Rachel Bagshaw, Artistic Director and Co-CEO of the Unicorn Theatre, one of the UK’s leading children’s theatres, has joined the Board of UK Theatre.
Rachel assumed the role of Artistic Director in 2023, having previously served as the Unicorn’s Associate Director from 2018 – 2023. In addition to her stage work for the Unicorn, Rachel has collaborated with a wide range of theatres including Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Exchange, Graeae, and the Royal Court. Her critically acclaimed work, The Shape of Pain, won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and was revived at Battersea Arts Centre in 2018.
She was previously an Associate at the National Theatre as a Peter Hall Bursary recipient, and a trustee of Battersea Arts Centre and Camden People’s Theatre.
Rachel has extensive experience in engagement and theatre for young people and is a passionate advocate for improving access for disabled audiences, workers and artists across the theatre sector.
SOLT & UK Theatre Co-CEOs Claire Walker and Hannah Essex said:
“We are delighted to welcome Rachel to the UK Theatre Board and look forward to collaborating closely with her. Her passion and dedication to audience development and ensuring that theatre is accessible to everyone, everywhere will be a tremendous asset to the work of UK Theatre.”
Rachel Bagshaw said:
“I am delighted to be joining the Board of UK Theatre. As the Artistic Director of the Unicorn, the UK home of theatre for young audiences, I believe that accessible, sustainable and hopeful theatre can transform lives; live storytelling is vital to our world. I look forward to working with my fellow Board members to support our sector to inspire audiences nationwide and, in doing so, pave the way for theatre’s thinkers and makers of the future.”
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