A symposium on the role of arts and culture

Kully Thiarai

Cast

Kully is an experienced Theatre Director and Executive Director of Cast, a new £22 million performance venue in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Having opened in September 2013, Cast is a people’s theatre and a cultural living room for the town that is a place for performance, participation and conversation.

Always interested in the new and curious about the world Kully has created a diverse range of work that spans communities, cultures and performance styles. She has directed large-scale epics, new plays and made work in non-theatre spaces.

Kully is a Clore Theatre Fellow, an RSA Fellow, a Trustee of Manchester International Festival and Chair of Z-arts, Manchester.