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==Career==
==Career==
On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced ''[[The Mountaintop]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/james-dacre-american-words-british-production-1925436.html|title=James Dacre: American words, British production|date=23 March 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> which transferred to the West End and went on to become the surprise winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/katori-hall-wins-best-new-play-title-at-olivier-awards-3shxm6dg28k|title=Katori Hall wins Best New Play title at Olivier Awards|last=Malvern|first=Jack|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, he became Associate Director at the [[New Vic Theatre]] and [[Theatre 503|Theatre503]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/theatre503-appoints-new-associate-directors/|title=Theatre503 appoints new associate directors {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=18 August 2015|work=The Stage|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and directed in the West End and at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Royal exchange Theatre|Royal Exchange Theatre]], [[Royal National Theatre]] and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at [[Royal & Derngate]].
On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced ''[[The Mountaintop]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/james-dacre-american-words-british-production-1925436.html|title=James Dacre: American words, British production|date=23 March 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> which transferred to the West End and went on to become the surprise winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/katori-hall-wins-best-new-play-title-at-olivier-awards-3shxm6dg28k|title=Katori Hall wins Best New Play title at Olivier Awards|last=Malvern|first=Jack|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, he became Associate Director at the [[New Vic Theatre]] and [[Theatre 503|Theatre503]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/theatre503-appoints-new-associate-directors/|title=Theatre503 appoints new associate directors {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=18 August 2015|work=The Stage|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and directed in the West End and at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Royal exchange Theatre|Royal Exchange Theatre]], [[Royal National Theatre]] and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at [[Royal & Derngate]]. He held this role for a decade, producing more than 120 shows of which 60 toured both nationally and internationally and 42 transferred to London<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henley |first=Matthew |date=OCT 13, 2022 |title=James Dacre to step down as artistic director of Royal and Derngate |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/james-dacre-to-step-down-as-artistic-director-of-royal-and-derngate}}</ref> and were recognised with Olivier, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage and The Stage awards<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2022 |title=James Dacre to step down as Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate after a decade next Spring |url=https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/news/james-dacre-announcement-oct22/}}</ref>.  


In 2015, Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://francobritish.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170509_FBC_brochure_SINGLEPAGES.pdf|title=Franco-British Young Leader Biographies|website=francobritish.org}}</ref> for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide, including the world premiere of [[Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller's]] [[The Hook (screenplay)|''The Hook'']]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=David|title=Interview with Director James Dacre|year=2016|journal=The Arthur Miller Journal|language=en|volume=11|issue=1|pages=37–47|doi=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037|jstor=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30170595|title=Unseen Arthur Miller drama set for world premiere|last=Masters|first=Tim|date=24 November 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> produced to mark the centenary of his birth<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jun/10/arthur-millers-the-hook-world-premiere-for-snarling-beast-of-a-play|title=Arthur Miller's The Hook: world premiere for 'snarling beast of a play'|last=Trueman|first=Matt|date=10 June 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/arthur-millers-screenplay-the-hook-finds-a-home-onstage-in-england.html|title=Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England|last=Sulcas|first=Roslyn|date=24 June 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Shakespeare's [[King John (play)|''King John'']]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11658067/King-John-Shakespeares-Globe-review-could-hardly-be-more-timely.html|title=King John, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'could hardly be more timely'|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> staged at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Salisbury Cathedral]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/11640729/Salisbury-International-Arts-Festival-2015-diary-Day-4.html|title=Salisbury International Arts Festival 2015 diary: Day 4|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> [[Temple Church]] and [[The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton|The Holy Sepulchre]] to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of ''[[Magna Carta]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magnacartatrails.com/events/king-john-by-shakespeares-globe-theatre-at-the-salisbury-festival/|title=King John, by the Globe Theatre, at the Salisbury Festival {{!}} Magna Carta Trails|website=magnacartatrails.com|language=en-US|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://francobritish.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170509_FBC_brochure_SINGLEPAGES.pdf|title=Franco-British Young Leader Biographies|website=francobritish.org}}</ref> for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide, including the world premiere of [[Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller's]] [[The Hook (screenplay)|''The Hook'']]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=David|title=Interview with Director James Dacre|year=2016|journal=The Arthur Miller Journal|language=en|volume=11|issue=1|pages=37–47|doi=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037|jstor=10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30170595|title=Unseen Arthur Miller drama set for world premiere|last=Masters|first=Tim|date=24 November 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> produced to mark the centenary of his birth<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jun/10/arthur-millers-the-hook-world-premiere-for-snarling-beast-of-a-play|title=Arthur Miller's The Hook: world premiere for 'snarling beast of a play'|last=Trueman|first=Matt|date=10 June 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/arthur-millers-screenplay-the-hook-finds-a-home-onstage-in-england.html|title=Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England|last=Sulcas|first=Roslyn|date=24 June 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Shakespeare's [[King John (play)|''King John'']]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11658067/King-John-Shakespeares-Globe-review-could-hardly-be-more-timely.html|title=King John, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'could hardly be more timely'|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> staged at [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[Salisbury Cathedral]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/11640729/Salisbury-International-Arts-Festival-2015-diary-Day-4.html|title=Salisbury International Arts Festival 2015 diary: Day 4|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> [[Temple Church]] and [[The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton|The Holy Sepulchre]] to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of ''[[Magna Carta]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magnacartatrails.com/events/king-john-by-shakespeares-globe-theatre-at-the-salisbury-festival/|title=King John, by the Globe Theatre, at the Salisbury Festival {{!}} Magna Carta Trails|website=magnacartatrails.com|language=en-US|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref>


