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On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced ''[[The Mountaintop]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/james-dacre-american-words-british-production-1925436.html|title=James Dacre: American words, British production|date=23 March 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> which transferred to the West End and went on to become the surprise winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/katori-hall-wins-best-new-play-title-at-olivier-awards-3shxm6dg28k|title=Katori Hall wins Best New Play title at Olivier Awards|last=Malvern|first=Jack|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, he became Associate Director at the [[New Vic Theatre]] and [[Theatre 503|Theatre503]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/theatre503-appoints-new-associate-directors/|title=Theatre503 appoints new associate directors {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=18 August 2015|work=The Stage|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and directed in the West End and at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Royal exchange Theatre|Royal Exchange Theatre]], [[Royal National Theatre]] and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at [[Royal & Derngate]]. He held this role for a decade, producing more than 120 shows of which 60 toured both nationally and internationally and 42 transferred to London<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henley |first=Matthew |date=Oct 13, 2022 |title=James Dacre to step down as artistic director of Royal and Derngate |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/james-dacre-to-step-down-as-artistic-director-of-royal-and-derngate}}</ref> and were recognised with Olivier, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage and The Stage awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2022 |title=James Dacre to step down as Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate after a decade next Spring |url=https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/news/james-dacre-announcement-oct22/}}</ref> |
On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced ''[[The Mountaintop]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/james-dacre-american-words-british-production-1925436.html|title=James Dacre: American words, British production|date=23 March 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> which transferred to the West End and went on to become the surprise winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/katori-hall-wins-best-new-play-title-at-olivier-awards-3shxm6dg28k|title=Katori Hall wins Best New Play title at Olivier Awards|last=Malvern|first=Jack|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, he became Associate Director at the [[New Vic Theatre]] and [[Theatre 503|Theatre503]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/theatre503-appoints-new-associate-directors/|title=Theatre503 appoints new associate directors {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=18 August 2015|work=The Stage|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and directed in the West End and at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Royal exchange Theatre|Royal Exchange Theatre]], [[Royal National Theatre]] and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at [[Royal & Derngate]]. He held this role for a decade, producing more than 120 shows of which 60 toured both nationally and internationally and 42 transferred to London<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henley |first=Matthew |date=Oct 13, 2022 |title=James Dacre to step down as artistic director of Royal and Derngate |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/james-dacre-to-step-down-as-artistic-director-of-royal-and-derngate}}</ref> and were recognised with Olivier, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage and The Stage awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2022 |title=James Dacre to step down as Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate after a decade next Spring |url=https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/news/james-dacre-announcement-oct22/}}</ref> |
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In 2015, Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://francobritish.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170509_FBC_brochure_SINGLEPAGES.pdf|title=Franco-British Young Leader Biographies|website=francobritish.org}}</ref> for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide, including the world premiere of [[Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller's]] [[The Hook (screenplay)|''The Hook'']]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=David|title=Interview with Director James Dacre|year=2016|journal=The Arthur Miller Journal|language=en|volume=11|issue=1|pages=37–47|doi=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037|jstor=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30170595|title=Unseen Arthur Miller drama set for world premiere|last=Masters|first=Tim|date=24 November 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> produced to mark the centenary of his birth<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jun/10/arthur-millers-the-hook-world-premiere-for-snarling-beast-of-a-play|title=Arthur Miller's The Hook: world premiere for 'snarling beast of a play'|last=Trueman|first=Matt|date=10 June 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/arthur-millers-screenplay-the-hook-finds-a-home-onstage-in-england.html|title=Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England|last=Sulcas|first=Roslyn|date=24 June 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Shakespeare's [[King John (play)|''King John'']]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11658067/King-John-Shakespeares-Globe-review-could-hardly-be-more-timely.html|title=King John, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'could hardly be more timely'|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> staged at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Salisbury Cathedral]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/11640729/Salisbury-International-Arts-Festival-2015-diary-Day-4.html|title=Salisbury International Arts Festival 2015 diary: Day 4|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> [[Temple Church]] and [[The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton|The Holy Sepulchre]] to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of ''[[Magna Carta]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magnacartatrails.com/events/king-john-by-shakespeares-globe-theatre-at-the-salisbury-festival/|title=King John, by the Globe Theatre, at the Salisbury Festival {{!}} Magna Carta Trails|website=magnacartatrails.com|language=en-US|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> |
