The new Director of Programming and Industry Engagement for Sheffield Doc/Fest is CLAIRE AGUILAR, who joins from the American public television broadcaster Independent Television Service (ITVS), where she was responsible for commissioning documentaries from global independent producers.
18th December 2014
The former Chief Executive of Derby Playhouse DAVID EDWARDS is standing down as Chair of the Board for the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, after six years in post. He is replaced by Provost and Chief Executive of University Campus Suffolk RICHARD LISTER.
Co-founder of Digital Theatre ROBERT DELAMERE and producer MICHAEL MCCABE have been appointment to the Board of Trustees for English Touring Theatre.
16th December 2014
The new Chief Executive of Arts Council England (ACE) will be DARREN HENLEY, the author of two Government reviews into music and cultural education who has led Classic FM since 1999. He chairs the government’s Cultural Education Board and the Mayor of London’s Music Education Task Force; is a trustee of the exam board ABRSM; a Commissioner for the University of Warwick Commission on the Future of Cultural Value; and a board member...
11th December 2014
FRANCESCA HEGYI has been appointed Director of Partnerships and Development for Hull City of Culture. Hegyi recently led Culture at King’s Cultural Enquiry into major events and will remain part of the Culture and Major Events Consortium that she helped establish.
Writer and filmmaker HANNAH ROTHSCHILD will take over as Chair of the Board at the National Gallery when MARK GETTY’s current term comes to an end in 2015. Rothschild, who has served on the gallery’s board since 2009, will be its first woman Chair.
Labour MP CHRIS BRYANT is the new Shadow Minister for the Arts, replacing HELEN GOODMAN MP, who takes over his appointment as Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform.
The new CEO of the Nordoff Robbins music therapy charity will be JULIE WHELAN. She leaves the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust after six and a half years at the helm.
Musical Theatre Network has appointed two new trustees to its board: the new Artistic Director of Leicester Curve, NIKOLAI FOSTER, and ANDREW SUBRAMANIAM, Partner at chartered accountants HW Fisher.
The appointments coincide with the announcement that performer SHARON D CLARKE, director SIR RICHARD EYRE CBE and Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland ...
After eight years as part of Longborough Festival Opera’s administration team, AMANDA LAIDLER is leaving to pursue freelance projects.