Royal Court Data - June 2020

ROYAL COURT COLLECTED DATA WORKFORCE BOARD WRITERS CAST & CREATIVE TEAMS This data was collated in June 2020 in response to the #TheatresPullUpOrShutUp call to action led by @TheatreCTA. Categories vary in this document because of variations over time and in methods used to collate this data. A dash indicates a lack of data.

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Workforce 2017/18 119 people

White British Other White Background White Irish Other Mixed heritage White & Caribbean African White & Asian Caribbean Indian Chinese Other Asian heritage White & Black African Prefer not to say Declined to complete form

60% 13.8% 4% 4% 2.5% 2.5% 1.5% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0% 6% 2.5%

2018/19 121 people

55.4% 9% 2.5% 0.8% 2.5% 0% 4% 1.6% 1.6% 0.8% 0% 0.8% 5% 16%

100% of our Senior Management Team of five are white.

2017/18 119 people

2018/19 121 people

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary Prefer not to say Declined to complete form

60.5% 35.5% 0% 4% 0%

51% 28% 0% 5% 16%

Disabled Not disabled Prefer not to say Declined to complete form

1.7% 87.4% 8.4% 2.5%

2% 74% 6% 18%

Our 2019/20 workforce have not been surveyed yet.

Board Members

2018/19 12 people

2019/20 15 people

White British African Caribbean Other White Background White & Caribbean Other Mixed heritage

66% 8.25% 0% 8.25% 8.25% 8.25%

53% 13% 13% 7% 7% 7%

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary

58% 42% 0%

60% 40% 0%

Disabled Not disabled Declined to complete form

8.3% 83.4% 8.3%

7% -

Produced Writers

2018/19 19 people

2019/20 23 people

White Black Asian Middle Eastern Other Mixed heritage

74% 21% 0% 0% 5%

45% 14% 32% 9% 0%

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary

58% 37% 5%

74% 26% 0%

Disabled

5%

4%

Cast and Creative Teams 2018/19 165 people

2019/20 197 people

White Black Asian Middle Eastern

61% 34.5% 4% 0.5%

55% 19% 18% 8%

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary Not known

57.5% 37% 0% 5.5%

61% 38% 1% 0%

Disabled

3%

0.5%

Commissioned Writers

2018/19 16 people

2019/20 32 people

White Black Asian Middle Eastern

56.25% 31.25% 6.25% 6.25%

50% 28% 16% 6%

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary

31.25% 68.75% 0%

69% 28% 3%

Disabled

-

9%

Writers' Groups Long-Form 2018/19 8 people

2019/20 17 people

White Black Asian Middle Eastern Other Mixed heritage

75% 25% 0% 0% 0%

35% 29% 24% 6% 6%

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary

62.5% 37.5% 0%

59% 35% 6%

Disabled

-

6%

Writers' Groups Introductory 2018/19 43 people

White British White Irish Other Mixed heritage Other Asian heritage Black Asian Other White Background White & Caribbean Middle Eastern White & Asian Pakistani Middle Eastern Chinese African Caribbean Declined to complete form

44% 9% 7% 7% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 2% 2% 2% 2% 0% 0% 5%

2019/20 38 people

34% 2.5% 8% 2.5% 2.5% 0% 5.3% 0% 0% 5.3% 5.3% 0% 5.3% 16% 5.3% 8%

Writers' Groups Introductory 2018/19 43 people

Identify as female Identify as male Non-binary Prefer not to say

Readers White Asian Black

37.5% 37.5% 25%

60% 30% 2% 7%

2019/20 38 people

75% 16% 2% 5%

2019/20 16 people

Identify as female 56% 44% Identify as male 0% Non-binary

Disabled 19% Non Disabled 81%