British theatre and film director (born 1958)
James Macdonald is a British theatre and film director who is best known for his work with contemporary writers such asCaryl Churchill .[ 1] Royal Court Theatre from 1992 to 2006. There he staged the premiere ofSarah Kane 'sBlasted [ 2] Cleansed 4.48 Psychosis [ 3] [ 4]
Born in 1958, Macdonald began working as a director at the Royal Court underMax Stafford-Clark , in his twenties after graduating fromOxford University andL'Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq . Since leaving the Royal Court in 2007 Macdonald has worked extensively in New York, in most of the major theatres across London and theWest End , and directed a 2008 feature film ofA Number HBO /BBC Films .[ 5]
His productions includeFewer Emergencies byMartin Crimp at the Royal Court (2005),[ 6] Glengarry Glen Ross in the West End (2007),[ 7] The Arrest ofAi Weiwei at theHampstead Theatre (2013)[ 8] [ 9] Bakkhai atAlmeida Theatre in 2015.[ 10]
James Macdonald is on the board of Stage Directors UK.[ 11]
A Number Caryl Churchill ,New York Theatre Workshop , New York (2005)Exiles James Joyce (Royal National Theatre ) (2006)[ 12] Dying City byChristopher Shinn (Lincoln Centre Theater NY) (2007)[ 13] Glengarry Glen Ross Apollo Theatre , London) (2008)[ 14] Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? The Public Theater NY, The Royal Court Theatre) (2008)[ 15] Top Girls Manhattan Theatre Club atBiltmore Theatre , New York) (2008)[ 16] Judgement Day byOdon von Horvath (Almeida Theatre , London) (2009)[ 17] Cock (world premiere) (The Royal Court Theatre, London) (2009), winner ofLaurence Olivier Award [ 18] [ 19] The Book of Grace (world premiere) bySuzan-Lori Parks (The Public Theatre , New York) (2010)John Gabriel Borkman The Abbey Theatre , Dublin, andBrooklyn Academy of Music , Harvey Theatre, New York) (2010-2011)A Delicate Balance Edward Albee (Almeida Theatre , London) (2011)King Lear Joseph Papp (The Public Theatre , New York) (2011)[ 20] And No More Shall We Part Hampstead Theatre , London) (2012)Cock Mike Bartlett (US premiere) (The Duke on 42nd Street , New York) (2012)Love and Information (world premiere) (The Royal Court Theatre , London) (2012)[ 21] Circle Mirror Transformation Roots Donmar Warehouse , London) (2013)Love and Information New York Theatre Workshop , The Royal Court Theatre atMinetta Lane Theatre , New York) (2014)The Wolf From the Door (world premiere) byRory Mullarkey (The Royal Court Theatre, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London) (2014)[ 22] The Father byFlorian Zeller (Theatre Royal, Bath Productions) (2014)[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] Bakkhai (Almeida Theatre , London) (2015)[ 26] Cloud 9 Atlantic Theater Company Linda Gross Theatre, New York, NY) (2015)[ 27] Escaped Alone byCaryl Churchill (Royal Court Theatre , London) (2016)[ 28] [ 29] Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? byEdward Albee (Harold Pinter Theatre , London) (2017)[ 30] John byAnnie Baker (Royal National Theatre , London) (2018)[ 31] True West bySam Shepard (American Airlines Theatre , New York) (2018)[ 32] The Night of the Iguana byTennessee Williams (Noël Coward Theatre , London) (2019)[ 33] Glass, Kill, Bluebeard, and Imp. byCaryl Churchill (Royal Court Theatre, London) (2019)[ 34] Waiting for Godot bySamuel Beckett (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London) (2024)[ 35] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Evening Standard Awards , Best Play, The Father, Theatre Royal Bath, 2015Obie Award USA, winner, Best Director for Love and Information, 2014Evening Standard Awards, Longlisted for Best Director,Roots , Donmar Warehouse, 2013 Evening Standard Awards, Longlisted for Best Director,Love and Information byCaryl Churchill , (Royal Court Downstairs), 2012 ^ The Independent Interview ^ The Independent News ^ BBC Article ^ "Sarah Kane's howl of pain is an act of artistic heroism" .The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 2023-04-24.^ IMDb ^ "Fewer Emergencies, Royal Court, London" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2023-03-29.^ "Glengarry Glen Ross" .Variety Archived from the original on 2023-02-08.^ BBC News ^ "The Arrest of Ai Weiwei – review" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2022-06-16.^ Huffington Post Review ^ Stage Directors UK [permanent dead link ^ "Exiles, National, London" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2021-10-25.^ "The Walking Wounded Who Never Saw a Battlefield (Published 2007)" .The New York Times Archived from the original on 2022-08-19.^ "Theatre review: Glengarry Glen Ross / Apollo, London" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2020-12-03.^ "They Don't Call It a Special Relationship for Nothing (Published 2008)" .The New York Times Archived from the original on 2022-11-26.^ "Ladies Who Lunch? No, Here's to the Power Players (Published 2008)" .The New York Times Archived from the original on 2018-05-19.^ "Judgment Day at the Almeida Theatre, review" .The Daily Telegraph the original on 2016-05-08.^ Olivier Awards ^ "Theatre review: Cock, Royal Court, London" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2023-03-31.^ Broadway World ^ "Love and Information – review" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2023-04-23.^ "The Wolf From the Door, Royal Court, review: 'exhilarating' .The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022-08-16.^ BBC Entertainment ^ "The Father review – ingenious Alzheimer's drama with echoes of Lear" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.^ Theatre Royal Bath ^ "Almeida Theatre" . Archived fromthe original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved2016-04-18 .^ Brantley, Ben (6 October 2015)."Review: 'Cloud Nine,' a Comedy of Fluid and Complicated Couplings (Published 2015)" .The New York Times . ^ Brantley, Ben (14 February 2016)."For 'Hangmen' and 'Escaped Alone,' Connecting Threads in London (Published 2016)" .The New York Times . ^ Telegraph Review [dead link ^ "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review – Staunton ignites Albee's marital battle" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 2023-06-08.^ WhatsOnStage Article ^ Production Website ^ WhatsOnStage Article ^ Royal Court Website ^ Theatre Royal Haymarket Website 
