Royal Academy Trust appoints new Chair

Batia Ofer
09 Oct 2023

BATIA OFER will join the Royal Academy Trust as Chair in December. 

Royal wedding composer to lead Welsh music festival 

Paul Mealor
04 Oct 2023

Composer PAUL MEALOR will become Artistic Director of North Wales International Music Festival.

Mealor succeeds mezzo-soprano ANN ATKINSON who is stepping down after 20 years.

Braverman appoints new members to review export of artworks

Entrance sign to the UK government building for the DCMS on London's Whitehall, England.
02 Oct 2023

Suella Braverman has appointed two new members to the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA).

East London Dance names new Chair

Jacqueline Rose
02 Oct 2023

JACQUELINE ROSE has been appointed Chair at East London Dance. She takes over the role from MOIRA SINCLAIR OBE following a 7-year tenure.  

Making Music appoints new Chair

Rhiannon Harrison in an orchestra pit wearing headphones
02 Oct 2023

RHIANNON HARRISON has been announced as the new Chair of Making Music, representing the UK’s leisure music sector.

New leadership for Belgrade Theatre board

Members of the Belgrade theatre board
02 Oct 2023

The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry has announced new leadership of its board, with Professor JONOTHAN NEELANDS taking up the role of Chair, accompanied by ANNETTE HAY as Vice-Chair.

Hytner 'honoured' to join RSC board

Nick Hytner
28 Sep 2023

NICHOLAS HYTNER has been appointed to the board of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), taking up the position later today (28 September).

My Gurus: Working with intuition

Headshot of Jake Smith
28 Sep 2023

Jake Smith is the incoming Artistic Director and CEO of Eastern Angles, the touring company that has been blazing a trail across East Anglia for nearly 40 years. Here he pays tribute to the people who gave him opportunities as a young man.

Soho Theatre appoints new board member

Lornette Harley
26 Sep 2023

LORNETTE HARLEY has joined the Soho Theatre Board of Trustees. 

Harley previously worked at the theatre as a Press Assistant from 2015-2017. 

Lang to retire as WNO General Director

Aidan Lang
26 Sep 2023

Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) General Director, AIDAN LANG, has announced he will step down at Christmas after four years in the role.

New Director for London Film School

Chris Auty in front of a grey wall
26 Sep 2023

CHRIS AUTY has been named as the new Director and CEO at London Film School (LFS). 

Historic Royal Palaces appoints new chair

Nicholas Coleridge
25 Sep 2023

Sir NICHOLAS COLERIDGE has been appointed Chair of Historic Royal Palaces by King Charles.

Independent Venue Week announces new board 

Eight headshots of new steering board
22 Sep 2023

Independent Venue Week (IVW) has named the eight members of its new steering board, drawn from across the music business, ahead of the annual event in early 2024.

Really Useful Group names new Chief Executive

James McKnight
22 Sep 2023

JAMES MCKNIGHT has been appointed the Chief Executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group (RUG).

DACS appoints new board members

Simon Patterson and Adham Faramawy (l-r)
19 Sep 2023

The artists ADHAM FARAMAWY and SIMON PATTERSON have been selected as new board members for DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society).

New Chair named for government art collection

Sir Richard Heaton
19 Sep 2023

Sir RICHARD HEATON has been named Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Government Art Collection, which places works of British art in UK government buildings worldwide.

Longborough Festival Opera Executive Director departs

Jennifer Smith, Longborough Festival Opera Executive Director.
18 Sep 2023

Executive Director of Longborough Festival Opera (LFO) JENNIFER SMITH will step down after nine years in post.

Oldham Coliseum forms new board

Martina Murphy, Deputy Chair, Oldham Coliseum Theatre Company.
14 Sep 2023

Chair of Oldham Coliseum Theatre Company DUNCAN CRAIG OBE has announced three new trustees to the Board.

Art Reach names new CEO

Paul Steele
13 Sep 2023

Art Reach has announced the appointment of PAUL STEELE as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Blue Apple appoints new trustees

Emma Taylor and Lucy Tomlinson (l-r)
12 Sep 2023

Blue Apple Theatre, a Winchester-based theatre company for learning-disabled performers, has appointed LUCY TOMLINSON and EMMA TAYLOR to its board of trustees.

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