29th August 2024
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VICTORIA SIDDALL has been appointed Director of London's National Portrait Gallery (NPG), taking up the post in autumn this year. She succeeds Dr NICHOLAS CULLINAN OBE, who left to become Director of the British Museum in June.
The appointment, made by the National Portrait Gallery’s Board of Trustees, was approved by the Prime Minister.
Siddall has over 20 years’ experience in leadership positions...
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BEC MARTIN, Artistic Director of the New Diorama Theatre (NDT) in London, is to step down after only eight months in post, citing "different visions and approaches for the direction of NDT" between herself and the board.
She will depart at the end of this month.
On its website, the theatre said: "The Board would like to thank Bec for her contribution to NDT during her tenure as Artistic Director & CEO,...
28th August 2024
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The Donmar Warehouse theatre in London has announced that ADAM KENWRIGHT will be standing down as Chair of the Board.
As Chair since 2020, Kenwright has led the Donmar through significant changes and upheaval including reopening post-Covid, refurbishment of the theatre's front of house, creating a joint CEO model, and the transition from Arts Council England NPO funding.
He also oversaw the recruitment of the theatre...
27th August 2024
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ERROLLYN WALLEN has been appointed Master of the King’s Music.
Wallen is the first Black composer to hold the post. She succeeds JUDITH WEIR, who was appointed for the ten-year term by QUEEN ELIZABETH in 2014.
Born in Belize, Wallen is a composer and musician who studied music at Goldsmiths, University of London and at King’s College London and King’s College...
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London-headquartered classical music agency Intermusica has announced two new non-statutory directors.
DENNIS GERLACH has been appointed Director, Munich. Formerly Senior Artists Manager at Intermusica’s Munich office, Gerlach will now take a strategic leadership role across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
JESÚS HERRERA is returning to Intermusica as Head of Creative Partnerships & Projects,...
23rd August 2024
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JO ROYCE has been named the new Executive Director and Joint CEO of the Actors Touring Company (ATC).
Succeeding former Executive Director and Joint CEO ANDREW SMAJE and interim Executive Director AMBER MASSIE-BLOMFIELD, she will work alongside Artistic Director and Joint CEO MATTHEW XIA.
Royce is a former Executive Director of Notting Hill’s Gate Theatre and Candoco...
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LILLI GEISSENDORFER will become the first director of Theatre Green Book UK in September.
A grassroots initiative, Theatre Green Book offers common standards for sustainable theatre across all areas of theatre practice and operation and launched its second edition earlier this year.
Geissendorfer is a former Director of Jerwood Arts, now known as the Jerwood Foundation, and was most recently Deputy Director of the...
22nd August 2024
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The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) has appointed YVETTE GRIFFITH as its new Chief Executive Officer.
The London-based orchestra is a charitable organisation dedicated to nurturing the next generation of jazz musicians.
Griffith joins NYJO from Jazz re:freshed, a charity that helps underrepresented musicians on the jazz scene by offering them more performance opportunities.
In her new role at NYJO,...
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SUSANNAH STEVENSON has been announced as Festival Director and Chief Executive of the Canterbury Festival.
Stevenson joins the annual two-week celebration of classical music, physical theatre and more from Charleston Festival, where she is Artistic Director.
Prior to Charleston, an annual 10-day interdisciplinary festival of books, arts and ideas, Stevenson was Cultural Events Producer for the British Library.
...21st August 2024
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Norfolk & Norwich Festival has appointed RICHARD ROSS, Director of investment firm Chadwicks, as its new Chair.
The annual international festival celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2022, making it the longest-running single-city arts festival in the country. It also has a year-round programme for children and young people.
Ross takes over as chair from BRENDA ARTHUR, who is stepping down after...