Lounica Maureen Patricia "Nica" Burns CBE (born August 1954) is a London theatre producer and co-owner with her business partner Max Weitzenhoffer of the Nimax Theatres group, comprising six West End theatres: the Palace, Lyric, Apollo, Garrick, Vaudeville and Duchess.
[4] Following an early career in acting, Burns moved to directing and producing, co-writing and performing in H. E. Bates's Dulcima at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
[5] She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours[6] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 Birthday Honours, both for services to theatre.
[8] The Apollo was the centre of a news story on 19 December 2013, when portions of the ceiling collapsed, landing on the audience.
[9] Burns is married to Australian-born finance lawyer Marc Hutchinson, a partner at Slaughter and May,[10] and chairman of the Heath and Hampstead Society since 2014.