{"id":1813,"date":"2024-03-08T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theatregreenbook.nl\/?page_id=1813"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:32:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theatregreenbook.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#8CC63E&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Verdana|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#8CC63E&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About us<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>The Theatre Green Book<\/h1>\n<p>The Theatre Green Book began as a collective initiative by theatre-makers in the UK, but has grown to involve theatre-makers across the world.<\/p>\n<p>We believe theatre has an urgent role to play in our journey to living and working sustainably, and that theatre\u2019s own transition is best achieved through a common language, actions and standards that allow us to share and learn together. The Theatre Green Book provides that shared language.<\/p>\n<p>Theatre communities work in different ways and face different challenges. The Theatre Green Book therefore operates as a loose \u2018network of networks\u2019 where each nation\u2019s theatre community, under licence, translates and adapts the guidance to suit their way of working. 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Everyone else is a volunteer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #04773b;\"><strong>Theatre Green Book Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>General Enquiries &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:admin@staging.theatregreenbook.nl\">admin@staging.theatregreenbook.nl<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lilli Geissendorfer &#8211; Director <a href=\"mailto:lilli@staging.theatregreenbook.nl\">&#8211; lilli@staging.theatregreenbook.nl<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laura Sedgwick &#8211; Producer &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:laura@staging.theatregreenbook.nl\">laura@staging.theatregreenbook.nl<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Thomas &#8211; Project Coordinator &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:stephanie@staging.theatregreenbook.nl\">stephanie@staging.theatregreenbook.nl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #04773b;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Steering Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lisa Burger\u00a0&#8211; <em>Co-Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Paddy Dillon &#8211;\u00a0<em>Co-Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Phill Brown<em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>David Evans<\/li>\n<li>Paul Handley<\/li>\n<li>Joshua McTaggart<\/li>\n<li>Liz Sillett<\/li>\n<li>Gemma Swallow<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Wylie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Committee Chairs\/Co-Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claire Appleby &amp; Christian Wallace &#8211; <em>Buildings<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Katy Downton &#8211; <em>Education<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jim Harrison &#8211; <em>Touring<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Juliet Hayes &amp; Grace Christie &#8211; <em>Operations<\/em><\/li>\n<li>David Evans, Paul Handley &amp; Gemma Swallow &#8211; <em>Productions<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can contact the Steering Committee or Committee Chairs via <a href=\"mailto:%20admin@staging.theatregreenbook.nl\">admin@staging.theatregreenbook.nl<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>International Theatre Green Book Networks and Partners<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>European Theatre Convention<\/li>\n<li>Denmark &#8211; <em>Baeredygtigt Kulturliv NU<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Germany &#8211; <em>DTHG<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ireland &#8211; <em>Performing Arts Forum<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Netherlands &#8211; <em>NAPK<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li>Taiwan &#8211; <em>Performing Arts Alliance<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UAE (Arabic TGB) &#8211; <em>SPAA<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Forming<\/strong><br \/>Argentina, Brasil, Estonia, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden<\/p>\n<p>New Theatre Green Book Networks and translations are forming all the time.\u00a0 They operate under a simple agreement and licence from the copyright holders to ensure the Theatre Green Book resources remain free, expertise shared and standards upheld.<\/p>\n<p>For enquiries about forming a Theatre Green Book network or making a translation please contact <a href=\"mailto:%20sustainability@renewculture.co.uk\">sustainability@renewculture.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatregreenbook.nl\/privacy-policy\/\">View our Privacy Policy here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dipl_masonry_gallery image_ids=&#8221;248477,248479,1705,1670,248502,248523,248524,248526,248528,248525,248529,248530,248532,248513,248533,248958,248531&#8243; number_of_columns=&#8221;9&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dipl_masonry_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About usThe Theatre Green Book The Theatre Green Book began as a collective initiative by theatre-makers in the UK, but has grown to involve theatre-makers across the world. 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