Jonathan Church

Jonathan Church (born 1967) is a British stage director.

Church was the artistic director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (2001-2005) and since 2006 he has been the artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre.[1] At Birmingham, he directed the first revival of the David Hare Trilogy (Absence of War, Murmuring Judges and Racing Demon).[2] Productions he has directed at Chichester include The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,[3] the first major revival since its RSC premiere in 1980, and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.[4][5]

Church was credited with saving the Chichester Festival Theatre from closure by almost doubling the audience numbers.[6] A number of Chichester productions during his tenure, including Sweeney Todd and South Downs/The Browning Version, have subsequently gone on to the West End.[6] The Telegraph also credits him with reviving the fortunes of the Salisbury Playhouse and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.[7] Church's production of Singin' in the Rain opened at the Palace Theatre in 2012.[8]

Church is the son of Tony Church, former broadcaster with BBC Radio Nottingham and previously chief technician at Nottingham Playhouse, and the actress Marielaine Douglas. He is married and has four daughters.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Logan, Brian (3 December 2007). "God bless the bourgeoisie". The Times (London: Times newspapers). Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The irresistible rise of Jonathan Church, The Independent, 1 July 2012
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Charles Spencer: Lady Macbeth at Chichester, The Telegraph, 23 February 2009
  8. ↑ Singin' in the Rain comes to London's West End: we'll make a splash, The Telegraph, 15 February 2012

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