David is an experienced theatre-maker, practitioner and writer, as well as cultural consultant. He has been – Marketing Director at Birmingham Hippodrome; Artistic Director of Theatre Station (now Headway Arts); an Associate Director at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham; and Founding Director of ArtReach (1996-2019). His role at ArtReach included producing many large-scale outdoor arts festivals, including seventeen editions of Night of Festivals (a London 2012 project) and Journeys Festival International. He has led many European collaborations funded by Creative Europe and produced Three Cities Create and Connect across Nottingham, Leicester and Derby (2005-2007). He produced Rafael Lozano Hemmer’s digital artwork, Under Scan, for presentation in the east midlands and Trafalgar Square. As a consultant (including as an ACE Framework Consultant), David has led development of capital arts projects in Maidenhead, Nottingham and Leicester. He has been a Trustee and Vice Chair of Curve in Leicester, and Chair of Theatre Royal Winchester and Hat Fair. He is currently Chair of the Garrick Theatre, Lichfield and a Director of, From the Other Side (Refugee literature project). His publications include House Clearance (short stories), Draining the Swamp (play) and ArtReach: 25 Years of Cultural Development.