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THE new chairman of trustees at the Kenton Theatre in Henley has pledged to operate with “integrity and transparency”.
Julie Huntington was responding to questions about the governance of the New Street venue at its annual meeting held virtually on Wednesday last week.
Mrs Huntington succeeded Chris Tapp as chairman in September following a turbulent two-year period for the theatre.
This included one of the largest losses in the Kenton’s history, several changes to the theatre’s management and a row with Henley’s Children’s Theatre, one of its longest-serving customers.
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THE team running the Kenton Theatre are planning a series of outdoor events this summer as they seek to reconnect with Henley audiences.
With the latest stage of the Government’s easing of coronavirus restrictions set to take effect on Monday, confidence at the New Street venue is high and growing.
The theatre’s new manager Simon Spearing has now started in the job full-time.
The 47-year-old father of two, who joined two months ago, had initially been asked to work part-time hours. Julie Huntington, who chairs the theatre’s trustees, said: “Because there was no light at the end of the tunnel at the time we just had our manager on for two days a week.