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James Charles Dacre (born May 1984), is a British theatre and opera[1] Royal & Derngate Theatres in Northampton since 2013.[2]
Early years
James Dacre was born in 1984,[3] Paul Dacre , chairman of Associated Newspapers.[4] King's Scholarship to Eton [5] Newcastle Scholarship [6] [7] at Cambridge University where he edited Varsity [8] ADC , taking several productions to the Edinburgh Festival.[9] Fulbright Scholarship and Shubert Fellowship to study Theatre Directing at Columbia University School of the Arts in New York.[10] Anne Bogart , Robert Woodruff and Silviu Purcărete, and trained on the ITV/Channel 4 regional theatre director scheme[11] New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent.
Career
On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced The Mountaintop [12] [13] New Vic Theatre and Theatre503 [14] Shakespeare's Globe , Royal Exchange Theatre , Royal National Theatre and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at Royal & Derngate . He is a Board Director of Spirit of 2012,[15] Talawa Theatre Company [16] Franco-British Young Leader.[17]
In 2015 Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre[18] Arthur Miller’s The Hook [19] [20] [21] [22] King John [23] Shakespeare’s Globe , Salisbury Cathedral ,[24] Temple Church and The Holy Sepulchre to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta .[25]
In 2016 Royal & Derngate was shortlisted for The Stage’s Regional Theatre of the Year Award,[26] The Herbal Bed [27] [28] Royal & Derngate reached audiences of over half a million people,[29] [30]
Selected work
World Premiere of The Mountaintop by Katori Hall (Trafalgar Studios ), 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play, nominated for a further five Olivier, Whatsonstage and Evening Standard Awards
King John by William Shakespeare (Royal & Derngate , Shakespeare's Globe , Temple Church , Salisbury Cathedral and UK Tour to mark the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta ), 2015 UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre
The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan (Royal & Derngate , English Touring Theatre , Rose Theatre Kingston), 2016 UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production
World Premiere of Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World ,These New Puritans , (Royal & Derngate and National Tour)
Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi (English Touring Opera at Hackney Empire and National Tour)
World Premiere of Roy Williams ' Soul, (Royal & Derngate and Hackney Empire )
World Premiere of Arthur Miller 's The Hook , (Royal & Derngate and Everyman Theatre )
Premiere of Our Lady of Kibeho by Katori Hall (Royal & Derngate )
As You Like It by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare's Globe , UK and European Tour and 2012 revival)
King James Bible Royal National Theatre )
Premiere of Holy Warriors by David Eldridge (Shakespeare's Globe )
The Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan (Royal Exchange Theatre ), 2013 UK Theatre Award for Best Design Team
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)
Premiere of A Tale of Two Cities Mike Poulton , composed by Rachel Portman , (Royal & Derngate and UK Tour) 2014 TMA nomination for Best Design Team.
European premiere of The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien (Gate Theatre ) and (Royal & Derngate ), nominated for an Evening Standard Award
Premiere of The Thrill of Love by Amanda Whittington (New Vic Theatre and Stephen Joseph Theatre ) before transferring to St. James Theatre , finalist for the 2013 Writers Guild Best New Play Award.
Premiere of Judgement Day by Mike Poulton , after When We Dead Awaken by Henrik Ibsen (The Print Room), Ian Charleson Best Actress Commendation
European premiere of 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog (Bath Theatre Royal ) and (The Print Room ), 2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Bus Stop by William Inge (New Vic Theatre and Stephen Joseph Theatre )
Premiere of Precious Little Talent by Ella Hickson (Trafalgar Studios ), Best Play, London Theatre Festival Awards 2011, nominated for an Evening Standard Award
Co-Directed premiere of The Unconquered by Torben Betts (Stellar Quines Theatre Company , UK Tour and Off-Broadway Transfer)
Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill (New Vic Theatre )
Premiere of Orpheus and Eurydice : A Myth UndergroundMolly Davies with music by James Johnston , Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (National Youth Theatre / Old Vic Tunnels)
Premiere of The Error of Their Ways by Torben Betts (HERE Arts Centre , New York)
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn (New Vic Theatre )
Baal by Bertolt Brecht (Riverside Church , New York)
Broken (An adaptation of Ernst Toller 's Hinkemann by Torben Betts , 2012)
Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach (Cambridge Arts Theatre )
Premiere of PMQ by Ella Hickson (Theatre503 and HighTide )
References
^ "James Charles DACRE" . Companies House . Retrieved 5 March 2017 .
^ "Our leadership team | dmg media" . www.dmgmedia.co.uk . Retrieved 17 March 2019 .
^ Lawson, Mark (16 September 2014). "James Dacre: Theatres must learn to collaborate more" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "Newcastle Scholarship" . Wikipedia . 30 May 2017.
^ djg39@cam.ac.uk. "Alumni profiles — Faculty of Divinity" . divinity.cam.ac.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2017 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ "James Dacre brings his acclaimed version of Shakespeare's 'King" . The Independent . 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ Cavendish, Dominic (21 January 2013). "James Dacre interview: 'In ten minutes almost a thousand men were slaughtered' . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 5 March 2017 .
^ "James Dacre: Director" . ideastap.com . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "Directors, alumni and past participants – RTYDS" . rtyds.co.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "James Dacre: American words, British production" . The Independent . 23 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ Malvern, Jack. "Katori Hall wins Best New Play title at Olivier Awards" . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "Theatre503 appoints new associate directors | News | The Stage" . The Stage . 18 August 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "Board/Patrons" . Spirit of 2012 . Retrieved 17 March 2019 .
^ "James Dacre" . Talawa . Retrieved 17 March 2019 .
^ "Young Leaders" . Franco British Council . Retrieved 17 March 2019 .
^ "Franco-British Young Leader Biographies" (PDF) . http://francobritish.org
^ "Interview with Director James Dacre on JSTOR". doi :10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037.pdf#page_scan_tab_contents . JSTOR 10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037 .
^ Masters, Tim (24 November 2014). "Unseen Arthur Miller drama set for world premiere" . BBC News . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ Trueman, Matt (10 June 2015). "Arthur Miller's The Hook: world premiere for 'snarling beast of a play' . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ Sulcas, Roslyn (24 June 2015). "Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "King John, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'could hardly be more timely' . Telegraph.co.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "Salisbury International Arts Festival 2015 diary: Day 4" . Telegraph.co.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "King John, by the Globe Theatre, at the Salisbury Festival | Magna Carta Trails" . magnacartatrails.com . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "The Stage Awards 2016 | The Stage" . The Stage . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ " . The Independent . 8 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ "UK Theatre Award Winners 2016" . https://uktheatre.org
^ "Franco British Leaders" (PDF) .
^ Stage, The (3 January 2019). "The Stage 100 2019: Theatre's most influential (81-90)" . The Stage . Retrieved 17 March 2019 .
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