Professor Dominic Marcus Shellard was born on 24 April 1966 in Orpington, Kent,[1] and is an English academic and educationalist who has written extensively on post-war British theatre. He is currently Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University.[2]
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Shellard studied at Dulwich College from 1977 to 1984, and went on to St Peter's College, Oxford, where he read English and German. He obtained a DPhil in English Literature on the theatre criticism of Harold Hobson.[1]
After finishing his education, Shellard established a reputation as an expert on post-war British theatre, working as an academic at first the University of Salford and then at the University of Sheffield where he was awarded a Personal Chair in 2003. In 2004, he became the Head of the same department before being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor in 2008.[3] As well as authoring nine books on the subject, he is the leader of the British Library Theatre Archive Project and a former chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust, responsible for the Crucible Theatre and the Lyceum theatre. He is also a member of the National Committee of the Society for Theatre Research.[2]
In addition, he has a reputation as a public orator, an Institutional Auditor and has been an assessor for the Quality Assurance Agency.[2]
He is the author of a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan.
Shellard is a passionate supporter of the west London football team Queens Park Rangers; the season tickets for whom have been reported to be his most prized possession.[2]
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| Preceded by Professor Philip Tasker |
Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University 2010–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |