OLD VIC PRODUCTIONS PLC:
Old Vic Productions plc is a leading theatre production company.
It produces, co-produces, manages and invests in plays and musicals.
This means that it is involved in a wide range of shows, offering
investors the opportunity to be associated with a varied selection
of the best of the West End.
The Company was launched in 1993 by Chairman Richard Attenborough
and Chief Executive Sally Greene under the name Criterion Productions.
Its aim was to give theatre-lovers from across the country the
opportunity to participate in theatrical production.
In 2000, the Company was re-launched as Old Vic Productions
plc to reflect Chief Executive Sally Greene's association with
the historic Old Vic Theatre and the shared ethos between it
and the Company of staging work of the highest quality.
Old Vic Productions plc enjoys the distinction of a Board that
includes some of the most experienced and influential figures
in British theatre today. Chaired by Lord Attenborough, other
directors include Stephen Daldry, Dame Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons,
Kevin Spacey and David Suchet.
SALLY GREENE (Producer)
Theatre impresario Sally Greene is the owner of the Old Vic
Theatre and the Criterion Theatre. She is well known for her
achievements in rescuing and restoring some of Britain's greatest
theatres including the OLD VIC THEATRE, the RICHMOND THEATRE
and the CRITERION THEATRE. In 1999 she launched one of the West
End's most formidable production companies, Old Vic Productions
plc, which to date has 700 investors and has produced over 40
plays in the West End and on Broadway. She appointed Kevin Spacey
as Artistic Director of the Old Vic in 2000 and they intend
to bring the best of American and British talent onto the stage
of the Old Vic during the next five years.
Sally is about to begin work on her fourth theatre, an entirely
new building, which will be on the site of the old COLLINS MUSIC
HALL in Islington. She is extremely excited to be working on
Billy Elliot: The Musical with Working Title Pictures and such
extraordinary British talent. Her only remaining ambition is
to one day sing a duet with Sir Elton.
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