Central Scotland’s main arts venue, Macrobert Arts Centre is delighted to announce Ed Robson as its new Artistic Director and CEO. Arts advisor, Lucy Mason is Interim Director till Ed takes up his place in May.
Ed Robson stated: ”It’s a terrific time to be becoming a member of the group at Macrobert Arts Centre. Following on from Julie Ellen’s implausible management, I’m trying ahead to getting some particular reveals onstage, seeing some nice neighborhood tasks come to life throughout the City in addition to creating one or two new initiatives which can take advantage of our distinctive relationship with the University of Stirling.”
Alan Simpson, Chair of Macrobert Arts Centre stated: “ I am delighted that Ed has agreed to join Macrobert. I am sure that he will build on the excellent work that Julie Ellen started and cement Macrobert as the pre-eminent Arts Centre in Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire.”
He added: “Under his leadership, Macrobert will continue to provide the highest quality of artistic output and reach out to all sectors in the community.”
Ed was Artistic Director and CEO at Cumbernauld Theatre till 2019, the place throughout his 12-year tenure, he led a notable interval of creative progress for the corporate, efficiently delivered a serious capital redevelopment of the theatre and received many coveted awards together with an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First and a Lustrom Award. Since leaving Cumbernauld, he has been freelance and has been working internationally, together with an artist improvement undertaking in Portugal. Ed was final at Macrobert along with his critically acclaimed present The Gardener in Spring 2022.
Originally from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Ed Robson educated at Bretton Hall earlier than becoming a member of Birmingham Rep as Assistant Director – a part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme. After working in industrial theatre in London, he later grew to become Associate Director at Northern Stage Ensemble.
He moved to Scotland within the early 2000s to finish a Master’s diploma at Napier University, earlier than educating drama at Queen Margaret University, later changing into Artistic Director and CEO at Cumbernauld Theatre.
About Macrobert Arts Centre
Located on the University of Stirling campus, Macrobert Arts Centre gives a various programme of occasions together with reside performances, impartial and blockbuster movies, visible arts and exhibitions, creative and cultural experiences, in addition to a variety of inventive workshops that have interaction folks of all ages and from all walks of life.
Macrobert Arts Centre exists to carry one of the best of the humanities to the Forth Valley. It believes that everybody ought to have the chance to expertise and profit from the humanities.
