Clare Lizzimore

Clare Lizzimore (born 1980) is a British theatre director and writer. Her production of 'Bull' by Mike Bartlett, won the 'Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre' at the 2015 Olivier Awards.[1] Lizzimore has been resident director at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, and staff director at the Royal National Theatre.[2]

Background

Lizzimore was born in Watford. She studied Film and Drama at Reading University, and also gained an MA in Advanced Theatre practice at The Central School of Speech and Drama.[3] She became a professional Theatre director in 2005 when she left the BBC to produce Duncan Macmillan’s 'The Most Humane Way to Kill a Lobster'.

Career highlights

Lizzimore won the 2005 Channel 4 Directors Award and became resident director at The Glasgow Citizens Theatre where her production of 'Tom Fool' by Franz Xaver Kroetz was nominated for four CATS Awards, for Best director, Best Male performance, Best Female performance, and Best Design. It transferred to the Bush Theatre in 2007.[4][5][6][7] In 2008 Lizzimore became the associate director at Out of Joint and co-directed The Mother by Mark Ravenhill, with Max-Stafford Clark, at The Royal Court theatre. She won the Arts Foundation Theatre Directing Fellowship for Innovation in 2009.[8] Lizzimore is well known for directing premiers of new writing including 'Jonah and Otto' by Robert Holman at The Royal Exchange Manchester, Faces in The Crowd by Leo Butler at The Royal Court Theatre[9] and 'One Day When We were Young' by Nick Payne as part of the Paines Plough/Sheffield Roundabout Season.

In recent years she has also become known for her writing, her play 'Mint' went on at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs At The Royal Court.[10][11]

Her radio play 'Missing in Action' aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2014, and was play of the week.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Olivier awards 2015: all the winners – in pictures | Stage". The Guardian. 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Clare Lizzimore | National Theatre | South Bank, London". National Theatre. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Artist Clare Lizzimore Profile | 2009". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Tempest in a tiny flat | Theatre | Going Out | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. ↑ Lyn Gardner. "Theatre review: Tom Fool / Bush, London | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. ↑ Hemming, Sarah (2007-04-04). "Tom Fool, Bush Theatre, London". FT.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Tom Fool captures the dynamics of life under capitalism". Socialistworker.co.uk. 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  8. ↑ "Artist Clare Lizzimore Profile | 2009". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  9. ↑ "Theatre review: Leo Butler's Faces in the Crowd at the Royal Court Upstairs, London". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  10. ↑ "Mint, Royal Court Theatre | Theatre reviews, news & interviews". The Arts Desk. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  11. ↑ Paul Taylor (2013-07-03). "Theatre review: Mint, Open Court Festival, Royal Court, London | Reviews | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  12. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Missing in Action". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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