{{Short description|English theatre producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2020}} '''Caroline Denise "Caro" Newling''' OBE (born 12 April 1957)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/insight/company/10595235-stm-uk-tour-2-limited|title=STM UK Tour 2 Limited – Company Profile – Endole Suite|website=suite.endole.co.uk|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Caroline Denise Newling personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK|website=Companies House|access-date=8 June 2024|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/RqHyJcaIWr7tQWFKuy9zO87K7po/appointments}}</ref> is an English theatre producer and currently vice-president of the Society of London Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://solt.co.uk/who-we-are/our-board/|title=Society of London Theatre Website|website=solt.co.uk}}</ref> Newling established the Donmar Warehouse with director Sam Mendes in 1992 and ran the London venue for ten years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/nov/23/artsfeatures1|title=Farewell to a class act|date=23 November 2001|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 December 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Newling and Mendes produced over 70 productions together at the Donmar Warehouse including ''Cabaret'' (1993), ''Company'' (1995), ''The Glass Menagerie'' (1995), ''The Blue Room'' (1998) and ''Electra'' (1999).<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/nov/23/imogentilden|title=Mendes quits Donmar Warehouse|last=Tilden|first=Imogen|date=23 November 2001|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 December 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Newling and Mendes left the Donmar Warehouse in 2002 to found Neal Street Productions with Pippa Harris.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/global/all3media-acquires-sam-mendes-neal-street-1201463286/|title=All3Media Acquires Sam Mendes' Neal Street|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=31 March 2015|work=Variety|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> In 2012, Newling, Mendes and Harris were joined by former BBC director of UK drama Nicolas Brown.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/bbc-exec-nicolas-brown-to-join-top-ranks-of-sam-mendes-neal-street-productions-368122/|title=BBC Exec Nicolas Brown To Join Top Ranks Of Sam Mendes' Neal Street|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=8 November 2012|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref>
Neal Street Productions projects, produced by Caro Newling, have included ''The Ferryman'',<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production-news/rosalie-craig-joins-the-ferryman|title=Rosalie Craig joins The Ferryman|date=28 November 2017|work=The Stage|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> ''This House'',<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/political-drama-this-house-transfers-to-west-end/|title=Political drama This House transfers to West End {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=21 April 2016|work=The Stage|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> ''Shrek the Musical''<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/may/06/shrek-musical-london-west-end|title=Shrek the Musical: will less be more in London's West End?|last1=Brown|first1=Mark|date=6 May 2011|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 December 2017|last2=correspondent|first2=arts|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-to-close-in-2017/|title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to close in 2017 {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=23 February 2016|work=The Stage|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref>
== Early years ==
Caroline Denise Newling was born on 12 April 1957.<ref name=":0" /> Newling is the adopted daughter of Alfred John Newling and Evelyn Fowler.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oAM7DwAAQBAJ&dq=Caro+Newling+Webber+Douglas+Academy+of+Dramatic+Art&pg=RA24-PA1996|title=People of Today 2017|last=Hume|first=Lucy|date=5 October 2017|publisher=Debrett's|isbn=9781999767037|language=en}}</ref> She attended Brighton & Hove High School and Roedean.<ref name=":8" /> Newling studied at Warwick University from 1975 to 1978 and at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 1981.<ref name=":8" />
== Career ==
After graduating from Warwick University, Newling began her career as an Assistant Stage Manager at Theatre Royal Stratford East, from 1978 to 1980.
