Alison and Bob – Joint Artistic Directors
BOB FRITH: Bob founded Horse + Bamboo in 1978. Starting out as a visual artist, his performance and theatre work grew from his painting and printmaking. After working for two years with Welfare State International he formed Horse + Bamboo with a few of his students, other artists from Welfare State, and a group of friends from Matrogoth Theatre in Leiden, Holland. Bob remains Joint Artistic Director with Alison Duddle.
bob@horseandbamboo.org
01706 242942
ALISON DUDDLE: Alison came to Horse + Bamboo in 1997 with a powerful recommendation from In The Heart of The Beast Mask and Puppet Theatre of Minneapolis, where she had worked for several years before moving back to England. Now she’s a cornerstone of the company, overseeing The Boo programme, the Puppet Festival, and working with Bob as Joint Artistic Director.
alison@horseandbamboo.org
01706 242943
Esther
ESTHER FERRY-KENNINGTON: Esther joined H+B in 2007 from Oxfam. She is an ex-croupier, a keen singer and a Morris dancer, and probably much more besides. She is often found out and about selling and promoting work to the outside world with a tape measure in her handbag. She works as Producer, which sounds simpler than it is.
esther@horseandbamboo.org
01706 242945
John
JOHN BELFIELD: John joined the company in February 2010 as part time Accountant after a career in the manufacturing and leisure industries. He does all the bookkeeping, prepares the monthly management accounts and budgets and looks after all the financial reporting. In June 2012 he took on the additional role of Company Secretary.
john@horseandbamboo.org
01706 242944
Christina
CHRISTINA EDDOWES: Christina works as part of the Arts Team, looking after and managing the building, and also over-seeing our venue technical systems and advising on lighting and sound in our own productions. She increasingly works on film and animation production, both as part of the creative team and as a trainer, and is often involved in devising props and other devices for our shows.
christina@horseandbamboo.org
01706 212946
Liz
LIZ MUTCH: Is the Family Audience Development and Marketing Manager, who juggles a number of activities in her job, all with the aim of welcoming families from across Rossendale and beyond to experience our family programme. Liz works part time and has two young children so she is out and about in the community chatting about what we do almost every day! On show days Liz works Front of House to welcome families to our theatre, and she maintains our Facebook and Twitter accounts for the Boo and writes our regular newsletter. It is a very sociable role so it’s a good job she likes talking!
liz@horseandbamboo.org
01706 212947
Helen
HELEN HUGHES: Helen is our Administrator and so keeps everything in order. She works part-time, but is the person (when she’s in) who will normally pick up the phone when you ring. Helen has an interesting work life; also working at the local Tesco store - and appearing with Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law in ‘Sherlock Holmes’.
helenh@horseandbamboo.org
01706 212947
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WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS, PERFORMERS AND CREATIVE COLLABORATORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY:
Vanessa Card, Frances Merriman, Mairi Morrison, Steff Lee, Daniella Orsini, Francesca Dunford, Joanne B Kaar, Ellie Chaney, Chris Spears.
HORSE + BAMBOO HAVE A BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Mich Noquet (Chair)
Jerry Smith (Vice-Chair): 2002 -11 District Partnership Officer, Lancashire County Council
David Agnew: Director of The Met, Bury.
Tricia Brindle: Programme Manager Wellbeing Groundwork Pennine Lancashire
Jo Dearden: Writer, Family Programme representative
Lawrence Forshaw: Ex-Rossendale Mayor and Councillor. Chair Alder Grange School
Laurence Kaye: Composer, musician, teacher. Leader of The Pirate Party
Dr David Kreps: Information Systems academic. Head of Research Centre, Salford Business School.
Chris Moss: Partner at JMW Solicitors LLP.
Keith Saha: Founder and Co-Artistic Director of 20 Stories HighTheatre.