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Kully Thiarai
British theatre maker
Kully Thiarai FRSA | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Bradford University |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
| Known for | Creative Director of LEEDS 2023 |
Kully ThiaraiFRSA is a British artistic and creative director whose career began in theatre.
With her appointment at National Theatre Wales in 2016, she became the first Asian person, and only second woman, to lead a national theatre company in Britain. She has held multiple artistic directorships, including, from 2020 to 2024, the role of creative director for LEEDS 2023 – the city's independent year of culture.
Early life
Thiarai grew up in Smethwick in the West Midlands, where her father was employed as a labourer in the steelworks.[1][2] She initially studied social work at Bradford University.[3][2] At Theatre in the Mill, then run by Ruth Mackenzie,[4] Thiarai was introduced to performances by companies s kully thiarai biography of michael jordan2 BUNOR