STEPHEN FALOON has been appointed General Manager of the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin’s Docklands. The new 2,000-seat venue (model, right) designed by Daniel Libeskind, will open on 18 March, 2010, with a performance of Swan Lake by Russian State Ballet. It will host large-scale visiting productions of music, theatre, opera, ballet and dance.
SANDRA ADAMS has been appointed General Manager of The Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Dublin, replacing Stephen Faloon this month. She was formerly General Manager of Dublin Dance Festival.
CAROLINE WILLIAMS, who was Acting General Manager of Dublin Dance Festival for 2009, takes up the position of Programme Manager with the Festival in January 2010.
GAVIN HARDING has been appointed Head of Production at the Abbey Theatre. He was formerly Technical Manager at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
SEAN FAWSITT is the new General Manager of the Tivoli Theatre, Dublin, which has re-opened under new management. HANNAH CROUCH has been appointed PR and Marketing co-ordinator at the venue.