The Theatres Trust Appoints ECOVENUE Team

LONDON, December 4 - The Theatres Trust today announced the appointment of Tim Atkinson as
Theatre Building Services Adviser and Clive Dixon as Finance & Monitoring
Officer for ECOVENUE, its new three year programme to provide specialist
theatre environmental advice and provide free Display Energy Certificate
assessments for 48 small scale theatres in London.

Clive Dixon took up his appointment on the 30 November 2009 and Tim
Atkinson will start on the 4 January 2010.

Tim Atkinson will lead on the delivery of ECOVENUE and carry out the
Environmental Audits and DEC Assessments. Clive Dixon's role will be to
ensure the project reports financially and environmentally against its
targets.

Director Mhora Samuel said: "I'm delighted to welcome Tim Atkinson and
Clive Dixon to the Trust. This is a major step in this exciting new
initiative for us, which will offer a free resource for 48 small scale
theatres in London. Our next step is to recruit theatres to the programme in
January 2010.

Notes For Editors

1. ECOVENUE: ECOVENUE is a theatre-specific, environmental business
support project for 48 theatre and performing arts venues across London. It
aims to achieve quantifiable improvements in the environmental performance of
London's theatres, renowned worldwide. Theatres will be provided with advice
to develop Environmental Policies and achieve Display Energy Certificates
(DECs). Savings made will help to deliver the Mayor of London's Green Theatre
Plan, which aims to help theatres achieve reductions in carbon emissions by
60% from 1990 levels by 2025. ECOVENUE will be delivered by The Theatres
Trust, the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres and will run until
2012.

2. European Regional Development Fund: London European Regional
Development Fund 2007 to 2013: The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
is used to tackle regional disparities across Europe. The ERDF supports
regional development through actions such as business innovation and support
and regeneration. Working on behalf of the Mayor of London, the European
Programmes Management Unit (EPMU) at the London Development Agency (LDA) is
responsible for the administration of the 2007 to 2013 ERDF programme.

3. The Theatres Trust: The Theatres Trust is the National Advisory Public
Body for Theatres. The Trust aims to protect theatres on behalf of the
nation. It advises in planning, regeneration and development, architecture
and design, heritage, and theatre. It enables better planning to secure,
improve and achieve sustainability for new and existing theatre buildings and
to protect theatre use. Its aim is to ensure that current and future
generations have access to good quality theatres that reflect our rich
cultural heritage and offer inspiring new environments in which to enjoy
theatre. www.theatrestrust.org.uk

4. Tim Atkinson: Following completion of a degree in Lighting Design at
Rose Bruford College Tim worked in the West End and on the main central show,
Ovo, at the Millennium Dome. Since July 2000 Tim has been a resident member
of the Electrics staff at London's Shaftesbury Theatre, with responsibilities
shared between building services maintenance, and the installation and
operation of the lighting for the occupying shows, such as Peggy Sue Got
Married, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and the multi award-winning Hairspray.
There he developed his knowledge of both performance and in-house energy
usage, and following the introduction of the Mayor of London's Green Theatre
Plan, Tim trained as a Display Energy Certificate assessor, with the aim of
specialising in certificating theatres.

5. Clive Dixon: As a Chartered Accountant with extensive charity finance
experience Clive has worked for the Back-Up Trust, the Fairtrade Foundation
and, most recently, Pesticide Action Network UK, a charity working to
eliminate the dangers of toxic pesticides. He is passionate about threats to
the environment posed by excessive and wasteful use of resources, especially
fossil fuels. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford where he studied
Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and recently completed a BSc in
Geosciences at the Open University.

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