Having trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Herrin was an assistant director under Stephen Daldry at the Royal Court Theatre from 1993 to 1995. He then was a staff director at the National Theatre from 1995 to 1999. In 2000 he became associate director at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, where his credits included plays by Richard Bean and Joe Harbot.
His breakthrough show was the critically successful That Face by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Upstairs in 2007, which subsequently transferred to the West End. He was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best Director for Stenham's Tusk Tusk in 2009. He became the deputy artistic director at the Royal Court to Dominic Cooke in 2009. He has directed a number of new plays at the Royal Court including Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss, Richard Bean's The Heretic and No Quarter, also by Stenham, in 2013.[1]
In December 2013 he directed the world premiere of two plays adapted from Hilary Mantel's novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies for the RSC.[2] The plays subsequently transferred to The Aldwych Theatre. In 2021 he directed the stage adaptation of Mantel's third novel in the trilogy The Mirror and the Light, which played at the Gielgud Theatre.
His production of Best of Enemies based on the acclaimed documentary by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville transferred from the Young Vic theatre to the West End, winning the South Bank Show’s best Production award. The show was broadcast on NT Live.
Philosophyedit
Herrin describes himself as the archetypal Royal Court Theatre director, putting the writer before the director:
You never want anything onstage that the writer doesn’t like. You need them to be entirely proud. What you want is to give them the deluxe version of their play... I try to disappear into the work. I’d hate for someone to say, in the way they do about other directors, ‘That’s a very Jeremy Herrin production.’ Ego’s a really dangerous thing in theatre. It’s a collegiate enterprise.[3]
Herrin has been instrumental in the founding of Stage Directors UK, an organisation that aims to create better working conditions and terms for directors.
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Jeremy Herrin is an English theatre director He is one of the founding directors of Second Half Productions Jeremy HerrinBorn19 January 1970New York City USAAlma materRoyal Conservatoire of ScotlandOccupationTheatre director Contents 1 Career 2 Philosophy 3 Theatre 4 ReferencesCareer editHaving trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow Herrin was an assistant director under Stephen Daldry at the Royal Court Theatre from 1993 to 1995 He then was a staff director at the National Theatre from 1995 to 1999 In 2000 he became associate director at Live Theatre Newcastle upon Tyne where his credits included plays by Richard Bean and Joe Harbot His breakthrough show was the critically successful That Face by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Upstairs in 2007 which subsequently transferred to the West End He was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best Director for Stenham s Tusk Tusk in 2009 He became the deputy artistic director at the Royal Court to Dominic Cooke in 2009 He has directed a number of new plays at the Royal Court including Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss Richard Bean s The Heretic and No Quarter also by Stenham in 2013 1 Herrin made his Shakespearean debut at the Globe Theatre in 2011 directing Eve Best in Much Ado About Nothing In 2011 Herrin directed several West End productions including a well received revival of Alan Ayckbourn s Absent Friends He also directed the UK premiere of David Hare s The Vertical Hour as well as the world premiere and West End transfer of Hare s South Downs He has directed Roger Allam in Uncle Vanya and in The Tempest at Shakespeare s Globe He was nominated as Best Director in the 2013 Olivier Awards for his work on This House by James Graham at the National Theatre In December 2013 he directed the world premiere of two plays adapted from Hilary Mantel s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies for the RSC 2 The plays subsequently transferred to The Aldwych Theatre In 2021 he directed the stage adaptation of Mantel s third novel in the trilogy The Mirror and the Light which played at the Gielgud Theatre In 2013 he succeeded Rupert Goold as the artistic director of Headlong where he has directed a number of hit productions including Jennifer Haley s The Nether at The Royal Court Theatre People Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan and Labour of Love by James Graham