VIKKI HEYWOOD FRSA Vikki Heywood was appointed as Executive

							VIKKI HEYWOOD FRSA Vikki Heywood was appointed as Executive Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2003. She is a Governor of the Company and a member of its Board. The company has a turnover of £30 million per year, employs 700 staff and produces over 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford upon Avon. The company regularly performs in London and tours the UK and abroad. The Company is also undertaking a £112 million building project to redevelop its theatres. Prior to this Vikki was Joint Chief Executive of the Royal Court Theatre, the country’s foremost theatre for the development of new writing. During that time she was responsible for overseeing the £20m redevelopment of that theatre and producing over 100 world premier productions in London and on Broadway. She is a Board member of the Society of London Theatre and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In October 2007 she received the Vitalise Midlands Woman of Achievement Award. During her career she has lead a wide range of theatre companies, having trained as a Stage Manager before moving into theatre management. She has advised the Arts Council and other stakeholders and has been Vice Chairman of both the Young Vic and Lyric Theatres.