JONATHAN HOLLOWAY

I have spent thirty years gathering people: in theatres, at festivals,

on city streets, and in rooms where something needed to shift.

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My love of theatre was born at the Crucible in Sheffield,

and my love of music in the choir stalls of Sheffield Cathedral.​

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I began as a director and programmer in British theatres,

founded the public events department at London's Royal National Theatre

under Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner, then had the privilege of leading

three of the world's great international arts festivals as

Artistic Director and Chief Executive/Co-CEO:

Norfolk & Norwich, Perth, and Melbourne.

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The pattern throughout:

take a well-loved organisation, enthuse the team, raise ambitions, and thrill audiences.

 

Audiences multiplied, reserves grew, civic and company pride lifted;

work ranged from presenting Anthony Minghella's Madama Butterfly

to commissioning Philip Glass's final Piano Etudes,

from Ennio Morricone's first trip to Australia

to closing central Perth for three days

so that 1.4 million people could walk with giants.

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I am directing still, with a new production opening this autumn,

and I advise theatres and festivals in London, New York, Amsterdam and Barcelona,

working with their leaders to reimagine what each organisation could become,

and then to deliver it.