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Timothy Sheader (born 23 November 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British theatre director. Sheader read Law with French at the University of Birmingham before moving into a career in theatre. He was artistic director at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre from 2007 to 2024. He became artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse in 2024.
Sheader started his theatrical career as a trainee director at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond before becoming an assistant director with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years. After directing at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2005, he was appointed artistic director for the venue in November 2007, responsible for productions from the 2008 season.
Under Sheader’s tenure Open Air Theatre productions won seven Olivier Awards, three Evening Standard Awards and six WhatsOnStage Awards.
In 2008, A Midsummer Night’s Dream re-imagined for everyone aged six and over was the first of many Shakespeare plays specially adapted for younger audiences. Hello, Dolly! (2009) won three Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival; Into the Woods (2010) transferred to New York; Crazy For You (2011) was a double Olivier Award-winner and transferred to the West End; and To Kill a Mockingbird (2013/14) went on tour in the UK, ending at the Barbican in mid-2015.
Jesus Christ Superstar (2016) won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, and returned to the Open Air Theatre for an extended engagement in 2017 ahead of a run at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in spring 2018. It then played a season at the Barbican Theatre in 2019, ahead of a North American tour. In the summer of 2020 it was reconceived as Jesus Christ Superstar: The Concert, the first West End production to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic.
In March 2024, Sheader took over as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse.
* Prior to his appointment as Artistic Director in 2007.
In 2012, Sheader directed The Magistrate at London's National Theatre starring John Lithgow. In 2013, he worked with the Chichester Festival Theatre to direct a new production of Barnum, starring Christopher Fitzgerald. In 2015, he directed My Fair Lady at the Aarhus Teater in Denmark.
Timothy Sheader
Timothy Sheader (born 23 November 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British theatre director. Sheader read Law with French at the University of Birmingham before moving into a career in theatre. He was artistic director at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre from 2007 to 2024. He became artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse in 2024.
Sheader started his theatrical career as a trainee director at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond before becoming an assistant director with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years. After directing at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2005, he was appointed artistic director for the venue in November 2007, responsible for productions from the 2008 season.
Under Sheader’s tenure Open Air Theatre productions won seven Olivier Awards, three Evening Standard Awards and six WhatsOnStage Awards.
In 2008, A Midsummer Night’s Dream re-imagined for everyone aged six and over was the first of many Shakespeare plays specially adapted for younger audiences. Hello, Dolly! (2009) won three Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival; Into the Woods (2010) transferred to New York; Crazy For You (2011) was a double Olivier Award-winner and transferred to the West End; and To Kill a Mockingbird (2013/14) went on tour in the UK, ending at the Barbican in mid-2015.
Jesus Christ Superstar (2016) won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, and returned to the Open Air Theatre for an extended engagement in 2017 ahead of a run at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in spring 2018. It then played a season at the Barbican Theatre in 2019, ahead of a North American tour. In the summer of 2020 it was reconceived as Jesus Christ Superstar: The Concert, the first West End production to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic.
In March 2024, Sheader took over as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse.
* Prior to his appointment as Artistic Director in 2007.
In 2012, Sheader directed The Magistrate at London's National Theatre starring John Lithgow. In 2013, he worked with the Chichester Festival Theatre to direct a new production of Barnum, starring Christopher Fitzgerald. In 2015, he directed My Fair Lady at the Aarhus Teater in Denmark.
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