Nicholas David Allott, OBE (born March 1954) is a British theatrical producer.

Career

Allott is Non-Executive Vice Chairman of

Cameron Mackintosh Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born 17 October 1946) is a British theatrical producer and theatre owner notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "th ...

Ltd. He was a member of the

Cultural Olympiad An olympiad ( el, Ὀλυμπιάς, ''Olympiás'') is a period of four years, particularly those associated with the ancient and modern Olympic Games. Although the ancient Olympics were established during Greece's Archaic Era, it was not until ...

Board 2012, a trustee of The Foundation for Sports and the Arts 1992-2012, and is currently a Director of the Roundhouse Trust and the

Soho Theatre The Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, in London, England. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three performance spaces. The the ...

, where he was Chair from 2005 to 2019. Soho Theatre is one of the UK’s few theatres specifically producing new plays by and running workshops with new and first time playwrights. In February 2011, Allott was appointed a member of the

Theatres Trust The Theatres Trust is the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1976 by an Act of Parliament to "promote the better protection of theatres for the benefit of the nation". The Trust has played a leadi ...

by Culture Minister

Edward Vaizey Edward Henry Butler Vaizey, Baron Vaizey of Didcot, (born 5 June 1968) is a British politician, media columnist, political commentator and barrister who was Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries from 2010 to 2016. A memb ...

, and was reappointed for a second term till 2017. In 2013, Allott joined the Mayor of London's Strategy Group and the Creative Industries Sector Advisory Group and in 2014 was asked by The Prime Ministers Office to become a Business Ambassador for the Cultural Sector. He was a member of the Independent Advisory Panel to select the UK City of Culture 2017 (Hull). Allott has served on the Boards of the

English National Ballet English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish ...

, the

Tricycle Theatre The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as ...

, the

Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) The Lyric Theatre, also known as the Lyric Hammersmith, is a theatre on Lyric Square, off King Street, Hammersmith, London.

, the Covent Garden Festival and Motivation (a charity that works with local partners all over the world to improve the quality of life for people with mobility disabilities). He is currently a Patron for the Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival and is a member of the Patrons Advisory Board for the UK / Australia Season 21/22. In the 40 years he spent with Cameron Mackintosh he was the Executive Producer for the original London productions of Cats, Song and Dance, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Follies, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, Carousel, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and many others. He was Executive Producer for the Oscar winning Film of “Les Miserables” directed by Tom Hooper and for the multi million selling DVDs of the 25th Anniversary Concerts of Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. He was Managing Director of Cameron Mackintosh Ltd from 2000 - 2020 before taking a part time consultancy role with the company.

Honours

Allott was appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(OBE) in the

2014 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2014 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...

for services to theatre and charity.

Personal life

Allott has two sons from his marriage to

Anneka Rice Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice (born 4 October 1958), known professionally as Anneka Rice, is a Welsh-born television and radio presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter. Early life and education Rice was born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wale ...

and two sons with journalist partner

Christa D'Souza The Hon. Christa Claire D'Souza (born 1960) is a British journalist who contributes to ''British Vogue'', ''The Guardian'', ''The Sunday Times'' and other publications. Career D'Souza has written for publications such as ''The Guardian'', ''Dai ...

.Profile
Tatler.com; accessed 28 February 2015.

References

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