Dominic Hill

Dominic Hill is Artistic Director at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.[1] He took up post in October 2011.[2]

Early life

Hill was born in Wimbledon on 22 April 1969.[3]

Career

From 2008 to 2011 he was Artistic Director at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. From 2003 to 2008 he was Co-Artistic Director (with James Brining) at Dundee Rep Theatre. He previously worked as Associate Director at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, London, where he was on the Orange Tree's Trainee Director scheme, and as Assistant Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Assistant Director at Perth Theatre.[2][4] He directed Thomas Babe's play A Prayer for My Daughter at London's Young Vic Theatre in 2008.

Awards

He has received several CATS Awards (Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland) for, amongst others, The Dark Things (Best Production 2009/10); Peer Gynt, presented by Dundee Rep/National Theatre of Scotland (Best Director & Best Production 2007/08); and Scenes from an Execution (Best Director 2003/04).[2]

In 2013 he became the most recognised director since the establishment of CATS, securing a further two nominations, being shortlisted in the Best Director category and (for his production of Krapp's Last Tape) for Best Production.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Mark (18 March 2011). "Dominic Hill is announced as Artistic Director of Glasgow's Citizens Theatre". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dominic Hill". Citizens Theatre. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "People: Dominic Hill, Esq". Debrett's. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Profile on: Dominic Hill". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dominic Hill becomes most recognised director securing his twelfth nomination" (Press release). Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.