Jeremy Herrin set to stand down as artistic director of Headlong theatre company

Standing down: Jeremy Herrin will leave Headlong to pursue his freelance career
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Jessie Thompson @jessiecath11 September 2019

Jeremy Herrin will leave his role as the artistic director of Headlong theatre company in 2020, it has been announced.

He is leaving the touring theatre company, which he has led for the last seven years, in order to pursue his career as a freelance director.

During his time with Headlong, Herrin directed a number of successful productions including Duncan Macmillan’s People, Places and Things, James Graham’s Labour of Love, and Jennifer Haley’s The Nether, which transferred from the Royal Court to the West End.

Earlier this year he directed a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Old Vic, which starred Sally Field and Bill Pullman, and a revival of Michael Frayn's Noises Off which transfers to the West End next month.

““I’ve had the most wonderfully creative time at Headlong and I’m deeply proud of what we’ve achieved. I’ve loved being able to produce our great work around the country. It’s been an honour to support some great artists, and be supported by our smart board to evolve what Headlong is about,” Herrin said.

In a statement announcing his departure, Headlong said over 1.2 million people in the UK and around the world had seen shows by the company, which currently has work commissioned from artists including Inua Ellams, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Nathaniel Martello-White, Chloe Moss and Jack Thorne.

Herrin succeeded Rupert Goold in 2013, when he left to become artistic director of the Almeida Theatre. The search for the new artistic director for Headlong will begin in October.

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