13th August 2013
SAMANTHA MCSHANE is the new Head of Creative Programming at Manchester Camerata. She replaces MANUS CAREY who has taken up the role of Executive Producer at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra .
After 42 years as Artistic Director of the Orange Tree Theatre, SAM WALTERS will be stepping down at the end of June 2014. His wife and Associate Director, AURIOL SMITH, will also be leaving.
DaDaFest has appointed ANN WADE to the newly created position of Executive Director, allowing current Chief Executive Officer RUTH GOULD to move to the role of Artistic Director.
STEVEN HADLEY is leaving Audiences Northern Ireland after eight years to start a freelance career.
VICTORIA BELL, previously Sales and Marketing Assistant at City Hall, Salisbury, is now Sales and Marketing Officer at Mottisfont Abbey.
The new Chair of the National Leisure & Culture Forum is MARK TAYLOR, Director of the Museums Association.
PETER GLANVILLE, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Islington’s Little Angel Theatre, will be the new Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, Wimbledon following the departure of JONATHON LLOYD.
9th August 2013
KAREN SIMPSON will be the new Director of Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmunds. She comes to the role having run her own production company and has previously worked as a Creative Director with Sheffield Theatres, and Artistic and Executive Director with the Oxfordshire Theatre Company.
Director of Marketing at Rambert, CRAIG TITLEY is moving on after 7 years to become Chief Executive of music charity Future Talent. He will be replaced by TIM WOOD, currently Communications Director at The Place, who is also Vice Chair of the Arts Marketing Association.
JEN WALKE joins Activate Performing Arts Festival as a Producer, from London’s SPILL Festival of Performance where she was General Manager.