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'''Jeremy Herrin''' is an English theatre director. He is the |
'''Jeremy Herrin''' is an English theatre director. He is one of the founding directors of Second Half Productions. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Having trained at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] in Glasgow, Herrin was an assistant director under [[Stephen Daldry]] at the Royal Court Theatre from |
Having trained at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] in Glasgow, Herrin was an assistant director under [[Stephen Daldry]] at the Royal Court Theatre from 1993 to 1995. He then was a staff director at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] from 1995 to 1999. In 2000 he became associate director at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, where his credits included plays by [[Richard Bean]] and Joe Harbot. |
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His breakthrough show was the critically successful ''[[That Face]]'' by [[Polly Stenham]] at the Royal Court Upstairs in 2007, which subsequently transferred to the [[West End theatre|West End]]. He was nominated for the [[Evening Standard Award]] for Best Director for Stenham's ''Tusk Tusk'' in 2009. He became the deputy artistic director at the Royal Court to [[Dominic Cooke]] in 2009. He has directed a number of new plays at the Royal Court including ''[[Spur of the Moment (play)|Spur of the Moment]]'' by [[Anya Reiss]], [[Richard Bean]]'s ''[[The Heretic (play)|The Heretic]]'' and ''No Quarter'', also by Stenham, in 2013.<ref>[http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/no-quarter "No Quarter at The Royal Court Theatre"], ''Royal Court Theatre''. Retrieved 10 June 2013.</ref> |
His breakthrough show was the critically successful ''[[That Face]]'' by [[Polly Stenham]] at the Royal Court Upstairs in 2007, which subsequently transferred to the [[West End theatre|West End]]. He was nominated for the [[Evening Standard Award]] for Best Director for Stenham's ''Tusk Tusk'' in 2009. He became the deputy artistic director at the Royal Court to [[Dominic Cooke]] in 2009. He has directed a number of new plays at the Royal Court including ''[[Spur of the Moment (play)|Spur of the Moment]]'' by [[Anya Reiss]], [[Richard Bean]]'s ''[[The Heretic (play)|The Heretic]]'' and ''No Quarter'', also by Stenham, in 2013.<ref>[http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/no-quarter "No Quarter at The Royal Court Theatre"], ''Royal Court Theatre''. Retrieved 10 June 2013.</ref> |
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Herrin made his Shakespearean debut at the [[Globe Theatre]] in 2011, directing [[Eve Best]] in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. In 2011 Herrin directed several West End productions, including a well received revival of [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s ''[[Absent Friends (play)|Absent Friends]]''. He also directed the UK premiere of [[David Hare (dramatist)|David Hare]]'s ''[[The Vertical Hour]]'' as well as the world premiere and West End transfer of Hare's ''[[South Downs (play)|South Downs]]''. He has directed [[Roger Allam]] in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' and in ''[[The Tempest]]'' at [[Shakespeare's Globe]]. He was nominated as Best Director in the 2013 Olivier Awards for his work on |
Herrin made his Shakespearean debut at the [[Shakespeare's Globe|Globe Theatre]] in 2011, directing [[Eve Best]] in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. In 2011 Herrin directed several West End productions, including a well received revival of [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s ''[[Absent Friends (play)|Absent Friends]]''. He also directed the UK premiere of [[David Hare (dramatist)|David Hare]]'s ''[[The Vertical Hour]]'' as well as the world premiere and West End transfer of Hare's ''[[South Downs (play)|South Downs]]''. He has directed [[Roger Allam]] in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' and in ''[[The Tempest]]'' at [[Shakespeare's Globe]]. He was nominated as Best Director in the 2013 Olivier Awards for his work on ''[[This House (play)|This House]]'' by [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]] at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. |
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In December 2013 he directed the world premiere of two plays adapted from [[Hilary Mantel]]'s novels ''[[Wolf Hall]]'' and ''[[Bring Up the Bodies]]'' for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22843852 "Wolf Hall director to become Headlong artistic director"], ''BBC News'', 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.</ref> The plays subsequently transferred to The Aldwych Theatre. |
In December 2013 he directed the world premiere of two plays adapted from [[Hilary Mantel]]'s novels ''[[Wolf Hall]]'' and ''[[Bring Up the Bodies]]'' for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22843852 "Wolf Hall director to become Headlong artistic director"], ''BBC News'', 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.</ref> The plays subsequently transferred to The Aldwych Theatre. In 2021 he directed the stage adaptation of Mantel's third novel in the trilogy ''[[The Mirror and the Light]]'', which played at the [[Gielgud Theatre]]. |
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In 2013, he succeeded [[Rupert Goold]] as the |
In 2013, he succeeded [[Rupert Goold]] as the artistic director of [[Headlong (theatre company)|Headlong]], where he has directed a number of hit productions including [[Jennifer Haley]]'s ''[[The Nether]]'' (at [[Royal Court Theatre|The Royal Court Theatre]]), ''[[People, Places and Things]]'' by [[Duncan Macmillan (playwright)|Duncan Macmillan]] and ''[[Labour of Love (play)|Labour of Love]]'' by James Graham, featuring [[Martin Freeman]] and [[Tamsin Greig]] in the West End. |
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In 2022 he |
