15th June 2018
Pro-Chancellor of Norwich University ANWEN HURT will be Holt Festival’s new permanent Artistic Director from 2019 onwards.
IAN ABBOTT, an independent writer and producer who has worked with 2Faced Dance in a freelance capacity for the past year, has been appointed as the Hereford-based organisation’s Executive Director.
After two and a half years as Head of Press at the National Theatre, VICKY KINGTON has accepted a new role as Head of Communications at the Royal Opera House. The theatre’s current Deputy Head of Press, RUTH GREENWOOD, will take over as Interim Head of Press.
The former Artistic Director of the Royal Northern College of Music, MICHELLE CASTELLETTI has taken up the role of Festival Director for Oxford Festival of the Arts. She joins from her post as Artistic Director of the Malta International Arts Festival.
The new Chair of North Edinburgh Arts is LESLEY HINDS, who is currently Chair of Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative and a board member of One City Trust. During her 33 years as a City of Edinburgh councillor, Lesley was appointed Lord Provost, Council Leader, Convener of Lothian Borders Police Board and Convener of the Transport and Environment Committee.
She takes over from VAL MUNRO, who stepped down...
8th June 2018
London’s Donmar Warehouse has appointed MICHAEL LONGHURST as its new Artistic Director. He will join the theatre in March 2019, taking over from JOSIE ROURKE, who announced her intention to step down earlier this year.
The appointment marks a return for stage director Longhurst, who directed ‘Belleville’ at the...
JOANNA BAKER will step down as Managing Director of Edinburgh International Festival at the end of the year. She joined the organisation in 1992 as Marketing and Public Affairs Director and became Managing Director in 2006.
After eight years at the Octagon Theatre Bolton, and three years as Artistic Director, ELIZABETH NEWMAN will move on to a new role as Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in September. She was previously Artistic Director of Shared Property Theatre Company and Acting Artistic Director of Southwark Playhouse.
Outside Edge Theatre Company, billed as the UK’s only theatre company focused on addiction, has appointed actor and director MATT STEINBERG as its new Artistic Director and CEO. He replaces SUSIE MILLER, who steps down after three years as Artistic Director of the company.
Media and arts expert MATT LOCKE, who has led innovation projects at the BBC and Channel 4, has been appointed Chair of The Audience Agency. He takes over from SHEILA HEALEY, who was in post for three and a half years.