In 2016, Royal & Derngate was shortlisted for The Stage's Regional Theatre of the Year Award,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards-2016/|title=The Stage Awards 2016 {{!}} The Stage|work=The Stage|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> having reached more than half a million audiences across the UK and toured to over 65 theatres that year. Also in 2016, Dacre's production of ''[[The Herbal Bed]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/why-the-herbal-bed-and-shakespeares-daughter-are-relevant-to-our-age-of-media-intrusion-a6861511.html|title='The Herbal Bed', Shakespeare's daughter and modern media intrusion|date=8 February 2016|work=The Independent|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> won Best Touring Production at the UK Theatre Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uktheatre.org/training-events/uk-theatre-awards/uk-theatre-awards-2016/|title=UK Theatre Award Winners 2016|website=uktheatre.org}}</ref>
In 2016, Royal & Derngate was shortlisted for The Stage's Regional Theatre of the Year Award,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards-2016/|title=The Stage Awards 2016 {{!}} The Stage|work=The Stage|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> having reached more than half a million audiences across the UK and toured to over 65 theatres that year. Also in 2016, Dacre's production of ''[[The Herbal Bed]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/why-the-herbal-bed-and-shakespeares-daughter-are-relevant-to-our-age-of-media-intrusion-a6861511.html|title='The Herbal Bed', Shakespeare's daughter and modern media intrusion|date=8 February 2016|work=The Independent|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> won Best Touring Production at the UK Theatre Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uktheatre.org/training-events/uk-theatre-awards/uk-theatre-awards-2016/|title=UK Theatre Award Winners 2016|website=uktheatre.org}}</ref> In 2019/20 the venue was chosen as Outstanding Theatre of the Year by Michael Billington<ref>{{Cite web |last=Odell |first=Carly |date=14th Oct 2022 |title=Royal & Derngate’s artistic director stepping down after 10 years at the helm of Northampton theatre |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/royal-derngates-artistic-director-stepping-down-after-10-years-at-the-helm-of-northampton-theatre-3879470 |website=Northampton Chronicle}}</ref> won the Olivier Award for Best Family Entertainment<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orme |first=Steve |date=26 October 2020 |title=Worst Witch wins Olivier for Northampton theatre |url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/worst-witch-wins-olivier-for-n-12525 |website=British Theatre Guide}}</ref>. Dacre directed the world premiere of ''The Two Popes'' by Anthony McCarten with Anton Lesser and Nicholas Woodeson<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howson |first=Amanda |date=26 September 2022 |title=Gripping drama The Two Popes returns to Royal & Derngate in Northampton |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/gripping-drama-the-two-popes-returns-to-royal-derngate-in-northampton-3857372 |website=Northampton Chronicle}}</ref>, which was subsequently adapted into the 2020 Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film [[The Two Popes]].


==Selected work==
==Selected work==

Revision as of 22:54, 18 April 2023

James Dacre
Born
James Charles Dacre

May 1984 (age 39–40)
EducationEton
Alma mater
OccupationTheatre director
TitleArtistic director, Royal & Derngate
Parents
RelativesPeter Dacre (grandfather)
Websitewww.jamesdacre.com

James Charles Dacre (born May 1984) is a British theatre, opera and film director and producer. He was artistic director of Royal & Derngate Theatres in Northampton from 2013-2023[1] and prior to that held Associate Director roles at The New Vic Theatre, Theatre503 and The National Youth Theatre.

