Josephine is currently Business Development Manager for the Actors’ Church, Covent Garden, expanding their successful and varied portfolio to include high end corporate entertaining and bespoke events.
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Josephine Buchan
Starting out in advertising after leaving university led to working in the PR department of Cannon Films, a company which successfully tapped into the ravenous market for B movies in the 1980s.
While accompanying the actor Elliott Gould, who was promoting Over The Brooklyn Bridge, when he was a guest on BBC Breakfast Time, a chance conversation resulted in Josephine’s first job in television, presenting the children’s programme Take Two. Following on from this she spent two years on Pebble Mill at One before moving to Thames TV and ultimately to the Sky Travel show.
A good eye for detail, together with a natural instinct for identifying talent, led to her becoming a theatre and concert producer, both in London and New York. These skills also proved invaluable when Josephine was asked to be a contributor within the education framework, engaging teenagers disconnecting from the school system through music and drama.
Business Development, Events and Outreach
Current projects: The Big Gay Brunch and The Drama School mixer
St Mary le Strand
Josephine is involved in the development strategy of St Mary le Strand as they move into their renovation stage. Projects include working with King’s College and LSE to find a way to involve the community with the church, and the church with the community. This will include concerts, choirs, performance, fashion shows and history tours. The church will also seek to build relationships with the theatres in its parish, giving performers and backstage staff the opportunity of somewhere to experience quiet reflection.
Also in development is a young persons music programme, seeking out and developing talent and wellbeing among those in the area disengaging from education.
Producing
Claire Moore
As a producer Josephine’s credits include the musical I Love You Because which won the Whatsonstage award for Best Off West End, Claire Moore and Simon Hale in concert at The Weill, Carnegie Hall, and Marie Zamora in concert both in London and NYC.
Marie Zamora
In 2016 she joined Mousetrap Theatre Projects for three years (now Go Live Theatre Projects www.golivetheatre.org.uk) to raise the profile of this extraordinary charity.
Josephine succeeded in persuading the Picturehouse cinema chain to show, on repeat, a promotional video for the charity which she produced, fronted by the actor Eddie Redmayne.
Made In Kent
Josephine was recently creative producer for MADE IN KENT, a documentary about the power of the Arts to change the lives of young people.
Her work over the last 20 years with teenagers disengaging from education has proved, beyond any doubt, that if Arts subjects aren’t recognised as essential in education, then those young people who are bright but not necessarily academic, will slip through the cracks.
The Arts gives them purpose, confidence, communication skills, and the ability to be curious about their world.
It’s the most significant game-changer we have in our societal arsenal.
Acting & Presenting
Television includes: The House of Eliott (BBC) and The Upper Hand (ITV) Feature films include: White Nights (Dir.Taylor Hackford) and Lightforce (Dir. Tobe Hooper)
TV hosting credits include: Pebble Mill At One (BBC), Rock Around The Clock (BBC), Wish You Were Here (ITV), The Full Treatment (ITV), Sky Travel Show (SKY).
Commercials including: Dream Games & Cutimed.
Josephine is represented by Shane Collins Associates.
The Children’s Exhibition, Doha.
In development for 2026
Producing a retrospective of the work of Anthony Dawton and Jim McFarlane, an immersive experience highlighting the effect on children of famine, earthquake, war and genocide in countries such as Niger, Gaza and Bangladesh. Transforming a 5000 sq ft space with images, music and projection.
In the Community
Josephine lived in Kent for 20 years and, during that time, directed and produced five biennial Cultural Celebrations, showcasing the most talented 11-21yr olds in the county.
Although Josephine returned to live in London she continues to represent, and be a voice for, those young people of Kent who are struggling within the education system, and re-engages them through the Arts.
In 2016 Josephine was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 90th birthday honours for ‘services to young people through the Arts’.
Patron of the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
The Theatre reopened in May ‘23 after having been closed for five years. It ‘s now a touring house for the Ambassadors Theatre Group, and in addition welcomes community groups and amateur productions. The Granville Theatre also boasts a beautiful coffee bar, coast, and will shortly be opening its rooftop wine bar, Noa. The views from both are stunning.
@coastramsgate
Corporate
Josephine has fronted corporate events and training seminars for these companies:
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