The Royal Shakespeare Company has appointed Bailey Lock as executive producer (Stratford), working alongside co-artistic directors Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans and executive director Andrew Leveson to lead the producing team in the company’s Midlands home.
Lock is currently co-executive director of children’s theatre company the Unicorn Theatre. She oversaw the organisation during the pandemic, launching Unicorn Online with former artistic director Justin Audibert—“a free programme that continues to reach thousands of children”.
During her tenure, the Unicorn has collaborated with Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the Roald Dahl Story Company, English National Ballet, Talawa Theatre Company, Upswing, Sheffield Theatres, Children’s Theatre Partnership, ATG Creative Learning and the National Theatre.
Lock said, "I’m thrilled to be joining Andrew, Daniel and Tamara, and to be part of the extraordinary team delivering the highest quality of work for the RSC stages. I’m looking forward to taking up this new post at the beating heart of the company; collaborating with incredible artists and partners to deliver a unique, diverse and exciting programme. I will hugely miss the staff, shows and young audiences of the Unicorn Theatre but look forward to seeing what this amazing organisation does next.”
Evans, Harvey and Leveson commented, “Bailey’s reputation as a tenacious and ambitious producer precedes her. Her leadership at the Unicorn has been inspiring and her expertise will be invaluable as we forge ahead with the RSC’s new chapter.”
Before joining the Unicorn, Lock was general manager of the Donmar Warehouse where she worked on artistic seasons including Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Shakespeare Trilogy, Peter Gill’s The York Realist in 2018 and James Graham’s The Vote in 2015.