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Phil Clark (director)

Phil Clark (born Philip David Clark, Brecon) is a theatre director and writer, specialising in work for young people.

Biography edit

Clark trained at the Rose Bruford College and in 2007 received a Phd. in Creating and Developing a policy for young people and emerging artists in a regional theatre from the University of Glamorgan[1] Starting as a founding member of Theatre Powys in 1972, he became the Artistic Director of Newcastle upon Tyne's Bruvvers Theatre Company from 1975 to 1982. In 1983, he joined the Tyne Wear Theatre Company as a director and established the UK's largest annual youth theatre festival. The position of Artistic Director of the Crucible Theatre in Education followed from 1985 to 1989. In January 1990[2] he became the Artistic Director[3] of the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, Wales, which was later renamed Sherman Cymru, a post he held until 2006. For the last four years he has been the judge of Pint Sized Plays, part of the Tenby Folk Festival, the winners of which are performed at the Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard.[4]

He is a trustee of The Theatres Trust (the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres),[5] appointed in 2008.

Work edit

Production edit

Major productions include:

Books edit

Books include Act One Wales, a collection of Welsh one act plays charting the rise of Welsh Drama since the 1950s, and Oscar Wilde: Three Plays for Children

References edit

  1. ^ "Woods & Clark are ATRiuM's Doctoral Pioneers -- First CCI Ph.D.'s to Graduate Since Faculty Move to Welsh Capital". Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. ^ "THEATRE / Reading between the lines: Caroline Donald looks into the accusations of racism aimed at a revival of Saunders Lewis's Blodeuwedd at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre". The Independent. London. 1992-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  3. ^ a b Programme notes, The Snow Spider, Sherman Theatre, 1990
  4. ^ URL: http://www.pintsizedplays.org.uk/
  5. ^ "Trustees". The Theatres Trust. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  6. ^ The British Theatre Guide URL: http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/dannychampion-rev.htm


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