Jude Kelly

Jude Kelly
Kelly in 2008
Born
Judith Pamela Kelly

March 1954 (age 70)
EducationCalder High School for Girls/Quarry Bank Comprehensive School
Alma materThe University of Birmingham
Occupation(s)Theatre director and producer
Notable workFounder of the Women of the World Festival (WOW)
Spouse(s)Michael Bird, m. 1993
Children3, including Caroline Bird

Judith "Jude" Pamela Kelly, CBE (born March 1954), is a British theatre director and producer. She is a director[1] of the WOW Foundation, which organises the annual Women of the World Festival, founded in 2010 by Kelly. From 2006 to 2018, she was Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre in London.[2][3]

  1. ^ "THE WOW FOUNDATION - Officers". Companies House. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Aitkenhead, Decca (26 January 2018). "Southbank director Jude Kelly: 'Saying you're a feminist is not enough'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ Brown, Mark (18 January 2018). "Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly to step down". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 January 2018.