Chair of the Independent Theatre Council TOPHER CAMPBELL is to step down after three years in the role to concentrate on writing and directing. He will be replaced by current vice-chair KATIE KEELER.
18th February 2016
Taking over from MARCUS ROMER, who led the organisation for 22 years, ESTHER RICHARDSON is to become Pilot Theatre’s new Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive Officer. She joins the company after working as Associate Director at CAST in Doncaster and as Associate Artist for Soho Theatre and Derby LIVE.
Currently in charge of the creative learning team at Aberdeen City Council, JACKY HARDACRE is to become Scottish Youth Theatre’s Chief Executive from April. This follows a decision by MARY McCLUSKEY, the previous Chief Executive and Artistic Director, to step down from her joint responsibilities and focus solely on the artistic direction of the company.
LOUISE ZANDSTRA, Director of Finance and HR at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, is to join the Lyric Hammersmith as its new Director of Finance and Resources from May.
ALICE MOTARD, curator at Bristol’s Spike Island, has been appointed Chief Curator of CAPC musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux.
The Space has selected MARTIN GREEN, the Chief Executive at Hull City of Culture; EDWARD HUMPHREY, Director of Digital at the BFI; LIZ ROSENTHAL, Founder and CEO of Power to the Pixel; ANDREW MILLER, Head of Creative Programming at the Royal Welsh College of Music; TIM PLYMING, Director of Nesta’s Innovation Lab; and Founder and Director of Maverick TV, ...
11th February 2016
STEF O’DRISCOLL, previously an associate director at Paines Plough, has replaced JOE MURPHY as Artistic Director of touring theatre company Nabokov.
In addition, LIZ COUNSELL has replaced PAUL JELLIS as the organisation’s Producer.
Formerly Deputy Head of Culture for Mayor of London Boris Johnson, SALLY SHAW is to join Firstsite as Director. She replaces ANTHONY ROBERTS who returns to his post as Director of Colchester Arts Centre after leading the organisation on an interim basis.
KATHRYN WINTER, whose previous clients have included the BBC and English National Opera, has joined arts marketing agency The Cogency as its first Head of Digital. She is joined by SELINA OCEAN, who becomes Marketing Manager for 14-18 NOW.
The Member of Parliament for Edgbaston since 1997, GISELA STUART, is to become President of Birmingham Bach Choir. She replaces retiring President PAULINE ROUND.