26th February 2021
Five new trustees have joined the Royal Shakespeare Company’s board: AMANDA PARKER, former Editor at ArtsProfessional and Founder and Director of Inc Arts UK; ANDREW MILLER, cultural consultant and broadcaster; playwright WINSOME PINNOCK; Regents Professor...
JOSETTE BUSHELL-MINGO OBE is joining The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama as its new Principal. Currently, the Head of Acting at Stockholm University of the Arts, she is an award-winning actor and director whose 40-year career has included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and the Manchester Royal Exchange.
As a director she was Founder and Artistic Director of PUSH, a Black-led...
Former Line Producer at the Boulevard Theatre EMMA GROOME has joined Camden People’s Theatre as its General Manager. She has also worked for Playful Productions on the Kinky Boots UK Tour and was previously the Stage One Apprentice Producer at English Touring Theatre. She has worked as a freelance producer for Flute Theatre in the UK and internationally, creating productions of Shakespeare for inclusive audiences that include...
CHRIS DENTON is leaving his post as Executive Director of Audiences at London's Southbank Centre to join St Martin-in-the-Fields Ltd, the arts and commercial arm of St Martin's Church on Trafalgar Square, as its new Chief Executive. He will oversee 300+ concerts and events each year, the Crypt cafe and outdoor bars, gallery, retail, venue hire and hospitality, as well as providing operational support for the charity and the church...
Founder of Vue International TIM RICHARDS has been appointed Chair of the British Film Institute. He has developed extensive international experience in all major markets globally. In December 2020, Variety Magazine named him as one of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global $2 trillion entertainment industry, the Hollywood Reporter named him as one of the top five entertainment innovators of the Year, and The...
After four and a half years as Director of Marketing and Sales, MATT CARWARDINE-PALMER is leaving Welsh National Opera in March. He is returning to his work as a marketing and communications freelancer and consultant, having previously done so between 2006 and 2016.
The Musical Theatre Network has announced three new board members: composer, writer and director FELIX CROSS MBE; commercial solicitor RAJ SHAH; and arts consultant FIONA MALLIN-ROBERTSON.
24th February 2021
For Liam Ford Evans, a career in theatre has highlighted what matters most: energy, experience and everyone else.
19th February 2021
Senior Director at Apple IJE NWOKORIE has joined the Chineke! Foundation as its new Chair of the Board of Trustees. He was previously the CEO of global branding firm Wolff Olins. He has been recognised by GQ as one of the UK’s 100 most connected men, by Creative Review as one of the UK’s 50 most creative leaders, and by Powerlist as one of the UK's 100 most influential people of African and African-Caribbean heritage.
Pentabus has announced ELLE WHILE as its new Artistic Director. She is an Associate Artist at Shakespeare’s Globe, where she directed The Merry Wives of Windsor, As You Like It and Hamlet. She has worked as an associate and assistant director at the RSC, The Old Vic, the National Theatre and the Young Vic. Recently, she directed Private Peaceful at Nottingham Playhouse, which was postponed due to the pandemic, and Blue Stockings...