hiː lˈɛft kwˈiːnslənd θˈiəɾɚ tə bɪkˌʌm dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪdni fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ænd sˈɜːvd æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ fɹʌm fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn fɚɹə fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ tˈɜːm, wɪð hɪz lˈæst fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
He left Queensland Theatre to become director of the Sydney Festival in October 2015, and served as director from February 2017 for a five-year term, with his last festival in 2021.