Graham Devlin

Graham Devlin is a writer and director in both theatre and opera, a senior arts manager and a cultural strategist. As an artist, he has directed in the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia for, amongst others, the National Theatre, Aldeburgh Festival, Scottish Opera and Glyndebourne. As a manager, he has run theatres, festivals and his own successful touring theatre company Major Road. In 1997 he was appointed Deputy Secretary General and Acting Chief Executive of the Arts Council of England. Since leaving the Arts Council he has worked as a consultant, specialising in the field of cultural strategy, Current clients include the Royal Opera House, Arts Council England, Royal Shakespeare Company, British Council, the Barbican Centre and the Victoria and Albert Museum.