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Role of the Artistic Director/Chief Executive

The Tricycle has never been afraid to take artistic risk – it has thrived on it.

Today the theatre is recognised as Britain’s foremost political theatre,

specialising in home-produced and visiting inter/national work with and for the

Black, Asian, Jewish and Irish communities in London, and particularly those

living in Brent.

Many of its award-winning and ground-breaking plays have been broadcast

by the BBC and Channel 4, reaching well over 30 million people over the past

27 years. At present it has two productions in the West End, where it

regularly transfers its work, as it does to Broadway and other theatres in

America. Many plays it has premiered have been performed in scores of cities

around the world.

By its very nature, the main body of work produced and presented by The

Tricycle emerges from and reflects and examines contemporary issues. This

demands that the theatre is flexible, entrepreneurial, responsive to changing

domestic and world social and political issues, and that it has its finger on the

pulse, enabling it to be reflexive, opportunistic and current. This is its major

strength.

The Board is now looking for an outstanding and talented individual who will

lead the theatre with passion, invention and dedication to new levels of artistic

achievement. S/he will have the courage and originality to lead the theatre in

his/her distinctive way while remaining true to its mission. The Artistic

Director/Chief Executive will be a confident and persuasive leader, and will

inspire and motivate artists, staff, audience, donors and other stakeholders.

S/he will lead The Tricycle’s strategic thinking and planning.

Purpose of the post

The Artistic Director/Chief Executive is responsible for the artistic vision,

creative, entrepreneurial and strategic leadership of the Tricycle Theatre. The

Artistic Director/Chief Executive reports to the Trustees, and is responsible for

ensuring the theatre achieves its artistic, audience and financial objectives

Responsibilities

Artistic

• To provide strong, inspirational and high-profile leadership to enable

The Tricycle to achieve its artistic and strategic objectives within a

changing cultural and commercial environment

• To lead and develop artistic policy to create an imaginative programme

of high quality theatre, including three to four Tricycle productions a

year, at least two of which will usually be directed by the Artistic

Director, and a diverse range of visiting productions from the UK and

abroad

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