6th April 2017
JO COOMBER is the new Director of Public Engagement at National Galleries of Scotland. She joins from Dobbies Garden Centres, where she worked as Marketing Director.
Formerly Senior Consultant for the Audience Agency, PAMELA JOHNSON will join Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy as Head of Programme from June 2017.
The Playground Theatre has appointed ANTHONY BIGGS as Co-Artistic Director ahead of the opening of its new venue in Ladbroke Grove, West London. The former Artistic Director of Jermyn Street Theatre will share the title with the theatre’s founder, actor and producer PETER TATE.
Poet and literature programmer SARAH HESKETH has been appointed Artistic Co-Director of the biennial Winchester Poetry Festival, joining SASHA DUGDALE on the creative team. She takes over from KEIREN PHELAN, who programmed the previous two festivals and will remain with the organisation as a trustee.
CLAUDIA CONWAY, Head of Press & PR at Shakespeare’s Globe, is leaving to start a new PR company, Draper Conway, with the Globe’s former Head of Press, EMMA DRAPER.
London’s Theatre N16 has promoted Programming Co-Ordinator SCOTT ELLIS to the role of Artistic Director, replacing JAMIE EASTLAKE, who becomes Executive Director. COURTNEY LARKIN has also been promoted from Production Co-Ordinator to Associate Director.
Theatre Royal Stratford East’s new Executive Director, Deborah Sawyerr, reflects on those that inspire and support her.
30th March 2017
The Albany’s current Head of Creative Programmes, RAIDENE CARTER, is to join Wac Arts as Director of Artistic Programmes from July.
After joining Shoreditch Town Hall as Programme Manager and Producer in January 2013, and becoming Deputy Director at the venue, JAMES PIDGEON has been appointed Director. He replaces NICK GILES, who is leaving to pursue new consulting and leadership opportunities in the arts and third sector.
Professor ANDREW THOMPSON has become Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, following a term as Interim Chief. He will also transition to become the first Executive Chair of AHRC upon the creation of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in April 2018.