Paul Miller (theatre director)


Paul Miller is the artistic director of the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London. He succeeded the theatre's founder, Sam Walters, in June 2014.

Early life

The son of a driving instructor, Miller grew up in Chichester.

Career

Between 2009 and 2014 he was an Associate Director at Sheffield Theatres, where his productions included Wonderful Tennessee by Brian Friel, The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare, The Daughter-in-Law by DH Lawrence, Democracy by Michael Frayn, Hamlet with John Simm, and True West by Sam Shepard.
For the National Theatre he has directed The History Boys, Baby Girl by Roy Williams, DNA by Dennis Kelly, The Miracle by Lin Coghlan, The Enchantment by Victoria Benedictsson, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads by Roy Williams in the Cottesloe, and The Associate by Simon Bent in The Loft.
Other work includes Elling, adapted by Simon Bent ; The History Boys ; Total Eclipse by Christopher Hampton ; French Without Tears by Terence Rattigan ; Not the Love I Cry For by Robin Hooper ; A Life in the Theatre by David Mamet ; Sugar Sugar, Goldhawk Road, Bad Company by Simon Bent and Kingfisher Blue by Lin Coghlan, Mercy by Lin Coghlan ; The Marriage of Figaro ; Mean Tears by Peter Gill, Accomplices by Simon Bent and Mr England by Richard Bean ; Honeymoon Suite by Richard Bean ; Fragile Land by Tanika Gupta ; Four Knights in Knaresborough by Paul Webb ; A Penny for a Song by John Whiting ; Tragedy: A Tragedy by Will Eno ; Hushabye Mountain by Jonathan Harvey ; Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen and The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller.

Productions

Paul Miller's productions at the Orange Tree Theatre include: