New leadership team at Northern Academy of Performing Arts
The CEO of Northern Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) CARL WHEATLEY has announced he is stepping down from the role after six year…
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Bristol Old Vic executive director to lead National Ballet of Canada
Bristol Old Vic executive director and co-CEO CHARLOTTE GEEVES has announced she will leave the historic theatre at the end of the…
National Rural Touring Forum names new chair
The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) has welcomed MATTHEW LINLEY as its new chair. Linley takes over from TOM SPEIGHT, who serv…
RSC calls for ACE to establish specialist arts education NPOs
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has called for Arts Council England (ACE) to establish specialist arts education National Port…
ABTT welcomes two trustee-directors
The Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) has appointed two new trustee-directors to its council. Director of technica…
National Theatre makes key appointments
The National Theatre (NT) has made five key appointments, including three new trustees. President of Google across Europe, the Mid…
Environmental values: A paradigm for decision making
Like many organisations, the Royal Shakespeare Company marks Great Big Green Week, an annual nationwide celebration of sustainable…
Scores of people turn out in support of campaign to save Halifax arts centre
Nearly 100 people attended a public meeting in Halifax to support a campaign to save a local arts centre. The meeting, held in Cal…
Top ticket prices misrepresent ‘accessible’ West End theatre, says SOLT
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has defended London’s West End theatres as among “the most accessible world-class cultural de…
Theatre 2050: A call to reimagine, not repair
Reflecting on a recent panel discussion, David Reece of Baker Richards explores the future of theatre and its role in a rapidly ch…
SOLT makes board appointments
Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has welcomed managing director and executive producer at Anthology Theatre Productions, LIL LAMBL…
Punchdrunk appoints new artistic director and co-CEO
Punchdrunk Enrichment has announced that STEVE MCCOURT will take on the roles of artistic director and co-CEO. McCourt will succee…
Theatre company ‘secures future’ through charity merger
Hertfordshire-based theatre company Trestle has announced plans to merge with a local community charity this summer in a move that…
Trustees announced for Worcester’s new arts centre
Scala, Worcester’s new arts centre, has announced its five founding trustees. Chief executive and artistic director of The Courtya…
Surrey theatre to remain closed for further two years for RAAC work
A popular Surrey theatre, cinema and community space is not expected to open its doors for at least another two years due to unsta…
Local theatres ‘playing safe’ as financial pressures increase, study finds
Local theatres are increasingly “playing safe” with their programming, resulting in more one-night events, fewer week-long runs an…
Adolescence screenwriter calls for urgent investment in UK theatre
Award-winning screenwriter Jack Thorne has called for urgent investment in UK theatre during a keynote conference speech. The crea…
Creative industries blueprint ‘lacking action and investment for performing arts’
The Government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan is “light on action” for the performing arts sector, the chair of the Culture, Me…
Creative Industries Sector Plan: Government to appoint freelance champion
DCMS will appoint a creative freelance champion, to advocate for the sector’s freelancers it has been announced. As part of the…
Theatres face criticism over ‘two-tier’ pricing for schools
The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) have come in for criticism for charging higher ticket prices for grou…
Theatre initiative aims to support freelancers using benefits system
A programme for people from working-class backgrounds in theatre is exploring new ways to help creative freelancers get paid while…
Bromley theatre’s ‘bright future’ secured with new owners, council says
Bromley Council says the town’s Churchill Theatre has “a bright future” after announcing an agreement with its new owners, t…
Former Debenhams store in London to become 600-seat theatre
A former Debenhams store in west London is being converted into a 600-seat theatre.Capital Theatre is set to open in the autumn at…
Executive director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre to step down
MIKE GRIFFITHS, executive director and co-chief executive of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, is to step down in October. Griff…
