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Clare Lizzimore (born 1980) is a British
theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
and writer. Her production of 'Bull' by
Mike Bartlett, won 'Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre' at the 2015
Olivier Awards
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...
. Lizzimore has been resident director at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, and staff director at the
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...
.
Background
Lizzimore was born in
Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
. She studied Film and Drama at
Reading University
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
, and also gained an MA in Advanced Theatre practice at
The Central School of Speech and Drama. She became a professional Theatre director in 2005 when she left the
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to produce Duncan Macmillan’s 'The Most Humane Way to Kill a Lobster'.
Career highlights
Lizzimore won the 2005
Channel 4
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Directors Award (also known as the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme) and became resident director at
The Glasgow Citizens Theatre where her production of ''Tom Fool'' by
Franz Xaver Kroetz
Franz Xaver Kroetz (; born 25 February 1946) is a German author, playwright, actor and film director. He achieved great success beginning in the early 1970s. ''Persistent'', '' Farmyard'', and ''Request Concert'', all written in 1971, are some o ...
was nominated for four
CATS Awards, for Best director, Best Male performance, Best Female performance, and Best Design. It transferred to
the Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. The Bush Theatre strives to create a s ...
in 2007.
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 went on to win the Arts Foundation Theatre Directing Fellowship for Innovation in 2009.
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
Leo Butler (born 1974 in Sheffield) is a British playwright. His plays have been staged, among others, by the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Almeida Theatre. His plays have been published by Bloomsbury A & C Black. His 200 ...
at The Royal Court Theatre, ''One Day When We were Young'' by
Nick Payne
Nick Payne (born 1984) is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Payne studied at the University of York and subsequently at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He is also a graduate of the Royal Court Young Write ...
as part of the Paines Plough/Sheffield Roundabout Season and ''
On the Rocks
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Definitions and usage
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'', a play written by
Amy Rosenthal
Amy Rosenthal (born 1974) is a British playwright from Muswell Hill, London. She is a recipient of ''The Sunday Times'' Drama Award.
Biography
Amy Rosenthal was born in 1974, the daughter of dramatist Jack Rosenthal and actress Maureen Lipman ...
about the turbulent life of writer
D.H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...
.
Lizzimore is also a playwright, her first play ''Mint'' premiered at The Royal Court Theatre in 2013. A debut that was praised as 'cumulatively devastating' and 'worthy of Edward Bond'. Her radio play ''Missing in Action'' aired on
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
in 2014, and was play of the week. Lizzimore’s second play ''Animal'' premiered at The Studio Theatre in Washington D.C in 2015 and was nominated for The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical. Her second radio play ''The Rage'', aired in 2016 on BBC Radio 4, and was shortlisted for Best Single Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2017.
Personal life
Lizzimore is married to writer
Mike Bartlett.
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References
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British theatre directors
1980 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Reading