Pictured: (Front row l-r) Ruth Pipkin of Rewired PR, Jayne
Herritty of Calthorpe Estates and Nuz Chagan of Hollywood Monster
(Back row l-r) 'The Hollywood Monster' and Tim Andrews of Hollywood
Monster
A unique new interpretation of 'Beauty and The Beast' is helping
the West Midlands' leading theatre's attempts to raise over
£1 million to create an impressive new stage.
Birmingham-based digital print, signs and graphics giant
Hollywood Monster has become a supporter of Leading Ladies - the
Birmingham Hippodrome's networking group for women - and is
sponsoring its next event.
Passers-by could be forgiven for thinking that a production of
Beauty and the Beast had arrived at the theatre when Hollywood
Monster's huge, purple monster mascot turned up with two trustees
of Birmingham Hippodrome Development Trust to officially announce
the company's support for the cause.
Leading Ladies combines showbiz glamour with quarterly
networking events at the UK's busiest theatre and aims to raise
over £5,000 for the Hippodrome's Stage Appeal.
The networking group brings professional women together from
various sectors across the city. Leading Ladies founders are Fiona
Alexander, of University Hospitals Birmingham, Jayne Herritty of
Calthorpe Estates and Ruth Pipkin of Rewired PR. It has raised more
than £2,000 towards the £1.2million appeal to replace
the 30-year-old stage.
Tim Andrews, managing director of Hollywood Monster, said:
"Hollywood Monster is a Birmingham-based company and we are
therefore delighted and proud to be able to support the city's top
theatre. Leading Ladies is an excellent initiative which offers
women the opportunity to enjoy business networking with a
theatrical twist and we wish everyone well in achieving their
fundraising target."
Leading Ladies founder Jayne Herritty said: "We are delighted
that Leading Ladies is going from strength to strength. With over
50 participating companies, it is rapidly becoming one of the
city's 'hot tickets' at the UK's most popular theatre."
The next Leading Ladies event coincides with the 20th
anniversary performance of Matthew Bourne's acclaimed and
award-winning production of Nutcracker! at Birmingham Hippodrome on
Tuesday 7 February 2012. There are still a small number of tickets
available for the event which comprises pre-show and interval
network receptions with guest speakers from the theatre world.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company is the name behind some
of the most successful dance productions of the last two decades
including Swan Lake, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands and
Cinderella.
Hollywood Monster, based in Birmingham, employs around 65 people
and works with major companies including Next, Virgin Media,
LilyWhites, Debenhams, Ann Summers, Coach, Whistles, HMV,
Westfield, Carillion, Morgan Sindall, Lovell Homes, Redrow and
Bovis Homes. Sectors it is active in include commercial and
residential property, construction, retail, corporate, exhibition,
outdoor media, event, stadium, museum and theatrical.