Howard and Rosemary are delighted to announce the launch of a new production company Jonathan Church Theatre Productions with award-winning theatre director and producer Jonathan Church CBE.

As Artistic Director of Jonathan Church Theatre Productions, Jonathan will create theatrical work including new and classic musicals and plays for London, the UK regions and internationally. He is joined by Hope Ward-Brown as Assistant Producer and they are both based at The Strand. Joining them in the New Year is former Old Vic producer Georgia Gatti in the role of Executive Producer.

Jonathan is currently Director of Jonathan Church Productions where his credits include the Olivier award winning A Monster Calls; The Price and Misty. As a Director, West End Productions include Taken at Midnight; Singin’ in the Rain and The Witches; and West End transfers from Chichester include Sweeney Todd; Kiss Me Kate and The Pajama Game.

Jonathan is also Artistic Director of Bath Theatre Royal’s Summer Season where his tenure has recently been extended to 2022. Highlights this year included Jennifer Saunders in Blithe Spirit directed by Richard Eyre and Rupert Everett making his directorial stage debut with Uncle Vanya. Previously, Church was Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre; Artistic Director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre; Associate Director of Hampstead Theatre; and Artistic Director of Salisbury Playhouse. He was awarded a CBE in 2015 for Services to Theatre.

Jonathan said: “I have been collaborating with Howard & Rosemary since we first worked together in Birmingham nearly 20 years ago. Their impact on our industry through ATG and now Trafalgar Entertainment has been nothing short of seismic and the support I have received from them has been a vital part of enabling much of the work we have produced over the last few years. It is therefore a welcome and exciting opportunity to be working more closely with them at a time of such ambition and growth for Trafalgar Entertainment and I look forward to this opportunity to increase the scale, quality and reach of the work that my team will be making over the coming years.”

Howard added: “With more than 20 years in both commercial and subsidised theatre, Jonathan’s remarkable career has seen him become one of the UK’s most sought after theatre directors and producers with a string of significant theatre successes to his name. He has also turned around the fortunes of several major theatres and established himself as one of the theatre industry’s key figures.

“Throughout my career as a theatre producer, I’ve enjoyed working collaboratively with some of the best producers, directors and production companies in the business. With such an extensive portfolio of exceptional work from Jonathan, the creation of Jonathan Church Theatre Productions is a very exciting prospect. We warmly welcome Jonathan and look forward to working with him to create exciting productions.”