Kelleher relishes chance at the helm of the Everyman

Actor, director and producer Julie Kelleher is relishing the challenge of taking the helm at the Everyman Theatre, writes Colette Sheridan

The new artistic director of Cork’s Everyman, Julie Kelleher, has eclectic taste in theatre. Replacing Michael Barker-Caven at the helm of the theatre which will see her programming the venue, Kelleher says she loves commercial musical theatre.

“I think it can be absolutely transporting and exciting and a great spectacle. At the same time, put me in front of Conor Lovett doing Beckett and I’m equally enraptured. If I’m in some way transported or carried away by what’s in front of me, I’m happy.”