Simon Godwin
Simon Godwin | |
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| Occupation | Theatre director |
Simon Godwin is a British theatre director based in London where he is currently an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. In 2010 he was nominated for an Evening Standard Award for Best Newcomer for his direction Nick Payne's Wanderlust at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Career
After reading English at Cambridge University,[1] Godwin directed a production of Romeo and Juliet[2] for the Cambridge Arts Theatre and the Marlowe Society. Godwin was then assistant director to Dominic Dromgoole and Tim Supple. He then co-founded Straydogs, a new theatre company producing Inkle and Yarico, Eurydice at the BAC before it transferred to the Whitehall Theatre in the West End[3] it was one of the youngest companies ever to have work staged in London's West End. This was followed by All's Well That Ends Well for a national tour.
For the West Yorkshire Playhouse Godwin directed the world premiere of Mister Heracles by Simon Armitage.
Godwin became Associate Director of the Royal and Derngate Theatre in Northampton in 2001 and directed seven main stage shows, including The Seagull, Habeas Corpus, Relatively Speaking and with Salisbury Playhouse, Quatermaine’s Terms by Simon Gray.
At the Tabard Theatre his production of The Country by Martin Crimp was well received and in 2008 he became part of the Royal Court International Residency. At the Almeida Theatre in 2009 he directed All The Little Things We Crushed by Joel Horwood, followed by a critically acclaimed national tour of The Winter's Tale for Schtanhaus and Nuffield Theatre Southampton, in association with Headlong.
Simon subsequently joined Bristol Old Vic as Associate Director, directing productions of Far Away (Caryl Churchill) and Faith Healer (Brian Friel).
In 2010 he directed Nick Payne's Wanderlust[4] in the upstairs theatre at Royal Court Theatre. For this he was longlisted for Evening Standard Awards Best Newcomer in 2010.[5]
He directed his second play at the Royal Court Theatre Anya Reiss' The Acid Test directing Denis Lawson, Lydia Wilson, Vanessa Kirby and Phoebe Fox in Spring 2011[6] where his direction was widely praised. In April 2011, Simon became a full-time Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre.
Work
Godwin's directing career includes;
| Year | Title | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Acid Test by Anya Reiss |
Royal Court Theatre |
| 2011 | Faith Healer by Brian Friel |
Bristol Old Vic |
| 2010 | Wanderlust by Nick Payne |
Royal Court Theatre |
| 2010 | Far Away by Caryl Churchill |
Bristol Old Vic |
| 2009 | The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare |
National Tour |
| 2009 | All The Little Things We Crushed by Joel Horwood |
Almeida Theatre |
| 2008 | The Country by Martin Crimp |
Tabard Theatre |
References
- ^ Simon Godwin Background http://www.thewinterstale.co.uk/cast/creativeteam/director/director.html
- ^ Romeo and Juliet http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/marlowe/showarchive/romeo/index.htm
- ^ Eurdice http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Eurydice
- ^ Wanderlust at the Royal Court, 2010 http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/wanderlust
- ^ Evening Standard Awards http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891017-london-evening-standard-theatre-awards-2010-the-long-list.do
- ^ The Acid Test http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-acid-test
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