| Description | Records of the Northcott Theatre Board of Management; comprising the agenda, supporting documents and minutes issued for the meetings of the board. The committee minutes and accompanying documents generally include information relating to box office analysis (from 1970), accounts (from 1971), proposed development plans, seat prices, policy documents, events programmes, and business with the Arts Council and other funding bodies. Reports from the Young People's Department are often included as an addendum, as are reports of the Liason Committee with Exeter University from Oct 1977 until its disbandment in Jan 1987, and occasional minutes/ reports from other advisory sub-committees, such as the Development Appeal Committee (Jan 1980 only). Two sets of minutes appear to have been retained by the Northcott, with one set being kept at the theatre and another at Emmanual Hall. Both sets are incomplete and there are minor differences between the sets, including some annotation.
Please note that minutes from the Finance Committee often include reports and accompanying documents from the same committees that can be found in the Board of Managment minutes and can be used to fill in some of the gaps [See EUL MS 348/ADM/GOV/2]. Corporate Plans referred to in the minutes may be found in EUL MS 348/ADM/GOV/4 (1991-2006) |
| AdminHistory | The Board of Management was known as the Management Commmittee until July 1969 when it acquired a wider membership and was redesignated the Board of Managment. It had sole direction of the theatre from 1987 until the establishment of three advisory sub-committees in 1989, which were recommended for implementation in an Arts Council appraisal report (the subcomittees being Arts, Finance, and Marketing & Sponsorship). The board usually met quarterly. |