Mick Gordon (born 1970) is a Northern Irish theatre director, playwright and essayist.
Mick Gordon was born in Belfast. He graduated from Wadham College, Oxford in 1991, with a First Class Honours Degree in Modern History. He lives in Belfast, with his wife Sophie Hayles and their two children.
From 2012 to 2015 Gordon was Artistic Director of Aarhus Teater, Denmark. Previously he was Trevor Nunn's Associate Director at the Royal National Theatre in London and was Director of the National’s Transformation Season. And Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre in London. He founded the charitable theatre company On Theatre to work in collaboration with experts from fields such as neurology, psychology, philosophy and theology. He has produced and directed over 100 theatre productions. He is the author of eight plays, and a collection of essays. His mentors are Peter Brook and the late Brian Friel.
2008 Deepcut Five awards Edinburgh Festival UK2007 Grimms' Tales Best Production Belgrade Serbia2005 NESTA Dreamtime Award UK2003 Betrayal Public Award Best Production Stockholm Sweden2001 My Fair Lady ACE Award Best Production Buenos Aires Argentina2000 Closer ACE Award Best Production Buenos Aires Argentina2000 Peter Brook Award for Most Outstanding Theatre UK1999 Art ACE Award Best Production Buenos Aires Argentina1998 Critics’ Circle Most Promising Newcomer London UK1996 John S Cohen Bursary Royal National Theatre Studio London UK2015 On/Off Aarhus Theatre 2014 The Visit Aarhus Theatre 2013 Dancing at Lughnasa Aarhus Theatre 2012 Ghosts Aarhus Theatre 2012 Uncle Vanya Lyric Theatre (Belfast)2011 Both Sides Belfast International Theatre Festival2011 Sweeney Todd Aarhus Theatre, Denmark2010 Bea Soho Theatre, London2010 Translations Curve Theatre Leicester2010 The Tempest OSC/Wadham College 400th Anniversary2009 Deep Cut Tricycle Theatre, London, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh2009 The Ride of Your Life Polka Theatre, London2009 The Home Place Grand Opera House, Belfast An Granian Theatre Letterkenny2008 Dancing at Lughnasa Lyric Theatre Belfast2008 On Emotion Soho Theatre London2007 Grimms' Tales Dusko Radovic Belgrade2006 On Religion (Grace) Soho Theatre London2006 Optic Trilogy Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm2006 Winners, Losers Strindbergs Intima Teater, Stockholm2006 War Strindbergs Intima Teater, Stockholm2005 On Ego Soho Theatre London2005 A Play in Swedish English and Italian Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm2004 The Real Thing Strindbergs Intima Teater Stockholm2003 Betrayal Strindbergs Intima Teater, Stockholm2002 A Prayer for Owen Meany National Theatre London2002 Le Pub! National Theatre London2002 Monkey! Young Vic Theatre, London2001 The Walls National Theatre London2001 Godspell Festival Theatre, Chichester2001 My Fair Lady Teatro Nacional Cervantes, Buenos Aires2000 On Love Gate Theatre London2000 Closer Teatro Nacional Cervantes, Buenos Aires2000 Trust Royal Court Theatre, London1999 Marathon Gate Theatre London1999 Salome Riverside Studios, London1999 Mad Dog Old Courthouse Belfast1999 Art National Theatre Buenos Aires1999 On Death (Intimate Death) Gate Theatre London1998 Volunteers Gate Theatre London1998 Une Tempete Gate Theatre London1997 Measure for Measure English Touring Theatre1997 Hamlet National Theatre Studio London1997 The Tales of Hoffman National Theatre Studio London1996 The Promise Battersea Arts Centre, London1996 Renard National Youth Ballet London1996 Arabian Nights BAC London1996 The Soldiers Tale Institut Français, London1996 La Traviata Holland Park Opera, London1995 La Cenerentola Holland Park Opera London1995 Rigoletto Holland Park Opera London1994 Tosca Playhouse Epsom1994 Cosi fan Tutte European Chamber Opera Hong Kong1993 The Telephone European Chamber Opera Hong Kong1993 Alice in Wonderland" Playhouse Oxford2011 Bea Oberon Books2010 Theatre and the Mind Oberon Books2010 Pressure Drop Oberon Books2009 Conversations on Truth Continuum Books2009 Conversations on Identity Black Dog Publishing2009 The Ride of Your Life Oberon Books2008 On Emotion Oberon Books2007 Conversations on Religion Continuum Books2006 On Religion (Grace) Oberon Books2005 On Death (Intimate Death) Oberon Books2005 On Love Oberon Books2005 On Ego Oberon Books
