Forge Press’ Arts & Theatre section editors for the 2024/25 academic year have been revealed, following the newspaper’s AGM. Held on April 18th, the entire newspaper has seen a reshuffle in roles, with a mix of new and returning faces to the paper for the upcoming academic year, as well as some members staying on for an additional year.
Reprising her role from 2023/24, Sophie Layton will be returning as Arts & Theatre Editor for the next academic year, being re-elected to her position. Writing for Forge Press since February 2023, Sophie will be continuing her editorial role in the paper, having also been Acting Deputy Editor since January. She will be joined in her role by Jasmine Pegg, a newcomer to the publication and taking over from Lucy Riddell, who has been an Arts & Theatre Editor for the past three years since her initial term in 2021/22, fulfilling her role this year whilst on a year abroad. Jasmine will take over from Lucy following the final of Forge Press’ print editions, releasing on April 29th.
Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are an annual event in each society’s calendar, when constitution changes are voted on and new committee members are elected. Should roles remain outstanding following an AGM, an EGM (Emergency General Meeting) can be scheduled to fill remaining roles. Each society has four core roles, namely President, Secretary, Treasurer and Welfare & Inclusions Officer, which must be filled in order for a society to continue activities into the next academic year.
The committee-elect for the 2024/25 academic year is as follows:
- Editor-in-Chief ~ Alex Simpson (formerly Features Editor, preceded by Charlie Fenton)
- Deputy Editor of Pre-Production ~ Eman Amiri (preceded by Shakthi Thyagarajan)
- Deputy Editor of Post-Production ~ Ollie Mitchell (preceded by Rebecca Symns-Rowley & Sophie Layton)
- Head of Design ~ Alexandra Golubtsov (preceded by Hannah Hodgets)
- Head of Photography ~ John Cresswell (preceded by Gana Ming)
- News Editor ~ Casey Peyton (preceded by Amelie Cox)
- News Editor ~ Anneli Brett (preceded by Luke Hand & Holly Openshaw)
- News Reporter ~ Frank Morrish (preceded by Robin Hibbs)
- Opinion Editor ~ George Devo (formerly Head of News, preceded by Keisha Myers)
- Opinion Editor ~ Natalia Bartocha (preceded by Elodie Soal)
- Science & Tech Editor ~ Rebecca Dawes (re-elected)
- Science & Tech Editor ~ Charlotte Clowes (re-elected)
- Lifestyle Editor ~ Simone Chuah (re-elected)
- Arts & Theatre Editor ~ Sophie Layton (re-elected)
- Arts & Theatre Editor ~ Jasmine Pegg (preceded by Lucy Riddell)
- Music Editor ~ Ciara Lane (preceded by Joey Grindrod)
- Music Editor ~ Jessicah Charlton (preceded by Aimie Gillan)
- Screen Editor ~ Talhah Azher (preceded by Livia Gregor & Charlie Wright)
- Head of Sport ~ Lilly Llewellyn (preceded by Katy Roberts)
- Sport Editor ~ Yi Li (preceded by Adam Hulme-Thomas & Lewis Railton)
- Head of Social Media ~ Keisha Myers (formerly Opinion Editor, preceded by Chloe Scofield)
- Deputy Head of Social Media ~ Amelie Cox (formerly News Editor, preceded by Katie Swain)
- Social Media Assistant ~ Larissa Kirby (preceded by Madison Rolfe & Mae Campbell)
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