“I remember the lights going down, and the feeling of being transported.”‘I cried at the Curious Incident rehearsals’ … Katy Rudd. “It was a risk and I was an unknown director,” she says, “but Neil Gaiman was great and he gave us his blessing. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The GuardianBefore the pandemic, she was appointed the Baylis director at the Old Vic – a role that involves putting a play on the main stage. Ben Whishaw in Mojo by Jez Butterworth at the Harold Pinter theatre, London. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The GuardianFrom the CVLungs, Faith Healer, Three Kings, Old Vic: In Camera (associate director), 2020The Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre, London (director), 2019The Almighty Sometimes, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (director), 2018Groundhog Day, Old Vic, London, and Broadway, New York (associate director), 2017The Master Builder, Old Vic, London (associate director), 2016Linda, Royal Court, London (assistant director), 2015Mojo, Harold Pinter theatre, London (assistant director), 2013The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, National Theatre, London (staff director), 2012The Playboy of the Western World, Old Vic, London (assistant director), 2011Henna Night, Edinburgh festival (director), 2011

Source: The Guardian May 19, 2021 04:52 UTC