4th June 2015
Chichester Festival Theatre Artistic Director JONATHAN CHURCH is set to leave in 2016, after 10 years in post, to establish his own production company backed by Delfont Mackintosh Theatres.
DAVID BROWNLEE, who has been Executive Director of UK Theatre since 2012, will step down in September to form a new industry guidance company called Bon Culture, in partnership with Family Arts Campaign Co-Director MARI O’NEILL.
3rd June 2015
As he joins Wasps in Scotland, Stuart McCue-Dick reflects on his career combining accountancy and a love for the arts.
28th May 2015
The Commercial Director for Edinburgh’s Festival City Theatres Trust, NICK PARR, is leaving to become the new Chief Executive Office of Dundee Rep Theatre. Parr, who has previously worked for North Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Ballet, succeeds Chief Executive and Joint Artistic Director PHILIP HOWARD, who steps down to pursue freelance work.
The Director of the Royal Ballet, KEVIN O’HARE, has been appointed to the board of trustees for Northern Ballet.
Theatre-Rites has appointed ELIZABETH LYNCH as its new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Currently the Sexology Season Producer at Wellcome Trust, she has previously worked with Bush Theatre, Oily Cart Theatre and the Roundhouse.
ALEX CLIFTON has been appointed as the first Artistic Director of production company Chester Performs, which will run the new multi-million pound arts centre in the city when it opens in late 2016. He will remain Artistic Director of Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, which is run by Chester Performs.
27th May 2015
Helen Jamieson of Music at Paxton tells us about the people who have guided her to her “perfect” music management job.
21st May 2015
ANTHONY SARGENT, founding General Director of Sage Gateshead, has been appointed CEO of Toronto’s Luminato Festival.
Currently the joint Artistic Director of Fierce Festival, LAURA MCDERMOTT is to become the new Creative Director of the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of Sussex.