Theatre: Call To Action
We want to ensure that as an organisation there is true equality at all levels of the organisation and in all our work. We are continuing to reflect on our organisation and the actions we need to take. We know that there is more work to be done, and that this will be an ongoing process to ensure that changes are embedded with the structure of the organisation.
As part of that work we have committed to being transparent about our workforce, and we are publishing today data on our workforce in the 2019-20 year, and a 10-year average of our workforce. This includes our staff, freelancers and board.
| STAFF In 2019-20 we employed 100 permanent and casual staff: |
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16% Asian and minority ethnic people 59% White People 3% Preferred not to say |
16% Asian and minority ethnic people 51% White People 5% Preferred not to say |
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66% Female 33% Male 1% Non-binary |
35% Male 0.1% Non-binary (2019-20 first year of data collection) |
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10% D/deaf or disabled 8% Preferred not to say |
6% D/deaf or disabled 11% Preferred not to say |
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When we look just at our Senior Management Team in 2019-20*: |
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26% identify as a person of colour 74% identify as white None of the Senior Management Team identify as D/deaf or disabled. |
| FREELANCERS In 2019-20 we employed 58 freelancers: |
Our averages for freelancers over the last 10 years are: |
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21% Black People 18% Asian and minority ethnic people 61% White People |
21% Black People 20% Asian and minority ethnic people 49% White People 10% Preferred not to say |
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60% Female 38% Male 2% Non-binary |
46% Female 48% Male 0.2% Non-binary (2019-20 first year of data collection) 6% Preferred not to say |
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16% D/deaf or disabled 10% Preferred not to say |
5% D/deaf or disabled 27% Preferred not to say |
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When we look at leadership roles within our freelancers in 2019-20*: |
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Of our Directors: 37% identify as a person of colour 63% identify as white Of our Writers: 57% identify as a person of colour 43% identify as white |
| BOARD: Our averages for our Board members over the last 10 years were: |
Our averages for our Board members over the last 10 years were: |
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15% Black People 15% Asian and minority ethnic people 69% White People |
8% Asian and minority ethnic people 69% White People 10% Preferred not to say |
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31% Female 69% Male |
45% Female 55% Male |
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0% D/deaf or disabled 8% Preferred not to say |
0% D/deaf or disabled 26% Preferred not to say |
We are also committing to the following actions:
- Setting up a taskforce to hold the organisation to account and identify where the organisation is not responding well enough.
- Creating a new framework for data collection, to allow us to identify areas of weakness and ongoing patterns.
- Increasing representation across all areas of our workforce, focusing initially on senior management and middle management and aiming for both to be truly representative of London within four years.
- Ensuring that there are mechanisms of support for people of colour to ensure that their voices are heard, and that there are safe ways for them to report institutional racism and discrimination, and that all staff working at Stratford East are aware of these processes.
- Working with our local Council on their Community Wealth Building agenda, supporting their endeavour to dismantle social inequalities.
- Committing to at least 40% of all cast and creative teams being people of colour each year, and 50% of Writers and Directors.
*Historic data not available