THEATRE NEWS: NAC's Hinton leaving post in 2012
12 OCT/11

JOHN COULBOURN -QMI Agency

TORONTO - Peter Hinton, credited by many with revitalizing the English Theatre program at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, is stepping down as the NAC’s artistic director of English theatre, effective August, 2012.

Hinton’s departure was announced Wednesday by Peter Herndorf, NAC President and CEO, who praised Hinton’s abilities as both a builder and a mentor. “We will miss his passionate commitment to artists and to his audience,” Herndorf said. Hinton will program the NAC’s 2012-13 season of English theatre, prior to his departure.