Kate Barton Email and Phone Number

- Theatre Manager of the Alban Arena and Eric Morecambe Centre.- Responsible for the success of 2 venues and their commercial and community programme on behalf of the Client- Leading the Venue's Front of House Team, including Events Manager, Box Office Manager and Marketing Assistant.- Day today running of two arts venues in Hertforshire

- Responsible for managing the Hires team in achieving income targets for the Albany throughevent and room hire across three sites (the Albany, Deptford Lounge, Canada Water Theatre)- Coordinating the booking of all theatre hires, including building takeovers, filming opportunities, touring productions, and community theatre hires.- Accountable for the delivery of the Hires Strategy, including revamping the hires website pages and re-starting our pro-active hires campaign.- Providing line management for the Community Hires Coordinator and Community HiresAssistant, retaining a culture of dynamic systems and supportive team working.- Working closely with operations, marketing, production, finance, programme, and all otherteams to share practices, systems and processes to support the Albany's continued business development.

• Managing day to day running of the theatre, including management of Box Office Staff, Cleaners and Contractors. • Managing FOH staff, selling box office Tickets / issuing refunds• Managing Fire and Evacuation Protocol of the building

Durham County Council: Artistic Consultant and Producer2021 – 2022• World Heritage Open Day Management and preparation. Leading on the formal launch for the City of Culture Bid 2025 event.• Managing Budget and resource allocation as well as programming artists and commissioning• Liaising and training artists and event staff to ensure the event runs smoothly on the day of the event. Claremont Park Launch: Producer 2022 • Producing the formal opening of a brand-new park in North London• Duties include managing contractor relations, budget management, preparing risk assessments and event plans, recruiting and contracting artists, and training volunteers and staff.World Heritage Day: Event Manager and Producer 2022 • Producing Durham's first World Heritage Day for an audience of approximately 7,000 with live music, art stalls, food trucks, and wandering actorsAberfeldy Creates: Event Manager and Producer 2022 • Event Managing a weekly series of artistic activities in collaboration with Oxbox and Poplar HARCAR

• Led the strategy for extra-curricular theatre, music and film across the Durham University; commissioning and arranging festivals and major projects including Durham’s city of Culture Bid 2025, Summer In the City, Lumiere and Durham Fringe Festival• Responsible for Health and Safety within the Assembly Rooms Theatre as well as overseeing and signing off risk assessments• Issuing contracts and invoices for artists as well as liaising with visiting freelances delivering masterclasses and workshops. • Allocated and managed budgets for each departments of around 60k.• Line managed a team of 8 full time staff and 30 casual fees staff including, marketing, box office, bar, technical and hires department.• Managed a 250k pop-up covid safe summer venue ‘The Tent on the Racecourse’ as a 3 week arts festival• On the board and collaborated as part of first Durham Fringe Festival

Swallow by Stef Smith 2016. Durham. NSDFScreen 9 by Kate Barton 2019. Durham. London. Edinburgh Fringe. USA

• Developed and future-planning the ongoing strategy for theatre at Durham University, including spending agreed budget and resource allocation.• Facilitated access for theatre among students and the wider Durham community, through workshops, festivals and learning resources.• Managed successful fundraising initiatives aimed at corporate and individual sponsorship as well as managing funding application admissions to trusts and foundations.• Negotiated and managed theatrical contracts such as licencing, marketing and hire agreements.• Led the theatre’s £3million redevelopment, including chairing meetings with architects, builders and key stakeholders. Facilitated the opening and running of a newly licensed bar and box office, including setting up and running point of sale• and back office sale systems.• Programmed the theatre seasons, including coordinating with resident artists and national touring companies. Curating arts festivals alongside Durham County Council, Durham BID and Visit County Durhamwww.durhamstudenttheatre.orgwww.theassemblyroomstheatre.org

• Marketing productions and organising student recruitment. • Acted as a conduit between 30 student theatre companies and the university supporting the delivery of a student theatre programme • Liaising between the 30 student theatre companies and university governance - Networking and setting up theatrical outreach opportunities in the North East.