Council

The main policy forming body is the Equity Council which currently consists of 46 Councillors  who are elected from the membership by the membership in elections which take place every two years, the most recent being in 2010. 

The 46 seats cover general interest areas and specific sections such as Variety, Light Entertainment and Circus, Stage Management, Choreographers, Walk-on Artists and others plusNorthern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and regional areas of England. 

The Equity President is an Equity member elected by the membership every two years and there are four other Officers.  Three of these, the two Vice Presidents and the Honorary Treasurer are members elected from the Council by the Council and the remaining Officer is the General Secretary who heads up the permanent staff.  The General Secretary is elected every five years by the members

Equity Council 2010 - 2012

Officers

President:  Malcolm Sinclair 

Vice Presidents: Jean Rogers and David Cockayne

Honorary: Treasuer Bryn Evans

General Secretary: Christine Payne

Councillors

General
Kate Bancroft
Ian Barritt
Jo Cameron Brown
Jonathan Cecil
Esther Ruth Elliott
Peggy-Ann Fraser
Graham Hamilton
Joseph Kloska
Corinna Marlowe
Pauline Moran
Ellie Paskell
Peter Polycarpou
Frederick Pyne
Jean Rogers
Tim Walton
John Webb
Samuel West

Audio Artists
Sheila Mitchell

Choreographers
Paul Mead

Chorus and Ensemble
Ryan Forde Iosco
Rebecca Louis

Dance
Natasha Gerson

Minority Ethnic Members
Sinita Simms

Opera
Bryn Evans

Singers
Denis Ray

Stage Management
Fiona H Mott

Stunt Performers
Riky Ash

Theatre Designers
David Cockayne

Theatre Directors
John Carnegie

Theate in Education and Young People's Theatre
Andy Medhurst

Variety, Light Entertainment and Circus
Annie Bright
Dave Eager
Mary Lane
Brenda Marsh
Tina May
Rhubarb the Clown

Walk-ons
Henrietta Branwell
Christine Bucci

London Area
Peter Barnes

Midlands Area
Sally Treble

Northern Area
Yvonne Joseph

Northern Ireland
Maggie Cronin

Scotland
Kate McCall

South East Area
Laura Bailey

South West Area
Nicky Diprose

Wales
Julia Carson Sims