2nd June 2016
After just nine months in the role, JONATHAN CHURCH is to step down as Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company. He said it had “not proved viable” to balance the job with his other interests. His company, Jonathan Church Productions, announced its first production last week.
BBC England’s Chief Operating Officer JENNY BAXTER will take up the position of Project Director of Manchester’s £110m new arts centre The Factory, which is scheduled to open in 2019.
The current Executive Director of Unlimited Theatre, MARK HOLLANDER, is to join Phoenix Dance Theatre as Executive Director, replacing interim Executive Director CHRIS LLOYD.
ANDREW BURN has retired as Head of Projects of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra after 23 years with the Company.
BECKY CRESSWELL, Head of Marketing at Tobacco Factory Theatres, has gone on maternity leave. Marketing Officer HILARY COLEMAN is covering her in the new role of Marketing Manager.
Concert Hall Manager at Turner Sims KEVIN APPLEBY has been appointed Chair of the British Association of Concert Halls, following the retirement of previous Chair ANDREW JOWETT. He will be joined by MATTHEW SIMS, Head of Arts, Events and Venues at Leeds City Council, who becomes Vice-Chair.
Freelance Producer PHIL HARGREAVES is to join Déda as Creative Producer, thanks to funding from The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
26th May 2016
Dance Consortium, a group of 17 large-scale theatres located across the UK, has appointed consultant ROS ROBINS as its first Executive Director.
MICHAEL CLARKE CBE is to retire as Director of the Scottish National Gallery and Deputy Director of the National Galleries of Scotland at the end of September.
ANDREW PETTIE, Head of Arts & Entertainment at The Telegraph since March 2014, is leaving the newspaper as part of a round of cuts.