The PMF in partnership with the Scottish Theatre Sustainability Group are pleased to announce their Sustainability Day on Thursday 20th March 2025.

Kindly hosted by the Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB and entitled Greening UK Theatre: a cross border dialogue it is an opportunity to share and discuss experiences of working on sustainability in the theatre sector, and will explore differences in approach between Scotland and other parts of the UK.

The schedule for the day will be as follows:

10:00 -11:00 Registration/Meet and Greet
11:00 -13:00 Session 1 – Theatre Green Book in action: case studies from the regions
13:00 -14:00 Lunch Break, with an Introduction to the Theatre Green Book, presented by Lilli Geissendorfer
14:00 -16:00 Session 2 – Environmental Sustainability: the Scottish perspective
16:00 Social/Networking in the Tron Bar

You do not need to be a PMF member to attend, but why would you not be? It’s free and quick to sign up here.

The two panels are now confirmed as:

Panel 1

Chair:  Lilli Geissendorfer, Director, Theatre Green Book UK.

Rachael Duthie, Production Manager, Theatre Alibi, Exeter.

Jaci Stewart, Head of Operations (Facilities), Dundee Theatre.

Jim Davis, Production Manager, Theatr Clwyd.

Gemma Swallow, Technical Director, National Theatre Scotland.

Courtland Evje, Head of Stage, National Theatre Scotland

Panel 2

Chair:  Louise Gregory, Technical & Production Manager, An Tobar and Mull Theatre.

Graham Sutherland, Technical Director, Glasgow Citizens Theatre – who will talk about their refurbishment.

Deborah Crewe, Director of Finance and Development, Grid Iron Theatre Company, Edinburgh,
and a founding member of Arts Resource Management Scotland (ARMS).

Simon Cook, Director, Reset Scenery, Glasgow.

Nik Whybrew, Operations Director at Assembly Festival, Edinburgh.