Theo Bosanquet, outgoing Managing Editor of WhatsOnStage.com, will join The Corner Shop PR in October 2015 in the new role of Digital Manager.
The Corner Shop is the UK’s largest specialist theatre and performing arts PR agency, with offices in London and Edinburgh.
Theo joined leading theatre website WhatsOnStage.com in 2008, becoming editor in 2012. During this time the site has grown to monthly page views of 1.5million and a community of over 150,000 followers on social media. Prior to this he worked as a content manager for Bayswater Media and a script reader for Handmade Films. He studied drama at Bristol University, graduating in 2004.
As Digital Manager, Theo will oversee the agency’s growing digital operations, which include online PR campaign work on behalf of its clients, content creation, and The Corner Shop’s own digital platforms.
Clair Chamberlain, Managing Director of The Corner Shop PR, said:
“As a company we have always worked hard to ensure that the needs of digital media are incorporated into our work as a matter of course. With Theo’s appointment we are realising an ambition to put this at the forefront of our offering to clients, more closely reflecting the contemporary face of the media and feeding its ever-growing hunger for arts coverage.”
Established in 2007 by Ben Chamberlain, Ryan Petersen and Clair Chamberlain, The Corner Shop PR works with a diverse range of clients, spanning multiple art forms on a national and international basis. It has built a reputation for a clear-thinking, creative and strategic approach to campaigns. In 2015 the company opened an office in Edinburgh which runs year-round under the management of Susie Gray. A sister company, The Corner Shop Events, managed by Hannah Osborne, offers event management, general management and production services. www.thecornershoppr.com