The new Executive Director for The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham will be CHRIS SUDWORTH. He joined The Core at Corby Cube as its inaugural Creative Director in 2010.
9th April 2015
Director of Nucleus Arts DALIA HALPERN-MATTHEWS is leaving to take up the role of Chief Executive at the Chatham Maritime Trust. She continues as Chair of the Halpern Charitable Foundation.
Press and Communications Manager for Manchester’s Royal Exchange, JOHN GOODFELLOW, is ending his 25 year relationship with the theatre to “pursue a life of gentle freelance and carve out time to get back on the local stand-up circuit (amongst many other things)”. The position will be filled on a temporary basis by freelance marketer SHELAGH BOURKE.
An inaugural fellow of Arts Council England's Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Programme, DANA SEGAL, is leaving The Roundhouse, her original host organisation, to become Development and Events Manager for Cockpit Arts.
Forty-four years after founding Acme Studios, Chief Executive JONATHAN HARVEY and Director Property DAVID PANTON have announced their plans to step down. Harvey will depart next year, while Panton will continue in his current role until 2019. Both will continue to serve on Acme’s board.
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums has appointed MICHAEL HODGSON as Fundraising Campaign Manager. He has previously worked for the University of Aberdeen, Barnardo's and Sue Ryder.
As it prepares to open a new interdisciplinary arts project space in London, The Arts Catalyst has appointed ALEC STEADMAN to the role of Curator. He was previously Artistic Director at Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), Cairo.
2nd April 2015
West Yorkshire Playhouse has appointed ROBIN HAWKES to join Artistic Director James Brining in a new role as Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive of the theatre. Hawkes is currently Director of Artistic Administration at the National Theatre, prior to which he was an administrator at the Independent Theatre Council. Former Chief Executive at the Playhouse, SHEENA WRIGLEY, has joined HOME in Manchester.
1st April 2015
Artistic Director JONATHAN CHURCH and Executive Director ALAN FINCH will step down from their respective roles at Chichester Festival Theatre following Festival 2016, to pursue new opportunities.
The newly created role of Director of Music at the Southbank Centre will be taken by GILLIAN MOORE, who was previously Head of Classical Music and has been part of the artistic team there for almost 10 years.