Joe Douglas
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Clear White Light (2018), for Live Theatre[10]
- Arabian Nights (2017), for the Royal Lyceum Theatre[11]
- Death of a Salesman (2016), by Arthur Miller for Dundee Repertory Theatre[12]
- The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (2014) by John McGrath for the Dundee Repertory Theatre[13]
- Dear Scotland (2014), co-directed with Catrin Evans for the National Theatre of Scotland[14]
- Bloody Trams (2014) by Joe Douglas at the Traverse Theatre[15]
- The Call of the Wild (2014) by Jack London at Oran Mor[16]
- The BFG (2013) by Roald Dahl at the Dundee Repertory Theatre
- The Reprobates (2013) by Phil Porter[17]
- Thank You (2013) by Catrin Evans at Oran Mor
- The Last Polar Bears (2011) by Harry Horse for the National Theatre of Scotland[18]
- Our Teacher's A Troll (2010) by Dennis Kelly for the National Theatre of Scotland[18]
- Videotape (2009) by Oliver Emmanuel at Oran Mor
References[edit]
- ^ Hemley, Matthew (12 October 2007). "ITV to back theatre training scheme for young directors". The Stage. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Joe Douglas" Dundee Rep. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Meet the Playwright: Joe Douglas" Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine HighTide Blog. Retrieved 25 June 2014
- ^ "Our People" YMT. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Educating Ronnie, Joe Douglas and Gareth Nicholls - MadeinScot 2012". Made in Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Ferguson, Bryan "Edinburgh Fringe: 12 of the best hot ticket shows" The Scotsman 5 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Theatre review: Death of a Salesman". The Scotsman. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Clear White Light Live Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ The Arabian Nights Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Dibdin, Thom (3 March 2017). "Death of a Salesman review at Dundee Rep – 'compelling and powerful'". Dundee Repertory Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dear Scotland". National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ McMillan, Joyce (22 March 2014). "Theatre review: Bloody Trams – A Rapid Response, Edinburgh". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Brennan, Mary (10 June 2014). "The Call of the Wild". The Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ The Reprobates HighTide. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ a b The Last Polar Bears National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019.