About Liz Sillett Consulting

    An experienced operational and strategic leader with over 25 years of professional experience across the arts sector, working in theatres and music venues, traditional and unconventional buildings, immersive productions, meanwhile spaces and pop-ups. Liz has a wealth of experience in managing buildings and their operations, encompassing strategic planning, operational management and advisory support in all areas of operations. 

    During her career, Liz has been responsible for setting up and running multiple venues, alongside launching and re-imagining the FOH and F & B offers in venues and stand-alone operations. She has worked extensively on capital projects from initial strategic planning, through the design stages and delivery of the final projects.  

    Skilled in forging and maintaining strong relationships across the industry, community, governance groups, statutory authorities and other stakeholders. Liz sits on and chairs multiple groups from across the industry and business world, and led a Strategic Risk and Safety Group throughout Covid helping the theatre industry pull through and recover from the pandemic whilst negotiating industry-wide discounts on testing and supplies. 

    Liz has overseen significant cycles of change as a key member of the Senior Management Team at The Old Vic for many years, and managed multiple departments, freelancers and contractors. She has supported other organisations who have been going through change processes, and led the recruitment and training of new teams. 

    In her earlier career she ran an agency supplying staff to high profile venues across London and was responsible for planning and executing projects for the events side of the organisation, from intimate dinners to large scale events for 3000+ people. 

    Liz also spends time mentoring people on their journeys into and through the arts. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for We Are Waterloo Business Improvement District, Chairs the Waterloo Strategic Security Group, and is a Trustee of the Royal Victoria Hall Foundation.