Level Up! Fest 2026: Sustainable Theatre-Making and Theatre Green Book

Theatre-making can be a highly resource-intensive undertaking, requiring substantial quantities of materials for the creation of scenery, props and costumes for individual productions. Launched in the UK in 2020, Theatre Green Book is an industry-wide initiative that seeks to promote more sustainable theatre-making practices in response to the climate crisis. Freely accessible to performing arts practitioners across all disciplines and scales of production, Theatre Green Book provides a comprehensive framework for sustainable planning, best practice guidance, measurement tools and shared industry standards. Further regional iterations of Theatre Green Book have since been launched, with a Singaporean iteration launched in 2026.

This interactive session will explore how the School of Dance and Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts has significantly enhanced its sustainable theatre-making practices through its engagement with Theatre Green Book since 2025.

A central component of Theatre Green Book is its sustainability calculator, which enables production teams to measure and benchmark the environmental sustainability of their productions. Drawing upon examples from previous theatrical productions, the session will demonstrate how the calculator has been applied in practice and how its findings can inform more sustainable approaches to theatre-making.

The session will conclude with a live, guided demonstration of the sustainability calculator, providing participants with practical insights into its application and the potential for integrating Theatre Green Book principles into their own production practices.

About the Facilitators

Michael Budmani is Programme Leader for the Diploma in Theatre Production and Management at Lasalle College of the Arts. He an educator, stage manager, production manager and life coach with over 35 years of experience. His areas of specialism include stage management, production management, professionalisation, coaching and mentoring. Michael is currently undertaking a PhD, which is focused on his core interests of new pedagogies in theatre production, and the interface between technology and theatre production. 

Haleem Huff is a highly experienced scenic builder and carpenter with extensive practical expertise in theatrical scenery construction. As Technical Officer of the Scenic Workshop at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, he oversees the delivery of multiple theatrical productions, managing the complex technical, logistical and operational demands of one of Singapore’s busiest scenic workshops.

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