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〔z〕 Simon Dormandy is an English theatre director, teacher and actor. As an actor, he worked with Cheek by Jowl and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), as well as at The Donmar Warehouse, The Old Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre and The Royal Exchange, amongst many others. He is perhaps best known on screen for his performances in ''Little Dorrit (film)'' and ''Vanity Fair''. Between 1997 and 2012 he taught drama at Eton College, Berkshire, and held the posts of Director of Drama and Head of Theatre Studies.〔 〕〔 〕 . He is currently working as a freelance theatre director.〔http://www.linkedin.com/pub/simon-dormandy/23/98a/911〕 In 2015 he co-directed his own stage adaptation of the Coen Brothers' film ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and the Liverpool Playhouse, in association with Complicite. ==Background== Simon Dormandy was, as an actor, known largely for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1988 and 1995. Over the period he worked with many well known directors, including Adrian Noble, Sam Mendes, Deborah Warner, Katie Mitchell and Max Stafford-Clark. He also took part in several films and television series. He was perhaps best known for his performances in ''Little Dorrit'' (as Sparkler) and ''Vanity Fair'' (as Dobbin). He was also known for his work with the theatre company ''Cheek By Jowl''.〔(Time Out Article - Cheek By Jowl "Plenty of face" )〕 He taught Drama and English at Eton College for fifteen years from 1997 to 2012, where he was Director of Drama and Head of Theatre Studies.〔〔 His pupils included the actors Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Redmayne, Harry Lloyd and Adetomiwa Edun, director James Dacre and comedians Tom Palmer and Tom Stourton of comedy duo Totally Tom and Humphrey Ker. School productions include ''Henry VI'' with Eddie Redmayne, ''Waiting for Godot'' with Harry Lloyd, ''King Lear'' (where he directed Edward Stourton's son in the title role ), ''Three Sisters, Pool, No Water'', ''Henry IV'', (a joint version of both Part 1 and Part 2),〔http://www.etoncollege.com/ Drama Section〕 ''Joseph K'' and ''Spring Awakening''. Since January 2013 he has been working as a freelance theatre director. In 2013 he was assistant director on the world premiere of ''The Low Road'' by Bruce Norris at The Royal Court Theatre. In 2014 he directed the UK Premiere of ''Eldorado'' by Marius von Mayenburg and a production of ''Waiting for Godot'' with young comedians in the leading roles, both at The Arcola Theatre in London. In 2015 he co-directed his own stage adaptation of the Coen Brothers' film ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' with Toby Sedgwick at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and the Liverpool Playhouse, in association with Complicite. He was also an artistic collaborator on Simon McBurney's ''The Encounter'' for Complicite at the Edinburgh International Festival. In 2016 he will direct the UK Premiere of ''Luce'' by J. C. Lee at Southwark Playhouse. He teaches regularly at Shakespeare's Globe, Drama Centre, the British American Drama Academy and Fordham University's London Centre. 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「Simon Dormandy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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