Theatre Royal (Plymouth) Ltd today (Tuesday 8 July) announced the appointment of Sir Michael Lickiss as the new Chairman of the Theatre Royal Plymouth and Plymouth Pavilions.
Sir Michael Lickiss is a chartered accountant and former Senior Partner of Grant Thornton (1991-1994). After moving to the South West, Sir Michael was appointed the first Chairman of the South West of England Regional Development Agency (1998-2002) and in 2003, was appointed Chairman of the British Tourist Authority (visit Britain), a position he held for two years. Sir Michael is currently President of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and an Advisor for University College Falmouth.
Sir Michael will be taking over the role from Peter Vosper, who for the last year has been acting Chairman for Theatre Royal (Plymouth) Ltd. Peter Vosper will remain on the Board for the company.
Adrian Vinken, Chief Executive of Theatre Royal (Plymouth) Ltd said: "I am delighted Sir Michael Lickliss has accepted the position of Chairman. I am confident the leadership of the Board, in its role of protecting and furthering the development of the Theatre Royal and Plymouth Pavilions, will be in very good hands."
Sir Michael said: "It is a privilege to be invited to join the Board of Theatre Royal (Plymouth) Ltd as Chairman. The relevance of the arts and leisure for a city such as Plymouth is undeniably important and I am looking forward to contributing to and continuing the ongoing success of both the Theatre Royal and Plymouth Pavilions."
NOTES TO EDITORS
The Theatre Royal (Plymouth) Ltd is a charitable trust which manages the Theatre Royal Plymouth and Plymouth Pavilions. Each have a bespoke management team but share a Chief Executive and Board.
Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal Plymouth is the largest and best attended regional producing theatre in the UK and the leading promoter of theatre in the South West. There are two distinctive performance spaces, the Theatre Royal and the Drum Theatre as well as TR2, the award-winning theatre production and education centre.
The Theatre Royal seats 1320, but has a unique ability to compress the auditorium, creating a more intimate performance space of 791. The range of work presented and produced is incredibly extensive including major touring drama and musical productions as well as welcoming leading opera and dance companies to the South West.
The Drum Theatre is an exceptional venue in the South West that has built a national reputation for the quality of its programme and its innovative, cutting-edge work in the fields of new writing and physical theatre. This was acknowledged in 2007 when the Drum Theatre was awarded the Peter Brook Empty Space Award.
Plymouth Pavilions
Plymouth Pavilions is a complex combination of interrelated trading areas within a publicly funded arts, entertainment, conference and leisure centre.
The Pavilions' Arena is a flexible, multi-purpose space able to accommodate a broad programme of events in tabled, seated and standing formats with capacities of between 350 and 4,000. The Arena's buoyant live events programme consists of popular and mostly commercial events including; high profile rock and pop concerts, stand up and staged comedy, light entertainment shows, premier league basketball, televised darts, popular ballet and opera.
The Arena's non-performance events programme includes association conferences, corporate and public banquets, exhibitions and university awards and exam events.
The Ice Rink and Fun Pool combine to attract 250,000 visitors to the venue. The pool is the only 'fun pool' in Plymouth and the rink is the only permanent ice rink west of Bristol.
For further information please contact Anne-Marie Clark on 01752 230479 anne-marie.clark@theatreroyal.com
