26th March 2020
Headlong theatre company's new Artistic Director is JOE HILL-GIBBINS.
He is an acclaimed director and former Deputy Artistic Director of the Young Vic.
Hill-Gibbins said: “What does the name Headlong mean to me? Fearlessness, velocity and abandon. I can’t wait to lead one of the country’s most exciting companies and drive its mission to ask daring questions about who we are today."
He takes over from ...
Paintings in Hospitals has appointed SANDRA BRUCE-GORDON as its new Director.
Bruce-Gordon began her career in theatre management before heading up cultural services for several local authorities. She was previously CEO of Cultura London and has run her own consultancy business, SBG for cultural solutions, for the last decade.
She starts in April.
PROFESSOR SARAH WORTHINGTON has been made a Trustee of the British Museum.
Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge, Worthington is a former Pro Director of the London School of Economics and current Treasurer of the British Academy.
Her appointment follows furore after ...
20th March 2020
STEVE SLATER says he is excited to join Derby-based dance organisation Déda and re-engage with the regional arts community.
"I spent my formative teenage ‘punk’ years hanging out in Derby and playing in a band at venues such as the Old Bell on Sadler Gate so I was delighted to see how much of the city’s heart has been preserved and to learn more about its ambitions for the future."
Slater is a respected arts leader...
Wellcome's Director of Culture SIMON CHAPLIN is leaving to become CEO of environmental charity Arcadia.
He joined Wellcome ten years ago as Head of Wellcome Library. His successes include leading a digitisation programme that has made more than 40 million pages from the collections freely accessible to users around the world, and the creation of the Reading Room.
"As Director of Culture and Society, Simon has brought...
University of Warwick Professor ANDY LAVENDER is joining Guildhall School of Music and Drama as Vice-Principal and Director of Production Arts.
He joins full-time from 1 August after three years as Head of Theatre and Performance Studies at the university. He was previously Head of the School of Arts at the University of Surrey, and has also worked as an External Examiner for Guildhall's Production Arts programme.
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Communications specialist NICK PEARCE is leaving entertainment and events support business Target Live after four years.
Given the ongoing impact of Covid-19, Pearce said he will take time out to consider his next move.
13th March 2020
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds has announced OWEN CALVERT-LYONS as its new CEO and Artistic Director.
He has been Head of Theatre and Artist Development at Ovalhouse for the past four years. Before that he was Artistic Director at The Point and the Berry Theatres. He has worked in theatres across the UK including Arcola Theatre, York Theatre Royal and Theatre Royal Plymouth.
He begins in the role in June.
ALEXANDER VAN INGEN is joining Philharmonia Orchestra as Chief Executive, leaving the same role at the Academy of Ancient Music, a Cambridge-based orchestra.
Prior to that he was an Executive Producer and A&R lead at Decca Classics for five years.
He takes up the new role in September, replacing Interim Managing Director MICHAEL FULLER.
Barbican Theatre Plymouth's new Chief Executive Officer is LAURA KRIEFMAN.
Kriefman is an award winning choreographer and artist with more than 15 years’ experience producing and commissioning theatre, dance, and interactive tech projects.