Guildhall appoints new Vice-Principal

University of Warwick Professor ANDY LAVENDER is joining Guildhall School of Music and Drama as Vice-Principal and Director of Production Arts.

He joins full-time from 1 August after three years as Head of Theatre and Performance Studies at the university. He was previously Head of the School of Arts at the University of Surrey, and has also worked as an External Examiner for Guildhall's Production Arts programme.

Lavender takes over from BEN SUMMER, who has joined Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.