Leadership
Alan Rivett, Andrea Pulford and Julia Carruthers are our Senior Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic direction of Warwick Arts Centre.
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Alan Rivett, Andrea Pulford and Julia Carruthers are our Senior Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic direction of Warwick Arts Centre.
Alan Rivett – Director
Alan is Director of Warwick Arts Centre. Since being appointed in 2001 he has successfully steered Warwick Arts Centre’s programme to a position where it regularly hosts high profile, contemporary, international theatre, music, visual arts and interdisciplinary events. Warwick Arts Centre regularly commissions new work from leading artists and has a generative programme for emerging artists.
Alan Chairs the UK wide Dance Touring Partnership, comprising leading UK venues committed to promoting international contemporary dance. Alan is a board member of The British Association of Concert Halls and was formally Chair of Fierce Festival ltd, leading an annual festival of contemporary live art and performance in Birmingham.
Email: A.C.Rivett@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: 024 7652 3015
Andrea Pulford – Director of Planning and Operations
Andrea leads on strategy and development, organisational planning and operations. Her role includes collaborating with University departments, business, stakeholders, as well as the arts industry.
Andrea is a member of the University Council and is leading the project to redevelop Warwick Arts Centre.
Email: A.Pulford@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: 024 7615 0488
Julia Carruthers – Programme Director
Julia is responsible for the strategic direction of the artistic programme at Warwick Arts Centre. Her wide-ranging experience has included working with leading arts organisations most recently as Director of the Dublin Dance Festival and previously with the Edinburgh International Festival, Michael Clark Company, Jonathan Burrows Group, Southbank Centre, and as Dance Officer at Arts Council England.
Email: Julia.Carruthers@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: 024 7615 1865
Yvette Harris – Project Officer / PA to Directors
Email: Y.Harris@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: 024 7657 2747
Heather Twomey – PA to Directors
H.Twomey@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: 024 7652 3807
Andrew manages the planning, scheduling and delivery of our artistic programme, working closely with artists, visiting companies, producers and all departments at Warwick Arts Centre. Over the past 10 years he has worked at the National Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, Serpentine Galleries and Wigmore Hall and has also been a freelance producer for several touring theatre companies. He can often be found on a train, dashing to see shows at other venues around the UK, currently averaging three per week! 
Katie heads up the marketing and communications team for Warwick Arts Centre. Fuelled on latte and biscuits, she oversees the sales campaigns for the 500+ events and 800+ film screenings annually plus exhibitions in the Mead Gallery. She ensures that the profile of Warwick Arts Centre, as the largest arts centre in the Midlands is centre stage in peoples’ lives. She loves theatre, music and film so her entire life is a busman’s holiday.
John Gore spends a lot of his time in the dark, watching movies so you don’t have to. Everything that is worth seeing is then gathered into a 2 monthly programme, presented in diary form & enriched with educational activities & special events, giving Warwick Arts Centre its distinctive style & consistently high standard of viewing choice.
Emma manages the Box Office with her team of 16, taking ticket bookings and helping to make all Arts Centre visitors feel welcome. Emma is responsible for maintaining the ticketing system and liaising with promoters, companies and agencies, as well as consistently providing excellent customer service.