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 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, 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]
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 former Rotherham councillor and passionate supporter of the west London football team Queens Park Rangers.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard website - Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard ". www.dmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-16. line feed character in
|title=at position 98 (help) - 1 2 "The Theatre Archive Project - contact us". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ↑ "Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard". De Montfort University. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
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| Preceded by Professor Philip Tasker |
Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University 2010–present |
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