Royal Shakespeare Company | The Guardian: When the boss of a big theatre company stands down it is usually the cue for change or continuity. In the case of Greg Doran – who has resigned as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company but will keep his links with it as a director emeritus and a verse specialist – I hope it will be both. The RSC urgently needs a reboot. And some things are worth preserving.
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It was interesting to read about leadership priorities, and how shifting from a director to an actor would shift those; from emphasis on the director's concept to building a strong cast who could work together and would deliver on the promise of the text. I was unfamiliar that directors were often chosen as artistic directors, but it makes sense that they would be chosen, though I love the idea of having groups who also have stakes in the situation, here the actors, so that their stakes are represented in the company at a higher level than they are normally brought to because designers, directors, etc I feel are seen as a bit more useful and good to keep around and a lot of emphasis given on their work and concepts when actors are needed to reign something to the table as well, and when given the opportunity which classical theatre seems like it can take away sometimes, are just as compelling artists.
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