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It’s been interesting and intriguing to work with the team at Hope Mill theatre over the past several months. We’ve been working together to trial what – for me – is a new approach to evaluation which involves me supporting…

I’ve just completed the evaluation report of Dance School – a TV production commissioned by Channel Four and developed by Leeds-based Duck Soup Films. The production aims both to provide high quality entertainment that can be sustained in the long…

I was delighted to host this most recent Centre for Cultural Value podcast, focusing on issues of transparency in evaluation. I could have listened to guests Stella Kanu (CEO of Shakespeare’s Globe) and Professor Ben Walmsley (Director of the Centre)…

I’ve just finished working with the Royal Literary Fund (RLF), evaluating its Writing for Life  programme which places RLF Fellows in health, community and other not for profit settings. Operating across the UK, the programme aims to: –              Support understanding of how language…

It’s always satisfying to complete a piece of work. This has been particularly the case with Opal 22’s Casta: the origins of caste evaluation. For Tara Munroe, the exhibition last autumn at the Leicester Museum was the culmination of over…

It’s been a great pleasure working with Tara Munroe, Director of Opal 22 Arts and Edutainment, over the past few months. Back in 2010 Tara made a remarkable discovery in the store room of Leicester Museum – an original set…

(Photo credit: Guy Farrar) We’re very much looking forward to seeing the film of Carnival Messiah at West Yorkshire Playhouse this Saturday – it’s a great opportunity to reconnect with a spectacular show. It also brings to mind lots of…

It was great to meet with Renee today, a long standing supporter and fan of Caution Collective’s work. Renee has known Christella  – founder of Caution Collective – for about thirteen years and since then, she reckons she’s attended all…