In 2022 he directed [[Amy Adams]], who made her West End debut, in a production of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', his inaugural production for Second Half Productions. |
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His production of Best of Enemies based on the acclaimed documentary by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville transferred from the Young Vic theatre to the West End, winning the South Bank Show’s best Production award. The show was broadcast on NT Live. |
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== Philosophy == |
== Philosophy == |
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| 2011 || ''[[South Downs (play)|South Downs]]'' || [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] || [[Minerva Theatre, Chichester]] || |
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| 2011 || ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' || [[William Shakespeare]] || [[Globe Theatre]] || |
| 2011 || ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' || [[William Shakespeare]] || [[Shakespeare's Globe|Globe Theatre]] || |
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| 2011 || ''[[The Heretic (play)|The Heretic]]'' || [[Richard Bean]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Winner Best New Play [[Laurence Olivier Award]] |
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| 2010 || ''[[Spur of the Moment (play)|Spur of the Moment]]'' || [[Anya Reiss]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Nominated for [[Evening Standard Award]] Best Director |
| 2010 || ''[[Spur of the Moment (play)|Spur of the Moment]]'' || [[Anya Reiss]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Nominated for [[Evening Standard Award]] Best Director |
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| 2010 || ''The Laws of War'' || various authors<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831273589550/Galas%3A+Court+Laws,+Cardboard+Seats+%26+Grateful.html |title= |
| 2010 || ''The Laws of War'' || various authors<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831273589550/Galas%3A+Court+Laws,+Cardboard+Seats+%26+Grateful.html |title=Galas: Court Laws, Cardboard Seats & Grateful - - News - Whatsonstage.com |access-date=11 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615164630/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831273589550/Galas%3A+Court+Laws%2C+Cardboard+Seats+%26+Grateful.html |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| [[Royal Court Theatre]] || |
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| 2009 || ''[[The Priory (play)|The Priory]]'' || [[Michael Wynne]]<ref>http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whatson01.asp?play=559</ref> || [[Royal Court Theatre]]|| Winner Best Comedy [[Laurence Olivier Award]] |
| 2009 || ''[[The Priory (play)|The Priory]]'' || [[Michael Wynne]]<ref>http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whatson01.asp?play=559 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> || [[Royal Court Theatre]]|| Winner Best Comedy [[Laurence Olivier Award]] |
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| 2009 || ''Tusk, Tusk'' || [[Polly Stenham]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Nominated for [[Evening Standard Award]] Best Director |
| 2009 || ''Tusk, Tusk'' || [[Polly Stenham]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Nominated for [[Evening Standard Award]] Best Director |
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| 2009 || ''Marble'' || [[Marina Carr]] || [[Abbey Theatre]] || |
| 2009 || ''Marble'' || [[Marina Carr]] || [[Abbey Theatre]] || |
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| 2008 || ''[[The Family Reunion]]'' || [[T.S. Eliot]]<ref>http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821226922273/Jeremy+Herrin+On+...+TS+Eliot,+The+Playwright.html</ref> || [[Donmar Warehouse]] || |
| 2008 || ''[[The Family Reunion]]'' || [[T.S. Eliot]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821226922273/Jeremy+Herrin+On+...+TS+Eliot,+The+Playwright.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110616101709/http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821226922273/Jeremy+Herrin+On+...+TS+Eliot,+The+Playwright.html| archive-date = 2011-06-16| title = Jeremy Herrin On ... TS Eliot, The Playwright - - Interviews - Whatsonstage.com}}</ref> || [[Donmar Warehouse]] || |
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| 2008 || ''[[The Vertical Hour]]'' || [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || |
| 2008 || ''[[The Vertical Hour]]'' || [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || |
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| 2007 || ''[[Blackbird (play)|Blackbird]]'' || [[David Harrower]] || The Market Theatre || |
| 2007 || ''[[Blackbird (play)|Blackbird]]'' || [[David Harrower]] || The Market Theatre || |
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| 2007 || ''[[That Face]]'' || [[Polly Stenham]]<ref>http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/files/downloads/THATFACErelease.doc.pdf</ref> || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Nominated for Best New Play in the [[Laurence Olivier Awards]] |
| 2007 || ''[[That Face]]'' || [[Polly Stenham]]<ref>http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/files/downloads/THATFACErelease.doc.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> || [[Royal Court Theatre]] || Nominated for Best New Play in the [[Laurence Olivier Awards]] |
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| 2007 || ''Gathered Dust and Dead Skin'' || Joe Harbot || [[Live Theatre Company|Live Theatre]] || |
| 2007 || ''Gathered Dust and Dead Skin'' || Joe Harbot || [[Live Theatre Company|Live Theatre]] || |
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Born | 19 January 1970 New York City USA |
Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Occupation | Theatre director |
Jeremy Herrin is an English theatre director. He is one of the founding directors of Second Half Productions.
