3rd May 2024
Gordon SEABRIGHT has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Horniman Museum and Gardens.
Currently Chief Executive of Creative Land Trust, a charity tackling the loss of creative workspace for artists and makers in the UK, he will take up his new post in June.
Seabright succeeds Victoria PINNINGTON who has been interim Chief Executive of the Horniman since February 2024 following the departure...
2nd May 2024
The Heritage Alliance has announced CAROLE SOUTER CBE as its new Chair, succeeding Acting Chair Dr INGRID SAMUEL OBE.
Souter will take up the post on July 1st 2024, with Samuel staying on to serve as Deputy Chair.
Souter is a passionate advocate for culture and heritage, with an outstanding record of achievement in the sector. She led the Heritage Lottery Fund (now the National Lottery Heritage Fund...
Mercury Theatre Colchester has appointed MARK HOULT-ALLEN, RODNEY APPLEYARD, MATT BRINDLEY, HELENA OXLEY, JULIA STEPHEN and PETER TORRES FREMLIN to its Board of Trustees.
Joining the Board as Vice Chair, Hoult-Allen trained as a Stage Manager before working in production and theatre administration. He was previously Theatre Officer for the...
1st May 2024
Theatre503 has named five new trustees and an associate trustee who will be joining its board.
New members include PIPPA HILL, Head of New Work at the Royal Shakespeare Company, KANDY ROHMAN, an actor, writer and producer; and JOSHUA CHUA, Head of Trusts and Grants at Donmar Warehouse.
Joining them are NAOMI KERBEL, Communications Director for SEC Newgate and a...
29th April 2024
STEVE MARMION has joined Watford Palace Theatre as Chief Executive and Director of Programming.
Formerly the Co-Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Soho Theatre from 2010 to 2018, Marmion is the founder of PantoCo Ltd, which specialises in large-scale family shows and a freelance director and writer.
Marmion's...
24th April 2024
JON MORGAN will leave his role as Director of Theatres Trust in December after nearly eight years.
Prior to joining Theatres Trust, Morgan was Director of the Federation of Scottish Theatre for nine years. He has also held the post of Director of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Executive Producer of Contact Theatre and General Manager of TAG in Glasgow.
He departs Theatres Trust to develop a new initiative offering...
Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre has announced SELINA CARTMELL as its Creative Director. She will take up the newly-created role in August.
The theatre adopted a new leadership structure following the departure of its co-Artistic Directors ROY ALEXANDER WEISE and BRYONY SHANAHAN in 2023.
Under the new model, Cartmell will become one of three artistic leaders,...
Clore Leadership has announced SUZANN MCLEAN, JONATHAN REEKIE and KATE VARAH as new trustees.
McLean is the Artistic Director of Theatre Peckham and the Founder and Director of the theatre school Young and Talented. An actress and director, she is an Associate Artist at York Theatre Royal, an Associate of Pilot Theatre, and of the young people’s work at Theatre Royal Stratford East.
...The Cathedral Music Trust has appointed JONATHAN MAYES as Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the post in July. Alongside Mayes, renowned choral and orchestral conductor, DAVID HILL MBE will join the board of trustees.
Mayes is currently Head of Strategic Partnerships & Impact at Clore Leadership, where he has worked for the last four years.
Previously, he held senior roles with the...
ANNA WILLIAMS is joining Aesop Arts & Society as its Interim CEO.
Her appointment to the charity best known for its Dance to Health programme follows the death of Aesop founder and Chief Executive TIM JOSS in a cycling accident in January.
A qualified chartered accountant, Williams worked for Birmingham Royal Ballet for 30 years, serving as Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer and Interim...