Nica Burns
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Nica Burns is director and producer of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formally Perrier Awards and if.comedy award/Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards), the UK
's leading live comedy awards, and the joint-owner and Chief Executive
of Nimax Theatres Limited
since September 2005. She was artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse
from 1983 to 1989 and production director of the Really Useful Theatres
(formerly Stoll Moss Theatres) from 1993 to 2005. In September 2005, along with her business partner, Max Weitzenhoffer, she bought the Lyric Theatre
, the Apollo Theatre, the Duchess Theatre
, and the Garrick Theatre
from Really Useful Theatres
, forming Nimax Theatres Ltd. In September 2005 she was named 40th most important in the arts in the United Kingdom
by The Times
. In January 2006, along with her business partner Weitzenhoffer, she was named was "the fifth most important person in British
theatre
" by The Stage
. In February 2007, she presented a Masterclass at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, in London.
On 23 April 2004, Nica Burns took part in a "debate" about "ticket prices in the West End" with other British theatre "industry insiders" Diane Borger and Caro Newling, chaired by David Benedict, which was recorded live and archived in two parts as an audio program by TheatreVoice.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's leading live comedy awards, and the joint-owner and Chief Executive
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Nimax Theatres Limited
Nimax Theatres
Nimax Theatres is a theatre group owned and operated by Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer. In September 2005, the pair bought four of London’s most beautiful playhouses, Apollo Theatre, Garrick Theatre, Duchess Theatre and Lyric Theatre from Andrew Lloyd Webber.Max Weitzenhoffer had owned the...
since September 2005. She was artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
from 1983 to 1989 and production director of the Really Useful Theatres
Really Useful Group
The Really Useful Group Ltd. is an international company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is involved in theatre, film, television, video and concert productions, merchandising, magazine publishing, records and music publishing...
(formerly Stoll Moss Theatres) from 1993 to 2005. In September 2005, along with her business partner, Max Weitzenhoffer, she bought the Lyric Theatre
Lyric Theatre (London)
The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster.Designed by architect C. J. Phipps, it was built by producer Henry Leslie with profits from the Alfred Cellier and B. C. Stephenson hit, Dorothy, which he transferred from the Prince of Wales Theatre to open...
, the Apollo Theatre, the Duchess Theatre
Duchess Theatre
The Duchess Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, London, located in Catherine Street, near Aldwych.The theatre opened on 25 November 1929 and is one of the smallest 'proscenium arched' West End theatres. It has 479 seats on two levels....
, and the Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre
The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster. It opened on 24 April 1889 with The Profligate, a play by Arthur Wing Pinero. In its early years, it appears to have specialised in the performance of melodrama, and today the theatre is a...
from Really Useful Theatres
Really Useful Group
The Really Useful Group Ltd. is an international company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is involved in theatre, film, television, video and concert productions, merchandising, magazine publishing, records and music publishing...
, forming Nimax Theatres Ltd. In September 2005 she was named 40th most important in the arts in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
. In January 2006, along with her business partner Weitzenhoffer, she was named was "the fifth most important person in British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
" by The Stage
The Stage
The Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. Covering all areas of the entertainment industry but focused primarily on theatre, it contains news, reviews, opinion, features and other items of interest, mainly to those who work within the...
. In February 2007, she presented a Masterclass at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, in London.
On 23 April 2004, Nica Burns took part in a "debate" about "ticket prices in the West End" with other British theatre "industry insiders" Diane Borger and Caro Newling, chaired by David Benedict, which was recorded live and archived in two parts as an audio program by TheatreVoice.
Further reading
- "Intelligent Sponsor for the Oscars of Comedy". Press release. if.com, June 14, 2006.
External links
- Nica Burns biography at Masterclass, Theatre Royal Haymarket. Accessed May 4, 2008.
- Nica Burns at the Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway DatabaseThe Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
. Accessed May 4, 2008. - Nimax Theatres website