Tom Littler

Tom Littler is a British theatre director and the Artistic Director and founder of theatre company Primavera Productions, and a former Associate Director of Theatre 503. He is Artistic Director of Jermyn Street Theatre, which he has turned into a producing theatre.[1] [2] [3]

His West End credits include Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night (for Primavera)[4][5] which starred Helena Blackman, the runner-up of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria. Littler was also resident director of the 2009 revival of A Little Night Music at the Garrick Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory. Littler directed the premiere of Dances of Death by Howard Brenton, a new version of The Dance of Death by August Strindberg at the Gate Theatre (London) in 2013, starring Michael Pennington.[6] [7] He also directed the premieres of Brenton's biographical play about August Strindberg, The Blinding Light at Jermyn Street Theatre[8] [9], and his new version of Miss Julie.[10]

Littler was a regular Associate Director of the Peter Hall Season in Bath,[11] working with Sir Peter Hall (director) on productions including Little Nell by Simon Gray, A Doll's House with Catherine McCormack, Born in the Gardens by Peter Nichols, and The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan.


See also

Jermyn Street Theatre, where Littler is Artistic Director

References

  1. ↑ https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/jermyn-street-artistic-director-tom-littler-its-hard-to-work-in-small-spaces-you-cant-cheat/
  2. ↑ https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/tom-littler-vows-turn-jermyn-street-full-time-producing-theatre/
  3. ↑ https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/making-transition-producing-house
  4. ↑ David Benedict, Variety Variety Article
  5. ↑ Norman Lebrecht review website
  6. ↑ http://www.gatetheatre.co.uk/events/all-productions/dances_of_death
  7. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10106371/Dances-of-Death-Gate-Theatre-review.html
  8. ↑ http://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/the-blinding-light/
  9. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/ebcb71f8-9866-11e7-b83c-9588e51488a0
  10. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/miss-julie-theatre-review-razorsharp-strindberg-is-an-unexpected-delight-a3716276.html
  11. ↑ Theatre Royal Bath Theatre website
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