We are thrilled that our Artistic Director David Lan has been awarded a Special Award for Services to Theatre at today's annual Critics' Circle Awards held at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The award is in recognition of David's significant impact and legacy on the theatre industry, and comes, significantly, in his final week as Artistic Director of the Young Vic.
David Lan, 2018. Photo by Johan Persson. David was appointed AD of the YV in 2000 where he established the Genesis Directors Project, the Jerwood Directors Award and the Young Vic Award.
He won an Olivier Award for the 2004 YV season. Other awards include the John Whiting award, The George Orwell award and the Zurich International Television Prize. He led the £12.5 million rebuild of the Young Vic theatre and the two year Walkabout season while the theatre was closed.
His productions at the Young Vic include Julius Caesar (2000), A Raisin in the Sun (2001, revival and tour 2005), Doctor Faustus (2002), The Daughter-in-Law (2002), The Skin of Our Teeth (2004) and As You Like It at Wyndhams (2005) as part of Walkabout. In 2010, he directed August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone.
In his last week at the helm here at the YV, this Critics Circle Special Award forms just part of our farewell salute to David.
Find out more about the 2018 Critics' Circle Awards and the full list of winners here.
