Joe Douglas (born 1983) is a British theatre director, playwright and performer. He was the Artistic Director of Live Theatre in Newcastle from 2018 to 2020.
Douglas was born and raised in Manchester, where he attended St. Bede's College. He studied directing at Rose Bruford College in London before winning a place on the ITV Theatre Director Scheme [1] to train with the National Theatre of Scotland.
As a freelance director Douglas has directed at the Dundee Repertory Theatre, [2] Oran Mor and the Traverse Theatre among others. He has worked for the National Theatre of Scotland, HighTide [3] and National Youth Music Theatre. [4]
In 2012 he was awarded an Edinburgh Fringe First Award for Educating Ronnie, [5] a one-man show based on his experiences in Uganda which he both wrote and performed. He directed two shows at the Edinburgh festival in 2014 [6] including a play by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
His revivals of The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil and Death of a Salesman were both critical [7] [8] and commercial successes, winning several CATS. [9]
His first directorial production for Live Theatre was Clear White Light.
Joe Douglas (born 1983) is a British theatre director, playwright and performer. He was the Artistic Director of Live Theatre in Newcastle from 2018 to 2020.
Douglas was born and raised in Manchester, where he attended St. Bede's College. He studied directing at Rose Bruford College in London before winning a place on the ITV Theatre Director Scheme [1] to train with the National Theatre of Scotland.
As a freelance director Douglas has directed at the Dundee Repertory Theatre, [2] Oran Mor and the Traverse Theatre among others. He has worked for the National Theatre of Scotland, HighTide [3] and National Youth Music Theatre. [4]
In 2012 he was awarded an Edinburgh Fringe First Award for Educating Ronnie, [5] a one-man show based on his experiences in Uganda which he both wrote and performed. He directed two shows at the Edinburgh festival in 2014 [6] including a play by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
His revivals of The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil and Death of a Salesman were both critical [7] [8] and commercial successes, winning several CATS. [9]
His first directorial production for Live Theatre was Clear White Light.