A Kenilworth woman has been announced as the new CEO at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.

Laura Elliot will leave her position as programme director at Oxford Playhouse to take charge for overall strategy and the commercial side of the Belgrade.

She will be joined by new creative director Corey Campbell as they take over from outgoing executive director, Joanna Reid and chief executive and artistic director, Hamish Glen from January 2022.

A resident of Kenilworth for nearly a decade, and a former programme manager at Warwick Arts Centre, Laura combines strong connections to the regional arts scene with a real passion for the importance of culture, particularly as part of Coventry's UK City of Culture legacy.

Laura Elliot said she was "delighted" to be taking up the role.

"The Belgrade Theatre has been my local producing theatre for nearly a decade. I'm inspired by its deep rooted, nationally renowned commitment to community engagement, diversity, learning, talent development and high quality entertainment," she added.

"I look forward to collaborating with the team to build on the Theatre's plentiful past achievements, and propel it into an exciting, ambitious future."

Laura has been taken on as part of the restructuring at the Belgrade.

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Announced in July the change has been caused by the need to address the financial challenges of the pandemic and its aftermath, and "the desire to develop a new vision and way of working for a 21st century theatre" according to the Belgrade.

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