KERRY BISHOP is joining the Institute of Contemporary Arts as Managing Director. Bishop is currently Chief Operating Officer at Frieze, where she led a strategic and operational overview of all the organisation’s activities, most recently the launch of Frieze Los Angeles.
19th July 2019
The Kiln Theatre has two new Associate Directors. TAIO LAWSON, former Resident Assistant Director at Sheffield Theatres (part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme), and SUSIE MCKENNA, Creative Director of Hackney Empire from 2010 – 2017, are joining on a part-time basis later this month.
English Touring Theatre has announced four new trustees: FLORIANA DEZOU, former Assistant Director for Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2018 Swan Season; OLIVIA HIGHLAND, Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships at The Old Vic; RENUKA VENKATRAMAN, business analyst at The Really Useful Group; and IGOR, Freelance Production Manager and Associate Head of Production for Elliott &...
The Space has announced SARAH ELLIS, Director of Digital Development at the RSC, as its new Chair. She replaces FIONA ALLAN, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Birmingham Hippodrome and President of UK Theatre, after a four-year tenure as Chair.
JOHN SINGER is succeeding Dame LIZ FORGAN DBE as she retires from chairing the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain after 7 years at the organisation. Singer also serves on the boards of Pantheon International Plc, The National Gallery, and the City of London Sinfonia, and is on the Development Board of the Royal Opera House.
JULES BUCKLEY is joining Cheltenham Music Festival as its first Guest Curator from 2020.
He is currently Musical Director of the UK’s Heritage Orchestra and Chief Conductor of Holland’s renowned Metropole Orkest, with whom he won a Grammy Award for Sylva, their collaboration with Snarky Puppy. He takes over from outgoing Artistic Director ALISON BALSOM OBE, who steps down to focus on her international...
Unstoppable Music Group Founder BEN WYNTER is joining PRS Foundation as its new Grants & Programmes Manager, while MAXIE GEDGE, the organisation's Communications Coordinator since 2016, has been promoted to Keychange Project Manager. This follows the recent announcement that JOE FRANKLAND is replacing...
Eclipse Theatre has announced STELLA KANU, Executive Director of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre), as its new Chair. Kanu’s priority will be to find a replacement for Eclipse’s founder, Chief Executive and Artistic Director...
Yellow Earth Theatre has appointed LIAN WILKINSON to the newly created role of Executive Producer. She joins from the Belgrade Theatre, where she served as Associate Producer as part of Tamasha's Sustained Theatre Regional Associate Producer Programme.
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ author CRESSIDA COWELL is the 11th Waterstones Children’s Laureate. She replaces LAUREN CHILD as her two-year tenure ends.