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ATG'S ROSEMARY SQUIRE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE
Issued : 27 June 2005
Rosemary Squire has been elected President of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to serve for three years until July 2002. She succeeds Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, who has been President since July 2002.
Rosemary is currently Executive Director of the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). She will combine this with her role as President Elect of SOLT.
Rosemary has served on the SOLT Board of Management since 2000, was a member of the Arts Council Capital Advisory Panel from 2000 - 2005 and is a board member of Donmar Warehouse, Dance Umbrella and Stage One (formerly known as the Theatre Investment Fund). She will be the second only woman President in SOLT’s 97-year history.
Rosemary Squire:
“With the huge challenges facing the theatre business, it is important that producers and theatre owners have been able to make their choice for the Presidency of SOLT. The long-term future of London's historic theatre buildings tops the agenda and with my background in commercial and subsidised theatre, as well as public service, I will build on the initiatives to deliver vital partnership funding.”
Richard Pulford – Chief Executive, SOLT:
“This has been a keenly contested, democratic election process. Rosemary has a long and distinguished record in theatre management and production and will be an excellent advocate for the industry as a whole. I and my staff very much look forward to working with her in leading the Society over the next three years.”
NOTES TO EDITORS:
The Society of London Theatre – information
SOLT represents all major theatre interests in Central London, both dramatic and lyric. Its members comprise producers, managers and theatre owners drawn from both commercial and subsidised organisations.
SOLT offers a range of services to its members, including advice on legal and industrial relations matters; managing the process of collective bargaining with the entertainment trades unions; commercial services such as the tkts booths in Leicester Square and at Canary Wharf; advertising, marketing and promoting theatre-going to the widest possible audience; and generally representing the interests of the theatre industry to public and other relevant agencies of all kinds. It also organises the annual Olivier Awards for London theatre and is engaged in a range of educational and audience development initiatives for young people and family groups, including the highly successful annual Kids Week in the West End.
Rosemary Squire - biography
Born in Nottingham, she gained a first in Modern Languages and won a postgraduate scholarship to Brown University, USA. On her return to the UK in 1980, she worked for Ian Albery at the then Maybox Group, becoming General Manager at the age of just 28. In 1988, Rosemary became General Manager of the Turnstyle Group, co-producing in her own right the award-winning musical Carmen Jones, in addition to many plays and musicals in London and the regions.
In 1992, she co-founded ATG, with responsibility for the company’s core business and new projects and as Executive Director, has spearheaded its exponential growth from just 2 venues to a current total of 24 (including 11 in the West End). ATG is also one of the most prolific producers in London, co-producing up to 20 plays and musicals in any year and is behind productions such as Guys & Dolls starring Ewan McGregor. Rosemary is proud that of ATG’s senior managers, 10 out of 23 are women.
ENDS
For more information, please contact: John Chittenden, Group Press Officer
Tel: 020 8545 7919
Email: johnchittenden@theambassadors.com
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