Vicky Featherstone
Vicky Featherstone (born April 5, 1967 in Redhill , Surrey ) is a British director and theater manager.
Life
Vicky Featherstone studied drama at Manchester University . From 1997 to 2005 she was artistic director of the independent theater group Paines Plow , which brings new plays to the stage and thus goes on tour from London. She has produced with her, among others, Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco by Gary Owen , Splendor by Abi Morgan , Sleeping around by Mark Ravenhill and Stephen Greenhorn as well as the world premiere of Crave by Sarah Kane at the Edinburgh Festival . In 2006 she moved to the newly established National Theater of Scotland , which operates from Glasgow without a permanent home. In the first year of the Edinburgh Festival under her direction, Gregory Burke's piece Black Watch was brought out, which deals with the deployment of the Scottish regiment of the same name in the Iraq war .
In May 2013 she took over the management of the Royal Court Theater in London .
Featherstone is married with two children.
Fonts (selection)
- Gary Owen: Plays 1 . With an introduction by Vicky Featherstone. Methuen Drama, London 2005
Web links
- Vicky Featherstone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Vicky Featherstone in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Milena Hristova: Vicky Featherstone , interview at Novinite.com, April 12, 2002 in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Vicky Featherstone , at the British Film Institute
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Sarah Hemming: In search of the new 'Jerusalem' , Financial Times , June 1, 2013, p. 17
- ^ OfficialPaines Plow , website
- ↑ Abi Morgan. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Stephen Greenhorn. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ^ Black Watch , at NTS
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Featherstone, Vicky |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director and theater manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5th 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redhill , Surrey |