Programme Advisory Group
The Programme Advisory Group (PAG) is composed of a Chair, voted on annually at the trusts AGM who will also act as an officer on the theatres council of management (COM), the Chair of COM who leads on program and event scheduling at theatre, Production finance, who also sits on COM as assistant treasurer. Marketing and technical representatives are co-opted into the group. The remainder of the group is made up of members who take responsibility for roles such as Licensing, Chaperoning, diary. All PAG members will be expected to ‘link’ to each inhouse production and act as the theatres ‘producer’ (hyper-link to PAG job description)
PAG select plays and events for the upcoming season. It’s a fun and rewarding task but it also takes skill and experience to select the variety of plays needed to find the right mix. PAG also chooses a Director for each production, overseeing that production from its selection to the end of the run.
Scheduling for community theatre is an important responsibility. To have a good knowledge of theatre, an understanding of the local community and the practicalities needed to mount productions and events is essential – PAG members are required to understand and take an active part in the running of a community venue.
We are regularly looking for new members to join the PAG. If you are a member of the theatre, interested in joining us and feel that you have experience or expertise that would be beneficial to PAG we would very much like to hear from you, please contact PAG Chair at pagchair@stablestheatre.co.uk and tell us what you feel you have to offer. All names will then be submitted to PAG, discussed and the best candidate/s invited to join.
Committee members serve for two years at which point they will have to stand down, however they will be abe to re apply for reselection – a call will also go out for new committee members at the time of each AGM.
PAG meetings are monthly at the Stables Theatre (usually the first Tuesday evening of each month).
From 2025 PAG are trialling a rolling process of scheduling- Directors can submit play ideas at any time of the year via (hyperlink) these submissions will be considered March/June/Sept/Dec and proposers contacted.
A PAG link will support all new and experienced Directors at the theatre using the directors handbook (hyperlink) and Production timeline check list (hyperlink) we feel these documents create a framework which allows individual directors creative freedom.
