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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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James Dacre was born in 1984,<ref name="Companies House">{{cite web|title=James Charles DACRE|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/OTU-0VJiGcOZMzqHuE1ofjn5NXA/appointments|website=Companies House|accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref> the son of [[Paul Dacre]], former editor of the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.<ref name="Daily Telegraph">{{cite news|last1=Cavendish|first1=Dominic|title=James Dacre interview: 'In ten minutes almost a thousand men were slaughtered'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/9812164/James-Dacre-interview-In-ten-minutes-almost-a-thousand-men-were-slaughtered.html|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=21 January 2013}}</ref> He won a [[King's Scholar|King's]] [[King's Scholar|Scholarship]] to [[Eton College|Eton]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/16/james-dacre-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-northampton-manchester-newcastle|title=James Dacre: Theatres must learn to collaborate more|last=Lawson|first=Mark|date=2014-09-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-10|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> where he won the [[Newcastle Scholarship]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-05-30|title=Newcastle Scholarship|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Scholarship&oldid=782921105|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref> and then studied Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/alumni-profiles#JD|title=Alumni profiles — Faculty of Divinity|last=djg39@cam.ac.uk|website= |
James Dacre was born in 1984,<ref name="Companies House">{{cite web|title=James Charles DACRE|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/OTU-0VJiGcOZMzqHuE1ofjn5NXA/appointments|website=Companies House|accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref> the son of [[Paul Dacre]], former editor of the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.<ref name="Daily Telegraph">{{cite news|last1=Cavendish|first1=Dominic|title=James Dacre interview: 'In ten minutes almost a thousand men were slaughtered'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/9812164/James-Dacre-interview-In-ten-minutes-almost-a-thousand-men-were-slaughtered.html|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=21 January 2013}}</ref> He won a [[King's Scholar|King's]] [[King's Scholar|Scholarship]] to [[Eton College|Eton]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/16/james-dacre-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-northampton-manchester-newcastle|title=James Dacre: Theatres must learn to collaborate more|last=Lawson|first=Mark|date=2014-09-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-10|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> where he won the [[Newcastle Scholarship]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-05-30|title=Newcastle Scholarship|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Scholarship&oldid=782921105|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref> and then studied Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/alumni-profiles#JD|title=Alumni profiles — Faculty of Divinity|last=djg39@cam.ac.uk|website=divinity.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-06-10}}</ref> at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] where he edited ''[[Varsity (Cambridge)|Varsity]]'', the student newspaper<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/james-dacre-brings-his-acclaimed-version-of-shakespeare-s-king-john-to-the-globe-theatre-10295777.html|title=James Dacre brings his acclaimed version of Shakespeare’s ‘King|date=2015-06-04|work=The Independent|access-date=2017-06-10|language=en-GB}}</ref> and directed at the [[Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club|ADC]], taking several productions to the Edinburgh Festival.<ref name="Daily Telegraph" /> On graduating, he won a [[Fulbright Scholar|Fulbright]] [[Fulbright scholarship|Scholarship]] and Shubert Fellowship to study Theatre Directing at [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ideastap.com/IdeasMag/the-knowledge/james-dacre-interview|title=James Dacre: Director|website=ideastap.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-10}}</ref> Dacre then worked as an assistant director to twelve directors including [[Anne Bogart]], [[Robert Woodruff (director)|Robert Woodruff]] and Silviu Purcărete, and trained on the ITV/Channel 4 regional theatre director scheme<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtyds.co.uk/directors-and-alumni/|title=Directors, alumni and past participants – RTYDS|website=rtyds.co.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-10}}</ref> at the [[New Vic Theatre]] in Stoke-on-Trent. |
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==Career== |
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* Premiere of ''Holy Warriors'' by [[David Eldridge (dramatist)|David Eldridge]] ([[Shakespeare's Globe]]) |
* Premiere of ''Holy Warriors'' by [[David Eldridge (dramatist)|David Eldridge]] ([[Shakespeare's Globe]]) |
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* ''[[The Accrington Pals]]'' by [[Peter Whelan]] ([[Royal Exchange Theatre]]), 2013 TMA Award for Best Design Team |
* ''[[The Accrington Pals]]'' by [[Peter Whelan]] ([[Royal Exchange Theatre]]), 2013 TMA Award for Best Design Team |
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* ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]] ([[Royal & Derngate]] and [[Royal Exchange Theatre]] and [[Northern Stage]], with original music by [[White Lies (band)]] |
* ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]] ([[Royal & Derngate]] and [[Royal Exchange Theatre]]) and [[Northern Stage]], with original music by [[White Lies (band)]] |
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* Premiere of ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Mike Poulton]], composed by [[Rachel Portman]], ([[Royal & Derngate]] and UK Tour) 2014 TMA nomination for Best Design Team. |
* Premiere of ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Mike Poulton]], composed by [[Rachel Portman]], ([[Royal & Derngate]] and UK Tour) 2014 TMA nomination for Best Design Team. |
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* European premiere of ''The Body of an American'' by [[Dan O'Brien (playwright)|Dan O'Brien]] ([[Gate Theatre]]) and ([[Royal & Derngate]]), nominated for an Evening Standard Award |
* European premiere of ''The Body of an American'' by [[Dan O'Brien (playwright)|Dan O'Brien]] ([[Gate Theatre]]) and ([[Royal & Derngate]]), nominated for an Evening Standard Award |
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James Dacre
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Born | James Charles Dacre May 1984 (age 40) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Eton |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge Columbia University School of the Arts |
Occupation | Theatre director |
Title | Artistic director, Royal & Derngate |
Parent(s) | Paul Dacre Kathy Dacre |
Website | www.jamesdacre.com |
James Charles Dacre (born May 1984), is a British theatre director. He has been artistic director of Royal & Derngate Theatres in Northampton since 2013.[1]
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[5] and then studied Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion[6]atCambridge University 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.
In 2015 Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre[13] for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide including the world premiere of Arthur Miller’s The Hook[14][15] produced to mark the centenary of his birth[16][17] and Shakespeare’s King John[18] staged at Shakespeare’s Globe, Salisbury Cathedral,[19] Temple Church and The Holy Sepulchre to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.[20]
In 2016 Royal & Derngate was shortlisted for The Stage’s Regional Theatre of the Year Award,[21] having reached more than half a million audiences across the UK and toured to over 65 theatres that year. In 2016 Dacre’s production of The Herbal Bed[22] won Best Touring Production at the UK Theatre Awards.[23]
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