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Sean Foley. Photo: Kris Askey. Theatre can blaze a trail. ... founded by ex-Birmingham Rep artistic director and executive producer Sean Foley and Chloe Naldrett, ...

Sean Foley Will Step Down as Birmingham Rep's Artistic Director by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024 Birmingham Rep announced that Sean Foley will step down as Artistic Director this summer following his ...

Birmingham Repertory Theatre has appointed JOE MURPHY as its new artistic director, taking up post in spring 2025. He succeeds SEAN FOLEY, who stepped down from The Rep in April after five years..

Birmingham Rep has appointed Sherman Theatre’s Joe Murphy as its new artistic director. Currently artistic director at the Cardiff venue, Murphy will succeed Sean Foley, who stepped down from ...

Joe Murphy, currently artistic director of the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, has been appointed to a similar role at Birmingham Rep. Murphy, 39, will replace Sean Foley, who has stepped down after five ...

The theatre said it will also be appointing a new artistic director after SEAN FOLEY announced he was stepping down earlier this year. RACHAEL THOMAS , chief executive of The Rep, said: “We’re ...

His appointment comes ahead of Birmingham Rep’s planned recruitment of a new artistic director to work alongside Street and chief executive Rachael Thomas, following the departure of Sean Foley.

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly known as the Birmingham Rep or The Rep, announced the appointment on Thursday. Mr Street served as mayor from 2017 to 2024, until he lost to Labour's ...

The critics are generally impressed by Sean Foley’s swansong staging at Birmingham Rep, but are divided over Robert Sheehan and Adonis Siddique’s central performances.