Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, DANIEL EVANS has been appointed to the board of directors at Northern Ballet.
8th May 2014
SANDRA THOMPSON-QUARTEY replaces ANNIE BIDDLECOMBE as Producer and General Manager of Canal Cafe Theatre. Biddlecombe leaves to join the Ambassador Theatre Group, while Thompson-Quartey will continue as Artistic Director and Producer at her theatre company Writer’s Avenue.
29th April 2014
Sage Gateshead’s founding General Director ANTHONY SARGENT CBE (pictured) is standing down after 15 years in post. Founding Director KATHERINE ZESERSON, who is currently Director of Learning and Participation, is also leaving.
The Incorporated Society of Musicians has appointed PROFESSOR BARRY IFE as its new President. He has been Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama for the past 10 years.
JODI MYERS is the new Chair of the Board for the Musical Theatre Network. Currently an independent consultant, she has previously held roles at the South Bank Centre, Warwick Arts Centre and the Arts Council.
Director of the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s library and archive, MALCOLM TAYLOR OBE is leaving after 25 years with the company.
The new Chief Executive of the Mitchell Arts Centre is ZOE PAPIERNIK. She steps down as Head of Marketing at The Lowry in Salford to take up the role.
24th April 2014
The Grand Opera House in Belfast has appointed MARY-CLARE DEANE as its new Chief Executive. She leaves her post as Partnership Director with Capita PLC to take over from GERRY MCGINN.
The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has appointed PROFESSOR DAN HOWARD as its Chairman. Howard spent 25 years working in academia before his retirement in 2012.
PAULA SUSSEX is the new Chief Executive of the Charity Commission. Currently Senior Vice President, Public Sector at the consulting and outsourcing firm CGI, she succeeds SAM YOUNGER.