Phil Clark (born Philip David Clark, Brecon) is a theatre director and writer, specialising in work for young people.

Biography

Clark trained at the

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and in 2007 received a Phd. in ''Creating and Developing a policy for young people and emerging artists in a regional theatre'' from the

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Starting as a founding member of Theatre Powys in 1972, he became the Artistic Director of

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's Bruvvers Theatre Company from 1975 to 1982. In 1983, he joined the Tyne Wear Theatre Company as a director and established the UK's largest annual youth theatre festival. The position of Artistic Director of the Crucible Theatre in Education followed from 1985 to 1989. In January 1990 he became the Artistic DirectorProgramme notes, ''The Snow Spider'', Sherman Theatre, 1990 of the

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in Cardiff, Wales, which was later renamed ''Sherman Cymru'', a post he held until 2006. For the last four years he has been the judge of ''Pint Sized Plays'', part of the Tenby Folk Festival, the winners of which are performed at the

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, Fishguard. He is a trustee of

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(the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres), appointed in 2008.

Work

Production

Major productions include: *1990 '' The Snow Spider'' by

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and adapted by Mike Kenny, starring Iwan Tudor, Jill Richards,

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, Siriol Jenkins and Arbel Jones (Sherman Theatre and tour) *2005 ''

Danny, the Champion of the World ''Danny, the Champion of the World'', or simply Danny, is a 1975 children's book by Roald Dahl. The plot centres on Danny, a young English boy, and his father, William. They live in a Gypsy caravan, fix cars for a living in their mechanic sho ...

'' by

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and adapted by David Wood (

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, Swansea''The British Theatre Guide'' URL: http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/dannychampion-rev.htm

Books

Books include ''Act One Wales

a collection of Welsh one act plays charting the rise of Welsh Drama since the 1950s, and ''Oscar Wilde: Three Plays for Children

References

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