Helen Hotchkiss

Theatre fundraising specialist, with a love of camping, live music, and pottering around the garden.

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

@EDI_Airport Which jobsworth decided that blasting out inane music, after midnight, in the public areas was a good idea? Honestly, how thoughtless! This bad decision is stopping anyone waiting for silly o’clock flights, from getting any kind of rest. 😵‍💫

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Yay! Huge congratulations to all the amazing team at @WatermillTh - it’s an absolute joy to be working with you 🥳

[The Stage @TheStage]

A huge congratulations to the @watermilltheatre, Newbury, the first of this year’s Theatre of the Year winners at #TheStageAwards 🏆

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Just stumbled across a #strangersonabench podcast - what a life and amazing stories of ‘The Disappearing Cyclist’ https://t.co/CrJKoJWJst

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Whoop whoop! Huge well done to all the @BelgradeTheatre team 👏

[RTS Midlands @rts_mids]

Our Diversity Champions are the @BelgradeTheatre's Digital Media Academy for the film Turn + Draw. Congrats! #rtsmidsawards

[RTS Midlands @rts_mids]

Our Diversity Champions are the @BelgradeTheatre's Digital Media Academy for the film Turn + Draw. Congrats! #rtsmidsawards

[Esmée Fairbairn @EsmeeFairbairn]

Our latest newsletter is out 🚀

💜 Wellbeing – funding to support staff & volunteer wellbeing
🌊 Blue Spaces – improving local freshwaters
🏛️ Communities & Collections Fund – apply by 21 Jan
👩‍💼 Funding Ops Admin – apply by 17 Dec
🏆 Congrats to Social Enterprise Awards winners!

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Eek! Cannot wait - summer 2026 is going to be magical.
https://t.co/aT8dCGqu5s

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Bravo to @Rob_Madge_02 and the fabulous cast, crew, and @WatermillTh team 👏

[The Stage @TheStage]

★★★★ Review: Charley’s Aunt –@Rob_Madge_02’s reinvention of the classic British farce is pitch-perfect @WatermillTh

Read The Stage's review 👇 https://t.co/AyukF4GUBy

[UK Theatre @uk_theatre]

The winner of the UK Theatre Award for Excellence in Touring sponsored by Theatre Tokens is Steel: Regional & National Tour, Theatre By The Lake.

#UKTAwards

[UK Theatre @uk_theatre]

The winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production sponsored by Tysers Live is Jesus Christ Superstar, a Watermill Theatre production by arrangement with LW Entertainment.

#UKTAwards

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Huge good luck to all the nominees up for a @uk_theatre award this afternoon - but especially @WatermillTh @tbtlake @ClwydTweets 🤞

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

Update on Grantium:

It will remain unavailable to users until next Weds, 6 Aug.

We've shared more information in relation to our different funding programmes online today.

Once again, we're very sorry for the frustration this is causing.

Info here: https://t.co/ZqapzZrUyk

[bob mortimer @RealBobMortimer]

UPDATE 23:05:25. 10:23am Kitchen

[The Stage @TheStage]

A proposal for a "devolved, national, repertory network" of theatres has won the Big Ideas debate at this year’s Future of Theatre conference, in association with Moore Kingston Smith 👇

https://t.co/rV3czcs0RV

[The Stage @TheStage]

“If we are going to continue to show art that is risky, or starts a conversation, we have to invest the time and energy to make sure that work can happen”, says @HOME_mcr’s Karen O’Neill at #FutureOfTheatre

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Radical redistribution and a national repertory hub network - fabulous idea @robmyles #FutureofTheatre

[The Stage @TheStage]

Next up to present their bold ideas for the sector at #FutureOfTheatre, is Catherine Russell on live translation technology in theatre, and Rob Myles on radical redistribution of theatre in the UK 💡

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Managed to catch the amazing @WatermillTh production of Piaf - and what an absolutely treat it was. Audrey Brisson is captivating as Edith, and the actor-musician cast and effective staging made for a powerful production. Standing ovation well deserved! Runs until 17 May 🎭

[Dominic Cavendish @domcavendish]

Caught up with this @WatermillTh: Audrey Brisson rolls her rs and sings her heart out to perfection as Piaf in Kimberley Sykes' accomplished revival of Pam Gems' often clunky but classic-stuffed resumé of the life of the 'little sparrow'. Runs to May 17. https://t.co/dLze6ebKQN

[The Stage @TheStage]

"There needs to be a time to pause, reflect and plan to rebuild a better system", says Natasha Kathi-Chandra #FutureOfTheatre

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

Straight way big question about underpinning the cost and risk of new work, to be able to support new/emerging/embryonic theatre makers, has been raised. What role can Theatres play in supporting those costs and risks? #FutureOfTheatre

[The Stage @TheStage]

.@CRIPticArts's @JamieRHale is chairing our first panel of the day: How does the craft of theatre-making survive?

#FutureOfTheatre

[Helen Hotchkiss @HHotch]

100% agree, and finding a way to reduce the fire fighting is key - as it often drains time to focus on planning and stewarding relationships. #FutureOfTheatre

[The Stage @TheStage]

At #FutureOfTheatre, @TrafalgarEnt's Rosemary Squire offers these suggestions for survival in theatre:

💡Be prepared
💡Look at alternative scenarios
💡Don’t give up too soon
💡Tend to your networks

What would you include in your toolkit for survival?