Carriageworks has named arts administrator and former Sydney Festival Artistic Director Fergus Linehan as its next Chief Executive Officer. Linehan comes to the job having also led the Edinburgh International Festival, Vivid Live at the Sydney Opera House and the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Fergus Linehan and Cass O’Connor at Carriageworks. Photo by Nic Walker.

Linehan said he was excited about the potential for Carriageworks to grow in a way that engages and serves the community. “In 2007, I stepped through the doors of Carriageworks as curator of the venue’s inaugural performance. The performance was a stunning convergence of cultures, art forms and perspectives that left me in awe. But it was the venue itself that left an indelible mark.” 

Jessica Gethin has been appointed as Principal Conductor of West Australian Ballet. After a successful debut with the company in 2019 conducting Giselle, she has conducted various WAB productions, including ALICE (in wonderland), The Sleeping Beauty, Dracula and Swan Lake.

Gethin has conducted for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, among others. She is also Head of Orchestral...