Current and Recent Projects

 

South African State Theatre, Pretoria 2008 - Business Plan Development

Ballet Lorent 2008 - Business plan update

Sunderland City Council 2008 - Music City Consultancy (See news page for brief and info). If you would like to share your views on this project or have any questions please email assist.debnam@blueyonder.co.uk and we will put your comments up on the Sunderland Music City Debate page.

Newtown Management District South Africa 2008 - Developing programme to 2010 with management team.

A new Music Centre for Soweto, South Africa 2007-8 -A feasibility study with Peter Stark.

Tyne Theatre and Opera House 2008 - appointed coordinating consultant to produce development pland for the theatre and a fundrasing strategy for the Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust who will become the new owners of the theatre during the year. HLF have awarded a project planning grant of £50,000 towards the costs of the project.

Eastern Cape Governmemnt Department of Sport Recreation, Arts and Culture 2007 - Training Needs analysis with Peter Stark

Newbiggin Maritime Centre - 2007 -2008 Project co-ordination, business planning and fundraising.

Sakoba Dance Theatre - 2007 - Strategic Planning

Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust - 2007 - Project co-ordination and business planning.

North East Institute - 2007 - Financial analysis and Business Planning.

Sedgefield Borough Council - 2007 - Advisor to the Council on the fundraising for and development of the Spennymoor Arts Resource.

Wear Valley District Council and Bishop Auckland College - 2007 - A report for clients on supporting young people in accessing performing arts education and training in Wear Valley District.

Newtown Improvement District, Johannesburg - 2007 - Business Plan and organisational Development.

Sedgefield Borough Council - August to November 2006 - Business Planning for a new Arts Resource in Spennymoor.

Tyne Theatre and Opera House - August to September 2006 - feasibility and options analysis for Newcastle City Council.

Ballet Lorent - Organisational Development and Business Planning Consultancy including mentoring programme; June to October 2006.

Northern Film and Media 2006 - a strategic framework for the development of access to moving image activity in Northumberland.

Live Theatre Newcastle 2006 – Investigation into the viability of a national touring circuit June to September 2006.

Johannesburg Development Agency 2004 to July 2006 – Project Management/implementation of the Newtown Cultural Precinct Business Plan. Management of Cultural Programme, Organisational Development with key venues and organisations, establishment of precinct management organisation.

University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg 2004 current – guest lecturer MA Cultural Management Programme financial management module.

Statue of Freedom, Nelson Mandela Bay 2005 – Business Planning team.

Thesele Creative Society and Ipelegeng Community Centre Soweto South Africa 2005 - Organisational Development, Business Planning and new theatre Building Development “The Miracle”.

Cyprus Government Department for Arts and Education 2004 current – mentoring music department head in orchestra governance and management.

Theatre Royal Newcastle 2005 – Advice on Arts Council and Heritage Lottery funding options.
“I’m sure you will already have heard the good news about the HLF application – an award of £550,000. Also last week our ACE Development Plan was accepted for the £450,000 allocated to the project – it apparently received one of the highest ratings of any Lottery Development Plan. It is, and I quote from one of our stakeholders, ‘a remarkable achievement’ particularly given the timeframe and the plethora of funders and stakeholders we were negotiating with. This now means we have all the resources to undertake the capital project - £4.3 million.”
Live Theatre March 2005

Market Theatre Johannesburg 2004 -2005 – Management and advice on the appointment process for the appointment of Managing and Artistic Director. Appointed mentor to new management team for 2004-5

Huddersfield University 2004 – working with Roger Lancaster and Associates – a feasibility study on the development of new buildings for the University's Music Department.

Arts Council England 2004/5 – Strategic Review of Arts and Business with Tony Pender.

Arts Council England 2004 – survey of 50 Capital Lottery Projects in order to write profiles for ACE Website for the celebration of 10 years of Lottery.

Northumberland National Parks Authority 2004 – An appraisal of pilot events and pre-feasibility study on the development of the Rothbury Auction Mart into a performance and exhibition centre.

Northumbria University Jan-June 2004 – Project manager The Arts Space Register project.

Northumbria University 2003-4 – Music at Northumbria University – a report scoping opportunities for the University to develop new courses in Music.

Gateshead College July 2004 - Writing co-financing bid to Learning and Skills Council.

Johannesburg Development Agency 2003 – working with the Joint Centre for Cultural Policy and Management at the University of Witwatersrand, the production of a three year business plan for the development of the Newtown Cultural Precinct.

Nelson Mandela Metro 2003, 2004 – working with Artos KPMG, JCCPM, Gapp Architects and IOD – contributed towards cultural venue aspects of a feasibility study into The Statue of Freedom project in Port Elizabeth SA.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2004 – training session for venue managers in aspects of financial management.

Northumbria University 2003, 2004 – guest lecturer MA Cultural Management Programme financial management module.

Newcastle College 2004 current – guest lecturer Arts Management for Performing Arts students.