New chair for Liverpool’s Royal Court
KATE HALDANE has been appointed chair of the board of Liverpool’s Royal Court theatre, succeeding CHRIS PAVLOU, who has stepp…
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Artistic director steps down from DanceEast
BRENDAN KEANEY will step down as artistic director and chief executive of DanceEast in July after 14 years in post. Initially a fr…
HighTide director heads to National Theatre
HighTide, the writer-centred theatre company based in the East of England, has announced that CLARE SLATER will step down as artis…
Association for Cultural Enterprises CEO to depart
The CEO of the Association for Cultural Enterprises, GORDON MORRISON, has announced he will be stepping down in May to become dire…
Exeter Northcott announces new patrons and trustees
Musical theatre writing duo GEORGE STILES and ANTHONY DREWE have been named as patrons of Exeter Northcott Theatre alongside West…
Lang Lang International Music Foundation welcomes new trustee
The Lang Lang International Music Foundation (LLIMF) has announced that Lord SIMON WOOLLEY will be joining its board. Woolley is P…
Bush Theatre appoints new artistic director
Bush Theatre has named TAIO LAWSON as its new artistic director and co-CEO. Lawson will take up post in summer 2025, overseeing th…
The Space announces new chair
RI CHAKRABORTY has been named the new chair of The Space succeeding SARAH ELLIS who has led the commissioning and development agen…
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival director to step down
Director of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, NOEL JORDAN, will depart at the end of October after 10 years in…
Unicorn Theatre names permanent executive director and co–CEO
REBEKAH JONES has been announced as the executive director and co-CEO at Unicorn Theatre. Jones, who had been in post on an interi…
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre boss departs after a decade
ADRIAN JACKSON, the artistic director and chief executive of Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre, has stepped down from his role after 1…
East End Women’s Museum refreshes board
East End Women’s Museum has appointed CATHERINE OWEN as chair, alongside new trustee LAURA SAINSBURY and communications trustee…
ArtsEd names principal for ‘new chapter’ after bullying controversy
London drama school ArtsEd has selected LOUISE JACKSON as its new principal from July 2025. Jackson’s appointment follows the de…
English Touring Theatre welcomes new board appointments
ETT (English Touring Theatre) has appointed AMY VAUGHAN as chair of its board, succeeding ROBERT DELAMERE who stepped down in Dece…
A lifetime of service to the arts
The incomparable and incorrigible Hilary Keenlyside has died after a short illness. Here her business partner and friend, Anne Bon…
Sainsbury Centre announces new trustees
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich has appointed eight new board members, including senior figures from the worlds of…
Hodge steps down from Stratford East board to lead ACE review
Theatre Royal Stratford East has announced that Dame MARGARET HODGE will be stepping down as chair at the end of February after se…
New creative director at Aberdeen Arts Centre
Aberdeen Arts Centre is welcoming EVE NICOL to the role of programming and creative director. A theatre director and playwright or…
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Tamsin Ace is the first director of East Bank – the UK’s newest cultural quarter located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in ea…
Cardboard Citizens names new chair
Arts and social justice charity Cardboard Citizens has appointed ANNA WILLIAMS as chair of its board of trustees. Currently interi…
Glasgow International festival director to step down
Glasgow International’s festival director RICHARD BIRKETT is leaving his role this spring. A curator, writer and former chief cu…
Papergang Theatre appoints co-artistic directors
MAX PERCY and MEHDI RAZI have been appointed co-artistic directors of London-based Papergang Theatre for an 18-month term, foll…
Moutry reappointed chair of Theatres Trust
Culture Secretary LISA NANDY has reappointed DAVE MOUTREY as chair of Theatres Trust for a further three years. Two trustees, dire…
Crafts charity names chair
The London-based charity Work and Play Scrapstore, which repurposes waste and surplus goods as arts and crafts materials, has…
