Dominic Dromgoole has been appointed as the new artistic director of London's Shakespeare's Globe; he will succeed Mark Rylance, who leaves the post at the end of 2005.
The choice of Dromgoole has raised the eyebrows of some who expected directors Edward Hall, Gregory Doran or one of several others to win the coveted position. Yet the Globe's chief executive officer Peter Kyle has stated, "I know Dominic to be
a wholly committed man of the theatre, with a passion for Shakespeare
and a strong desire to engage with what he has described as 'the
maverick energy' of the Globe. We all look forward to Dominic's own
maverick energy being brought to bear on our 2006 Theatre Season which
he will begin programming immediately and to welcoming him when he
formally takes up the post at the end of the year."Dromgoole, who is considered to be a specialist on contemporary writing, also has had classical experience. The current head of the Oxford Stage Company and formerly of the Peter Hall Company, he also ran the Bush Theatre, a stronghold for fringe plays by modern playwrights.
Dromgoole has penned a Shakespearean study that will be published by Penguin in March of 2006. His articles have appeared in such publications as The Guardian, and his other books include The Full Room; An A-Z of Contemporary Playwriting.Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, a faithful re-construction of the original theatre in which Shakespeare's plays were performed, is currently offering a production of The Tempest that stars Rylance as Prospero.For more information on Shakespeare's Globe, visit www.shakespeares-globe.org.
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