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Mekel Edwards joins the PMF as Diversity Associate

We are delighted to welcome Mekel Edwards to the PMF Committee as Diversity Associate. Mekel is a Tottenham based Production/Technical Manager and Sound Designer. He has gathered a wealth of experience in the industry for over 15 years now, including 9 years as Technical Manager of the Bernie Grant Arts

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Our February Newsletter

Our February Newsletter has been emailed to all subscribers. It is a report on last month’s AGM, which talks about everything we did in 2020 and our plans for 2021. If you missed it, you can read it here.

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Our 2021 AGM

Please come to our 2021 AGM. It will be on Tuesday 26th January at 4pm. The PMF is doing well, but we would urge as many members as possible to come to the AGM to hear about this, and have their input into the work of the PMF in 2021

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Merry Christmas from the PMF

We would like to wish all our members a very Merry Christmas, with our Christmas Montage. Many thanks to those who took part, and to Pip Robinson for arranging and editing it. See you all in 2021

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Andy Nairn

Everyone connected with the PMF and with theatre will be saddened to hear that the brilliant Andy Nairn has passed away. There are many tributes to this lovely, kind, funny man, who was a fabulous PM. Curve Leicester, Nottingham Playhouse and Derby Theatre were lit red in his memory last

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November Town Hall

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PMF Christmas Montage

This year, we want to do something a little silly to cheer up our theatre and live event friends and colleagues across the world. Can you spare 10 minutes to film yourself miming or dancing along to our song?

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Report on our 4th Town Hall Meeting

We hosted our 4th Town Hall meeting on 29th October, via Zoom. Thanks to all who attended. Despite the glum looking faces on the screenshot, it was quite a positive meeting, although of course things have changed dramatically since the meeting.

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Membership Milestone

Our 500th member has just registered on the PMF website. Welcome Paul Batten. Paul is an experienced freelance Production Manager who, over the years, has worked on a variety of events and touring theatre productions.

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Returning to work statement

DON’T MAKE THE WORKFORCE PAY FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE THEATRE AND LIVE EVENTS INDUSTRIES As our industry slowly returns to work, AAPTLE members, including the PMF, are eager to make theatre again and to collaborate with our fellow artists and theatre workers. For many of us, any offer of

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Town Hall Meetings

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More ABTT Covid-19 Guidance

Here are the latest two ABTT Guidance documents on Re-opening Places of Entertainment. Guidance Note 105 deals with Systems Inspections & Audit Checklist Guidance Note 106 is a Fire Inspection Checklist

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Edinburgh Fringe

Is it a Skill Share? Is it an In Conversation? We’re not sure, but it’s a brilliant video anyway, so we have put it on both pages. We linked up Edinburgh Fringe stalwarts Mandy Ivory Castile, Suzy Somerville, James “Evil” Turner, Marec Joyce and Ruari Cormack, and they talked for

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Job Hunting Skill Share Video

At a time when, sadly, many people will be applying for jobs away from the theatre and live events industries, Claire Gilligan, PMF member and Freelance Virtual Assistant, has recorded this skill share video for us.

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