Indhu rubasingham biography of christopher walken

Date: 13 December Reporter: Philip Fisher. Media pundits suggested that the role really needed to go to a woman this time around, while diversity was always likely to come into the mix.

Indhu rubasingham biography of christopher walken: “But British-born, second-generation audiences

However, given her experience and skill set, Indhu Rubasingham would have been head and shoulders above any of the competition, regardless of gender or ethnicity. Unlike the incumbent and his predecessor, Sir Nicholas Hytner, she has successfully run a theatre for over a decade, taking it through a major rebuilding project along the way. She has also calmly and successfully withstood criticism both for some artistic choices and for her decision to rename what had always been the Tricycle as the Kiln.

There is one minor question that she will need to answer and it echoes commentary at the time that Rufus Norris took the helm. The lady who is to become Director Designate in spring , before becoming Director and Joint Chief Executive a year later, has a rather large Shakespearean lacuna in her CV. Time will tell whether she is keen to commission and direct works by the Bard or his presence at the National continues to be far too much of a rarity.

More generally, her experience has largely been in the field of new writing from both this country and the United States and that is likely to be the theme going forwards. The National has played an important part in my life—from tentative steps as a teenage theatregoer, to later as a theatre-maker, and to have the opportunity to play a role in its history is an incredible privilege and responsibility.

At a time when the theatrical community is struggling, it is comforting to know that the National Theatre will be in good hands for the next decade or so. The mouth already waters at the prospect of the programming for her inaugural season.