featuring Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig in the West End In 2022 he directed Amy Adams who made her West End debut in a production of Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie his inaugural production for Second Half Productions His production of Best of Enemies based on the acclaimed documentary by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville transferred from the Young Vic theatre to the West End winning the South Bank Show s best Production award The show was broadcast on NT Live Philosophy editHerrin describes himself as the archetypal Royal Court Theatre director putting the writer before the director You never want anything onstage that the writer doesn t like You need them to be entirely proud What you want is to give them the deluxe version of their play I try to disappear into the work I d hate for someone to say in the way they do about other directors That s a very Jeremy Herrin production Ego s a really dangerous thing in theatre It s a collegiate enterprise 3 Herrin has been instrumental in the founding of Stage Directors UK an organisation that aims to create better working conditions and terms for directors Theatre editStage productions directed by Jeremy Herrin Year Title Author Theatre Notes 2024 Long Day s Journey into Night Eugene O Neill Wyndham s Theatre 2017 Labour of Love James Graham Noel Coward Theatre 2017 The House They Grew Up In Deborah Bruce Chichester Festival Theatre 2017 Common D C Moore Royal National Theatre Olivier Stage 2017 Junkyard Jack Thorne Bristol Old Vic Theatr Clwyd and Rose Theatre Kingston 2016 Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme Frank McGuinness UK Tour 2015 People Places and Things Duncan Macmillan Royal National Theatre Dorfman Stage 2016 transfer to Wyndham s Theatre 2017 transfer to St Ann s Warehouse New York and 2017 UK tour 2015 The Absence of War David Hare UK Tour 2014 The Nether Jennifer Haley Royal Court Theatre 2015 transfer to Duke of York s Theatre 2012 This House James Graham National Theatre 2016 Transfer to Chichester Festival Theatre and Garrick Theatre 2018 UK Tour Nominated for 2013 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director 2012 Children s Children Matthew Dunster Almeida Theatre 2012 Absent Friends Alan Ayckbourn Harold Pinter Theatre 2011 Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Chichester Festival Theatre 2011 Death and the Maiden Ariel Dorfman Harold Pinter Theatre 2011 Haunted Child Joe Penhall Royal Court Theatre 2011 South Downs David Hare Minerva Theatre Chichester 2011 Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Globe Theatre 2011 The Heretic Richard Bean Royal Court Theatre Winner Best New Play Laurence Olivier Award 2010 Kin E V Crowe Royal Court Theatre 2010 Spur of the Moment Anya Reiss Royal Court Theatre Nominated for Evening Standard Award Best Director 2010 The Laws of War various authors 4 Royal Court Theatre 2009 The Priory Michael Wynne 5 Royal Court Theatre Winner Best Comedy Laurence Olivier Award 2009 Tusk Tusk Polly Stenham Royal Court Theatre Nominated for Evening Standard Award Best Director 2009 Marble Marina Carr Abbey Theatre 2008 The Family Reunion T S Eliot 6 Donmar Warehouse 2008 The Vertical Hour David Hare Royal Court Theatre 2007 Statement of Regret Kwame Kwei Armah National Theatre 2007 Blackbird David Harrower The Market Theatre 2007 That Face Polly Stenham 7 Royal Court Theatre Nominated for Best New Play in the Laurence Olivier Awards 2007 Gathered Dust and Dead Skin Joe Harbot Live Theatre 2005 The Lovers Bridget O Connor Live Theatre 2004 Our Kind of Fun Alice de Smith Live Theatre 2004 Toast new version Richard Bean Live Theatre 2004 Sudden Collapses in Public Places Julia Darling Live Theatre 2004 Dirty Nets Karen Laws Live Theatre 2003 Smack Family Robinson Richard Bean Live Theatre 2002 Attachments Julia Darling Live Theatre 2001 From the Underworld Sean O Brien Live Theatre 2000 The Last Post Julia Darling Live Theatre then tour in County Durham Northumberland and Cumbria 1999 Personal Belongings Julia Darling Live TheatreReferences edit No Quarter at The Royal Court Theatre Royal Court Theatre Retrieved 10 June 2013 Wolf Hall director to become Headlong artistic director BBC News 10 June 2013 Retrieved 10 June 2013 The vanishing man Interviews The Stage The Stage 21 January 2013 Retrieved 12 July 2017 Galas Court Laws Cardboard Seats amp Grateful News Whatsonstage com Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 11 May 2010 http www royalcourttheatre com whatson01 asp play 559 dead link Jeremy Herrin On TS Eliot The Playwright Interviews Whatsonstage com Archived from the original on 16 June 2011 http www royalcourttheatre com 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