In 2015, Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://francobritish.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170509_FBC_brochure_SINGLEPAGES.pdf|title=Franco-British Young Leader Biographies|website=francobritish.org}}</ref> for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide, including the world premiere of [[Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller's]] [[The Hook (screenplay)|''The Hook'']]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=David|title=Interview with Director James Dacre|year=2016|journal=The Arthur Miller Journal|language=en|volume=11|issue=1|pages=37–47|doi=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037|jstor=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30170595|title=Unseen Arthur Miller drama set for world premiere|last=Masters|first=Tim|date=24 November 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> produced to mark the centenary of his birth<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jun/10/arthur-millers-the-hook-world-premiere-for-snarling-beast-of-a-play|title=Arthur Miller's The Hook: world premiere for 'snarling beast of a play'|last=Trueman|first=Matt|date=10 June 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/arthur-millers-screenplay-the-hook-finds-a-home-onstage-in-england.html|title=Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England|last=Sulcas|first=Roslyn|date=24 June 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Shakespeare's [[King John (play)|''King John'']]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11658067/King-John-Shakespeares-Globe-review-could-hardly-be-more-timely.html|title=King John, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'could hardly be more timely'|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> staged at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Salisbury Cathedral]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/11640729/Salisbury-International-Arts-Festival-2015-diary-Day-4.html|title=Salisbury International Arts Festival 2015 diary: Day 4|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> [[Temple Church]] and [[The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton|The Holy Sepulchre]] to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of ''[[Magna Carta]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magnacartatrails.com/events/king-john-by-shakespeares-globe-theatre-at-the-salisbury-festival/|title=King John, by the Globe Theatre, at the Salisbury Festival {{!}} Magna Carta Trails|website=magnacartatrails.com|language=en-US|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> |
James Dacre
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Born | James Charles Dacre May 1984 (age 40) |
Education | Eton |
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Occupation | Theatre director |
Title | Artistic director, Royal & Derngate |
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Relatives | Peter Dacre (grandfather) |
Website | www |
James Charles Dacre (born May 1984) is a British theatre, opera and film director and producer. He was artistic director of Royal & Derngate Theatres in Northampton from 2013-2023[1] and prior to that held Associate Director roles at The New Vic Theatre, Theatre503 and The National Youth Theatre.
James Dacre was born in 1984,[2] the son of Paul Dacre, former editor of the Daily Mail.[3] He won a King's ScholarshiptoEton[4] where he won the Newcastle Scholarship. He then studied Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion[5]atJesus College, Cambridge[6] where he edited Varsity, the student newspaper[7] and directed at the ADC, taking several productions to the Edinburgh Festival.[3] On graduating, he won a Fulbright Scholarship and Shubert Fellowship to study Theatre Directing at Columbia University School of the Arts in New York.[8] Dacre then worked as an assistant director to twelve directors including Anne Bogart, Robert Woodruff and Silviu Purcărete, and trained on the ITV/Channel 4 regional theatre director scheme[9] at the New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent.
On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced The Mountaintop,[10] which transferred to the West End and went on to become the surprise winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play.[11] Subsequently, he became Associate Director at the New Vic Theatre and Theatre503[12] and directed in the West End and at Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Exchange Theatre, Royal National Theatre and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at Royal & Derngate. He held this role for a decade, producing more than 120 shows of which 60 toured both nationally and internationally and 42 transferred to London[13] and were recognised with Olivier, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage and The Stage awards.[14]
In 2015, Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre,[15] for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide, including the world premiere of Arthur Miller's The Hook[16][17] produced to mark the centenary of his birth[18][19] and Shakespeare's King John[20] staged at Shakespeare's Globe, Salisbury Cathedral,[21] Temple Church and The Holy Sepulchre to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta.[22]
In 2016, Royal & Derngate was shortlisted for The Stage's Regional Theatre of the Year Award,[23] having reached more than half a million audiences across the UK and toured to over 65 theatres that year. Also in 2016, Dacre's production of The Herbal Bed[24] won Best Touring Production at the UK Theatre Awards.[25] In 2019/20 the venue was chosen as Outstanding Theatre of the Year by Michael Billington[26] won the Olivier Award for Best Family Entertainment.[27] Dacre directed the world premiere of The Two Popes by Anthony McCarten with Anton Lesser and Nicholas Woodeson,[28] which was subsequently adapted into the 2020 Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film The Two Popes.
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