The New Wolsey Board of Directors:
Emma Champion, David Clements, David Edwards (Chair), Yvette Gallagher, Ron Gosling (Vice-Chair), Isobel Hawson, Tim Ingram, Richard Lister, Barbara Peirson, Mike Smith and Frank Stone.
The New Wolsey Board plays a vital role in the creation of policy and monitoring the affairs of the organisation. Their support is unvaluable and they receive no remuneration.
The Board meets four times a year. The above members are joined by Observers from our three major stakeholders, Arts Council England East, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council as well as a representative from the New Wolsey Young Associates.
There are various 'task' groups, made up of staff and Board Members, that report to the Board Meetings.
For further information contact Theatre Administrator Alison-Jayne Pennell.
David Edwards (Chairman)
David has been Chair of the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, since June 2008. Until he retired in the Spring of 2008, David had an unbroken career in Arts Administration dating back to 1969. He was General Manager of Crewe Theatre, Chester Gateway Theatre and Executive Director of Derby Playhouse, until moving back to Suffolk in 2002 to become Head of Operations at Aldeburgh Music. He has also been Chair of the new writing theatre company, Paines Plough.
Formerly a member of the Theatrical Management Association, David served on the TMA Council for many years, and chaired a number of union negotiations for their Industrial Relations Committee. While based in the East Midlands, David also served on several committees for the Arts Council, as well as being on the Boards of Derby Dance Centre and the Metro Cinema, and Chair of the Derby Arts Forum.
David is a former pupil of Northgate Grammar School, Ipswich, which he attended before going to Bristol University to study Drama and English, graduating in 1969.