Changing Faces
Edinburgh culture director steps down amid museum row
JOAN PARR will depart her post as director for culture and wellbeing at Edinburgh City Council (ECC) in January after three years…
Torch Theatre chief steps down to regain ‘equilibrium’
Torch Theatre has announced the departure of executive director BENJAMIN LLOYD following five years in post. He joined the Pembrok…
Budleigh Festival appoints new artistic director
KATE ABBEY has been appointed the new artistic director of Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, taking over from ANNIE ASHWORTH,…
Artistic director departs Belfast International Arts Festival
Belfast International Arts Festival has announced that RICHARD WAKELY will step down as artistic director and CEO at the end of th…
Brining to depart Leeds Playhouse for Edinburgh Lyceum
JAMES BRINING will leave his role as artistic director of Leeds Playhouse in April 2025 to become artistic director and joint CEO…
AA2A appoints new board members
AA2A has announced that DAVID GILBERT, EUGENE MACKI and LUKE CAVANAUGH have been appointed to its board as non-executive directors…
Park Theatre welcomes new board members
The Park Theatre in London has appointed PIA RICHARDS GLOCKNER and JACQUELINE HURT to its board of trustees, both of whom are loca…
Theatre503 names chair for ‘new chapter’
JAMES DACRE has been appointed chair of the board of trustees of Theatre503. Taking up the role from 27 November, Dacre succeeds E…
CIISA unveils inaugural board
The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) has appointed four members to its first board. Endorsed by governm…
Culture Counts appoints interim director at ‘pivotal monument’ for sector
Culture Counts in Scotland has named KATHRYN WELCH as interim director, taking the reins from LORI ANDERSON, who departed to bec…
English National Ballet announces new executive director
ANU GIRI has been appointed executive director of English National Ballet (ENB) taking up the position in January 2025. She succee…
DCMS affirms board reappointments at British Museum
The Department of Culture Media and Sport has confirmed the reappointments of PHILLIP HILDEBRAND, Dame VIVIAN HUNT, GEORGE WESTON…
Shoreditch Town Hall welcomes new trustees
East London arts venue Shoreditch Town Hall has selected TOM ROBERTSON, DEBORAH YEWANDE BANKOLE, ROXANNE PEAK-PAYNE and OSAS ESOSA…
Mercury Theatre names next artistic director
Mercury Theatre Colchester has announced that NATASHA RICKMAN will be its next artistic director, taking up the post in…
Attenborough Arts Centre announces vice chair
JENNIFER FRANCIS has been appointed to the newly created role of vice chair of the advisory board at Attenborough Arts Centre. Fra…
Revoluton Arts welcomes new executive director
FIONA ROSS has been named executive director of Revoluton Arts following the departure of HELEN WILLMMOTT, who is beginning a new…
New chair for Henry Moore Foundation
The Henry Moore Foundation has announced that DAVID ISAAC CBE has been appointed chair of its Board of Trustees. He will take up t…
Birmingham Rep names new chair
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre has appointed former West Midlands Mayor ANDY STREET as its new chair of its board of trustees. S…
Stratford East appoints new artistic director
Theatre Royal Stratford East in London has announced LISA SPIRLING as its new artistic director and joint CEO. She will take up th…
Welsh government names third Culture Minister in six months
Welsh First Minister ELUNED MORGAN has selected JACK SARGEANT as Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership. The MS for A…
Rothschild Foundation names Chief Executive
The Rothschild Foundation has appointed ROGER WRIGHT as Chief Executive, taking up the post on 28 October. Wright was Ch…
LUX founder steps down
Founder and Director of LUX, BENJAMIN COOK, will step down from his role after 22 years. The UK’s largest collect…
Trigger Stuff welcomes interim Director
Trigger Stuff has named EMMA HOGG interim Director and CEO. Hogg joins the outdoor theatre and arts company for nine months to cov…
Bush Theatre announces departures
Bush Theatre's Artistic Director LYNETTE LINTON and Associate Artistic Director DANIEL BAILEY will step down from their roles…
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