard and Rosie Hoare Jammy Hoare Adrianne Hunter-Cook Jacintha Hutton Freda James David and Fiona Jenkins Colin and Gay Kaye Sara Kelly Roger Keyworth Dinah Lamming

Simon and Belinda Leathes Elaine Leaver Mrs Jo Lewis John and Chris Lieurance Penny Linnett Vaughan and Sally Lowe Nick and Sue Lutte Jeremy and Caroline Marriage Mrs Jane Marsden Roger and Maggi Marshall Sarah and Charles Martin Peter and Nita Mitchell-Heggs Vicky Mudford John and Caroline Nelson Mary Newby Annie Newell Pippa Nott Pom Oliver Jane Oundjian Graham and Sybil Papworth Sir Geoffrey and Lady Pattie Lyana Peniston William and Penny Plant Lindy Riesco David and Sophie Shalit Jon and Ann Shapiro Dr Linda Shaw OBE Dr Jeremy Shaw Greg and Katherine Slay Patricia Sloane Peter and Lucy Snell Delphine Star Sayers and Strange Families Susan Taylor Howard M Thompson Anita and Tom Trevelyan Humphrey Van Der Klugt Bryan Warnett of St. James’s Place Ian Warren John Webber Chris Williams Ernest Yelf And all those who wish to remain anonymous.

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