Thom Southerland is an English theatre director.Profile He studied at Rose Bruford College. He is best known for his revivals of classic musicals in London, especially in fringe theatre. Along with his 2013 Southwark Playhouse production of the Maury Yeston musical Titanic, some of his best-received productions include:
The Full Monty, New Players Theatre (2009)Shenton, Mark ." 'The Full Monty' review at New Players Theatre London" The Stage, 7 December 2009 Call Me Madam, Upstairs at the Gatehouse (2009) State Fair, Finborough Theatre and Trafalgar Studios (2009 and 2010)" State Fair 2010" finboroughtheatre.co.uk, retrieved June 10, 2019 Hobson's Choice, Broadway Theatre, Catford (2010)"Review 'Hobson's Choice'" londonist.com, 3 March 2010 Me and Juliet, Finborough Theatre (2010) Parade, Southwark Playhouse (2012) Mack and Mabel, Southwark Playhouse (2012)"Review 'Mack and Mabel'" Time Out, 3 March 2012 Victor/Victoria, Southwark Playhouse (2012)"Telegraph review" Telegraph Daisy Pulls It Off, Upstairs at the Gatehouse (2013) Death Takes a Holiday, Charing Cross Theatre (2017)Hitchings, Henry. "Death Takes a Holiday, theatre review: Musical romance with a distinctly Gothic flavour", Evening Standard, January 24, 2017
He was nominated for a 2012 Evening Standard Award for Parade. He received the 2011 Offie for "Best Director" (Me and Juliet).
Southerland has been nominated for Offies for "Directing": Grand Hotel (2015), Ragtime (2016), and Death Takes a Holiday (2017).
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