MARTIN SUTHERLAND, Chief Executive of Northamptonshire Arts Management Trust – which manages Royal & Derngate, Errol Flynn Filmhouse and The Core at Corby Cube – has joined the Coventry City of Culture Trust as Executive Director and Chief Executive.
18th May 2018
Touring theatre company imitating the dog has appointed arts administrator and freelance producer JULIE BROWN as its first Executive Director, as it joins Arts Council England’s national portfolio for the first time.
She will work with the company’s first board of trustees, led by consultant and former Executive Director of Oldham Coliseum DAVID DOLAN MARTIN as Chair, and Executive Director of Burnley Youth Theatre LEROY PHILBROOK as Vice Chair.
They will work alongside Co-Artistic Directors PETE BROOKS, ANDREW QUICK and SIMON WAINWRIGHT, who have been making work together for over ten years.
Other trustees comprise producer and project manager KATE BEARD; Events & Cultural Services Manager for Preston City Council TIM JOEL; Associate Professor in Scenography and Deputy Head of School at University of Leeds JOSLIN MCKINNEY; Editor of ArtsProfessional FRANCES RICHENS; and artist SUMIT SARKAR.
Following a period as Artistic Director and Joint CEO at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, DANIEL BUCKROYD has been appointed to lead the Exeter Northcott Theatre. He will take up post in the Autumn.
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has appointed NATASHA HALE, Founder of the Welsh Music Foundation, to its Board of Directors.
RÓISÍN MCBRINN, who has been with Clean Break theatre company since 2016 as Head of Artistic Programme, and ANNA HERRMANN, Head of Education at the organisation since 2002, have become Joint Artistic Directors of the organisation.
They take over from current Chief Executive LUCY PERMAN, who will be leaving the London-based organisation in the summer after 21 years.
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Credit Ste Murphy (l) Tracey Anderson (r)
Formerly Lead Consultant at Purple Seven, JOE SHELLARD has taken up a new role as Marketing Manager at Wycombe Swan.
Currently Head of Culture for Bristol City Council, LAURA PYE will join National Museums Liverpool as Director from August 2018.
London’s Donmar Warehouse has appointed four new trustees: SIMON DINGEMANS, Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline; MARTHA LANE FOX, Founder and Executive Chair of Doteveryone; MONISHA SHAH, Chair of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance; and JONATHAN SMITH, a chartered surveyor.
Founder of gallery Division is Labour NATHANIEL PITT has been appointed Curator of international art fair Manchester Contemporary.
LIZZIE COWAN, Marketing & Communications Manager at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios, is leaving the organisation after four years in post.