Producer steps out solo with own West End theatre venture
Actor and producer NICK SIDI is to work with “world-class writers” at his newly-launched theatre production company, Curveball Pro…
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Hayward Gallery boss departs after ‘era of remarkable change’
Director of the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery, RALPH RUGOFF, is to step down in the spring, after two decades in post. Rug…
Football museum welcomes restaurateur in hiring drive
The National Football Museum has appointed LEIGH GELL, KARAN RAI and STEVE WILSON to its board of trustees, alongside SIMON ANDERS…
Visual arts leader departs support body after 20 ‘instrumental’ years
JANE SILLIS is stepping down as director of Engage after 20 years of leadership. Alongside helping to establish Engage, the advoca…
Royal Albert Hall announces chair of £50m capital appeal
Lawyer and “lifelong music fan” IAN ROSENBLATT is to chair efforts to raise £50 million for the Royal Albert Hall (RAH). Rosenbla…
Creative UK founding leader to leave for ‘new ventures’
CAROLINE NORBURY is to put her “energy” into new projects, as she steps back from her role as chief executive of Creative UK. Norb…
Former Scotland Secretary joins DCMS as Chris Bryant departs
IAN MURRAY MP has been appointed Minister of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), succeeding Sir CHRIS BR…
National Centre for Music plans take leap forward with new chair
Ambitions to establish Scotland’s “national beacon for music” have taken a step forward with the appointment of chair CAROL MAIN….
Blackpool museum worker to lead on city’s cultural revamp
Creative Blackpool Development Group has appointed KERRY VASILIOU as partnership director to guide the project, aiming to position…
West End producers turn to screen with television recruit
A West End and Broadway production company is to expand into scripted television, with its new “screen-faced division” headed up b…
Scottish orchestra unveils new roles as part of revamped leadership model
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has appointed Dr JANE DONALD as deputy chief executive and TAMMO SCHUELKE as director…
Start-up venture leader to head up Stratford East board
BINDI KARIA has been named chair of the board at Stratford East, taking over from interim co-chairs CHRISTOPHER HIRD and FRANCESCA…
London growth agency expert joins SOLT and UK Theatre
PR, marketing, and public affairs expert FEEROZA PATEL is to join sister organisations Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK The…
Welsh arts centre director retires after three decades
PHILIP HUGHES will step down from his role as director of Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales at the end of this month after 33 years in…
Heritage charity appoints fresh chair ahead of 150th birthday
A charity set up to safeguard an “architectural treasure” in north London has named its new chair, ending the 22-year reign of lon…
Stage One snaps up Mercury Theatre’s development director
Theatre producers charity Stage One has welcomed ABBI ROBERTS as operations director, as the organisation continues to build on ex…
Opera North venue lead to champion space’s ‘club culture’
TONY GREEN will join Opera North’s Leeds city-centre venue, Howard Assembly Room, in the newly created role of general manager a…
Doncaster theatre director departs after nearly a decade
DEBORAH REES is stepping down from Doncaster performance venue Cast after nine years in post, to become a freelancer. Previously d…
Glasshouse boss made Barbican Centre’s second permanent CEO
ABIGAIL POGSON is set to depart Gateshead’s Glasshouse International Centre for Music, after a decade spent as chief executive. Sh…
Belfast International Arts Festival welcomes city’s former cultural strategist
CHRIS MCCREERY will take the helm at Belfast International Arts Festival as its new artistic director and chief executive, succeed…
Heritage museum names boss to guide it through ‘transition’
A museum that recreates rural life between the 12th and 20th centuries has appointed an interim director, following the departure…
Royal Exchange welcomes co-chief executive after flawed leadership report
SHEENA WRIGLEY has been named executive director and co-chief executive at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, marking a formal…
Conductor and arts manager team up on rural music festival
Conductor HILARY DAVAN WETTON and arts manager JULIA HUDSON have teamed up to bring Wiltshire a new “classical and cross-genre” an…
Sky Arts head ‘disappointed’ by Thangam Debbonaire’s loss
Sky Arts’ boss Phil Edgar-Jones has admitted he was “frankly disappointed” to see Baroness Thangam Debbonaire lose out on the role…
