The Globe appoints new Artistic Director
Apr 1, 2017 10:03:35 GMT
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George Osborne appointed artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe
In an attempt to put recent controversies firmly to bed, Shakespeare’s Globe has announced that it has appointed George Osborne as its new artistic director.
The former chancellor, editor-elect of the London Evening Standard, financial adviser, board member, think tank boss, speechmaker and sitting MP for Tatton, insisted that he would be fully dedicated to the role, saying: “Let every man be master of his time.”
He added: “Like stage actors, I have significant experience of making speeches in front of bored audiences. Unlike actors, of course, I’m paid huge sums to do so.”
Regarding his move from the fusty, old-fashioned sphere of politics to the dynamic, forward-looking Shakespeare’s Globe, Osborne said he had “seen the light” and was looking forward to “enlightening” his audiences.
However, industry experts expressed concerns that he would not bring the same electricity that characterised predecessor Emma Rice’s tenure at the London venue.
Osborne added: “I am very excited to be working at the glorious ‘wooden O’, which coincidentally was my nickname in my school drama society. And in government.”
A source at the Globe praised Osborne’s work as chancellor, saying: “George’s mould-breaking work has brought parliament new and diverse audiences, won huge creative and critical acclaim, and achieved exceptionally strong box office returns. In breaking the mould, his latest season generated productive debate concerning the purpose and theatrical practice of the EU.”
It continued: “The Globe was reconstructed as a radical experiment to explore the conditions within which Shakespeare and his contemporaries worked, and we believe this should continue to be the central tenet of our work.”
Shakespeare has often been at the heart of Osborne’s working practices, his austerity measures and attempts to reduce the deficit taking to heart Hamlet maxim “neither a borrower nor a lender be”. He cites A Comedy of Errors as being particularly inspirational during his stint in government.
Osborne said that he had intended The Merchant of Venice, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Timon of Athens to make up his inaugural season, but – due to new rules to be brought in by the government – these Shakespeare titles will no longer be allowed to be performed once Britain has left the European Union.
Instead, his inaugural season will feature Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing.
Talking of future casting intentions, he added: “Farage would be a good Falstaff.”
George Osborne appointed artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe
In an attempt to put recent controversies firmly to bed, Shakespeare’s Globe has announced that it has appointed George Osborne as its new artistic director.
The former chancellor, editor-elect of the London Evening Standard, financial adviser, board member, think tank boss, speechmaker and sitting MP for Tatton, insisted that he would be fully dedicated to the role, saying: “Let every man be master of his time.”
He added: “Like stage actors, I have significant experience of making speeches in front of bored audiences. Unlike actors, of course, I’m paid huge sums to do so.”
Regarding his move from the fusty, old-fashioned sphere of politics to the dynamic, forward-looking Shakespeare’s Globe, Osborne said he had “seen the light” and was looking forward to “enlightening” his audiences.
However, industry experts expressed concerns that he would not bring the same electricity that characterised predecessor Emma Rice’s tenure at the London venue.
Osborne added: “I am very excited to be working at the glorious ‘wooden O’, which coincidentally was my nickname in my school drama society. And in government.”
A source at the Globe praised Osborne’s work as chancellor, saying: “George’s mould-breaking work has brought parliament new and diverse audiences, won huge creative and critical acclaim, and achieved exceptionally strong box office returns. In breaking the mould, his latest season generated productive debate concerning the purpose and theatrical practice of the EU.”
It continued: “The Globe was reconstructed as a radical experiment to explore the conditions within which Shakespeare and his contemporaries worked, and we believe this should continue to be the central tenet of our work.”
Shakespeare has often been at the heart of Osborne’s working practices, his austerity measures and attempts to reduce the deficit taking to heart Hamlet maxim “neither a borrower nor a lender be”. He cites A Comedy of Errors as being particularly inspirational during his stint in government.
Osborne said that he had intended The Merchant of Venice, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Timon of Athens to make up his inaugural season, but – due to new rules to be brought in by the government – these Shakespeare titles will no longer be allowed to be performed once Britain has left the European Union.
Instead, his inaugural season will feature Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing.
Talking of future casting intentions, he added: “Farage would be a good Falstaff.”