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Joe Douglas

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Joe Douglas (born 1983) is a British theatre director, playwright and performer. He was the Artistic Director of Live Theatre in Newcastle from 2018 to 2020.

Background

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Douglas was born and raised in Manchester, where he attended St. Bede's College. He studied directing at Rose Bruford College in London before winning a place on the ITV Theatre Director Scheme[1] to train with the National Theatre of Scotland.

Career

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As a freelance director Douglas has directed at the Dundee Repertory Theatre,[2] Oran Mor and the Traverse Theatre among others. He has worked for the National Theatre of Scotland, HighTide[3] and National Youth Music Theatre.[4]

In 2012 he was awarded an Edinburgh Fringe First Award for Educating Ronnie,[5] a one-man show based on his experiences in Uganda which he both wrote and performed. He directed two shows at the Edinburgh festival in 2014[6] including a play by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

His revivals of The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil and Death of a Salesman were both critical[7][8] and commercial successes, winning several CATS.[9]

His first directorial production for Live Theatre was Clear White Light.

Theatre credits

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References

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  1. ^ Hemley, Matthew (12 October 2007). "ITV to back theatre training scheme for young directors". The Stage. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Joe Douglas" Dundee Rep. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Meet the Playwright: Joe Douglas" Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine HighTide Blog. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  4. ^ "Our People" YMT. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Educating Ronnie, Joe Douglas and Gareth Nicholls - MadeinScot 2012". Made in Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Bryan "Edinburgh Fringe: 12 of the best hot ticket shows" The Scotsman 5 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  7. ^ Fisher, Mark (14 September 2015). "The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil review – a raucous five-star revival". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Theatre review: Death of a Salesman". The Scotsman. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. ^ Clear White Light Live Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. ^ The Arabian Nights Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  12. ^ Dibdin, Thom (3 March 2017). "Death of a Salesman review at Dundee Rep – 'compelling and powerful'". Dundee Repertory Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. ^ McGrath, John; Brennan, Clare (11 September 2016). "The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil review – a superb revival". The Guardian/The Observer. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Dear Scotland". National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ^ McMillan, Joyce (22 March 2014). "Theatre review: Bloody Trams – A Rapid Response, Edinburgh". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. ^ Brennan, Mary (10 June 2014). "The Call of the Wild". The Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  17. ^ The Reprobates HighTide. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b The Last Polar Bears National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019.