April Newsletter
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The PMF Instagram
The Production Managers Forum is now on Instagram! Our new page can be found here. Alternatively, you can click the logo in the top right hand corner of the website.
PMF Rates of Pay Project Launched
Since our creation over four years ago, PMF members have repeatedly requested that we look to develop a Rate Card for our UK members, most recently during our monthly Town Hall Meetings.
March Town Hall Minutes
The meeting was excellently chaired by Suzy Somerville, Head of Production at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle Under Lyme. As well as being on Zoom, it was streamed on Facebook and can be viewed here
Student and Young Members Associates
Please welcome our 4 Student and Young Members’ Associates to the PMF Committee.
March Town Hall
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“Process, practice, change” – A ”Reset Better” Zoom Panel Discussion
The Production Managers Forum and Rose Bruford College combine forces for their second Zoom panel session on the topic of Reset Better, looking at ways we can work smarter and in a more human-centric way as we begin to plan the return to work.
Funding your PMF
We want to ask you to help fund the PMF – and it’s not going to cost you a thing. The PMF has joined the free money raising site easyfundraising and we are asking you to sign up too.
“Humanity, respect, resilience” – A Reset Better Zoom Panel Discussion
The Production Managers Forum and Rose Bruford College combine forces for two Zoom panel sessions on the topic of Reset Better, looking at ways we can work smarter and in a more human-centric way as we begin to plan the return to work.
February Town Hall Minutes
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New PMF Committee Role
We are looking for a Student & Young Members Associate to join the PMF committee. The main focus of this role to make sure that the voices of students and young members are being heard and are contributing to the development of the PMF. You will be working along side
February Town Hall
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PMF Education Sector Meeting
The PMF Education Sector held its first meeting, via Zoom, at the end of January. It was very well attended and there was a very good discussion about working in Production and Technical Management in an education environment. Click here for the notes of the meeting.
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
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.
Sustainable Wins for Theatre Production Managers
In conjunction with SiPA, The Sustainability in Production Alliance, we are pleased to announce that we have now published 10 sustainable wins for theatre Production Managers.
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
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
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
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?
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.
October Town Hall Meeting
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SiPA Commitments/ Commandments
The PMF are working with SiPA – Sustainability in Production Alliance to develop 10 commitments/ commandments that theatre and live events Production Managers can get behind.