11/16/2023 0 Comments Tom bird writingIs there any particular production that really grabbed you and made you realise: this is for me? So it was absolutely brilliant and I feel so lucky to have been grounded in that. They would take over literally almost every theatre in the city and they did these amazing deals where if you were student or if you were under 18, you could see everything for something ridiculous like fifteen quid – the whole season. And the Royal Shakespeare Company used to do a season in Newcastle straight after Stratford (before London) and that was really really exciting, to have that company roll into town en masse. I was taken now and again to Newcastle to live theatre which was (and is) such an exciting thing because it’s the only new writing theatre outside of London and that’s pretty much where I fell for it all. I grew up in the North East and I was taken to shows that Northumberland Theatre Company did in Alnwick near where I lived. Mine began with live theatre in Newcastle. Where did the love of theatre begin for you? I caught up with him recently to chat about his route into the industry, the ins and outs of his senior roles in theatres and what it’s like to make big, controversial decisions for the greater good… At the helm of a regional producing and receiving theatre during a global pandemic, Bird remains confident that the arts can weather the current storm and is certain of an ambitious, brave future for York Theatre Royal. After a twelve year stint on the London theatre scene, Tom Bird has recently taken the leap from Executive Producer at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre to Executive Director at York Theatre Royal.
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