Concert Artistes' Association

The Concert Artistes Association is a UK theatre artists benevolent association founded in 1897.[1]

Association headquarters are in London, known as the Club for Acts and Actors. Its president is Su Pollard. Patrons are Judi Dench, Anita Dobson, Brian May and Gyles Brandreth.[2]

Past patrons include Su Pollard, Barry Cryer and John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh. Former presidents are listed as:[2]

Other presidents of the association have included Arthur Askey, Thorpe Bates, Larry Parker, Elsie and Doris Waters, Norman Long, husband and wife act Nan Kenway and Douglas Young, and Suzette Tarri.[3]

References

  1. ^ Paul Fryer The Opera Singer and the Silent Film - 2005 0786420650 p 260 "In Britain the first signs of overt politicization within the theatre industry came with the formation of the National Association of Theatrical Employees in 1889, followed by the Musicians' Union (1892) and the Concert Artistes Association (1897).
  2. ^ a b "Patrons & Presidents". The Club for Acts and Actors. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  3. ^ "The Stage" guide 1946- Page 14 "CONCERT ARTISTES' ASSOCIATION (Administering the Concert Artistes' Benevolent Fund) FOUNDED 1897 PRESIDENT SUZETTE TARRI PAST PRESIDENTS include Arthur Askey Thorpe Bates Elsie and Doris Waters Norman Long Nan ..."


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