Overview
Sarah Crabtree has been Creative Producer for The Royal Opera since 2017, responsible for programming and producing in the Linbury Theatre and for Royal Opera productions away from Covent Garden at venues such as Shakespeare’s Globe and the Roundhouse. Sarah worked for Opera Holland Park from 2006 to 2015 and became Associate Producer to James Clutton there in 2012. At Opera Holland Park, she delivered the company’s summer season, and commissioned Opera Holland Park’s first ever new work: Will Todd’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 2012.
Highlights of her career in Covent Garden include overseeing the world premieres of Mark Anthony Turnage’s Coraline at the Barbican, Philip Venable’s 4.48 Psychosis, Laura Bowler's The Blue Woman and Oliver Leith’s Last Days. She has also been responsible for The Royal Opera’s research and development programme, which supports the development of new work and emerging artists. A passionate advocate for equity in the arts, Sarah founded Engender in 2019, opera’s first network for women and non-binary people with the aim of delivering transformational change in gender equality in opera. Sarah is a change partner with Ramps on the Moon, working towards mainstream cultural change for disabled people in the arts, embedding anti-ableism across the sector. Sarah joined The Royal Opera as a Senior Producer in April 2015.