 To accommodate the technical needs of these productions, a refurbishment was planned to take place throughout 2007, improving the backstage & technical facilities, the foyer, bar and auditorium.The Ustinov Studio re-opened in February 2008, with their own production of "Breakfast With Mugabe", starring Joseph Marcell, Miles Anderson and Nicholas Bailey.In 2011, Olivier Award-winning director Laurence Boswell was appointed the first Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio.