Daniel Buckroyd
| Daniel Buckroyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chelmsford |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
Daniel Buckroyd is a British theatre director and Artistic Director of the Mercury Theatre Colchester..[1] Buckroyd has adapted several books of Michael Morpurgo for stage, including The Butterfly Lion, Farm Boy, and Friend or Foe.[2]
Career
Buckroyd was Artistic Director of New Perspectives touring theatre company from 2003, Associate Director of the Nuffield Theatre, Artistic Director of Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company, and Education Director of the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester. Following this he became artistic director of the Mercury Theatre in November 2012.[3]
Buckroyd directed the UK regional premiere of the George Stiles, Anthony Drewe and Cameron Mackintosh musical Betty Blue Eyes[4] Buckroyd co-produced Betty Blue Eyes with Salisbury Playhouse, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Liverpool Playhouse. Buckroyd's direction received positive critical reviews. [5]
Buckroyd produced Clybourne Park, which toured six theatres in 2016.[6][7][8] Also in 2016 he is touring with his production on the Churchill Theatre's End of the Rainbow.[9][10]
Productions as Director
- 2011 Lark Rise to Candleford for New Perspectives Theatre Company'
- 2011 Those Magnificent Men by Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon for New Perspectives Theatre Company
- 2012 The Honey Man by Tyrone Huggins for New Perspectives Theatre Company
- 2013 The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo at Mercury Theatre Colchester
- 2013 The History Boys by Alan Bennett at Mercury Theatre Colchester
- 2013 The Hired Man by Melvyn Bragg at Mercury Theatre Colchester
- 2013 The Opinion Makers by Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon at Mercury Theatre Colchester
- 2016 End of the Rainbow – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury[11]
References
- ↑ "REVIEW Not Now, Bernard - Mercury Theatre, Colchester". Gazette-Standard, D'Arcy-Jones / 29 October 2015
- ↑ "What's On Stage Review of Friend or Foe". What's on Stage.
- ↑ "New leadership team appointed at Colchester Mercury". The Stage.
- ↑ "Review: Betty Blue Eyes, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds". York Press..
- ↑ "Telegraph review of Betty Blue Eyes". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Clybourne Park review at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester – ‘a tense, terrific staging’". The Stage, 18 Jun 2014 / Charles Hutchinson
- ↑ "Clybourne Park – Mercury Theatre, Colchester". The Reviews Hub, 14/04/2016
- ↑ "Theatre: Clybourne Park at Richmond Theatre". The Times, Sam Marlowe, May 4 2016
- ↑ "REVIEW: End Of The Rainbow, Churchill Theatre Bromley (on Tour)". British Theatre, By Douglas Mayo on 10 March 2016
- ↑ "End of the Rainbow (Churchill Theatre, Bromley)". What's on Stage, Alun Hood • 9 Mar 2016
- ↑ End of the Rainbow – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury". Reviews Hub, 04/03/2016