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Changing Faces

Vaughan to join Tobacco Factory Theatres

India Stoughton
1 min read

HEIDI VAUGHAN has been named the new Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol, starting in January 2023.

She will succeed MIKE TWEDDLE, who is stepping down after six years in the role.

Vaughan has been working in theatre for over 20 years and is currently Artistic Director and Joint CEO at Bristol’s Travelling Light Theatre Company. She previously worked as an Associate Artist at the Egg in Bath and as Artistic Director and CEO of Kazzum London.

Vaughan said she is “really excited by the next stage of this venue and theatre company’s journey as a place of welcome and wonder”.

“It’s a time to connect and listen, build trust and collaborate to ensure TFT is an authentic home for creative adventures and imagination,” she added. 

“It’s a precious space, housing a hugely diverse range of work in a brilliant city, which I have had a relationship with for over 25 years. It’s really only just beginning to sink in.”