Our Distinguished Members
The ABTT Council recognises those who have truly excelled in assisting the Industry or the ABTT itself by appointing them Fellows and/or Honorary members.
David Wilmore, Fellow 2017Words fail me and I’m really moved to have this honour, thank you ABTT. Having been Chairman of ABTT, taking over from John Faulkner, who did a fantastic job in turning the ABTT round in important, if not difficult days, we’ve moved on since then and many Chairmanship’s later, the ABTT continues to grow and be an industry leader!
ABTT Fellows
The ABTT only bestows its top honour, an ABTT Fellowship, to those who have truly excelled in assisting the Industry.
Award Specification
To be presented with a Fellowship to the ABTT, you must have rendered signal service to the technical aspects of the art of the theatre.
Fellows of the ABTT are entitled to the privileges and rights of Full Members.
Current ABTT Fellows:
Ian Albery
Michael Anderson
Peter Angier
Jason Barnes
David Blyth
Tony Bond
Will Bowen
Phill Brown
Paule Constable
Mark Dakin
William (Bill) Dudley
John Faulkner
Tim Foster
Roger Fox
Chris Higgs
Geoffrey Joyce
Iain Mackintosh
Prema Mehta
Peter Roberts
Paul Sadler
Margaret Shewring
David Staples
David Spink
Steve Tompkins
Mark White
David Wilmore
Past Fellows:
David Adams 1938 – 2020
Fred Bentham 1911-2001
Richard Brett 1939-2014
Rod Ham 1925-2017
Ethel Langstreth 1930-2004
Maurice Marshall 1934-2010
Richard Pilbrow 1933-2023
Francis Reid 1931-2016
John Simpson 1942 – 2022
Ken Smalley
ABTT Honorary Members
Honorary Membership are bestowed on those who have truly excelled in assisting the ABTT. This is an internal nomination by ABTT Council Members.
Award Specification
To be presented with a Honorary Membership to the ABTT, you must have rendered signal service to the Association itself.
Honorary Members of the ABTT shall be entitled to the privileges and rights of Full Members.
Current Honorary Members:
Robert Anderson
Richard Bunn
Alan Cohen
Paul Drage
Louise Jeffreys
Stephen Hocking
Bruce McLean
Rikki Newman
Timothy O’Brien
John Offord
Maggie Saxon
Stephen Tyrrell
Jack Watling
Heather Van Wijk
Past Honorary Members:
Ken Bennet-Hunter
Howard Bird
Douglas Cornelissen
Ian Dow
Ivor Dykes
John Horton
Ralph Koltai C.B.E
Brian Legge
Corry Percy
Barry Shaw
Richard Southern
How to nominate:
You can nominate anybody to receive an ABTT fellowship - members or not!
To nominate someone for a fellowship you can do so by emailing the ABTT Office on office@abtt.org.uk or use our nomination form here to provide an explanation of who you wish to nominate and why you believe they should be given this recognition.
You should be able to provide examples of how the candidate has committed themselves to benefiting change in the Industry as a whole.
For more details on the different types of awards and recognition the ABTT provides, please see here more details here.
Get involved!
Already a member of the ABTT but want to become more involved?
You could:
– Become a Young or Student Representative
– Join a Committee
– Nominate someone for an award
– Become a FULL Member
– Donate
Find out more about what you could do here!
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