New Co-Artistic Director at Ensemble

The Ensemble Theatre has announced that Mark Kilmurry will join the company as its Co-Artistic Director, alongside Sandra Bates.

The Ensemble Theatre has announced that Mark Kilmurry will join the company as its Co-Artistic Director, alongside Sandra Bates.

Bates was appointed Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre on January 1, 1986 and last week celebrated 25 years in the role. 

Kilmurry has been Associate Director of the company for six years, since 2005. He acted in four productions – Japes, Aunty And Me, Afterplay/The Yalta Game and Art, and directed Warren Mitchell in Alf Mitchell / Warren Garnett before being invited by Bates to take on the role of Associate Director in January 2005. 

Since 2005, Mark Kilmurry has directed 14 productions for the company, acted in another three, written one brand  new work and adapted another.

Kilmurry is currently working on Casanova which opens at Ensemble Theatre on March 18. He will direct this production which he also adapted from the BBC TV series by Russell T Davies.  The cast includes Katie Fitchett, Catherine McGraffin, Catherine Moore, Jamie Oxenbould and Michael Ross with Tim Walter as Casanova.