Kneehigh appoints new leaders

Photo of Michelle Carwardine-Palmer (left) and Hedda Archbold (right).
08 Mar 2019

MICHELLE CARWARDINE-PALMER, currently Managing Director of National Theatre Wales, is Kneehigh’s new Executive Director and will take up the position next month.

Women take the lead at Everyman & Playhouse

Photo of Helen Blakeman, top left; Amy Causley, top right; Caroline Roberts-Cherry, bottom left; and Karen Cody, bottom right.
08 Mar 2019

Liverpool-based theatre, Everyman & Playhouse, has become a majority female-led organisation after announcing four new board members.

Cheswright Cater joins Tessitura Network

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08 Mar 2019

SEBASTIAN CHESWRIGHT CATER has joined arts software company Tessitura Network as Enterprise Consultant for the UK and Europe.

Lucy Noble to Chair NAA

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08 Mar 2019

The National Arenas Association has appointed LUCY NOBLE, Artistic and Commercial Director of the Royal Albert Hall, as its new Chair.

Birmingham Bach Choir appoints new Chair

Photo of Philip Bellshaw by Dave Freak
08 Mar 2019

PHILIP BELLSHAW, partner at CMHT Solicitors and specialist in mental health law, replaces SARAH PLATT as Chair of Birmingham Bach Choir.

Shouler returns to Curve

Photo of Beth Shouler by Pamela Raith
08 Mar 2019

Director and theatre-maker BETH SHOULER is joining Curve as New Work Associate.

Museum of London announces new leadership

Photo of Douglas Gilmore, top left; Lindsay Herbert, top right; Milyae Park, bottom left; and Gail Tolley, bottom right.
08 Mar 2019

Four new Governors have joined the Board at Museum of London: DOUGLAS GILMORE, Executive Director at National Gallery Company Ltd and trustee of The Geffrye Museum of the Home; LINDSAY HERBERT, digital transformat

Bailey leaves Birmingham Repertory Theatre

01 Mar 2019

DANIEL BAILEY is leaving Birmingham Repertory Theatre to replace OMAR ELERIAN as Associate Director at the Bush Theatre. He originally joined The REP as part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme.

Heaton joins Woolwich Creative District Trust

01 Mar 2019

Operations Director for the Nimax group of West End theatres, JAMES HEATON is leaving to join Woolwich Creative District Trust as CEO in August.

Frankcom steps down as Artistic Director

Photo of Director Sarah Frankcom in rehearsal for Happy Days
01 Mar 2019

After 21 years with the Royal Exchange Theatre, the last five of which as sole Artistic Director, SARAH FRANKCOM is leaving to take up the post of Director at drama school LAMDA in November.

Orchestras Live announces new roles

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01 Mar 2019

BECKY WEST is the new Regional Producer – North for Orchestras Live.

Festival Directors retire

01 Mar 2019

Directors STEVE HEAP and LIOUX HEAP are to retire after the 2019 Towersey festival.

Create London appoints Genesis Young Curator

01 Mar 2019

LOSAL CHIODAK is the new Genesis Young Curator for Create London, a role supported by the Genesis Foundation.

New Executive Director at WildWorks

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01 Mar 2019

Cornwall based theatre company, WildWorks, has announced EMMA HOGG as the company’s Executive Director. The former Programme Producer for Eden Project joined WildWorks in 2014.

McGregor joins Elmhurst Ballet School

01 Mar 2019

Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, WAYNE MCGREGOR, has been appointed as the new Vice President of Elmhurst Ballet School.

Anthem announces board members

01 Mar 2019

The new music endowment fund for Wales, Anthem, has announced seven new members. BEATE DEGAN, DAN O’GORMAN, ERIC MARTIN, MARK HILL, MICHAEL PUGH, SUE GRIFFIN, and TOKS DADA have joined the board, which is

Colston Hall appoints new board

Photo of Pat Connor (left), Tony Cherry (centre), and Tanya Lacey (right)
01 Mar 2019

Five members have been appointed to the board of trustees at Colston Hall: PAT CONNOR, Director of BBC South West and the BBC’s Head of Development & Events; TONY CHERRY, partner at DAC Beachcroft LLP;

BAFA announces new leadership

Photo of Fiona Goh (left) and Sonia Stevenson (right)
01 Mar 2019

The British Arts Festivals Association has appointed SONIA STEVENSON, Director and Founder of St Andrews Voices Festival, as its youngest ever Chair.

My Gurus - Hannah Ishmael

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28 Feb 2019

Hannah Ishmael, an archivist at the Black Cultural Archives, reflects on the colleagues, thinkers and activists who have guided her career. 

New Director joins Arts Council England

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22 Feb 2019

Formerly Director of Museums and Cultural Programmes at University College London, TONYA NELSON joins Arts Council England as Director of Arts Technology and Innovation, where she will support the cultural sector to adopt new tech

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