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Breaking down barriers

Rebecca Pizzey speaks to Harriet Usher to learn more about a new initiative that holds the future health of UK theatre at its heart
 TheatreCraft, also run by the Society of London Theatre, presents various backstage careers to students
TheatreCraft, also run by the Society of London Theatre, presents various backstage careers to students - James Boyer Smith

‘Our future workforce is a vital part of keeping our industry strong and healthy – and yet so few people know about the majority of the workforce: the engineers, the computer programmers, the technicians, the lawyers, the HR experts, the finance managers.’

As the senior audience development manager at Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, Harriet Usher is someone who loves to make stories for a living, and then share those stories with others. She has worked in the industry for a long time, and is eager to press the point that it is a generous world. ‘It is a place I've always felt I've belonged,’ she says. ‘Making stories and coming together as a community … what's more important than–that?’

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