After five years across a variety of roles with Theatre North, artistic director Greg Leong announced on Wednesday night he would be retiring at the end of the year.
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The announcement was made at the launch of Theatre North at the Princess’ 2019 season to a gathered crowd of Launceston’s performing arts lovers.
In making the announcement, Mr Leong cited family matters that have increasingly required his attention as the reason for his “reluctant” decision to step away from the role.
Mr Leong joined Theatre North in 2013 as general manager and oversaw a re-brand, the establishment of the Friends of Theatre North organisation and an annual subscription season program.
He took on the role of artistic director after an organisational restructure last year.
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Theatre North management committee president Natalie De Vito considered herself lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Mr Leong.
“I joined the Committee in 2013 following Greg’s appointment then as general manager and have had the good fortune to work with him in that capacity and more recently in his role as Theatre North’s first artistic director,” she said.
“Over the past five years, Greg helped transform the organisation with expanded programming and community outreach.”
“On behalf of the management committee and I expect many people from the Launceston and Tasmanian arts community, I would like to express our sincere thanks to Greg for his contributions to Theatre North and the arts and theatre in Tasmania, and we wish him well as he enters retirement.”
Ms De Vito added that a celebration would be held in 2019 and she “[looked] forward to toasting Greg’s contribution and achievements then”.
Prior to his tenure with Theatre North, Mr Leong was the director of the Burnie Regional Art Gallery, the Burnie Arts & Function Centre, and was the Director of Tas Regional Arts – formerly the Tasmanian Arts Council.
Mr Leong has also had time at Arts Tasmania, lectured in textiles at the University of Tasmania and produced work as a freelance visual artist, performer and curator.
He has worked in radio in Hong Kong, programming and venue management at the Hong Kong Arts Centre and marketing with Youth & Music in London.
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Matt Dennien
Matt Dennien is a journalist at The Examiner, based in Launceston. Contact him via email at matt.dennien@examiner.com.au, or more securely via Signal on +61 437 672 994.
Matt Dennien is a journalist at The Examiner, based in Launceston. Contact him via email at matt.dennien@examiner.com.au, or more securely via Signal on +61 437 672 994.
