Joe Douglas (born 1983) is a British theatre director, playwright and performer. He was the Artistic Director of Live Theatre in Newcastle from 2018 to 2020.
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,"Joe Douglas" Dundee Rep. Retrieved 20 July 2019. Oran Mor and the Traverse Theatre among others. He has worked for the National Theatre of Scotland, HighTide"Meet the Playwright: Joe Douglas" HighTide Blog. Retrieved 25 June 2014 and National Youth Music Theatre."Our People" YMT. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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 2014Ferguson, Bryan "Edinburgh Fringe: 12 of the best hot ticket shows" The Scotsman 5 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019. 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 Clear White Light (2018), for Live TheatreClear White Light Live Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2019. Arabian Nights (2017), for the Royal Lyceum TheatreThe Arabian Nights Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Retrieved 20 July 2019. Death of a Salesman (2016), by Arthur Miller for Dundee Repertory Theatre The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (2014) by John McGrath for the Dundee Repertory Theatre Dear Scotland (2014), co-directed with Catrin Evans for the National Theatre of Scotland Bloody Trams (2014) by Joe Douglas at the Traverse Theatre The Call of the Wild (2014) by Jack London at Oran Mor The BFG (2013) by Roald Dahl at the Dundee Repertory Theatre The Reprobates (2013) by Phil PorterThe Reprobates HighTide. Retrieved 20 July 2019. Thank You (2013) by Catrin Evans at Oran Mor The Last Polar Bears (2011) by Harry Horse for the National Theatre of ScotlandThe Last Polar Bears National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2019. Our Teacher's A Troll (2010) by Dennis Kelly for the National Theatre of Scotland Videotape (2009) by Oliver Emmanuel at Oran Mor
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