DAWN AUSTWICK APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF KILN THEATRE
Kiln Theatre today announces the appointment of Dawn Austwick as Chair of the Board. Dawn, who is currently Chief Executive of The National Lottery Community Fund will join the theatre in early 2020. She will be taking over from interim Chair Moyra Doyle, and joining the current Board of Directors; Nicholas Basden, Dominic Cooke CBE, Moyra Doyle, Sita McIntosh, Anneke Mendelsohn, Karen Napier, and Barrie Tankel.
Dawn Austwick said today “I am thrilled to have been appointed as the next Chair of Kiln Theatre and to be joining Indhu and my fellow Board members at such an exciting time in the theatre’s development. I look forward to working with them and the wider Kiln community in the coming years.”
Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham also commented “Dawn joins the team at a crucial and exhilarating time, following the reopening of our newly refurbished building just over a year ago. She has an extraordinary wealth of knowledge and experience. All this and her enthusiasm will help us move into the next chapter of this theatre, securing its future, whilst allowing us to push boundaries and take risks.”
Dawn Austwick was appointed as Chief Executive of The National Lottery Community Fund at the end of 2013, and has led the development of the Fund’s Strategic Framework, People in the Lead.
Prior to joining the Fund, Austwick was Chief Executive of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and was previously Deputy Director of the British Museum, Project Director for Tate Modern and a Principal Consultant at KPMG.
Austwick is a Trustee of the London Marathon Charitable Trust, a member of the Advisory Boards of the Institute of Policy Research at the University of Bath and RAND Europe. She was previously a Trustee of the Historic Royal Palaces and of the Woodland Trust. She has an MBA from the London Business School and an honorary doctorate from London Metropolitan University.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Kiln Theatre is an internationally renowned, proudly local, theatre in the heart of Kilburn. We produce high-quality, engaging and innovative work which presents the world through a variety of lenses, amplifying unheard voices into the mainstream. Led by Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham and Executive Director Daisy Heath, we make theatre that crosses continents and tells big stories about human connections across cultures, race and languages. Following a major renovation project, our re-opening season included White Teeth by Zadie Smith, adapted by Stephen Sharkey; Holy Sh!t by Alexis Zegerman; Approaching Empty by Ishy Din (UK Tour); The Son by Florian Zeller (West End transfer); The Half God of Rainfall by Inua Ellams (UK Tour); Wife by Samuel Adamson; Blues in the Night by Sheldon Epps; The Seven Ages of Patience by Chinonyerem Odimba and When the Crows Visit by Anupama Chandrasekhar.
Based in Brent, the most culturally diverse borough of London, which speaks over 150 languages, our ambitious Creative Engagement programme is responsible for make lasting differences within the local community, championing the imagination, aspiration and potential of our community young and old.
We look forward to welcoming you to Kilburn.
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