Dominic Hill is

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at the

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. He took up post in October 2011.

Early life

Hill was born in

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on 22 April 1969.

Career

From 2008 to 2011 he was artistic director at the

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. From 2003 to 2008 he was co-artistic director (with James Brining) at

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. He previously worked as associate director at the

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, where he was on the Orange Tree's Trainee Director scheme, and as assistant director at the

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and assistant director at

Perth Theatre Perth Theatre at 185 High Street (no longer its registered address) Perth, Scotland, opened in 1900 and was extended in the 1980s. The building is category B listed by Historic Scotland, and is operated by the charitable organisation Horsecro ...

. He directed

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's play ''

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'' at London's

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in 2008. In 2011 Dominic was appointed artistic director of the

. Since his first season, his programmes of classic texts told for contemporary audiences alongside Glasgow stories, as well as his own distinctive productions, have won praise from public and critics alike and have reaffirmed the Citizens’ role as the leading producer of courageous theatre in Scotland. Since joining the Citizens, he has directed ''Betrayal'', ''King Lear'', ''Footfalls'', ''Krapp’s Last Tape'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''Doctor Faustus'', ''Seagulls'', ''Far Away'', ''Crime and Punishment,'' ''Miss Julie'', ''The Libertine'', ''Hamlet'', ''A Christmas Carol'', ''Fever Dream: Southside'', ''The Choir,'' ''Endgame'', ''The Rivals'' (a co-production with

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and

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), ''Hansel & Gretel'', ''Hay Fever'', ''Oresteia: This Restless House'' (2016 and presented as part of

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2017), ''The Macbeths'', ''Cinderella'', ''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' ''and Cyrano de Bergerac'' - a co-production with

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and Royal Lyceum Edinburgh which also toured to Eden Court. 2018 saw the Citizens Theatre depart from their home in the Gorbals for a multi-million pound redevelopment project. During this time Dominic continues to lead the company with a touring production of ''The Macbeths'', and a revival of 2014's ''A Christmas Carol,'' which will be presented at Tramway.

Awards

In 2016 Dominic won his 5th CATS ( Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland) award for Best Director - the most any director has won in the CATS' 14-year history. Awards include Best Director for This Restless House presented by the Citizens Theatre in association with

(2015/16), Crime and Punishment (& Best Production 2013/14), Betrayal (2011/12) ''

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'', presented by Dundee Rep/National Theatre of Scotland (& Best Production 2007/08); and ''

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'' (& Best Production 2003/04).

References

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