PRESS RELEASE : Truda Spruyt reappointed to the Theatres Trust Board

The press release issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 2 September 2022.

The Secretary of State has reappointed Truda Spruyt to the Theatres Trust Board for 3 years.

Truda Spruyt

Reappointed for a three-year term from 7 October 2022 until 6 October 2025.

Truda Spruyt is Managing director of the culture team at Four, where she heads up integrated, strategic campaigns for a number of cultural clients. She has almost 30 years’ experience in cultural communications, over 20 of them at Four. Clients that she works with include the Booker Prizes, the Baillie Gifford Prize, We Are Lewisham: London Borough of Culture, Jerwood Arts and StoryTrails, part of UNBOXED 2022. Key campaigns she has worked on include the Future Skills League table for Kingston University, highlighting the value of creative study and Centre Stage for the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, which led to the creation of Get Into Theatre.

Truda has extensive experience of managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and of directing strategic campaigns. She works with clients at senior level to define key messages, evaluate brand values and develop integrated communication strategies. Particular specialisms include thought leadership and cultural placemaking. Truda read English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge and was formerly Chair of the Philosophy Foundation.

Remuneration and Governance Code

Trustees of the Theatres Trust are not remunerated. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Truda Spruyt has not declared any significant political activity.