Jude Kelly new artistic director of the South Bank
Jude Kelly has just been made new artistic director of the South Bank complex.
She was a folk singer and actress before she turned to directing and moved from the BAC in London to run West Yorkshire playhouse.
Also known for her producing, I think it’s great that a female director has been given this post. British theatre needs more.
It’s also one of the reasons I’m pleased Natalie Abrahami has won the James Menzies-Kitchen directing award and her production of Beckett’s Play/Not I is currently receiving good reviews at the BAC
From a Guardian article in 2001.
Judith Pamela Kelly
Born: March 24 1954, Liverpool.
Education: Calder High School, Liverpool; Birmingham University 1972-75.
Married: Michael Bird 1993 (one daughter Caroline ’86, two sons Johnnie ’88, deceased, Robbie ’89).
Career: Folksinger 1970-75; actress Leicester Phoenix Theatre ’75-76; artistic director Solent People’s Theatre ’76-80; artistic director Battersea Arts Centre ’80-85; director of plays National Theatre of Brent ’82-85; freelance director 86-88; West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director ’88, chief executive ’93-. Some theatre productions: The Messiah, National Theatre of Brent ’85; Sarcophagus RSC ’86, York Mystery Plays ’88; WYP King Lear ’95; Beatification Of Area Boy, ’95; Blast From The Past, ’98; The Seagull, ’98; The Tempest, ’99; Singin’ In The Rain ’99; Johnson Over Jordan 2001; Othello, Washington DC ’97.
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Cor, nice new site Ben!!
That’s interesting about Jude. Is she still going to be doing the Olympics stuff as well, do you know?