Newling joined Ballet Rambert as Marketing Officer in 1984, working under Artistic Director Robert North, and moved to the Almeida Theatre as a Press Representative in 1985, under Artistic Director Pierre Audi.<ref name=":8" />
In 1986, Newling joined the team at the Royal Shakespeare Company as a Press Officer for Mobile Tour,<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3617677/Sam-Mendess-other-half.html|title=Sam Mendes's other half|last=Rees|first=Jasper|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=24 May 2004|access-date=15 December 2017|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> eventually becoming a Senior Press Representative during Terry Hands’ tenure as the artistic director.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1 April 1990|title=Rsc Plans for 1990|journal=Cahiers Élisabéthains|volume=37|issue=1|pages=127–130|doi=10.1177/018476789003700133|s2cid=220065500|issn=0184-7678}}</ref>
While working for the RSC, Newling met director Sam Mendes and together they set up the initial incarnation of the Donmar Warehouse in 1991.<ref name=":9" /> The theatre opened in 1992,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sutcliffe|first=Thomas|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-venture-theatre-in-twenty-stages-later-this-year-the-director-sam-mendes-will-open-the-1535384.html|title=Theatre / Venture: Theatre in twenty stages|date=25 July 1992|work=The Independent|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> with Newling and Mendes continuing to run the venue until 2002. Together, Newling and Mendes produced over 70 productions, several of which transferred to the West End and Broadway, including ''Cabaret'' (1993), ''Company'' (1995), ''The Glass Menagerie'' (1995), ''The Blue Room'' (1998), and ''Electra'' (1999).<ref name=":1" />
After a 10-year stint at the Donmar Warehouse, Newling and Mendes left to set up their own independent production company with TV producer Pippa Harris called Neal Street Productions, now 15 years old.<ref name=":2" /> Nicolas Brown also became a company director of Neal Street Productions in 2012, following a stint as director of UK drama for the BBC.<ref name=":3" />
In 2015, Neal Street Productions was bought by All 3 Media.<ref name=":2" /> At Neal Street Productions, Newling has produced a number of theatrical productions in London's West End and on Broadway including the West End transfer of ''This House'' (2017),<ref name=":5" /> ''Shrek the Musical'' (2011),<ref name=":6" /> ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2013)<ref name=":7" /> and ''The Ferryman'' (2017).<ref name=":4" /> ''Shrek the Musical'' now enjoys its second UK tour, with Laura Main (''Call the Midwife'') playing Princess Fiona, whilst ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is currently touring the US, both finishing in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shrekthemusical.co.uk/|title=Shrek The Musical|website=shrekthemusical.co.uk|access-date=15 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126013502/https://shrekthemusical.co.uk/|archive-date=26 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> On behalf of Neal Street Productions, Newling was co-producer of the award-winning play ''The Ferryman,'' written by Jez Butterworth ''(Britannia)'' starring Paddy Considine ''(Informer),'' which had record-breaking runs both at the Royal Court Theatre and The Gielgud Theatre and is currently enjoying a critically acclaimed run on Broadway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/193751/jez-butterworths-olivier-winning-drama-the-ferryman-opens-on-the-great-white-way/|title=Jez Butterworth's Olivier-Winning Drama The Ferryman Opens on the Great White Way|work=Broadway.com|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>
Newling was the architect of The Bridge Project, bringing about a collaboration with the Old Vic Theatre in London and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. The collaboration extended over three years and included productions of ''The Winter's Tale'' (2009), ''The Cherry Orchard'' (2009), ''As You Like It'' (2010), ''The Tempest'' (2010) and ''Richard III'' (2011). All of The Bridge Project productions were directed by Sam Mendes and, combined, played to audiences in over 15 cities around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemming |first=Sarah |date=2010-06-18 |title=The Bridge Project |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ea8b9a34-7a5f-11df-9cd7-00144feabdc0 |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 December 2017 |website=Financial Times}}</ref>
Newling's other projects at Neal Street Productions have included UK and world premiere productions of David Lindsay Abaire's award-winning ''Fuddy Meers'' (2004),<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/03-2012/year-of-the-producer-women-leading-the-way_5956.html|title=Year of the Producer: Women leading the way|work=WhatsOnStage.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> ''Anna in the Tropics'' (2004),<ref name=":10" /> David Hare's ''The Vertical Hour'' (2006),<ref name=":10" /> a new stage version of ''All About My Mother'' (2007) adapted by Sam Adamson, ''The House of Special Purpose'' (2009)<ref name=":10" /> by Heidi Thomas and Richard Greenberg's ''Three Days of Rain'' (2009) and most recently, ''The Moderate Soprano'', starring Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll (2018) and Neal Street's co-production of ''The Lehman Trilogy'' (2018) with the National Theatre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/legit/reviews/three-days-of-rain-4-1200473693/|title=Three Days of Rain|last=Benedict|first=David|date=11 February 2009|work=Variety|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> ''The Lehman Trilogy'', commissioned by Neal Street Production's three years ago, paired Pierre Audi of Park Avenue Armory with Rufus Norris of The National Theatre, resulting in a major co-production between both institutions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/theater/the-lehman-trilogy-play-new-york-premiere.html|title=Financial Saga 'The Lehman Trilogy' Is Headed to New York|work=The New York Times |date=12 September 2018 |access-date=15 November 2018|last1=Libbey |first1=Peter }}</ref>
After its Broadway engagement in March 2019, ''The Lehman Trilogy'' will transfer to the West End's Piccadilly Theatre in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mrcarlwoodward.com/theatre-news-2/neal-street-productions-announce-west-end-transfer-of-its-co-production-with-national-theatre-the-lehman-trilogy/|title=Neal Street Productions Announce West End Transfer of Its Co-Production with National Theatre, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY {{!}} Carl Woodward|date=15 October 2018|work=Carl Woodward|access-date=15 November 2018|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404171635/https://www.mrcarlwoodward.com/theatre-news-2/neal-street-productions-announce-west-end-transfer-of-its-co-production-with-national-theatre-the-lehman-trilogy/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Newling is also co-producing a new musical theatre adaptation of ''Local Hero'' which will begin performances at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in March 2019 ahead of a season at London's Old Vic. Developed with the Lyceum Theatre and London's Old Vic, this will be their first ever co-production, together with Caledonia Productions and Creative Scotland, ultimately building relationships between David Grieg, Mark Knopfler, John Crowley and Scott Pask.
