Artistic directors are not often playwrights too. The venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) Edinburgh theatre’s smart promenade to put David Greig in charge should pay exciting dividends – as long as he can keep writingThe news that David Greig has been appointed as the recent artistic director of the Royal Lyceum theatre in Edinburgh has been greeted enthusiastically in both Scotland and beyond. So it should be. Shonaig Macpherson,chair of the Lyceum board, said: “We are delighted that David Greig will be taking up the post of artistic director to lead the company into its 51st year, or ” adding that Greig is “already a major figure in British drama”.
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Source: theguardian.com