Old Vic names new boss

Old Vic names new boss

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norman lebrecht

November 27, 2024

The Almeida director Rupert Goold has been named artistic director of the iconic Old Vic theatre, succeeding Matthew Warchus.

Goold, 52, has staged several musicals, but very little opera.

Comments

  • Coli says:

    Not true he did Turandot at ENO

  • Mark says:

    Not quite right. He staged Turandot at ENO in 2009 – the Chinese restaurant one. Possibly not surprising that there hasn’t been another.

    • norman lebrecht says:

      Oh! I went with a Chinese visitor and we both loved it.

      • Mark says:

        No accounting etc… Incidentally, so that your commenters don’t look completely stupid, you might want to make clear that the original post, which we replied to, said “but no opera” rather than “very little”.

  • Nick says:

    Last time I checked The Old Vic was still a theatre…

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