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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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?

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.

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.

We hosted this on 30th  September, via Zoom. These are now going to be monthly events. We would like to encourage all members to come to Town Hall meetings, if they can.

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.

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

WOMAD Foundation New Funding Scheme “Training and Professional Development Bursaries for Artists and Festival Production Crew”

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David Evans (PMF Chair and Head of Production at National Theatre Wales) talks to Sarah Hemsley-Cole, Production and Event Manager.

Click here to watch the stunning video about the work they do in Laser Scanning, Visualisation and Theatre Production Consultancy Services. You will be amazed.

The second PMF In Conversation/Skill Share video about all things Edinburgh Fringe is now available. Click here to view it  

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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

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.

Here is the ABTT’s latest COVID-19 Guidance about returning to work safely. Guidance Note 103 gives specific guidance for backstage and other production departments.

On 23rd July the PMF hosted its first Town Hall Meeting, via Zoom. We were really pleased with the number of people who attended. There was a wide geographical spread, including two members from the USA, and a representation of many aspects of our industry.

Here are the ABTT’s excellent Guidance Notes 101 and 102 about Risk Assessments for Returning to Work safely.    

This online seminar from the ABTT will focus on how we can use this current hiatus to let go of old habits and create a new more sustainable ways of working.