After nine years in post, ROBERT SANDERSON will retire from his role as Managing Director at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall at the end of April 2018.
11th January 2018
Currently Director of Music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, CLAIRE MERA-NELSON has been appointed Director Music and London at Arts Council England. She will take up post from March.
In addition, SUE WILLIAMSON will become Director of Libraries and Birmingham, joining from St Helens Library Service.
KATE BELLAMY, formerly Head of Strategy and Advocacy and Secretary...
PETE NICHOLS, formerly a producer of television and live arts events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, has joined Greenwich+Docklands Festivals in the role of Festivals Producer. He replaces JACQUI GAVIN, who is now Head of Commercial Services and Operations at Wilton’s Music Hall.
In February, CHRIS CLAY, who has been Technical and Operations Director for Hull UK City of...
SIMON DAYKIN has taken up a new role as the first General Manager of Wells Maltings, joining in September 2017 following positions including Executive Director of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
He is joined by TIM LANKESTER, previously Deputy Chair of the British Council and a governor of the Royal College of Music, who has been appointed Chair of the Wells Maltings Trust.
Formerly Director of Development at Lyric Hammersmith, LYNDEL HARRISON has taken up a post as Director of Development and Alumni Relations at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
BETHANY MCDONALD SHEPHERD will also be joining LAMDA as Deputy Director of Development from 26 January.
Freelance director JOE DOUGLAS, who was Associate Artistic Director at Dundee Rep and is Co-Artistic Director of Utter, has been named the new Artistic Director of Newcastle’s Live Theatre.
Director of Stage Electrics ADAM BLAXILL, who joined the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) board in 2012, has been elected Chair. He takes over from ED PAGETT who has served as Chair for an extended seven years.
NATALIE USHER, the Director of Screen at Creative Scotland since 2014, has announced plans to step down ahead of the opening of a new screen unit.
After 33 years at Artsadmin, Co-Director GILL LLOYD will be stepping down at the end of June 2018. She will continue to work on Artsadmin’s archive on a part-time basis until December.
In addition, Artsadmin Artistic Director JUDITH KNIGHT will be leaving the company in 2019.
9th January 2018
Matt Hancock, previously Minister for Digital at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has been named the Government’s new Culture Secretary. He replaces Karen Bradley, in post since 2016, who moves on to a new role as Northern Ireland Secretary.
Stourbridge MP Margot James, previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, joins the Department as...