Gregory Doran Named New Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Chief associate director Gregory Doran has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Doran will succeed Michael Boyd, who served as the company’s artistic director since July 2002. Doran will officially assume his new position in September 2012, after the Annual General Meeting of the Company.

“I am delighted to be appointed as artistic director of this great company,” Doran said in a press statement. “I joined the RSC 25 years ago, first as an actor, then as assistant director and then Chief Associate, so I guess if my appointment represents something, it represents a long term commitment to the disciplines and craftsmanship required to do the astonishing plays of our ‘Star of Poets,’ William Shakespeare.”

The Royal Shakespeare Company celebrated its fiftieth season in 2011. In addition to producing the plays of Shakespeare, the RSC also stages new work. Matilda the Musical, currently playing in the West End’s Cambridge Theatre, is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and is aiming for Broadway in 2013.