Arts People

Inclusive theatre company Blue Apple, based in Winchester, has appointed ADAM DODD and LIBBY STOCKEL to its board of trustees.

SOPHIE EDE, MARIE-CLARE FENECH and KASIA SENYSZYN have been appointed to the board at deaf-led arts accessibility charity Stagetext.

Actor RAY FEARON has been announced as the new President of Rose Bruford College, the London-based higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in performing arts and production.

The academic journal Cultural Trends has announced the appointment of Dr STEVEN HADLEY as Co-Editor in Chief.

IAIN MACKAY will become Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School at the start of the academic year in September.

EMILY BENN has been elected to lead Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Board of Governors. 

Three new trustees are joining the Palace Theatre & Opera House Trust.

The Core at Corby Cube has appointed DAVID MANNING as its new Chair of Trustees.

Manning takes over from GARY TAIT, who stepped down in 2023 after 10 years as a board member and six years as Chair.

The Production Services Association has appointed LIZ MADDEN and TOM REES as its new co-Chairs, replacing DAVE KEIGHLEY, who steps down after four years.