Sustainable Theatre

This handbook provides practical guidance about how to embed environmental sustainability in theatre. It guides theatre practitioners and students towards “greening” the entire scope of the theatre-making processes and daily operations through practical advice and tools as well as an overview of the most effective methodologies on sustainable cultural management. This green guide covers all areas of organisational change such as adopting an environmental mission statement; “greening” the office; running energy saving building audits; reconsidering waste management; reviewing procurement policies; monitoring and reducing impacts of touring/travelling/commuting; greening the production process; engaging staff and artists; and assuming environmental leadership. This is as much about reducing the sector's measurable impacts on the environment, as it is about using the theatre's enormous potential to shift existing cultural norms and contribute to a paradigm change. This book explores the best green practices and policies in the theatre sector from across the world and includes interviews and case-studies of organisations with outstanding records of both artistic excellence and environmental leadership such as the National Theatre London, the Opera de Lyon, the Broadway Green Alliance, Julie's Bicycle (UK), Greening the Theatre project (Griffith University, Australia), Gothenburg Opera (Sweden), Matthew Bourne Green Adventures, Sydney Theatre Company, and many more. This book: - Identifies new ways of being artistically creative, while using creativity and imagination to operate in an environmentally friendly manner - Helps design sustainability projects, from adopting the minimum non-cost basic principles - Knows where to find expert support and specialist advice when designing a long-term environmental policy plan or upscaling a green project - acquires and passes on knowledge from experienced individuals and organisations