Career[edit]
Having trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Herrin was an assistant director under Stephen Daldry at the Royal Court Theatre from 1993 to 1995. He then was a staff director at the National Theatre from 1995 to 1999. In 2000 he became associate director at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, where his credits included plays by Richard Bean and Joe Harbot.
His breakthrough show was the critically successful That Face by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Upstairs in 2007, which subsequently transferred to the West End. He was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best Director for Stenham's Tusk Tusk in 2009. He became the deputy artistic director at the Royal Court to Dominic Cooke in 2009. He has directed a number of new plays at the Royal Court including Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss, Richard Bean's The Heretic and No Quarter, also by Stenham, in 2013.[1]
Herrin made his Shakespearean debut at the Globe Theatre in 2011, directing Eve Best in Much Ado About Nothing. In 2011 Herrin directed several West End productions, including a well received revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Absent Friends. He also directed the UK premiere of David Hare's The Vertical Hour as well as the world premiere and West End transfer of Hare's South Downs. He has directed Roger Allam in Uncle Vanya and in The Tempest at Shakespeare's Globe. He was nominated as Best Director in the 2013 Olivier Awards for his work on This House by James Graham at the National Theatre.
In December 2013 he directed the world premiere of two plays adapted from Hilary Mantel's novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies for the RSC.[2] The plays subsequently transferred to The Aldwych Theatre. In 2021 he directed the stage adaptation of Mantel's third novel in the trilogy The Mirror and the Light, which played at the Gielgud Theatre.
In 2013, he succeeded Rupert Goold as the artistic director of Headlong, where he has directed a number of hit productions including Jennifer Haley's The Nether (at The Royal Court Theatre), People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan and Labour of Love by James Graham, featuring Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig in the West End.
In 2022 he directed Amy Adams, who made her West End debut, in a production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, his inaugural production for Second Half Productions.
His production of Best of Enemies based on the acclaimed documentary by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville transferred from the Young Vic theatre to the West End, winning the South Bank Show’s best Production award. The show was broadcast on NT Live.
Philosophy[edit]
Herrin describes himself as the archetypal Royal Court Theatre director, putting the writer before the director:
You never want anything onstage that the writer doesn’t like. You need them to be entirely proud. What you want is to give them the deluxe version of their play... I try to disappear into the work. I’d hate for someone to say, in the way they do about other directors, ‘That’s a very Jeremy Herrin production.’ Ego’s a really dangerous thing in theatre. It’s a collegiate enterprise.[3]
Herrin has been instrumental in the founding of Stage Directors UK, an organisation that aims to create better working conditions and terms for directors.
Theatre[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "No Quarter at The Royal Court Theatre", Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Wolf Hall director to become Headlong artistic director", BBC News, 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "The vanishing man | Interviews | The Stage". The Stage. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Galas: Court Laws, Cardboard Seats & Grateful - - News - Whatsonstage.com". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whatson01.asp?play=559 [dead link]
- ^ "Jeremy Herrin On ... TS Eliot, The Playwright - - Interviews - Whatsonstage.com". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/files/downloads/THATFACErelease.doc.pdf [dead link]