Nica Burns Obe

Nica Burns is a multi-award winning producer of over 100 productions. She was artistic director at the Donmar Warehouse from 1983 to 1989 and production director of Stoll Moss and Really Useful Theatres from 1993 to 2005. She founded Nimax Theatres in 2005 with her business partner Max Weitzenhoffer and co-owns the Palace, Lyric, Apollo, Garrick, Vaudeville and Duchess theatres. She was made a Fellow of University College London in 2007. In 2008 she was elected President of the Society of London Theatre for three years and Vice President 2011–2013. In 2013 she won Private Business Woman of the Year at the 2013 UK Private Business Awards and received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for services to theatre in the 2013 New Year’s honours list. Nica has had a long involvement in the comedy industry as director of the annual Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Working with her development partners Derwent London Ltd and Crossrail, she is building a new theatre on Charing Cross Road, due for completion in 2021.