9th March 2022
British Youth Opera (BYO) is welcoming back a familiar face as soprano ANNA PATALONG becomes its Chief Executive.
Patalong was a BYO participant as a young singer, making her the first leader of the opera with experience of its training programmes. She has since gone on to a successful international career, working with BYO as a development consultant in 2019.
She will lead on planning and training programmes and...
ANDY EAGLE will be the next Chief Executive of Aberdeen Performing Arts.
Currently CEO of Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre, Eagle has more than 20 years' experience in arts in Wales.
Board Chair CRAIG PIKE said Eagle's "vision and extensive experience" will help the centre grow.
He succeeds outgoing Chief Executive JANE SPIERS, who offered her warmest congratulations.
"It...
HOME Chief Executive Officer DAVE MOUTREY has been appointed Chair of the Theatres Trust.
Also the Director of Culture for Manchester City Council, Moutrey joins alongside four new trustees: Royal & Derngate Theatres Artistic Director JAMES DACRE, SUBA DAS, Chief Executive of Hightide, barrister STEPHANIE HALL and LUCY OSBORNE, a set and costume designer and Co-Founder...
8th March 2022
ANITA SETHI is Manchester Museum's first ever Writer-in-Residence.
The writer, broadcaster and author of 'I Belong Here: A Journey along the Backbone of Britain' will take up a year long residency, hosting free workshops that help attendees develop their creative writing skills.
Sethi says the appointment feels like "a match made in heaven".
"The museum is rich in history and I’m eager to delve into the...
7th March 2022
London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) has announced two new joiners.
AMAYA JEYARAJAH DENT will be the festival's Creative Producer. She has worked as Creative Producer at Emergency Exit Arts, with female-led storytelling collective Anagram, and as a costume stylist and studio manager.
She is also a trustee of Outdoor Arts UK and for Migrateful, which runs cooking classes by new migrant chefs.
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STEF O'DRISCOLL will be interim Artistic Director of The Gate, taking over from ELLEN MCDOUGALL in March.
An award-winning theatre director, she will work closely with CEO SHAWAB IQBAL, advocating for diversity as the company searches for a more physically accessible home.
"As people begin their journey back to culture, I am keen to examine the Gate’s commitment to internationalism...
Four new faces are joining the board of The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh: FLAVIA D'AVILA, MIRANDA HIGHAM, GRAEME MCWILLIAMS and IAN RITCHIE.
D'Avila is a director and dramaturg who served on the Management Committee of Theatre Directors Scotland upon its launch in 2018.
Higham is Senior Vice President and Head of International Communications for WarnerMedia, and has decades of...
3rd March 2022
GARETH REDSTON is Manchester Jewish Museum's new Chief Executive.
He takes over from MAX DUNBAR, who left in December after 10 years at the helm.
Redston has worked with the museum since 2015, formerly as Head of Programmes and most recently as Interim CEO...
JOHN AYTON has been named as Pallant House Gallery's next Chair.
He begins his term on March 25, replacing JOHN BOOTH, who recently became Chair of the National Gallery.
Ayton has a longstanding relationship with the Chichester gallery, having launched its first development advisory group in 2007.
A former Chair of the Cass Sculpture Foundation, Ayton says he is delighted to take on his new...
ALICE CABAÑAS has been appointed Head of BFI NETWORK.
Formerly BFI NETWORK Talent Executive in the South West, she succeeds JAMES WEDDUP, who acted as Interim Head for nine months on secondment.
In her new role, Cabañas will lead the institute’s UK-wide talent development programme and be responsible for its overall management, including funding.
Her appointment comes as the BFI begins...