The Stage

Anthony Field new chairman of Theatre Projects Trust

Published Tuesday 5 October 2004 at 11:15 by Ruth Gillespie

Anthony Field has announced he is to take up the post of chairman at Theatre Projects Trust, after 20 years on the board of Theatre Projects Consultants.

Established in 1970, the trust commissions and promotes new plays and musicals and provides opportunities for training in all forms of theatre, including the technical aspects of production. One of its first ventures was to launch the Stage Management Course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Previous chairs include Michael Oliver, Zoe Dominic and latterly TPC founder Richard Pilbrow, who will step down on October 1.

Field, a regular Stage contributor, said: “I have had 30 wonderful years at Theatre Projects Consultants and it has been a very exciting time for me. Now I will be working with the trust and I hope it will be very interesting. We plan to get out new videos and DVDs to help instruction and training for people working backstage - stage managers, sound and lighting technicians and expect it will reach a lot of people.”

Theatre Projects Consultants, which consists of a team of experts specialising in the design of theatres and performance spaces, will close its West End office following Field’s departure from the position of vice chairman on September 30 and will subsequently be based at the organisation’s headquarters in Kentish Town.

Field will continue to work from the Penthouse at 7 Leicester Place, which will become the registered office of the Theatre Projects Trust. These offices will also operate as a base for the new consultancy company launched as Anthony Field Associates, which will concentrate on arts management consulting.