Every year MTN organises several strategic conversations between industry peers to discuss evolving best practice in developing and staging new musicals, or a specific opportunity or challenge.
What these include:
- Producers Round Table
- Audience Development Round Table
- Musical Theatre in Higher Education Round Table
We also organise a Musical Theatre & Environmental Sustainability Round Table discussion each year, in partnership with Mercury Musical Developments.
Sometimes round tables are also organised to bring together a particular group of professionals to consider existing and future infrastructure
– such as when MTN brought together a gathering of musical directors and musical supervisors to consider gender inequalities in career progression. Round table discussions acknowledge that everyone in the conversation is a professional with valuable insights, and aim to create opportunities for all participants to contribute to the discussion, and ideally generate recommendations or action points.
Recording of past round tables can be found in the Members Hub.
Members Spotlight
Katy Lipson
Company Director and Producer - Aria Entertainment. Since founding Aria in 2012, Katy has produced over 80 productions in the… Read more
Visit Website Katy Lipson
Company Director and Producer - Aria Entertainment. Since founding Aria in 2012, Katy has produced over 80 productions in the West End, Off-West End and on UK tours, including many musicals - such as 'Flowers for Mrs Harris', 'The Last 5 Years', 'The Addams Family' and 'The Return of the Soldier'. She has also showcased new musical theatre in her 'From Page to Stage Festival'.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
This 122-seat venue above the Gatehouse pub in Highgate, North London, is a regular home for new musicals. Since 2023… Read more
Visit Website Upstairs at the Gatehouse
This 122-seat venue above the Gatehouse pub in Highgate, North London, is a regular home for new musicals. Since 2023 it's been run by Artistic Directors Annlouise Butt and Isaac Bernier-Doyle, who took over after the 25-year tenure of John and Katie Plews of Ovation Theatre.