Old Vic Theater Founding Trustee Sally Greene Steps Down Ahead of Kevin Spacey Trial (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comK.J. Yossman Sally Greene, the woman who appointed Kevin Spacey artistic director of The Old Vic theater in London, has stepped down as a director of the theater’s trust, Variety can confirm.
Greene’s husband, property entrepreneur Robert Bourne, has also resigned as a director of The Old Vic Theatre Trust. Her decision to step down as a founding trustee after spending more than 20 years at the London theater company comes ahead of Spacey’s trial for sexual assault, which is due to start at the end of June.
The Old Vic found itself at the center of the Spacey storm in 2017 when, following claims made by actor Anthony Rapp, a cascade of allegations about Spacey’s behavior emerged, including a number of claims about inappropriate conduct pertaining to his time at The Old Vic.
An investigation into Spacey’s conduct during his tenure at The Old Vic, which was carried out by an external law firm hired by the theater, resulted in the accumulation of 20 personal testimonies “of alleged inappropriate behavior carried out by Kevin Spacey,” the theater said in a press release following the investigation. “Despite having the appropriate escalation processes in place, it was claimed that those affected felt unable to raise concerns and that Kevin Spacey operated without sufficient accountability,” the theater admitted in the release.
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