On the move: latest sector appointments

New CEO for Critical Stages Touring, Board appointments at SA Museum, and more.

Chair of Critical Stages Touring (CST), Mark Thomas, has confirmed Robbi James as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer and Director.

‘We are delighted that Robbi has accepted our offer to become the CEO/Director of Critical Stages Touring,’ Thomas said.

James steps into the role after four years as the company’s Marketing and Engagement Manager, during which time he also helped establish independent production house Rogue Projects as its Executive Creative Producer.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts