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John Retallack (born 1950) is a British playwright and director. He studied at St Paul's School in London (1963–68) and later at St Paul's College of Education, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, where he took the Double English course (aimed at future secondary school English teachers) for his C.Ed. qualification (awarded summer 1973), and English and Education for his B.Ed. (awarded summer 1974). At St Paul's he was already active in the arts, organising a number of literary events during his stay. He is the author of twelve plays for young people and has adapted numerous texts for the stage and for radio. Oberon Books publish four of his plays for Company of Angels (Hannah & Hanna, Risk, Club Asylum and Virgins).〔http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781840027259/Company-of-Angels〕 Methuen publish Sweetpeter. His plays have been translated and published in several languages and are performed in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Holland and France. He was the founding director of ATC Theatre (1977–85) which continues today as a National Portfolio client of the Arts Council of England. John was formerly director of Oldham Coliseum Theatre (1985–88) and Oxford Stage Company (1989–99) where his adaptation of Melvin Burgess’s ''Junk'' won the TMA Young People’s Award in 1998. His Shakespeare productions for Oxford Stage Company toured internationally and won widespread critical acclaim over a period of ten years. From 2001- 2011 he was the founding director of (Company of Angels ), which produces new and experimental work for young audiences and continues today as a National Portfolio client of the Arts Council of England.〔http://www.companyofangels.co.uk/John_Retallack.html〕 From 2010 - 2013, he was Associate Director at Bristol Old Vic where he remains Artistic Associate. In 2013, he became Tutor in Writing for Performance at Ruskin College in Oxford. In 2015, he will revive his 2014 production of DIDO & AENEAS for Bristol Old Vic/English Concert and spend two months with the 'reseau europeen des centres culturels de rencontre' at La Chartreuse de Neuville in France researching a play about the current plight of refugees in Calais. ==Awards== 1978:Edinburgh Festival Fringe First *1983: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play 1998: TMA Young People’s Award *2001: Herald Angel at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival 2010: Herald Angel at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Retallack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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