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

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

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

References

  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.
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