Artistic Director KEN ALEXANDER is stepping down after 18 months in post at Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre. The venue plans to return to its old management model with Chief Executive KEVIN FEARON leading the artistic programme alongside Associate Artistic Director BOB EATON and Associate Musical Director HOWARD GRAY.
22nd May 2014
GEORGE VASEY has joined the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art as Curator. He has worked for commercial and public galleries, including Studio Voltaire, SPACE, ICA and Limoncello, and was Jerwood Visual Arts ninth JVA Writer in Residence in 2013.
Youth Music Theatre UK’s Development Manager, CLARA WHITLOCK, is leaving after five years with the organisation. She will take up the role of Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager at Chickenshed.
15th May 2014
LIAM SINCLAIR and ALICE MCGRATH are joining Scottish Dance Theatre as joint Executive Producers. They leave macrobert where they were Artistic Director & Chief Executive and Director of Creative Development, Participation and Research respectively.
Following the departure of DOT WOOD as Artistic Producer of M6 Theatre, Managing Director DEBS PALMER will take on the new role of CEO, and the current Artistic Programme Manager GILLY BASKEYFIELD will become Artistic Director.
Chief Executive of the British Council SIR MARTIN DAVIDSON will be standing down at the end of the year after 7 years in post.
The new Artistic Director of Oundle International Festival is KENNETH RICHARDSON. He has previously been Director of Covent Garden Festival, Arts Director of the Chicago Humanities Festival and Associate Director of Greenwich Theatre.
Artistic Director of Bath International Music Festival ALASDAIR NICOLSON is stepping down after two years in post. The festival is implementing structural changes following funding cuts.
Executive Director of VocalEyes JUDY DIXEY will retire at the end of July after ten years with the organisation.
PAULA OWEN will be Environmental Sustainability Director for Julie’s Bicycle while CLAIRE BUCKLEY is on maternity leave. RACHEL STRANGE also joins the company, taking up the newly created role of Arts Coordinator.