12th March 2024
MARTIN DEBRYSHIRE is leaving his role as CEO of Stockroom, a production company and writers room for theatre.
Derbyshire has spent eleven years at the company, overseeing the production of eighteen - mostly touring - productions. In 2021, he led the company through a rebrand and last autumn, he spearheaded its move into a...
7th March 2024
The Museums Association has elected STEVE MILLER as its President.
Miller, who is Director of Culture and Heritage at Norfolk County Council and Head of Norfolk Museums Service, will begin a three-year term on 1 April, replacing GILLIAN FINDLAY.
Before moving to Norfolk, Miller was the CEO of Ironbridge Gorge Museums. A Museums Association trustee since 2019, he is also a council member of National...
Portsmouth Creates has announced the appointment of BERNIE TOPHAM as the organisation’s new Chair.
GEMMA NICHOLS, CEO of Portsmouth Creates, which supports Portsmouth’s creative and cultural individuals and businesses, said: “The appointment of Bernie comes at a very exciting time for Portsmouth Creates.
"Last year, we were awarded a significant uplift in funding by Arts Council England, enabling us...
The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) has named new Co-Chairs and a new Scotland-based Vice Chair, elected by the ITC membership.
RIA PARRY and KEISHA THOMPSON will become joint Co-Chairs, replacing GARETH NICHOLLS who stands stands down after six years on the ITC board, two of them as Chair.
Parry is CEO of The North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford, while Thompson is an independent...
The National Opera Studio (NOS) has appointed American coach, pianist and conductor ERIC MELEAR as Artistic Director, replacing DAVID SULKIN.
Melear's new role will be effective from July 2024.
Currently working at Vienna State Opera, Melear has long been a champion of young singers and pianists, having led renowned talent development programmes at Houston Grand Opera and Wolf Trap Opera.
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5th March 2024
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced SARAH BARDWELL as its new Managing Director, replacing JAMES WILLIAMS who will leave the RPO at the end of the current season.
Bardwell will join the orchestra ahead of the 2024/5 season.
Bardwell is currently Executive Director of Britten Pears Arts - the music, arts and heritage charity based in Aldeburgh and Snape Maltings in Suffolk...
4th March 2024
MATHEW SWANN has been appointed the new Director of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Swann was Chief Executive of City of London Sinfonia from 2012 until 2021 and has worked with Orchestras Live (OL) for over a decade as a partner and lately as a trustee. He has co-authored two reports on Orchestras in Healthcare for OL, the most recent of which was published in February 2024.
A classical music producer and curator, he is...
It’s 25 years since Ian Kerry founded Arts Alive, an organisation bringing film and events to rural communities. As he contemplates stepping down from the role, he reflects on a rich journey.
KATE MOSSE and SHOBI KHAN have been named Board Members of the British Library by the Home Secretary JAMES CLEVERLY
The new trustees began their four-year terms on 1 March.
Khan is the CEO of Canary Wharf Group. Previously, he served as President and COO of American commercial property company GGP Inc and as US Chief Investment Officer at Bentall Kennedy. He has also sat on the board...
1st March 2024
Oxford Playhouse has appointed seven new trustees to its board.
ADAM KNIGHT, ALBIE RAY, DEBBIE RICHARDS, ELLIE CLAUGHTON, GILL AITKEN, RD JASKIRAN KAUR and MICAELA TUCKWELL were recruited in an open process led by Chair DEBBIE DANCE and Vice Chair JOE PILMAN.
Currently, Chief...