Award-winning Company of Angels announces the appointment of Adam Barnard as Joint Director. Adam will be joining the company in its tenth year of pioneering work for young people, and will work alongside current Joint Director Teresa Ariosto.
Sebastian Warrack, Chair of Company of Angels, said on the appointment, "The board are delighted that Adam has accepted the post of Joint Director at Company of Angels. During a highly competitive recruitment process, Adam impressed the board with his vision, energy and skills, as well as his huge enthusiasm for the company. We look forward to an exciting new chapter for Company of Angels under the joint leadership of Adam and Teresa."Speaking on his appointment Adam said, "I am thrilled and honoured to succeed John Retallack as Joint Director of Company of Angels. In partnership with Teresa Ariosto and an outstanding staff, I look forward to creating and supporting bold and innovative new work for, with and about young people, in a wide range of forms and settings."Joint Director Teresa Ariosto said, "I am delighted by the appointment and look forward to working with Adam. His commitment to create groundbreaking work for young people and his passion for exploring new forms will make for a very exciting new phase."Company of Angels has recently completed three short films, Drowning, Pipe Up and The Incident, written and directed by Adam for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The films can be viewed in their entirety on the EHRC website: www.equalityhumanrights.com/equalrightsequalrespect
Forthcoming productions of Company of Angels include Truant in association with National Theatre of Scotland, playing in and around Glasgow in November, and Anne and Zef, a co-production with Salisbury Playhouse in March 2012.
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