London’s Donmar Warehouse appoints Tim Sheader as artistic director

After more than a decade running Regent's Park Open Air theatre, the hit-making director is to take over the Covent Garden venue next year

Tim Sheader has been appointed as the artistic director of London's Donmar Warehouse. Sheader, who currently runs Regent's Park Open Air theatre, will take over from Michael Longhurst in March 2024 and will also be the Donmar's joint chief executive alongside executive director Henny Finch.

The Donmar, which occupies a site once used as a brewery and a banana-ripening warehouse, is one of London's most illustrious theatres. With 251 seats, it is considerably more intimate than the 1,240-seat Open Air theatre where Sheader has directed more than 20 summer shows through rain and sunshine since 2007.