The hottest seat in the theatre

It has been a stellar year for the Everyman, particularly with the success of Asking For It. Artistic director Julie Kelleher is not resting on her laurels, says Marjorie Brennan.

It was a case of life imitating art when it came to Julie Kelleher choosing her career. “I did a lot of dancing and drama classes when I was young but I didn’t realise how important it was to me until I got to my Leaving Cert.

I was attending classes with [director and playwright] Marian Wyatt and when it came to deciding about college, it struck me that the time in the week that I felt most occupied and least anxious was when I was at my class on Friday afternoon. I thought there was something really valuable in that, if I can feel completely occupied by this, that’s got to be the thing to do.”