Chief executive of Cumbernauld Theatre steps down

SARAH PRICE, chief executive of Cumbernauld Theatre, has announced that she is stepping down.

The move follows the news in January that the theatre in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow would no longer be receiving regular Creative Scotland funding.

Following the decision, Price described the treatment of the theatre as “grossly unfair” and called for “further scrutiny” of Creative Scotland’s decision-making process.

PATRICIA STEAD, former executive director and co-CEO of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, has been brought in as theatre’s interim chief executive.

Price, who became the theatre’s chief executive in 2020 and oversaw its move to a new venue, Lanternhouse, said it had been an “enormous privilege to lead Cumbernauld Theatre through one of the most transformative chapters in its history”.

It had been a journey, she said, that “has always been about building something bold, inclusive, and community-driven”.

She added that recent months “have been challenging” but felt confident she was “leaving the organisation with the capacity to work successfully with key stakeholders Creative Scotland and North Lanarkshire Council, and secure the long-term future of the theatre”.

Stead said: “I look forward to joining the excellent and very experienced team and working with them to harness its award-winning reputation, its passionate support and its vision for its future in order for us all to enjoy its success for many years to come.