Producer & Strategic Consultant

Ensonglopedia

Producer | June 2022 - October 2024
Strategic Consultant | May 2025 onwards

Ensonglopedia is a small educational arts charity that makes educational musical comedies about a wide range of science topics. Their work includes live shows for outdoor and indoor performance, alongside the creation of music videos, documentaries, books, audio albums and workshops. Ensonglopedia is led by multi-award-winning theatre maker, science communicator and singer-songwriter John Hinton.

I started working with Ensonglopedia in 2022 as Producer on The Puddle at the End of the World, a new musical comedy about climate change and climate migration for anyone aged 6+. This project built on knowledge gained during my work on The Promise opera on delivering theatrical work as close to carbon neutral as possible a core value at Ensonglopedia and an approach that is built into all our productions.

Beyond my work on Puddle, my role expanded to encompass General Management responsibilities, overseeing strategic planning, financial management and fundraising. I also initiated and oversaw the company’s transition to Charitable status which we secured in 2024.

Before stepping down as Producer I secured funds for Light Fantastic!, a new musical comedy about the science of light, to be toured alongside a suite of workshops and internal development work aimed at strengthening the company’s access strategies and practices working with neurodivergent and disabled adults and young people.

I handed over producing responsibiltiy to the wonderful Charlotte Mackie ahead of taking some time off for maternity leave in November 2024. I am now engaged by Ensonglopedia as a Strategic Consultant, looking at long-term fundraising strategy, board recruitment and organisational sustainability.

Testimonial:

Working with Tamzin has been transformative for our small education arts organisation. She combines a rare strategic vision with an exceptional eye for detail — from drawing up complex budgets with ease, to shaping realistic and ambitious multi-year plans from my somewhat scattered neurodivergent thought processes. She guided us through the labyrinthine process of becoming a Registered Charity, secured two Arts Council England Project Grants (plus several smaller grants), and delivered the most comprehensive producer handover I’ve ever seen. Though no longer our day-to-day producer, we’re fortunate to retain her as our Strategic Consultant. Her insight, clarity and care are unmatched. I recommend her wholeheartedly and without reservation.”

John Hinton | Artistic Director, Ensonglopedia

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