Early years

James Dacre was born in 1984,[2] the son of Paul Dacre, former editor of the Daily Mail.[3] He won a King's Scholarship to Eton[4] where he won the Newcastle Scholarship. He then studied Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion[5] at Jesus College, Cambridge[6] where he edited Varsity, the student newspaper[7] and directed at the ADC, taking several productions to the Edinburgh Festival.[3] On graduating, he won a Fulbright Scholarship and Shubert Fellowship to study Theatre Directing at Columbia University School of the Arts in New York.[8] Dacre then worked as an assistant director to twelve directors including Anne Bogart, Robert Woodruff and Silviu Purcărete, and trained on the ITV/Channel 4 regional theatre director scheme[9] at the New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent.

Career

On returning from America, Dacre directed and produced The Mountaintop,[10] which transferred to the West End and went on to become the surprise winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play.[11] Subsequently, he became Associate Director at the New Vic Theatre and Theatre503[12] and directed in the West End and at Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Exchange Theatre, Royal National Theatre and many regional theatres before taking up his current role at Royal & Derngate. He held this role for a decade, producing more than 120 shows of which 60 toured both nationally and internationally and 42 transferred to London[13] and were recognised with Olivier, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage and The Stage awards[14].  

In 2015, Royal & Derngate won the UK Theatre Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre,[15] for an ambitious season of productions staged nationwide, including the world premiere of Arthur Miller's The Hook[16][17] produced to mark the centenary of his birth[18][19] and Shakespeare's King John[20] staged at Shakespeare's Globe, Salisbury Cathedral,[21] Temple Church and The Holy Sepulchre to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta.[22]

In 2016, Royal & Derngate was shortlisted for The Stage's Regional Theatre of the Year Award,[23] having reached more than half a million audiences across the UK and toured to over 65 theatres that year. Also in 2016, Dacre's production of The Herbal Bed[24] won Best Touring Production at the UK Theatre Awards.[25] In 2019/20 the venue was chosen as Outstanding Theatre of the Year by Michael Billington[26] won the Olivier Award for Best Family Entertainment[27]. Dacre directed the world premiere of The Two Popes by Anthony McCarten with Anton Lesser and Nicholas Woodeson[28], which was subsequently adapted into the 2020 Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film The Two Popes.

Selected work

References

  1. ^ "James Dacre announced as new artistic director at Royal & Derngate". Evening Standard. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ^ "James Charles DACRE". Companies House. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Cavendish, Dominic (21 January 2013). "James Dacre interview: 'In ten minutes almost a thousand men were slaughtered'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ Lawson, Mark (16 September 2014). "James Dacre: Theatres must learn to collaborate more". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ djg39@cam.ac.uk (16 December 2013). "Alumni profiles – Faculty of Divinity". divinity.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Coveney, Michael (15 August 2004). "A new Dacre take on morality". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "James Dacre brings his acclaimed version of Shakespeare's 'King". The Independent. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. ^ "James Dacre: Director". ideastap.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Directors, alumni and past participants – RTYDS". rtyds.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. ^ "James Dacre: American words, British production". The Independent. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. ^ Malvern, Jack. "Katori Hall wins Best New Play title at Olivier Awards". Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Theatre503 appoints new associate directors | News | The Stage". The Stage. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. ^ Henley, Matthew (OCT 13, 2022). "James Dacre to step down as artistic director of Royal and Derngate". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "James Dacre to step down as Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate after a decade next Spring". 13 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Franco-British Young Leader Biographies" (PDF). francobritish.org.
  16. ^ Smith, David (2016). "Interview with Director James Dacre". The Arthur Miller Journal. 11 (1): 37–47. doi:10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037. JSTOR 10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0037.
  17. ^ Masters, Tim (24 November 2014). "Unseen Arthur Miller drama set for world premiere". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  18. ^ Trueman, Matt (10 June 2015). "Arthur Miller's The Hook: world premiere for 'snarling beast of a play'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  19. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (24 June 2015). "Arthur Miller's Screenplay 'The Hook' Finds a Home Onstage in England". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  20. ^ "King John, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'could hardly be more timely'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Salisbury International Arts Festival 2015 diary: Day 4". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  22. ^ "King John, by the Globe Theatre, at the Salisbury Festival | Magna Carta Trails". magnacartatrails.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  23. ^ "The Stage Awards 2016 | The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  24. ^ "'The Herbal Bed', Shakespeare's daughter and modern media intrusion". The Independent. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  25. ^ "UK Theatre Award Winners 2016". uktheatre.org.
  26. ^ Odell, Carly (14th Oct 2022). "Royal & Derngate's artistic director stepping down after 10 years at the helm of Northampton theatre". Northampton Chronicle. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ Orme, Steve (26 October 2020). "Worst Witch wins Olivier for Northampton theatre". British Theatre Guide.
  28. ^ Howson, Amanda (26 September 2022). "Gripping drama The Two Popes returns to Royal & Derngate in Northampton". Northampton Chronicle.

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