Leeds Playhouse
Role Consultant Executive Producer
Client Leeds Playhouse
Sector Theatre
Location Leeds, UK
As Consultant Executive Producer, the engagement brought strategic leadership and artistic vision to the Playhouse's landmark reopening, grounded in substantial local and national expertise in leading complex cultural organisations. Organisational design and cross-team alignment followed, strengthening the creative programme and the structures needed to sustain it through a period of growth.
Image Credit Leeds Playhouse ©Anthony Robling
“Laura is a highly professional, calm, wise and experienced facilitator and artistic leader. All of these qualities, along with her national perspective, brought a huge amount of motivation and clarity to our teams when we opened Leeds Playhouse. She gains trust quickly through her open communication, has a fantastic ability to understand an organisation at speed – it was a delight to work with Laura on such an important milestone for Leeds Playhouse.”
Robin Hawkes, Co-Chief Executive Leeds Playhouse (now CE Palace and Opera House Theatre’s Manchester)