Constitution

Officers for 2026/27

Chair: Robyn Greenwood

Robyn is Collections Manager, Creative Learning and Engagement, at The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Co-secretaries: Rebekah Hayes and Georgina Donohue

Rebekah is Archivist at the National Theatre and Georgina is Heritage Officer at Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.

Treasurer: Elizabeth Gray

Membership Secretary: Al Meggs

Dr Al Meggs is also an Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society and a member of the International Dance Council (UNESCO).

 

Student Membership Secretary: Bethany Johnstone

Bethany is currently an Associate Lecturer at the Department of Information Studies, University College London.

Communications Secretary: Phil Boot

Phil is Archivist at Glyndebourne.

Website Officer: Sarah Harrison

Sarah is an Archivist at the Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden

Officer Without Portfolio: Biddy Hayward

Biddy runs the performing arts photographic archive ArenaPAL.

Officer Without Portfolio: James White

James is Curator of Theatre at the V&A museum.

Officer Without Portfolio: Richard Martin

Richard is a Digital Publishing, Content, and Heritage Professional currently working at the House of Commons.

Officer Without Portfolio: Sian Williams

Sian is Keeper at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.

Founded in 1979 as the Theatre Information Group London, APAC became the UK’s Subject Specialist Network for performing arts in 2005. It has received Subject Specialist Network funding from Arts Council England and from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. In 2018, APAC became a registered charity and an Affiliate Group of the Archives & Records Association of the UK and Ireland (ARA)

All members of APAC are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct, agreed at the 2020 AGM.

Download the Constitution of the Association of Performing Arts Collections

APAC Board of Trustees

APAC is run by a Board of Trustees elected at the Annual General Meeting. The committee consists of the Chair, Secretary, Membership Secretary, Treasurer, Website Officer, and Officer Without Portfolio. Each named office may be shared by two members; there may be a number of Officers Without Portfolio.

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