November 2026 Guest Speaker Address - Julie Weston

Monthly speaker morning where Julie Weston, Executive Director of the Orange Tree Theatre, discusses running the theatre and staging a play.

Julie Weston, Executive Director of the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond since July 2025, is the guest speaker at the Kensington and Chelsea Women's Club's November meeting. She will talk about running the theatre and how to stage a play, including programming and working with actors, and explain how the venue achieves commercial and critical success without Arts Council or government funding. The morning begins with registration, tea and coffee and vendor tables, followed by the talk at 11:10am and a Q&A before the meeting concludes at 12:30pm.