Xia picked to lead Actors Touring Company
MATTHEW XIA, previously Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre from 2014-17, and soon to direct performances at…
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Changes to leadership at Glasgow School of Art
Professor TOM INNS has stepped down as Director of Glasgow School of Art after five years in charge, which spanned two major fires…
New role for Midgely
After ten years in Cambridge, most recently as Business Development Director for Cambridge Live and previously as Arts and Events…
New role for Fisher at RWCMD
JOHN FISHER, who has been the Hodge International Chair in Opera at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, has been appointed…
New role for Gruffudd Jones
EFA GRUFFUDD JONES, Chief Executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh since 2016, will become Chair of Theatr Genedlaethol…
BALTIC chooses Head of Curatorial and Public Practice
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art has announced the appointment of IRENE ARISTIZÁBAL in the new role of Head of Curatorial and P…
Thomas to direct culture in Torbay
MARTIN THOMAS, formerly at Arts Council England, has been appointed Executive Director at Torbay Culture Board, with responsibilit…
New Artistic Director of The Bunker Theatre
DEBBIE HANNAN has been appointed Associate Director of The Bunker Theatre. She will present a new monthly podcast – The Unde…
Changes at National Student Drama Festival
MICHAEL BRAZIER, Director of the National Student Drama Festival since 2012, has left the organisation to pursue new opportunities…
British Council selects Deputy Chair
RACHEL LOMAX, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England between 2003 and 2008, has been appointed the new Deputy Chair of the British…
Nelson moves on from Northern Broadsides
CONRAD NELSON has announced that he will be stepping down as Artistic Director of Northern Broadsides theatre company following te…
Reviewer Quentin Letts moves titles
After 18 years at The Daily Mail, QUENTIN LETTS has moved to News UK. He will write theatre reviews at The Sunday Times, book revi…
Leadership changes at Oily Cart
Theatre company Oily Cart has selected ELLIE GRIFFITHS as its new Artistic Director, and ZOË LALLY as its first ever Executive Di…
New Chief Executive for Northamptonshire venues
JO GORDON, who joined Royal & Derngate as Director of Marketing and Sales ten years ago and was appointed interim Chief Execut…
Silbert to join Hampstead Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced that its Artistic Director, ROXANA SILBERT, will be leaving the company to take up the…
Royal Court Literary Manager moves to publishing sector
CHRIS CAMPBELL, Literary Manager of the Royal Court, will join Oberon Books as Senior Editor in January 2019. He was previously De…
Peck to retire
Founder of The Oxford School of Drama 33 years ago, GEORGE PECK, will retire as Principal in 2019. KATE ASHCROFT, Executive Direct…
Presidential hand-over at Paisley Art Institute
After a 30-year career in the arts, including roles as Director of the Paisley 2021 City of Culture bid and a board member at Nati…
Stoller to chair Orchestras Live
TONY STOLLER CBE, formerly Chair of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, will become Chair of Orchestras Live when the incumbent, MARK…
New Artistic Director of Forma
CHRIS RAWCLIFFE, founder of artist project space Pro Numb in Hackney, and currently Relationship Manager for Visual Arts at Arts C…
New Artistic Director at the Bush
Director and writer LYNETTE LINTON has been appointed as Bush Theatre’s new Artistic Director. She was previously Resident A…
McGowan to leave The Lyceum
Ahead of a move to a new role as joint Chief Executive of Citizens Theatre in spring 2019, ALEX MCGOWAN is to leave his position a…
Mohr-Pietsch joins Dartington
SARA MOHR-PIETSCH, music broadcaster, curator and writer, has been appointed Artistic Director of the Dartington International Sum…
Babylon Arts selects new Executive Director
CLAIRE SOMERVILLE re-joined Babylon ARTS (ADEC) in August 2018 as Executive Director, having previously delivered projects for the…
