Rupert Goold is leaving the Almeida theatre after more than a decade in charge to take over at the Old Vic, ending a search for a new leader at one of the UK’s biggest theatrical institutions.
Rumours of the move at the top of the British theatre world began circulating this week, after the news in May that the current Old Vic artistic director, Matthew Warchus, would step down from the role in 2026.
