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A day in the life of… a finance department: Battersea Arts Centre

Battersea Arts Centre. Photo: Harry Elletson

Battersea Arts Centre. Photo: Harry Elletson

Finance may not be the first field many people associate with a career in theatre, but as one-time wannabe producer Rozzy Knox has found out, it involves just as much strategy as spreadsheets, and the decisions she is involved in dictate the direction of a venue and its artistic endeavours. She spent the day leading Lyn Gardner through the real-life drama of her department

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