Breaking Baz: British National Theater chooses Indhu Rubasingham as first woman in top job

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December 12, 2023 3:57 p.m.

Indhu Rubasingham, A acclaimed theater practitioner, has broken THE decades white male socket on THE reins of power has THE National Theater by be appointed It is artistic director, he was be revealed Wednesday In London.

She succeeds current director And chief executive Rufus Norris, WHO, by THE time he go In 2025, would be to have detained THE job For A decade on two terms.

Long tip For THE job, Rubasingham will assume Norris's director title but will share chief executive homework jointly with here N.T. executive director Kate Varah.

In A statement released via THE NT, Rubasingham said that her appointment was "A huge honor — For Me, This East THE best job In THE world." She added that THE opportunity has play A role In THE N.T. history "East A amazing privilege And responsibility. »

She said She has witnessed first hand "THE commitment, collaboration, glow And pride of those WHO bring THE Magic has THE building."

Born In Sheffield, South Yorkshire, has Sri Lankan Tamil parents, Rubasingham leaves her here job on Friday as artistic director of THE Oven Theater In Kilburn, London, After A run of 11 years.

On Sunday, THE Oven threw her A exit to party that was hosted byDownton Abbey star And Wonka actor Jimmy Carter.

For THE aim of clarity, I sat on THE sign that do her appointment has THE Oven.

Her ascension has THE high artistic job has THE from the United Kingdom flagship theater — A domineering brutalist structure on THE South Shore to boast three theaters And stunning views of THE River Thames And approximately — East A signature moment For her, And For THE UNITED KINGDOM theater industry And community.

Laurence Olivier was THE N.T. inaugural artistic director, And all of her successors to have has been male And pale. They include Rock Room, Richard Eyre, Trevor Nun, Nicholas Hytner And Norris.

THE research Committee, directed by N.T. chair Sir Damon Buffini, Never publicly announcement that they research A women has run THE theater complex, but It is known It is What they favored, as did Norris.

But Rubasingham won he on deserves.

Sir Damon note that all along THE recruitment process, “Indhu demonstrated has THE sign he...