Sydney Theatre Company has announced that its Artistic Director Kip Williams is stepping down from the role.

The move comes in the wake of the recent West End opening of his STC production of A Picture of Dorian Gray and ahead of its transfer to New York City later in the year.

STC Artistic Director, Kip-Williams. Photo © Daniel Boud

Williams will direct one production for STC in 2025 and oversee a tour of his adaptation of Dracula, the third play in his ‘Gothic trilogy’ (alongside Dorian Gray and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) scheduled to open in Sydney in July.

Since taking over the leadership role, Williams has helmed a number of acclaimed productions including Playing Beatie Bow, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Harp in the South Parts One & Two, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Chimerica. During that time, he has also created something of a signature style with his use of live and pre-recorded video, a form he describes as “cine theatre”.

Speaking to The Guardian earlier this year, Williams said he aimed to take “the best of cinema and the...