Royal Court hires Vicky Featherstone as first female artistic director
National Theatre of Scotland head takes job described by one predecessor as theatre's equivalent to England managerAn American producer may have once joked that British theatre was entirely run by "men called Peter", but in a welcome step towards diversification the Royal Court has announced it is to appoint the first female artistic director in its 56-year history.Strikingly, Vicky Featherstone, 45, arrives from 400…