Salisbury Playhouse Annual Review 2008/9

“The ultra-lively Salisbury Playhouse” The Observer, January 2009

Annual Review 2008/2009

To engage, inspire and entertain, through live performance and creative participation

Salisbury Playhouse is one of Britain’s leading producing theatres, with a national reputation for homegrown work of the highest quality and an extensive Participation programme that puts it at the centre of Wiltshire’s cultural life.

This Review of 2008/2009, the first year of a new three-year Business Plan, gives an overview of the work at Salisbury Playhouse: in the 517 seat Main House, 149 seat Salberg Studio, Rehearsal Room and Tesco Community & Education Space – as well as outside the building.

Philip WilsonArtistic Director

Michelle Carwardine-PalmerExecutive Director

Trustees (2008/2009):

Helen Birchenough (Chair)

Andy Bridewell

Tom Clay

Tim Crarer

Jennifer Green

Stephen Hattersley

Julian Johnson

John Moret

Karen Sanders Young

Susan Shaw

Mark Sparrow

Drowning on Dry Landby Alan Ayckbourn

Touchedby Stephen Lowe

A Taste of Honeyby Shelagh Delaney

What the Butler Sawby Joe Orton

A Month in the Countryby JL Carr, adapted by Philip Wilson

“A gem of comic timing” The Stage

“Rebecca Gatward’s scrupulous and

nicely acted production”HHHH The Guardian

“Utterly absorbing… hugely enjoyable”

Wiltshire Times

“Orton would be proud”The Stage

“Beautiful and moving… you will leave this lovely show with misty eyes and a lump in your throat” HHHH Daily Telegraph

Salisbury Playhouse Productions are created entirely on site, with an in-house workshop, carpentry team, wardrobe and props store.

Dick Whittington and His Catby Mark Clements with songs by Andrew Allpass

A Numberby Caryl Churchill

The Winslow Boyby Terence Rattigan

Let’s Face the Music and Dancea return to Irving Berlin

The Real Thingby Tom Stoppard

“Fabulous frocks, ancient jokes, ghastly puns, hissing

and booing… there is enough here to bail us out of the credit crunch” The Stage

“Accessible and thought-provoking.

Incredible” Salisbury Journal

“Top notch Rattigan… Philip Wilson’s

impressive production”Salisbury Journal

“A slick show with panache. Fingers were clicking, toes were tapping” Salisbury Journal

“Toby Frow’s stunningly good production” The Stage

Northern Stagepresent Look Back in Anger

“Thought-provoking drama”Bournemouth Daily Echo

Out of Jointpresent The Convict’s Opera

“Packing out the ultra-lively Salisbury Playhouse” The Observer

Theatre Alibi, Pickled Image, Nabakov and Actors of Dionysus were also welcomed to the Salberg Studio

We also welcomed the very best touring theatre companies…

…and Theatre for Young People

More than 6,000 children between the

ages of 3 and 15 enjoyed the Playhouse’s

Theatre for Young People programme,

with visits from Red Earth TheatreKrazy Kat TheatreBig Wooden Horse TheatreLempen Puppet CompanyTheatre of WiddershinsBooster Cushion TheatreGarlic TheatrePied Piper Theatre CompanyQuantum TheatreTravelling LightSixth Sense

and our Associate Company Stuff and Nonsense

A key business in the region, in 2008/2009 the Playhouse

employed 46 full-time staff, 177 artistic team members

(including actors, directors, set and costume designers,

lighting and sound designers, stage management and casuals)

and engaged 100 volunteers… who between them created

theatre of the highest quality, throughout the year.

Acting For You

Stage ’65 Youth TheatreOliver!by Lionel Bart

Our Country’s Goodby Timberlake Wertenbaker

The Forgotten Odysseyby David Lane

“Stage ‘65’s excellent

and exuberant production”

Salisbury Journal

“Powerful drama. Uplifting and thought-provoking”

Salisbury Journal

“Captivating… an emotional roller coaster” Salisbury Journal

Since 1965 the Playhouse has given thousands of young

people the opportunity to develop performance and technical

skills through productions and weekly workshops.

In 2008/2009 275 members aged between 8 and 25 engaged

with Stage ’65 Youth Theatre, attending more than 1,000 sessions in the Tesco Community & Education Space.

In 2008/2009 more than 14,000 people engaged with

372 Participation events throughout Wiltshire and beyond.

Work placements were welcomed for a total of 440 days.

Salisbury Playhouse became the first appointed Arts Award Welcome Centre in the South West.

Participation

More than £77,000 was secured in revenue funding from

local supporters and businesses, and more than £115,000

was raised for the House Development Fund. This contributed to

the replacement of electrical equipment in the Main House – an

improvement recognised by a national award nomination.

A Month in the Country –TMA Theatre Awards nomination for Best Lighting Design

Development

More than 102,000 tickets were sold

for productions in the Main House and

Salberg Studio – a 9% increase on the

previous year.

33,910 people benefited from some

form of ticket discount.

In 2008/2009 it had an annual turnover of almost £2.5 million

and generated £7.2 million through Additional Visitor Spend,

staff and contractor expenditure, and engaging the services of local

suppliers. This meant that for every £1 of District and County

Council funding received, a further £11 was injected into

the local economy.

Full statutory accounts for 2008/2009 are available on request.

Facts and Figures 2008/2009

SP (Salisbury & area)

SO (Southampton, New Forest, Winchester)

BH (Bournemouth, Poole, Wimborne)

BA (Bath, Warminster)

SN (Swindon, Devizes, Chippenham)

DT (Dorchester)

Other

Where our audiences travel from

Salisbury Playhouse is a major contributor to the local and regional economy

60%

5%3%

8%

6%

7%

11%

Box Office

Arts Council England

Salisbury District Council

Wiltshire County Council

Trading

Other

Earned income

45%

10%

3%1%

5%

36%

www.salisburyplayhouse.com

Thank you to all our photographers, including:

Robert Day

Iona Firouzabadi

Olivia Martin-McGuire

Dominic Parkes

Keith Pattison

Robert Workman

Salisbury Playhouse is a Registered Charity No. 249169

Registered Company No. 499076

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