Just announced. Randall Shannon will move on from his Executive Director role at Wexford Festival Opera on 14th February, when his contract ends.
Parachuted in as an interim replacement is Loughlin Deegan, a freelance consultant.
Despite the ritual Wexford ‘wished Randall all the very best for his future projects,’ to the Scuttlebutt nostrils, this smells like trouble at the Wexford mill. The hound hears the sound of teeth grinding.
Deegan – who has, thankfully, experience directing The Dublin Theatre Festival for five years – is tasked to deliver this year’s festival alongside Artistic Director, Rosetta Cucchi.
