Consultancy and project leadership
“Ned has a very unique skill in encouraging people to share. He does this openly, safely and candidly about issues they care about in a way that is rare. His practice helps you to consider things you care about differently, through different lenses and through different eyes. His work will make my charity stronger, more creative and more relevant.”
James Mackenzie-Blackman, CEO, Plymouth Theatre Royal
My consultancy brings together my experience as a CEO of one of the UK’s most innovative and successful youth arts charities and my artistic facilitation skills.
I help organisations think deeply about their purpose, strategy and projects. These include tiny grassroots charities, mid-scale theatre companies, campaigning organisations, and some of the UK’s largest and best known institutions. In each piece of consultancy work I bring insight, focus and challenge. I take organisations on a journey, utilising the lived and professional experience of everyone involved.
If you’re interested in working with me as a consultant, please contact me.
Current Projects
Project Leader, Youth Theatre Together
Leading the strategic development of a new national development agency for youth theatre in England.
Including the commissioning and creation of the first nationwide surveys of youth theatre, reaching more than 400 organisations, and the creation of a 2-day event bringing more than 150 people together to set the priorities for the future of youth theatre in England.
Learning Partner, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Supporting the learning journey of ten organisations from across the UK, funded by EFF’s Youth Creativity Programme.
I work as a crucial link between the funder and the organisations, helping them to connect, share learning, build practice together and advocate on a wider scale for their work.
Recent work
London Museum
Leading the creation of a co-production blueprint to support the creation of new collaborative projects with Londoners in the Museum’s new building in Spitalfields.
Oxford Playhouse
Working with the CEO and wider team to challenge and refine the organisation’s vision and mission - to become a more connective theatre building in Oxfordshire.
Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
Developing a new purposeful, community-focused vision and mission for this fringe theatre powerhouse in Newcastle.
Boundless Theatre, Croydon
Leading co-creation training and exploratory workshops to help a new leadership team create a vision for the company that is rooted in the needs of young people in Croydon.
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Supporting the development of a new programme for young people in South Belfast through a review of existing activity, community research and recommendations
ReStoke, Stoke-on-Trent
Supporting the development of a new play co-created by teenagers and professional artists - the first time the company had made work in this way with young people.