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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.

July 29, 2005 | Filed Under  

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One Response to “Jude Kelly new artistic director of the South Bank”

  1. Hana Loftus on August 2nd, 2005

    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?

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