Rupert Goold to join The Old Vic as artistic director after leaving the Almeida

Rupert Goold is to join The Old Vic after leaving the Almeida Theatre - (PA Archive)

Bafta nominee Rupert Goold is to leave his role as artistic director at the Almeida Theatre to join The Old Vic in the same role.

The Dear England director said he had enjoyed 11 “richly rewarding” years at the Almeida in London’s Islington area, but had now taken on the role at the theatre in the capital’s Southbank with “excitement and trepidation”.