Beth Watling
Managing Director
Beth joined Playful in 2017 and has general managed MJ The Musical, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill and the UK & Zurich tour of Wicked. She also booked the UK & Ireland tours of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and My Fair Lady. Prior to Playful, Beth was the Producer for National Youth Theatre of GB, producing new work across the UK, West End and internationally in China, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. She has produced work for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, FIFA World Cup, Shakespeare’s Globe and National Theatre. Beth was recently a Trustee for Durham University’s Students Union, she was a member of the British Council’s UK-Gulf Creative & Cultural Advisory Group and a member of the DCMS UK-China Advisory Group. Beth currently sits on the Board of Rifco Theatre Company and Bristol Old Vic Theatre’s Trading Board.