25th October 2023
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...
NICOLA SOLOMON is stepping down as Chief Executive of the Society of Authors after 13 years.
During her tenure at the trade union, Solomon's work has included driving payments for author festival appearances, securing Public Lending Rights on ebooks and setting up the AuthorShare scheme to pay royalties on used book sales.
A member of the Royal Society of Literature, she is a solicitor who was previously with Finers...
19th October 2023
Wysing Arts Centre has welcomed LAURA WRIGHT as Chair of its Board alongside LOUISE BENSON and CELIA WILLOUGHBY as trustees.
Wright is Chief Executive of London's The Postal Museum, which recently became a National Portfolio Organisation.
She was previously CEO of Tate Enterprises Ltd, focusing on retail, publishing, brand licensing and product development. This followed...
18th October 2023
Executive Producer and joint CEO TRACEY CHILDS will depart from Colchester's Mercury Theatre at the end of March following nine years at the helm.
Under joint leadership with Executive Director STEVE MANNIX, the pair headed a £14.2m refurbishment of the venue in 2020/21. They also oversaw the...
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has confirmed SOPHIE LEWIS as Chair.
Chief Executive of the National Children's Orchestra (NCO), Lewis, takes up the post with immediate effect as Interim Chair JENNY JAMISON resumes her role as Vice-Chair.
Before joining NCO in 2018, Lewis spent ten years as Chief Executive of Sinfonia Cymru in Wales, a chamber orchestra supporting young professional...