24th April 2024
JON MORGAN will leave his role as Director of Theatres Trust in December after nearly eight years.
Prior to joining Theatres Trust, Morgan was Director of the Federation of Scottish Theatre for nine years. He has also held the post of Director of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Executive Producer of Contact Theatre and General Manager of TAG in Glasgow.
He departs Theatres Trust to develop a new initiative offering...
Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre has announced SELINA CARTMELL as its Creative Director. She will take up the newly-created role in August.
The theatre adopted a new leadership structure following the departure of its co-Artistic Directors ROY ALEXANDER WEISE and BRYONY SHANAHAN in 2023.
Under the new model, Cartmell will become one of three artistic leaders,...
Clore Leadership has announced SUZANN MCLEAN, JONATHAN REEKIE and KATE VARAH as new trustees.
McLean is the Artistic Director of Theatre Peckham and the Founder and Director of the theatre school Young and Talented. An actress and director, she is an Associate Artist at York Theatre Royal, an Associate of Pilot Theatre, and of the young people’s work at Theatre Royal Stratford East.
...The Cathedral Music Trust has appointed JONATHAN MAYES as Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the post in July. Alongside Mayes, renowned choral and orchestral conductor, DAVID HILL MBE will join the board of trustees.
Mayes is currently Head of Strategic Partnerships & Impact at Clore Leadership, where he has worked for the last four years.
Previously, he held senior roles with the...
ANNA WILLIAMS is joining Aesop Arts & Society as its Interim CEO.
Her appointment to the charity best known for its Dance to Health programme follows the death of Aesop founder and Chief Executive TIM JOSS in a cycling accident in January.
A qualified chartered accountant, Williams worked for Birmingham Royal Ballet for 30 years, serving as Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer and Interim...
23rd April 2024
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has appointed GEOFF BARTON as a trustee.
Most recently Barton was General Secretary of The Association of School & College Leaders. A former teacher for more than three decades, he was headteacher of a large comprehensive school for 15 years.
Barton is also Chair of the Oracy Commission, highlighting spoken language's significance to children’s learning and prospects...
ALAN LANE, founder of Leeds-based theatre company Slung Low, has been appointed Creative Director of Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
He will take over the role from MICHAEL BRAITHWAITE in 2025.
As Artistic Director of Slung Low since 2010, Lane has directed large-scale community-driven productions both on stages and in non-theatre spaces for organisations including Barbican, the BBC, the Royal...
LOUISA DAVIES has been appointed the new Head of Culture and Leisure Services for Gloucester City Council.
With over 20 years' experience in the arts and heritage sector, Davies was a Senior Producer of the Birmingham 2022 festival. She has formally held creative programming and producing roles at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Royal Shakespeare Company and Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre.
Davies has been in a...
HANNAH DONAT has been appointed Director of Artistic Planning for the BBC Proms. She will take up the role on 1 May.
A former Concerts Director of Britten Sinfonia, Donat has been Artistic Producer of the Proms for the last seven years, which has seen her bring orchestras and ensembles to the event and work closely with the BBC’s Orchestras and Choirs.
In her new role, she will work closely with Radio 3 and BBC Proms...
Malvern Theatres has established a new senior leadership structure to oversee its £20m Levelling Up investment, which will see new performance spaces.
Chief Executive NIC LLOYD moves to the role of Artistic Director, while former Marketing and Box Office Director FRED MORONI becomes Executive Director.
CANDICE PEARSON, who has worked with Malvern Theatres since 2007 alongside holding...