Other productions that have transferred to the West End or to Broadway during Newling's time at Neal Street Productions include ''Sunday in the Park with George'' (2006),<ref name=":8" /> ''Hamlet'' (2009),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/theater/reviews/07hamlet.html|title=Jude Law as Denmark's Doomed Prince, at the Broadhurst|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=6 October 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=15 December 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''Mary Stuart'' (2009),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oprah.com/pressroom/harpo-films-to-produce-netherland-with-neal-street-productions|title=Harpo Films and Neal Street Productions for Focus Features to Produce Netherland|work=Oprah.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> ''Enron'' (2010),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/05/sam-mendes-production-company|title=Sam Mendes production company up for sale for £40m|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=5 November 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 December 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''Red'' (2010),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/theater/reviews/02red.html|title=Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko in John Logan's Drama|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=1 April 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=15 December 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''South Downs''/''The Browning Version'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Chichesters-THIS-HOUSE-to-Transfer-to-the-Garrick-Theatre-This-Autumn-20161118|title=Chichester's This House to Transfer to the Garrick Theatre This Autumn|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> and ''Merrily We Roll Along'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/West-Ends-MERRILY-WE-ROLL-ALONG-Now-Available-for-Digital-Download-20131222|title=West End's Merrily We Roll Along Now Available for Digital Download|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref>
Caro Newling was President of the Society of London Theatre from 2014 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/caro-newling-appointed-society-of-london-theatre-president|title=Caro Newling appointed Society of London Theatre president {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=23 June 2014|work=The Stage|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref>
Neal Street Productions has a series of new productions in development.
== Board memberships == Caro Newling has been Chair of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design since 2009<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Linbury-Prize-2017-Finalists-Announced-20170911|title=Linbury Prize 2017 Finalists Announced|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> and was made an honorary fellow of The Royal Welsh College Music and Drama in July 2017.
In October 2018, Caro Newling announced she was stepping down as Chair of Paines Plough after nine years, having led the charge to build Roundabout and consolidate James Grieve and George Perrin’s regime to re-vitalise the company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/caro-newling-appointed-paines-plough-chairman/|title=Caro Newling appointed Paines Plough chairman {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=15 February 2011|work=The Stage|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref>
Newling has sat on the boards of several of the UK's leading theatres and arts organisations during her career including the National Theatre (2002–2010),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d1wf8hd6ovssje.cloudfront.net/documents/NT_Annual_Report_0910_0.pdf|title=The Royal National Theatre Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009–10|publisher=Royal National Theatre}}</ref> Chichester Festival Theatre (1999–2003),<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/caro-newling-named-new-solt-president-231685/|title=Caro Newling named new SOLT President|work=Official London Theatre|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> Made in Brighton Ltd (Director 2003 to 2006)<ref name=":11" /> and Adventures in Motion Pictures (1995–1997).<ref name=":11" />
== Honours ==
Caro Newling was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/about_us/honorary_fellows.aspx|title=Honorary Fellows {{!}} Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama|website=rwcmd.ac.uk|access-date=15 December 2017|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215221227/https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/about_us/honorary_fellows.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2018, Caro Newling was awarded an OBE for services to theatre.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cabinet Office |title=The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2018 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-queens-birthday-honours-list-2018 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |accessdate=13 June 2018}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://nealstreetproductions.com/ Neal Street Productions website]
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