Kevin Spacey had a rough reception in his first year running London’s Old Vic Theatre. “Spacey, 46, is committed to a plan to re-establish the Old Vic as the leading popular theatre in London. ‘My commitment here is for 10 years. It will take five to establish myself and build up the audience who come and see the work. I will have been on stage here this year for 36 weeks in three plays. I took six weeks out to shoot the new Superman movie. That to me is the right balance. The movies are not my first priority – the theatre is’.”