Storyhouse

Storyhouse is one of the UK’s foremost cultural charities; our home in Chester incorporates a library, theatres and a cinema and is one of the country’s most successful arts buildings. We are also an acclaimed theatre producer and run the country’s most successful regional open-air theatre, in the city’s Grosvenor Park, as well as the innovative Moonlight Flicks open-air cinema each year. Above all, Storyhouse is a creative community. A diverse cultural organisation, we are home to a cinema, theatres and a library and last year, we welcomed 735,000 people through our doors. We are a community hub and combined arts producer.

As Andrew Bentley BEM, founding Chief Executive of Storyhouse, has stepped down after 17 years, we now seek an exceptional individual to lead our next chapter, an exciting new phase in our evolution as we look to develop and grow our programmes based on a new strategic plan to deliver even more for our communities. Our next Chief Executive will be an experienced and inspiring leader, and they will ensure artistic excellence, financial stability and long-term viability for the organisation through outstanding strategic leadership, business acumen, innovation and confident and inspired leadership. Ideal candidates will bring a successful track record of senior leadership in the arts, cultural, heritage or wider creative industries with an entrepreneurial approach, a collegiate and values-driven leadership style and a demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to UK Storyhouse Ltd on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference EBDNB. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Monday 15^th May 2023.