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Erica Whyman


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Erica Whyman, OBE (born 27 October 1969) is an English theatre director who became deputy artistic director at the Royal Shakespeare Company in January 2013.

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Background

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Whyman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, but lived in Barnsley until aged eight, before her family moved to Surrey. She studied French and Philosophy at Oxford University and theatre with Philippe Gaulier in Paris and then at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Whyman was the Chief Executive at Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 2005–2006.

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In 2013, she was appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours List. She has a daughter, Ruby, with playwright Richard Bean.

Career

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  • 1997 Awarded the John S Cohen Bursary for Directors at the National Theatre Studio
  • 1997–98 Associate producer of Tricycle Theatre
  • 1998–2000 Associate director of English Touring Theatre
  • 1999–2001 Artistic director Southwark Playhouse (Peter Brook Empty Space Award)
  • 2001–04 Artistic director and chief executive of Gate Theatre
  • 2004–05 Fellow of the Clore Leadership Programme in the first cohort
  • 2005–12 Chief executive of Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne (TMA Award for Theatre Manager of the Year, 2012)
  • 2013– Deputy artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company

    • Northern Stage productions

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  • Son of Man (2006)
  • Ruby Moon (2007)
  • Our Friends in the North (2007)
  • A Christmas Carol (2007)
  • A Doll's House (2008)
  • Look Back in Anger (2009)
  • Hansel and Gretel (2008)
  • Oh What a Lovely War (2010, nominated for two TMA awards)
  • The Wind in the Willows (2010)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (2011)
  • The Glass Slipper (2011)
  • Oh, The Humanity (2012)
  • The Borrowers (2012)

    • Non-Northern Stage productions

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  • The Winter's Tale (2000, Southwark Playhouse)
  • Les Justes (2001, Gate Theatre)
  • Witness (Gate Theatre, 2002)
  • Marieluise (Gate Theatre, 2004)
  • The Flu Season (Gate Theatre, 2003)
  • The Shadow of a Boy (National Theatre, 2002)
  • The Birthday Party (Sheffield Crucible, 2002)
  • The Christmas Truce (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2014)
  • Hecuba (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2015)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream: A play for the nation (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016)
  • The Seven Acts of Mercy (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2016)

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    References

    Erica Whyman Wikipedia
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