Douglas Rintoul is a British theatre director and playwright. He is currently the Chief Executive/Artistic Director of the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. He was the artistic director of The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch (2015 - 2022), he founded and ran the national touring company Transport Theatre (2017 - 2017) and was a longstanding associate of Complicite. Douglas was born in

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and grew up in

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and

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. He read Drama & Theatre Arts at

The University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. He won
Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme
bursary to train at Salisbury Playhouse, was selected for the Royal National Theatre Studio Young Director Programme and won an Esmeé Fairbairn Regional Theatre Initiative Award. During his tenure as artistic director of the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch the organisation won the London Theatre of the Year Stage Award 2020. He was listed i
The Stage's 100 most influential people working in the theatre and performing arts industry.
His script for his theatre production ''Elegy'' won a Royal National Theatre Foundation Playwright's Award. He has received 27 Off West End Award nominations for his productions.

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