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Who was involved

With thanks to all the industry experts and organisations who contributed to the consultation process*

Steering Group

  • Cassandra Chadderton, Head of UK Theatre
  • Paul Fleming, Organiser in Live Performance Department, Equity
  • Sarah Holmes, Executive Director, New Wolsey Theatre
  • Charlotte Jones, Chief Executive, Independent Theatre Council
  • Emma Rees, London Theatre Consortium
  • Stephanie Street, actor and Act for Change Project
  • Deborah Williams, Executive Director, Creative Diversity Network

* All job titles correct at time of participation

People who took part in the consultation

  • Hamida Ali, Equalities Officer, Equity
  • Fiona Allan, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Birmingham Hippodrome
  • Cindy Armbruster, actor and Vice Chair, Equity Deaf and Disabled Members Committee
  • Charlotte Bevan, Creative Diversity Project, National Theatre
  • Giovanni Bienne, actor and Chair, Equity LGBT Committee
  • Michael Buffong, Artistic Director , Talawa
  • Kelly Burke, actor and Equity Women’s Committee member
  • Matthew Byam Shaw, Director, Playful Productions
  • Michelle Carwardine-Palmer, Managing Director, National Theatre Wales
  • Alastair Coomer, Casting Director, Donmar
  • Daisy Cooper, Producer, The Gate
  • Giles Croft, Artistic Director, Nottingham Playhouse
  • Ivan Cutting, Artistic Director, Eastern Angles
  • Suba Das, Associate Director, Leicester Curve
  • Caroline Dyott, Producer, Sheffield Theatres
  • Liz Eddy, Producer, The Other Palace
  • Anna Ehnold-Danailov, Parents In Performing Arts
  • Valerie Evans, Nottingham Playhouse
  • Carolyn M L Forsyth, Producer, Unicorn Theatre
  • Paula Garfield, Artistic Director, Deafinitely Theatre
  • Robert Hastie, Artistic Director, Sheffield Theatres
  • Christopher Haydon, Artistic Director, Gate Theatre
  • Amy Hodge, Associate Director, Headlong
  • Abid Hussain, Director, Diversity, Arts Council England
  • Patrick Gilchrist, Executive Director, Theatre by the Lake
  • Nia Janis, Director, Playful Productions
  • Polly Jerrold, casting director
  • Sam Jones, Casting Director
  • Phoebe Kemp, actor and Chair, Equity Deaf and Disabled Members Committee
  • Wayne Lee, Head of Employment Relations, UK Theatre/SOLT
  • Andrew Macbean, actor and Act for Change Project
  • Alecia Marshall, Producer, Headlong
  • Ewan Marshall, actor and Act for Change Project
  • Jodie McNee, actor and Act for Change Project
  • Amy Michaels, Producer & Tour Booker, Headlong
  • Rufus Norris, Director, National Theatre
  • Mercy Ojelade, actor and Act for Change Project
  • Prasanna Puwanarajah, actor and Act for Change Project
  • James Quaife, Producer, English Touring Theatre
  • Vicky Richardson, Casting Associate, Donmar
  • Annie Rowe, Casting Director
  • Indhu Rubasingham, Artistic Director, Tricycle Theatre
  • Ginny Schiller, Casting Director
  • Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director, Graeae
  • Jacob Sparrow, Casting Associate, National Theatre
  • Wendy Spon, Head of Casting, National Theatre
  • Rachel Tackley, Director, English Touring Theatre
  • Mawgaine Tarrant-Cornish, Casting Associate, National Theatre Wales
  • Paul Taylor-Mills, Artistic Director, The Other Palace
  • Linden Walcott-Burton, actor and Act for Change Project
  • Flip Webster, actor and Chair, Equity Women’s Committee
  • Madani Younis, Artistic Director, The Bush

Additional thanks to

  • David Brownlee
  • Rishi Coupland, Thanos Gkofas, Dilshad Shawki and the National Theatre Data Studio
  • John Drake
  • Lucinda Harvey
  • Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
  • Margot Leicester
  • Jennifer Lim
  • Ian Manborde
  • Eva Mason
  • Dan Rebellato

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