Cream tea & talk, 7 August, 2.00pm-4.30pm

As there is no lecture in August, we’re delighted to announce that we are organising a cream tea and talk at the Georgian Room, Glendower Hotel, St Annes, on Thursday 7 August, 2.00pm-4.30pm. Alistair Armit, Chair, Blackpool Grand Theatre Arts & Entertainment Board of Trustees, will give a short talk – ‘My Life in Theatre’.

Tickets cost £9.50 pp for a cream tea / coffee and talk. You can book and pay at the July lecture, Tuesday 1st July, or you can send a cheque by post to: Mrs Elaine Wolstencroft, 5 North View Fold, Wrea Green, Preston PR42EQ.

The closing date is Friday 25th July. Please note that places must be booked and paid for in advance, and received before the closing date.

A former theatre consultant and arts professional, Alistair Armit was appointed Chairman for the Arts & Entertainment Board, at the Grand Theatre last year. Alistair is from an extensive arts background, having spent the first 11 years of his career as a professional opera singer, appearing in performances at Glyndebourne and the Royal Northern College of Music for Carl Rosa Opera and Royal Opera North. His career then took him to behind the theatrical scenes and he worked his way up through theatre management roles before moving into IT, working with theatres and visitor attractions on both Broadway and London’s West End. He worked on the launch of Moulin Rouge on Broadway, being a consultant for stadiums ranging from the Dallas Cowboys to Manchester City, to the installation of software at Buckingham Palace!

More recently, his career has taken him away from theatre to run the technology office of the Ingeus global company, which provides government contracts to support people back into work, engage and inspire young people and provide outreach work into the prison service.