Tania Banotti will be leaving her position as CEO of Thetare Forum after eight years, following her appointment as the new CEO of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI). Tania was the first CEO of Theatre Forum, appointed in September 2003. 

Loughlin Deegan, Chair of the Board of Theatre Forum said:

“On behalf of everyone in Theatre Forum I would like to thank Tania for her wonderful contribution to the success of Theatre Forum.

Her energy and drive has grown the organisation from small beginnings to the leading arts representative organisation in the county. Theatre Forum’s events programme, training courses, research and advocacy set the standard in the arts community.

She is a passionate advocate for the arts, evidenced by her work for the National Campaign for the Arts. Our congratulations and we wish her the very best in her new role as Director of IAPI”.   

Commenting on her departure from Theatre Forum Tania said 

“I’m honoured to be offered the opportunity to be Director of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners, and to represent the best creative talent in the advertising world. However I am very sad to leave Theatre Forum. I feel it’s my baby and after eight great years I am seeing it out confident in the world.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the extraordinary Theatre Forum team of Irma McLoughlin and Eoin Gannon and past and current board members who give so much to the organisation.”

Tania Banotti’s time at Theatre Forum has seen the organisation develop to 250 members. Tania founded artist development programmes such as The Next Stage and MAKE. She established the annual Theatre Forum conference as the key networking event for the industry. The organisation produces a number of annual research papers,  including most notably, the only quantitative  analysis of audience trends for all the leading venues and festivals in the country. 

Tania takes up her new position in May. 

Contact: Theatre Forum email theatreforum@ireland.com or 01 8746582/086 8388235 for more information