Bartlett named Artistic Director of The Hope Theatre

PHIL BARTLETT has been appointed as The Hope Theatre's new Artistic Director, taking over from KENNEDY BLOOMER at the end of the month. 

Bartlett trained as a director at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and was previously Resident Assistant Director at Theatre Royal Plymouth.

A former finalist for the JMK Award, Bartlett was previously Resident Director on a nationwide tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical.

He has delivered outreach and education courses for the Young Vic and Bigfoot Arts Education and is a visiting practitioner on the BA Acting programme at the University of Plymouth.