New Chair at Factory International

Moira Sinclair, Factory International, Manchester
20 Nov 2023

Manchester's Factory International has appointed MOIRA SINCLAIR OBE Chair.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre names Artistic Director

Drew McOnie
09 Nov 2023

DREW MCONIE steps into the role of Artistic Director (AD) and Joint CEO at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

He joins in January next year, working alongside Executive Director JAMES PIDGEON.

Welsh National Opera expands board

Left-Right: Kenon Man, Harriet Feilding, Paul Hughes, Gerallt Jones
07 Nov 2023

Welsh National Opera's (WNO) Board has announced four new Board members. 

Complicité Executive Director departs

Complicite Executive Director Amber Massie-Blomfield
02 Nov 2023

AMBER MASSIE-BLOMFIELD will step down as Executive Director of Complicité after three years at the helm. 

Marney to lead London City Ballet revival

Christopher Marney
01 Nov 2023

CHRISTOPHER MARNEY is set to lead London City Ballet (LCB) as the company returns to UK and international perfo

New Directors at BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic

Left-right: Bill Chandler, Adam Szabo
30 Oct 2023

BILL CHANDLER will become Director of BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and ADAM SZABO has been appointed Director at BBC Philharmonic.

New Chair at Association of British Orchestras

ABO Chair Sophie Lewis
18 Oct 2023

The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has confirmed SOPHIE LEWIS as Chair.

Change of leadership at Ambassador Theatre Group

Mark Cornell, former CEO at ATG.
17 Oct 2023

Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has announced the immediate departure of Chief Executive MARK CORNELL following a seven-year tenure. Succeeding Cornell is TED STIMPSON, who assumes the post today (17 October).

English Heritage appoints Chief Executive

Nick Merriman, incoming Chief Executive, English Heritage.
16 Oct 2023

NICK MERRIMAN will become English Heritage's Chief Executive early next year, succeeding KATE MAYOR CBE who left the role in June after eight years at the helm.

Commissioners reappointed to Historic England

(L to R): Helena Hamerow, Ben Derbyshire. Two black and white headshots edited together.
20 Sep 2023

BEN DERBYSHIRE and HELENA HAMEROW are reappointed Commissioners of Historic England for second terms of four years by Culture Secretary LUCY FRAZER

British Library reappoints board members

Dr Wei Yang, Dr Jeremy Silver and Laela Pakpour Tabrizi (l-r)
18 Sep 2023

Culture Secretary, LUCY FRAZER, has reappointed Dr WEI YANG, Dr JEREMY SILVER and LAELA PAKPOUR TABRIZI as board members for the British Library.

Labour appoints new Shadow Ministers at DCMS

(Clockwise) Thangam Debbonaire, Lilian Greenwood, Barbara Keeley and Chris Bryant
13 Sep 2023

Labour leader KEIR STARMER has reshuffled his shadow frontbench, resulting in a new team at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), ahead of next year's expected general election. 

Mallyon to step down from RSC

Catherine Mallyon, RSC Executive Director, January 2020.
12 Sep 2023

Executive Director CATHERINE MALLYON will step down from the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in December after eleven years in post.

British Museum makes interim appointments

Mark Jones, Interim Director, British Museum.
05 Sep 2023

Former V&A Director MARK JONES has been named Interim Director of the British Museum amid the ongoing theft scandal.

Thompson to Chair British Council 

Dr Paul Thomspon will join the British Council as Chair in January 2024.
05 Sep 2023

The British Council has appointed Dr PAUL THOMPSON Chair, effective from January 2024. 

He succeeds STEVIE SPRING CBE whose term ended in December last year. 

UK Music Chief Executive steps down

Jamie Njoku-Goodwin is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer at UK Music. He is photographed in UK Music Offices against a row of photos on the wall. He is wearing a white shirt, folding his arms, and looking at the camera.
31 Aug 2023

UK Music has announced JAMIE NJOKU-GOODWIN is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive after three years at the helm.

RSC announces new Head of Casting

Charlotte Sutton is the new Head of Casting at the RSC
30 Aug 2023

CHARLOTTE SUTTON has been appointed Head of Casting at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

Sutton is currently an Artistic Associate of the Young Vic and will take up her new post at the RSC in November.  

Company Three founder to step down

Ned Glasier in rehearsal at Company Three.
22 Aug 2023

Fifteen years after founding Company Three, Artistic Director and joint-CEO NED GLASIER has announced his departure in early 2024. 

Creative UK appoints young board members

Left - Right: Isaac Huxtable, Jack Pepper. Images of the appointments edited together.
22 Aug 2023

Creative UK has welcomed JACK PEPPER and ISAAC HUXTABLE to its board for an initial one-year term.

New Creative Director and CEO at Imagineer

Angus MacKechnie taking a photo of himself at Daimler Powerhouse, part of Imagineer Productions.
21 Aug 2023

ANGUS MACKECHNIE joins outdoor and site-specific arts organisation Imagineer, based in Coventry, as Creative Director and Chief Executive Officer.

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