19th February 2024
Artichoke Trust has named MA’AYAN PLANE its new Director of Development, replacing LIZ MCCARTHY, who is leaving to become Director of Development at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Plane was previously Artichoke’s Deputy Director of Development. She first joined Artichoke in 2010 and subsequently held roles at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Children & the Arts before returning to Artichoke in 2017...
15th February 2024
KAUBAB STEWART has been appointed the new Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development in a Scottish cabinet reshuffle, following the resignation of former Health Secretary MICHAEL MATHESON over roaming charges on his parliamentary iPad.
A former primary school teacher for almost 30 years, Stewart replaces CHRISTINA MCKELVIE, who has been appointed as Minister for Drugs and...
RADA has appointed DAVID HAREWOOD as its new President and CYNTHIA ERIVO as Vice-President.
Harewood replaces actor and director KENNETH BRANAGH, who has stepped down after nine years.
Both Harewood and Erivo are former students of the conservatoire. They take up their honorary roles with immediate effect.
Known for his TV, theatre and film acting, Harewood received an OBE in...
JONATHAN BURTON has been announced as the new CEO of Cockpit, the London centre for contemporary craft.
He will take up post in late April 2024, replacing ANNIE WARBURTON, who stepped down in December.
Burton was previously Managing Director of London Craft Week and Director of London Art Fair from 2005–2012. He has also worked for Tate and English National Opera as Head of Marketing.
Burton...
14th February 2024
The National Archives has reappointed ROMMEL PEREIRA and SONIA CARGAN as Non-Executive Board members. Both will serve a four-year term.
Cargan's term began in January while Pereira will joing the board on 30 April.
Pereira is a Chartered Accountant and has previously held Board Director and executive roles at the Bank of England, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Metropolitan Housing Trust, JP...
London-based dance company Shobana Jeyasingh Dance has appointed GHISLAINE GRANGER as Executive Producer.
She joins the company from Sadler's Wells Theatre, where since 2012 she was has been Senior Producer, Producing and Touring.
Most recently she worked on the Sadler's Wells production of Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring.
Granger said she was delighted to be joining the company and praised its...
13th February 2024
From radio host to founder of an academy, Melissa Thom has always worked with the voice. Here she pays tribute to some of the inspirational people whose voices have influenced her.
12th February 2024
The Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) has named 12 new trustees and four co-opted trustees.
Joining the charity’s board are SIMON CALLOW, LESLEY JOSEPH, ROB RINDER, ABI ENIOLA, HANNAH WHITTINGHAM, ALEX MACQUEEN, MARILYN CUTTS, ESHWAR ALLADI, ANDREW JARVIS, SARAH ALFORD-SMITH,...
8th February 2024
KWAME KWEI-ARMAH will leave the Young Vic in the autumn after six years as Artistic Director,
He joined the Young Vic in February 2018, becoming the first African Caribbean director to lead a major British theatre.
Kwei-Armah will programme this season and a further production for 2025 before stepping down in autumn 2024.
During his tenure he has produced 40 productions, including 30 in the main house, in...
The Board of the RSC have announced the appointment of ANDREW LEVESON as Executive Director, to work alongside Co-Artistic Directors TAMARA HARVEY and DANIEL EVANS.
Leveson joins the company from the Bridge Theatre in London, where he has worked since its foundation in 2015 and where he is now Director of Finance and Administration. He will take up his role at the RSC at the end of April....