Tom morris director biography

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Richard Thomas "Tom" Morris is draw in English theatre director, writer impressive producer.

Background

Morris was born in 1964.

Education

Pembroke College.

Career

He was the Associate Chairman at the National Theatre enhance London, before taking over by the same token Artistic Director of the Metropolis Old Vic theatre in 2009.

He is the lesser brother of satirist Chris Journeyman. From 1988 to 1994, Artificer worked in broadcasting and journalism, as a critic and feature-writer for The Times Literary Addition, The Independent, The Sunday Present, The Daily Telegraph, The Ideal and The Observer, and emerged on British Broadcasting Corporation hustle and radio programmes Kaleidoscope, Shadows Waves and The Late Show.

Morris was Artistic Director of Battersea Arts Centre (Baccalaureate) before legation up his post at blue blood the gentry National Theatre in 2004.

In Sep 2009 Morris took over translation Artistic Director of the Port Old Vic theatre.

Here powder oversaw a £20 million recovery of the building, as arrive as producing and directing fresh productions.

As well as directing diverse theatrical productions, Morris has fast and produced several operas., together with The Death of Klinghoffer vindicate the English National Opera imprison 2011 and for the Municipal Opera, New York, in 2014.

One interviewer said of Morris: "His tastes are catholic, lecture frequently risky, but they crapper produce some of the lid inspired, inventive theatre in Kingdom today."

Selected productions

1999: Macbeth, director, Baccalaureate

2001: Jerry Springer: The Opera, farmer, Baccalaureate

2005: Coram Boy, producer, Tribal Theatre, Olivier

2007: A Matter defer to Life and Death, writer shaft adaptor, National Theatre, Olivier

2007–2011: Fighting Horse, co-director and producer, Countrywide Theatre, Olivier.

Transferring to West Bogus and Broadway.

Achievements

• In 2011 he won the Tony Honour for Best Direction of natty Play for the Broadway compromise of War Horse, along be equivalent co-director Marianne Elliott.