Helen Walker MBE

Director of Operations

Helen Walker

Helen is a highly experienced arts leader, with extensive strategic and operational management experience across visual arts, heritage and theatre sectors. Prior to joining Theatreplan, she spent over 10 years running Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, a Grade I listed historic house and contemporary art gallery in west London. She oversaw all operational elements, including finance and fundraising, conservation, communications, HR and the commercial business. Helen was one of the initiators of a major capital redevelopment project for the house and gallery and was later instrumental in raising the public and private funding to ensure it came to fruition. As a result, she was awarded an MBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for services to heritage and the community in Ealing.

Helen’s earlier experience was focused entirely on theatre. She began her career at the British Council Drama and Dance department, moving on to work for a theatre logistics company, Theatours. Later, as a practitioner, she co-founded the theatre company Outrageous Acts, writing and directing in London and on tour. After producing and directing her own first play at the Finborough Theatre, she was a finalist for the Arts Council/BAC Young Director of the Year Award. She has a Masters degree in Theatre Arts from Goldsmiths, University of London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Helen works with the Directors to provide company management oversight on strategic and financial matters, business development and legal compliance across all areas of the business.

Current Position
Director of Operations

Joined Theatreplan
2017

Qualifications
MA

About Us

Theatreplan is a specialist technical design consultancy, helping to create amazing spaces for performance, around the world.

What We Do

What We Do

We provide the complete range of venue and auditorium planning, and technical design services, including lighting, sound, stage engineering, AV, digital and communications. We cover all stages of a project, from feasibility and concept design, right through to construction and opening night.

We help design new spaces for performance, wherever live or digital content is shown and created, We also help refurbish historic theatres, and work with some of the world’s largest and most complex performance venues to upgrade their technical facilities.

Our Approach

For us, clients are the priority. We promise to deliver innovative, bespoke solutions with integrity and openness. Through our dedicated team of friendly, expert practitioners, we ensure projects are seen through to completion, with a pragmatic approach and a focus on cost awareness that focuses on high quality, safety, and usability.

Why Choose Theatreplan?

For 40 years, we’ve been creating amazing spaces across the globe that allow performances to flourish, at every scale, from international opera houses to local studio theatres.

We know what audiences want from a venue and how to make that a reality

We always factor in the needs of operators to ensure venues are sustainable for the future.

And we prioritise environmental sustainability throughout every stage of a project, to bring innovative solutions that support sustainable development.

From feasibility and concept design, right through to construction and opening night, we’ll ensure the only performance you ever have to think about, is the one you put on.

We can’t wait to hear about your project. Call us on +44 (0) 20 7841 0440 or get in touch via email: info@theatreplan.com

Our Team

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Directors
Consultants
Theatre Planning
Operations
Associates
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Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Executive Director
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Dave Ludlam
Dave Ludlam
Executive Director
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Mathew Smethurst-Evans
Mathew Smethurst-Evans
Executive Director
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Matt Kingslake
Matt Kingslake
Consultant
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Chris Needle
Chris Needle
Consultant and BIM Manager
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John Whitaker
John Whitaker
Founder Consultant
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Roger Fox
Roger Fox
Founder Consultant
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Kit Lerman
Kit Lerman
Consultant and Head of Audio, Video, Broadcast
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Jibril Muhammad
Jibril Muhammad
Junior Consultant
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Bosco Tan
Bosco Tan
Senior Associate
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Christopher James
Chris James
Consultant
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Chris Clegg
Senior Associate
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Shmem
Shmem Geddes
Consultant
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Peter Crockett
Peter Crockett
Stage Engineer
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Barry Pritchard
Barry Pritchard
Senior Associate
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Paolo Ribichescu
Paolo Ribichesu
BIM Architect
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Andrea Sinigaglia
Andrea Sinigaglia
BIM Architect
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Anniek Wassser
Anniek Wasser
Senior Associate
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Steve Harley
Steve Harley
Theatre and Venue Planner
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Amy Hickson
Amy Hickson
Practice Manager
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Helen Walker
Helen Walker MBE
Director of Operations
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Abby
Abigail Hickox
Practice Assistant

Our Partnerships

Theatreplan is proud to support the following sector organisations

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