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Dateline: 2nd March, 2010
King's Head Gets new Director Adam Spreadbury-Maher is nto be the new Artistic Director of the King's Head Theatre. Under his leadership the theatre will be a full time in-house producing venue, as it was under founding Artistic Director Dan Crawford. His inaugural season will open in autumn 2010. 2010 is the 40th anniversary of Dan Crawford's founding of the King's Head Theatre. Under his leadership the King's Head became London's most successful Off-West End venue, transferring over forty shows to the West End, six transferred to Broadway and eight have toured nationally. Some of the many artists who have appeared at the theatre include: Kenneth Branagh, Imelda Staunton, Sam West and Tom Stoppard who described the King's Head as "a pioneer of theatre". After Dan's untimely death in 2005 his partner and Associate Artistic Director Stephanie Sinclaire took the helm as Creative Director and Chief Executive to continue his legacy. In February 2010 she bought the freehold of the King's Head. As a result, future plans include building a second storey to increase capacity from 120 to 199. "Last year Adam Spreadbury-Maher won the Dan Crawford/ Peter Brook Award (sponsored by Nica Burns & Cameron Mackintosh) for The Cock Tavern and on that basis we met," Sinclaire said. "His passion, knowledge, commitment, sincerity, breadth of vision and ability to inspire reminded me immediately of Dan. He has the talent to match. Discussions to link our two theatres led to a bonfire of ideas and possibilities. The final clincher was Adam's own producing model. Based on his concept of 'super engagement', it is a model after my own heart, born in collaboration and inspiration and visionary leadership. I had found the heir to Dan's throne. "Adam will now begin his own 'mission impossible', with my full support and I hope the entire theatrical community's. The King's Head, now under our full control, and with an ambitious expansion plan in the works, remains a glorious and special place with its unique atmosphere and special history. It is the place Berkoff called, 'a sanctuary for every maverick in London' and continues, as Tom Stoppard said, 'to defy gravity'. Adam's vision of new drama, edgy musicals and opera with young companies is very exciting and I believe his move to the King's Head will revitalise the little magic theatre we all have loved as well as the theatrical scene at large." Adam Spreadbury-Maher said, "I am thrilled to be taking on the artistic directorship of the King's Head. I identify so strongly with what it stands for. Its future prospects are very exciting and I am looking forward to leading the artistic development and growth of this historic theatre. It is an honour to carry on the legacy of the great theatrical pioneer, Dan Crawford, and I'll seek to innovate, challenge and push theatre forward." He will continue his current position as Artistic Director of theatre company Good Night Out Presents and opera company OperaUpClose; they will be resident producing companies at the King's Head Theatre and remain the resident companies at The Cock Tavern Theatre.
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