31st October 2023
Artistic Director (AD) and Joint-Chief Executive YAMIN CHOUDURY will leave his role at Hackney Empire next year to "pursue new opportunities".
First joining the organisation at 17, Choudury worked in various producing roles before he became Joint-CEO and AD in 2018.
A practitioner, producer and director, he has worked internationally in performing arts, media and commercial music industries. In September, Choudury began part...
30th October 2023
BILL CHANDLER will become Director of BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and ADAM SZABO has been appointed Director at BBC Philharmonic.
Chandler assumes his post in December, joining from BBC Concert Orchestra. Originally from the USA, he was a violinist in the Houston Symphony before becoming Associate Leader at Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
"It’s a delight to be working with yet more...
26th October 2023
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust has announced CATHERINE MALLYON as Chair.
Mallyon joined the Hippodrome as a trustee in March and will move into her new role in December. At the same time, she will step down as Executive Director...
25th October 2023
BRITANNIA MORTON will become Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sadler's Wells, working closely alongside Artistic Director and Co-CEO Sir ALISTAIR SPALDING.
First joining the Islington-based dance organisation in 2010, Morton has held numerous senior roles at Sadler's Wells, including as Director of Visitor Services and Estates, Interim General Manager, Chief Operating Officer, and most recently Executive Director...
ANNIE HAMPSON OBE, JANE SPIERS and KATIE TOWN have been reappointed trustees at Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres in the UK.
Spiers first joined as a trustee in 2019, while Town and Hampson were appointed in 2020.
Hampson carries 45 years' senior planning experience, with specialised knowledge of major projects, the development process, historic buildings, works...
New Diorama Theatre (NDT) has appointed BEC MARTIN as Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer.
A director and programmer, Martin's work has been performed nationally and internationally, including at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Orange Tree Theatre, and Sydney Theatre Company.
Martin most recently worked at VAULT Festival as their inaugural Head of Programming. She has also led...
24th October 2023
Dr STEPHEN HETHERINGTON will leave his role as Chairman at The One-Handed Musical Instrument (OHMI) Trust, a charity that supports physically disabled people to fully participate in musical life.
Hetherington co-founded trust in 2011 after his hemiplegic daughter was unable to take part in her school orchestra. The charity sought to make all musical instruments playable for people with upper-body motor impairments, train...
After a career spanning 42 consecutive October festivals since she started volunteering in Belfast in 1981, Rosie Turner is now retiring as Director of the Canterbury Festival. Here she reflects on the people who have most influenced her work.
23rd October 2023
ANNE LYDEN has joined National Galleries of Scotland as Director General. She is the first female to hold the role in the organisation’s history.
Lyden will take up the role on 1 January 2024, taking over from Sir JOHN LEIGHTON, who departs following a 17-year tenure.
Lyden joined the National Galleries of Scotland first as International Photography Curator and then as Chief Curator, Photography....
The Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme has announced CHRISTINA CLARKE and PAM FRASER SOLOMON as joint Chairs of the Board of Trustees.
With 11 years' experience in advertising, Clarke set up C21 Creative Communications, which works across healthcare, social housing, public sector, education, consumer and charities.
Fraser Solomon is the Head of Creative Producing at Mountview. Previously, she...