Eve Best

[cirque]

excellent interview etc in today's Times with Eve Best.
She does not reveal or deny whether job of AD at Shakespeare's Globe is tempting but does say,she loves the place.

I repeat my thinking of long standing....she would be a superb choice for this role.

[zahidf]

She is a great actress, but has she aby experience of running a theatre? Esp one which needs a lot of goodwill and a very strong post Emma rice season... (At short notice as well!)

[Jan]

Mar 20, 2017 12:53:16 GMT zahidf said:

She is a great actress, but has she aby experience of running a theatre? Esp one which needs a lot of goodwill and a very strong post Emma rice season... (At short notice as well!)

Sam West and Daniel Evans didn't have any experience of running a theatre before they took over Sheffield Theatres. If direct experience was a requirement no new director would ever be appointed. In the scheme of things being director of the Globe is well down the scale of difficulty - half the repertoire is already defined. I think we should have more theatres run by actors, not that they would necessarily be better but just for variety.

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When they were hiring Dromgoole's replacement, the requirements were that the applicant be a director or actor of some note who would participate directly in at least one production a season. No previous building management experience required. Indeed, with everything that's gone down recently, they'd be better off without someone who *doesn't* have the experience, as the board are clearly poised to get involved with major decision-making and an experienced building manager may well find them just too THERE.

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BUMP

They're now advertising for the new AD. I must see if I can find my copy of the candidate brief from last time, see if there are any pointed references in this new one to warn against any future Emma Rice types. Applications in by 24th April, first round interviews 11th and 12th May. Be interested to see what names filter out this time, and what semi-visionary sap ultimately ends up in the role.

www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/editor/files/Recruitment/Shakespeares_Globe_Artistic_Director_-_Candidate_Brief.pdf

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Context and History includes:

"Plays are staged during the season most afternoons, as they would have been in
the 16th and 17th centuries; and also in the evenings, using stage lighting that is
a simulacrum of daytime light whilst actors’ voices are heard without the use of
contemporary amplification equipment."

Key Responsibilities include:

"• To ensure that the programming in the Globe Theatre, Sam Wanamaker

Playhouse and on tour provide a satisfying and coherent balance of traditional,

experimental and international work in line with the Globe’s mission and statement

of playing conditions."

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"So actors need to be able to project over the thoroughly authentic Elizabethan-esque helicopters that frequently like to hover over the site."

[Jan]

Wonder who'll get it (different question to who you would like to get it). Any guesses ? Think I'll go for Lucy Bailey.

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There are currently some delightful Globe "fans" commenting on the FB post sharing the Advert...if Rice's appointment has seen off even a couple of that sort I'll consider it a resounding success despite the circumstances...

[dlevi]

I think an actress such as Eve Best would be a terrific choice for Shakespeare's Globe. She's proven her ability as an actress interpreting Shakespeare, thanks to interviews she's shown us that she's smart and if we look at her career choices, she's been pretty smart about those as well. I've no doubt this time around the Board will make sure to ask the appropriate questions about maintaining their mission statement in the choice of directors and designers for their productions. And I feel similarly about Jamie Parker ( but that's a different thread.

[samuelwhiskers]

I think Eve is busy with her own acting career and commitment to take Shakespeare to third world countries. Shame, she wants to direct more and would be perfect for the job. (Except for the issue at taking the role over the hostility towards Rice's firing.)

If it's another woman I'd also go for Lucy Bailey.