Joe Douglas


Joe Douglas is a British theatre director, playwright and performer. He is the Artistic Director of Live Theatre in Newcastle.

Background

Douglas was born and raised in Manchester where he attended St. Bede's College. He studied directing at Rose Bruford College in London before winning a place on the ITV Theatre Director Scheme to train with the National Theatre of Scotland.

Career

As a freelance director Douglas has directed at the Dundee Repertory Theatre, Oran Mor and the Traverse Theatre among others. He has worked for the National Theatre of Scotland, HighTide and National Youth Music Theatre.
In 2012 he was awarded an Edinburgh Fringe First Award for Educating Ronnie, a one-man show based on his experiences in Uganda which he both wrote and performed. He directed two shows at the Edinburgh festival in 2014 including a play by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
His revivals of The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil and Death of a Salesman were both critical and commercial successes, winning several CATS.
His first directorial production for Live Theatre was Clear White Light.

Theatre credits