David Gilmore
| David Gilmore | |
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| Born | David Gilmore 1945/12/07 London, United Kingdom |
| 🏡 Residence | London |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏫 Education | Alleyn’s School and Cheltenham Grammar School |
| 💼 Occupation | Theatre Director |
| Works | Daisy Pulls It Off, Lend Me a Tenor, The Hired Man, and Grease |
| 🏡 Home town | London |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Fiona Mollison |
David Gilmore (born 07 December 1945) is a British theatre director, known for directing West End productions including Daisy Pulls It Off, Lend Me a Tenor, The Hired Man, and Grease.[2]
Early Life and Career[edit]
Gilmore was born on 07 December 1945 in London, United Kingdom. He went to Alleyn’s School, Dulwich and Cheltenham Grammar School.
He initially trained as a stage technician and in stage management. He then became an actor and for ten years played leading roles in many regional companies. During this time, Gilmore started to direct and was appointed artistic director of the Watermill Theatre, Berkshire. After three years, he was appointed artistic director of the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, where he directed The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Candida, Uncle Vanya, Hedda Gabler, Summer and Smoke and productions by authors including Terence Rattigan, Noel Coward, Michael Frayn, Franz Wedekind, and Christopher Hampton, in addition to half a dozen musicals.
Gilmore has directed many West End productions, including the original production of Daisy Pulls It Off, Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig, and the musical The Hired Man by Melvyn Bragg and Howard Goodall. All three were produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
His London productions also include Grease at the Dominion, Beyond Reasonable Doubt at the Globe, Neil Simon’s Chapter Two at the Queen’s, Fatal Attraction at the Haymarket, Radio Times at the Queens, Sinatra at the Palladium, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Queens, Nuts at the Whitehall, Annie Get Your Gun at the Aldwych, A Swell Party at the Vaudeville, Out of the Blue at the Shaftesbury, Rick’s Bar-Casablanca at the Whitehall, and All the fun of the Fair at the Garrick.[1][2][3][4] His production of Defending the Caveman at the Apollo Theatre won an Olivier award for Best Entertainment.
Gilmore’s overseas productions include As You Like It for the Shakespeare Repertory Company in Chicago, David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song and Dance in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. His other productions in Australia include Footloose in Sydney and Jamie Oliver’s stage performances. His production of Happy Days opened the Olympic Superdome in Sydney. His productions of Grease and Beyond Reasonable doubt also played extensively in Australia, South Africa and New Zeeland.
His production of La Haut, a French comedy operetta, which he originally directed for the Theatre des Celestins in Lyon, completed a season at the Theatre de Variétés in Paris and was later filmed for French television. His production of Hair also played at the Palais des Sports in Paris in addition to touring Germany.
Gilmore has also directed Niccolo Macchiavelli’s Mandragola at the National Theatre, Sir Anthony Quayle in Pinero’s Dandy Dick for Compass Theatre, The Winter’s Tale for the New Shakespeare Company, and Noël Coward’s Cavalcade for the Chichester Festival Theatre.[5][7]
On the London Fringe, he has directed Beth Henley’s Crimes of The Heart at The King’s Head and Jane Clegg at the Finborough. He also directed the farewell tour of Harvey and the Wallbangers and the national UK tours of Michael Frayn’s Noises Off and of Steel Magnolias.
Personal Life[edit]
Gilmore is married to Fiona Mollison (actress) with three sons, Charles, George and Edward.
References[edit]
1. https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/artistic-director-of-st-james-theatre-david-gilmor_32561.html
2. https://mytheatremates.com/janeclegg_interview_featured/
3. https://www.playbill.com/article/stage-thriller-gaslight-with-game-of-thrones-stars-opens-tonight-com-380770
4. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/despite-a-brilliant-start-gaslight-becomes-a-thriller-that-isnt-particularly-thrilling/article28338408/
5. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/07/london-st-james-theatre-loses-artistic-executive-directors
https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/anthony-andrews-in-sandy-toksv-612
Categories[edit]
Living people | 1945 births | People from London | British theatre directors |
