Conference 24: Making Theatres Thrive sessions and speakers

We are pleased to announce further details about the programme and the first wave of speakers for our conference on 8 October in Salford.

Sessions include:

  • Thriving Places – panel exploring the civic role of theatres
  • Capital Lightning Round – Design for Resilience – a quick-fire update on some recent theatre capital projects
  • Thriving Purpose – panel discussion on new approaches, new business models and new forms of content creation
  • Surviving a Capital Build - industry experts share the tips they wish they'd known before starting a capital project
  • Thriving People - Artistic Directors and other theatre leaders will share their vision for their organisations to truly thrive

The conference also features new catalyst sessions, offering a chance for delegates to explore a key topic in-depth, sparked by a conversation starter by a session leader.   

Speakers confirmed so far include representatives from:

All In; Blackpool Grand Theatre; Bradford Live; Fielden Clegg Bradley; Harper Tackley Consultants; Haworth Tompkins; HOME, Manchester; Ian Chalk Architects; New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme; New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich; Pitlochry Festival Theatre; Ramps on the Moon; Salford City Council

See the full Conference 24 programme.

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