RICHMOND THEATRE SCOOPS THREE AWARDS AT THE RICHMOND BUSINESS AWARDS 2023
Richmond Theatre are pleased to announce that the venue was thrice awarded at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s Business Awards held on Friday 24 November at Twickenham Stadium.
The theatre, which will celebrate its 125th birthday next year, was recognised in the following categories: Best Digital Marketing (WINNER, for their ‘Richmond Recreates’ social media series), Best Environmental Sustainability (HIGHLY COMMENDED, for their lighting project which saw them change all stage lighting to LED lights), and the public-voted People’s Choice Awards (COMMENDED). You can read more detail about our awards below.
Allie Long, Theatre Director, said: “We are thrilled to have received these three awards, which recognise and reflect the hard work and creativity of our team. This includes our commitment to improving our greener ways of working with our LED upgrade, and our local ‘take’ on the exceptional national touring product we receive with our Marketing team’s brainchild, ‘Richmond Recreates’. We couldn’t be prouder to have received Commended for the People’s Choice Award, the only publicly voted for category, firmly cementing our belief in the venue’s importance in the heart of the Richmond cultural landscape.”
Anne Newton, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, said: “Our congratulations go to all the Richmond Business Awards 2023 winners. The independent judging panel received excellent submissions across all the categories and these 2023 wins are all very well-deserved. It was fantastic to see directors and their teams celebrating in style last Friday and the vibe at Twickenham Stadium was truly electric!”
About the Awards
HIGHLY COMMENDED for Best Environmental Sustainability
In 2023, Richmond Theatre undertook a huge project to replace all stage lighting (which was at least 30 years old) with LED Lights. LED Lights are not only safer, sturdier, and longer lasting, but they have a much smaller carbon footprint. LED Lights emit 80% less greenhouse gases than incandescent bulbs and use 70-80% less energy than traditional lamps. Additionally, the theatre have purchased Solarpix 7’s, which means the lighting colour and position can also be controlled from the lighting desk. This provides more flexibility for the show, as well as uses less electricity per light meaning less lights are needed overall.
WINNER for Best Digital Marketing
In order to complement the high-quality touring product that comes to their venue, the Marketing team at Richmond Theatre this year began a new series across Instagram and TikTok called ‘Richmond Recreates’. The series sees team members from across the business (from Customer Experience to Technical) come together to recreate show posters or production images for upcoming shows. Examples include being the cast of Fisherman’s Friends by Richmond riverside, and helping Peter Pan ‘Go Wrong’ in an episode which gained over 23,000 views on TikTok. The fun, tongue-in-cheek series has become widely known across social media, with audience members regularly asking when the new ‘episode’ will be posted.