Bijan Sheibani
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Bijan Sheibani is a British-Iranian theatre director. He is Artistic Director of ATC Theatre
.
His production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size was greeted with universal acclaim and was variously described by UK critics as “Psychologically subtle and emotionally powerful“ (The Times), “faultless” (The Guardian) and “outstanding” (The Evening Standard).His Olivier-award winning production of Gone Too Far! returned to the Royal Court Theatre
in 2008 and ATC co-produced the pan London tour to The Albany and the Hackney Empire
.
In 2009 he directed Tarantula in Petrol Blue, a new opera, at Aldeburgh
Music Festival. In the same year he will direct two London-based productions. Rebecca Lenkiewicz's new version of Ghosts or Those Who Return, an ATC/ Arcola Theatre
co-production will run at the Arcola Theatre London from July 22 - August 22, and Our Class, a new play Tadeusz Slobodzianek which will premiere at the NT
in September.
, and raised in Brighton
and was schooled at Brighton College
. He studied English Literature at St Hugh's College, Oxford
, and holds an MA
in advanced theatre practice from the Central School of Speech and Drama
.
ATC Theatre
ATC is a touring theatre company based in London, founded in 1980 by Artistic Director John Retallack. Previous ATC Artistic Directors include Ceri Sherlock, Nick Philippou, Gordon Anderson and Bijan Sheibani...
.
His production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size was greeted with universal acclaim and was variously described by UK critics as “Psychologically subtle and emotionally powerful“ (The Times), “faultless” (The Guardian) and “outstanding” (The Evening Standard).His Olivier-award winning production of Gone Too Far! returned to the Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
in 2008 and ATC co-produced the pan London tour to The Albany and the Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire
The Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney, built in 1901 as a music hall.-History:Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building...
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In 2009 he directed Tarantula in Petrol Blue, a new opera, at Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the River Alde, the town is notable for its Blue Flag shingle beach and fisherman huts where freshly caught fish are sold daily, and the Aldeburgh Yacht Club...
Music Festival. In the same year he will direct two London-based productions. Rebecca Lenkiewicz's new version of Ghosts or Those Who Return, an ATC/ Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre is a studio theatre in Dalston, in the London Borough of Hackney. The theatre's ambition is to create and present high-quality theatre with a social and political relevance to its multicultural local community as well as a wider audience....
co-production will run at the Arcola Theatre London from July 22 - August 22, and Our Class, a new play Tadeusz Slobodzianek which will premiere at the NT
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
in September.
Credits
- GreenlandGreenland (2011 play)Greenland is a play by the British playwrights Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner, Matt Charman and Jack Thorne on global warming and its effects, named after the island of Greenland. It premiered at the Lyttelton auditorium of the Royal National Theatre in London from 27 January to 2 April 2011,...
(2011, Lytelton Theatre) - Our Class by Tadeusz Slobodzianek (2009, Cottesloe Theatre)
- Ghosts or Those Who Return (2009, Arcola Theatre)
- Tarantula in Petrol Blue (2009, Aldeburgh Music Festival)
- The Brothers Size (2007, Young Vic and Tour/ 2008 Young Vic, UK Tour and Arcola Theatre Istanbul)
- Gone Too Far (2007, Royal Court Theatre/ 2008 Hackney Empire/Albany)
- Antigone (2006, NT studio - workshop)
- Fixer (2006 Almeida TheatreAlmeida TheatreThe Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama and holds an annual summer festival of...
) - Other Hands (2006,, Soho Theatre)
- Last Summer At Chulimsk (2006, Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast - reading)
- Breath (2006, BAC)
- Crime of the Twenty-first Century (2006, NT studio)
- Amnesia (2006, Royal Court Theatre - reading)
- Schlafengehn (2004, Royal Court Theatre - reading)
- Flush (2004, Soho Theatre)
- The Clink (2003, Rose Bruford CollegeRose Bruford CollegeRose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance is a British drama school, offering university-level and professional vocational training for theatre and performance and the BA and MA degrees, based in Sidcup, Southeast London.-History:Founded in 1950, Rose Bruford "pioneered the first acting degree...
) - Party Time/One for the Road (2003, BAC)
- Have I None (2002, Southwark Playhouse)
- The Stoning (2002, BAC - reading)
- Summer (2002, Lion & Unicorn Theatre)
- Peace For Our Time (2002, City of Westminster College)
- The Lover (2000, Burton Taylor TheatreBurton Taylor TheatreThe Burton Taylor Studio is a 50-seater studio theatre owned by Oxford University. It is situated on Gloucester Street off Beaumont Street in Oxford, United Kingdom close to the Oxford Playhouse, a larger professional theatre, which manages the Burton Taylor Studio on behalf of the University...
, Oxford)
Assistant director credits
- The Tempest (2007, Royal Opera HouseRoyal Opera HouseThe Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
) - CinderellaCinderella"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
(2006, China Children's National Theatre) - The Tempest (2005, Copenhagen Opera House)
- As You Like It (2005, Young Vic/ Wyndham's TheatreWyndham's TheatreWyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham . Located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, it was designed by W.G.R. Sprague about 1898, the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916...
) - After The Fire (2005, Olivier Theatre NT - reading)
- The Black Glove (2005, Olivier Theatre NT - reading)
- A Dream Play (2005, NT)
- Twelfth Night (2004, English Touring Theatre)
- Primo (2004, NT studio - workshop)
- The Io Passion (2004, Almeida Theatre)
- Terrorism (2003, Royal Court Theatre)
Background
Sheibani was born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, and raised in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and was schooled at Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
. He studied English Literature at St Hugh's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located on a fourteen and a half acre site on St Margaret's Road, to the North of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 as a women's college, and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986...
, and holds an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in advanced theatre practice from the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
.