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Mark Ball (artistic director)

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Mark Ball
OccupationArtistic Director of the Southbank Centre

Mark Ball is Artistic Director based at London's Southbank Centre. He took up the position in January 2022.[1][2] Ball grew up in Bury St Edmunds and studied politics at John Moores University in Liverpool.[3] He was previously the Creative Director at Manchester International Festival and Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the London International Festival of Theatre[4][5] and has worked for prison theatre company, Geese Theatre.[3]

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  1. ^ "Mark Ball named as Southbank Centre artistic director". londonSE1. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ Youde, Kate (12 August 2021). "Ball becomes artistic director at Southbank Centre". Arts Professional. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Allfree, Claire (19 October 2022). "Southbank artistic director Mark Ball: 'One play changed my life'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Mark Ball joins Southbank Centre as Artistic Director" (PDF) (Press release). Southbank Centre. 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ Tilden, Imogen (22 April 2025). "'Be playful, try new things!' The Southbank Centre's Mark Ball on his new festival, Multitudes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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