Dominic Shellard

Dominic Marcus Shellard (born 24 April 1966) is an English academic and educationalist who has written extensively on post-war British theatre. He is currently Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University.^[1]

Early life

Born in Orpington, Kent,^[2] Shellard studied at Dulwich College from 1977 to 1984, and 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.^[2]

Career

After finishing his educaion, 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, including a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan, 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.^[1]

In addition, he has a reputation as a public orator, an institutional auditor and has been an assessor for the Quality Assurance Agency.^[1]

Personal life

Shellard is a passionate supporter of the west London football team Queens Park Rangers.^[1]

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