Joe Douglas

For the American football player, see Joe Douglass.

Joe Douglas (born 1983) is a British theatre director, playwright and performer based in Scotland.

Background

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.

Career

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.

Theatre credits

References

  1. Hemley, Matthew "ITV to back theatre training scheme for young directors" The Stage Friday, 12 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  2. "Joe Douglas" Dundee Rep. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  3. "Meet the Playwright: Joe Douglas" HighTide Blog. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  4. "Our People" YMT. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  5. "Educating Ronnie, Joe Douglas and Gareth Nicholls - MadeinScot 2012" Made in Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  6. Ferguson, Bryan "Edinburgh Fringe: 12 of the best hot ticket shows" The Scotsman 5 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  7. Dear Scotland National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 30 October 2015
  8. McMillan, Joyce "Theatre review: Bloody Trams – A Rapid Response, Edinburgh" The Scotsman 22 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  9. Brennan Mary The Call of the Wild The Herald 10 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  10. The Reprobates HighTide. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  11. The Last Polar Bears National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2014
  12. Our Teacher's a Troll National Theatre of Scotland Retrieved 25 June 2014
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