Christoph Lindner, the dean of the built environment and professor of urban studies at University College London, is to be the next vice-chancellor (formerly rector) of the Royal College of Art, succeeding Paul Thompson.

Vicky Cheetham and Sandeep Mahal are to be interim executive directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company while the search continues for a replacement of Catherine Mallyon, who leaves at Christmas.

There is a Tribute Page for Patrick, whose obituary you can see reproduced below. Via his page you can make a contribution to the fund for St Leonard’s Hospice, York, which cared for Patrick in his last weeks.

The Theatre Artists Fund set up by director Sam Mendes two years ago to support theatre workers financially stricken because of the Covid pandemic has announced a £1.5m roll-out at the end of a two-year pilot period.

Ann Scher, founder in 1968 of the drama school Anna Scher Theatre has died aged 78.

The UK’s four arts councils have joined together to create a new access scheme for disabled, D/deaf and neuro-divergent arts audiences.

A one-off Emergency Crisis Grant Award has been launched by the Royal Theatrical Fund (RTF) to help theatre workers with essential needs as they struggle in the cost-of-living crisis.

Theatres across the UK are to dim their lights this evening in tribute to the producer Bill Kenwright, who has died aged 78.

Patrick Kelly, the co-founder and co-editor of Arts Industry, has died. He leaves a wife and two daughters.

Nick Merriman, director of the award-winning Horniman Museum in South London, is to be the next CEO of English Heritage.

When the Heritage Lottery Fund first emerged from the National Lottery bonanza 30 years ago its first chairman, Lord Jacob Rothschild, had lunch with a group of arts journalists who asked him what the new fund would do. “That’s what I was hoping you would be able to tell me” he joked.

Samantha Lindley,  creative director of Threshold Studios and the Frequency International Festival of Digital Culture, on creative digital placemaking