24th July 2023
MICHELLE MATHERSON is the new Chair of the Board of Trustees at South East London arts centre The Albany.
Matherson has over 20 years’ experience in broadcasting and is currently Senior Creative Diversity Partner, Commissioning and Content, at the BBC, where she works to create change across the corporation and creative industries.
Working closely with the Albany’s Artistic Director and CEO GAVIN BARLOW...
MIKE TWEDDLE will take the helm at Oxford Playhouse as Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer in autumn 2023.
Until 2022, Tweedle was Artistic Director and CEO of Tobacco Factory Theatre, where he oversaw 20 in-house productions, five of which he directed.
Prior to this, Tweddle was Joint Artistic Director of the touring ensemble Out of Chaos, creating shows that toured nationally and internationally, and...
20th July 2023
LIFT, London International Festival of Theatre, is welcoming five new trustees.
Joining the board are GEOLIANE ARAB, International Advisor at Paris’ Office National de Diffusion Artistique and CHARLOTTE SWAIN, Associate Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships at Stonewall UK.
JESSICA PARKER, who works for the Mayor of London’s Culture and Creative Industries Unit...
DAVID BYRNE will become Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre at the start of next year.
He will replace VICKY FEATHERSTONE, who announced intention to step down after a decade in post earlier this year.
Byrne is a theatre director, playwright and founding Artistic Director...
JANE CORDELL has been appointed Chair of Arts Marketing Association (AMA).
An AMA board member for five years, Cordell succeeds TIM WOOD as Chair, who has stood down after leading the board for seven years.
Cordell has worked as a lecturer, editor and diplomat and is now the Director of Result CIC, a social enterprise providing training and coaching for marginalised groups. A...
19th July 2023
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) has announced JOANNA BAKER CBE as Chair of the Board, succeeding COLIN BUCHAN who steps down following nine years in post.
Baker carries over thirty years’ experience in arts management, organisational leadership, cultural policy and international working. She is currently an independent consultant and non-executive director working across Scottish, UK and international...
Chester’s Storyhouse has named ANNABEL TURPIN Chief Executive.
Turpin will take up post at the charity in autumn as it prepares to launch its new three-year strategy. She joins from a 15-year stint at the helm of ARC Stockton Arts Centre as CEO.
Turpin is also Co-Director of Future Arts Centres, a national network of over 130 arts centres. She launched and currently chairs Venues North, a group of...
18th July 2023
SARAH WOODS is the new Chief Executive of music charity Help Musicians.
She is taking up the role with immediate effect, having been Interim Chief Executive since May.
An experienced strategic leader with a background in service, engagement, marketing, fundraising and HR, Woods began working at Help Musicians in 2018. She became Director of Engagement in 2020 before becoming Deputy Chief Executive in January this...
17th July 2023
DEBBIE RICHARDS is to become Chair of Northern Broadsides.
Richards has over 25 years’ experience in the non-profit creative sector with a background in marketing for touring theatre companies and producing site-specific theatre.
In 2003, Richards co-founded Baker Richards, providing consulting services and software for the cultural sector. She has extensive experience in governance, serving on the boards across...
13th July 2023
JULIA BIRD is set to become Poet in the City’s first Executive Director.
Assuming the role mid-August, she succeeds CEO ISOBEL COLCHESTER, who steps down after a decade at the helm.
Bird is a cultural programmer specialising in contemporary poetry. She was Creative Director and Head of Programmes at the Poetry School, where she created a curriculum of courses and workshops to develop poets’ craft...