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Bill Elms

Communications Director/Producer Biographies

Bill Elms has worked in the theatre industry both locally and nationally for over 25
years including a 10-year position as Head of Sales and Marketing at the Liverpool
Empire Theatre. In August 2008, Bill set up his own Marketing and PR Company
based in Liverpool city centre. Bill Elms Associates Ltd has grown from strength to
strength into the region’s premier communications company specialising in the arts,
live entertainment and ticketed events, successfully managing the marketing and
PR for many high-profile events, festivals and venues.

Clients include (past and present) ATG Theatres, The Lowry, Storyhouse Chester,
Epstein Theatre, Capstone Theatre, St Helens Theatre Royal, Hope Mill Theatre,
Manchester Palace and Opera House, Liverpool Carnival Company, Liverpool City
Council, Liverpool Pride, DaDaFest, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, Physical Fest,
Winter Wonderland Manchester, St George’s Hall, Tmesis Theatre, Qdos Entertain-
ments and Scarborough Open Air Theatre to name but a few. National tours have
also included Let It Be and Lord Of The Dance.

Company Director Bill Elms has also successfully entered the world of theatre pro-
ducing with a growing portfolio of productions, collaborating with artists, direc-
tors, producers and theatre companies. Bill has co-produced successful productions
such as: Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles, Helen Forrester’s Twopence To
Cross the Mersey, The Ruby Slippers, a series of theatrical events at Liverpool’s St
George’s Hall called Lovehistory Loves and Tales From Haunted Liverpool. Concert
performances of Frankenstein and Ghost Stories: A Night Opera. Bill is currently
co-producing Lennon’s Banjo (Epstein Theatre), Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of
Liverpool (Liverpool Empire), Blood Runs Deep (Unity Liverpool) and working on
a new musical entitled Achy Breaky Bride.

Bill is a director of Pulse Records Ltd, Break A Leg Productions and Associate Pro-
ducer with Regal Entertainments Ltd (touring). Bill Elms Productions Ltd has also
been set-up to commence on future solo projects.

www.billelms.com
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