New theatre trustees are named

The board of Chichester Festival Theatre has appointed three new trustees: leading theatre solicitor Neil Adleman; Green Book co-founder and architect Paddy Dillon; and marketing expert Tasha Gladman.

Mark Foster, chairman of Chichesterfestivaltheatre,said: ‘We are delighted to be welcoming Neil, Paddy and Tasha to our board. They are all outstanding leaders in their fields and will bringwide-rangingandvaluable expertise, as Chichester Festival Theatre continues to innovate, growandlooktoasustainablefuture. Neil Adleman is a Partner and Head of the Theatre Group at solicitors Harbottle & Lewis LLP. He advises on a wide range of issues across the theatre sector and his clients include leadingproducersin the West End and onbroadwayandtheatresacross the country. Neil has served as chairofsheffieldtheatrestrust anddeputychairofleedstheatrestrust,andischairofthepeggy Ramsay Foundation.

“Paddy Dillon is a director of Renew Culture, and in 2020 co-founded the Green Book initiative to help theatre-makers towards a sustainable future. He has since co-established a network of Theatre Green Books across Europe and beyond. Paddywasdeputychair,thenchairof theuktheatrestrustuntil2021. He was chair of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference 2023, a theatre conference with events ineightglobalcities.tashagladman is a brand marketeer with over 30 years’ experience workinginfmcgandretailblue-chip companies. She specialises in brand strategy, communication and innovation across a breadth of businesses."