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...
18th April 2024
Young People in the Arts (YPIA) has unveiled a new leadership team, welcoming NICOLE ELIZABETH DAVENPORT as Director of Finance and Strategy, MATTHEW KNIGHT as Director of Planning, THEA PARK-REEVE as Director of Partnerships and Development, and MILLIE-BETH WRIGHT as Director of Communications.
The quartet will take over from YPIA’s current Directors - TESSA...
Birmingham Rep has announced that its Artistic Director SEAN FOLEY will step down this summer, after five years in post.
During his tenure, The Rep has undergone a rebrand and celebrated its 50th anniversary. It also became Birmingham’s first Theatre of Sanctuary and declared Climate Emergency.
Speaking about his decision, Foley said: “It has been an honour to be the Artistic Director of this magnificent and...
LYNNE CHARLES has been appointed Artistic Director of the English National Ballet School (ENBS). She will take up the position in September 2024.
She succeeds VIVIANA DURANTE, who will be stepping down in the summer to pursue other opportunities.
An internationally renowned dancer, teacher and creator of 4Pointe, Charles has performed with the Hamburg Ballet, Bejart Ballet Lausanne and the Ballet...
17th April 2024
ANNA EAVIS and ROISHA HUGHES have been appointed as trustees to the National Memorial Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund by the Prime Minister. Their three-year terms began in February this year.
Chief Executive of Oxford Preservation Trust, Eavis has previously worked at the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and English Heritage. For 11 years, she was English...
Visual arts producer D6 has announced three new trustees. EMMA DEAN, DIMA KAROUT and LAURA JEFFERY will all begin three-year terms on the board of trustees in April.
A curator, editor and writer, Dean is currently the Curator at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, where she leads the development of the Baltic’s Artists’ Residency Programme.
Prior to...