Dominic Shellard
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Professor Dominic Marcus Shellard was born on 24 April 1966 in Orpington, Kent, and is an English academic and educationalist who has written extensively on post-war British theatre. He is currently Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University
.
from 1977 to 1984, and went on to St Peter's College, Oxford
, where he read English and German. He obtained a DPhil in English Literature
on the theatre criticism of Harold Hobson
.
and then at the University of Sheffield
where he was awarded a Personal Chair in 2003. In 2004, he became the Head of the same department before being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor in 2008. As well as authoring nine books on the subject, he is the leader of the British Library Theatre Archive Project and a former chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust, responsible for the Crucible Theatre
and the Lyceum theatre. He is also a member of the National Committee of the Society for Theatre Research.
In addition, he has a reputation as a public orator, an Institutional Auditor and has been an assessor for the Quality Assurance Agency.
He is the author of a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan
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De Montfort University
De Montfort University is a public research and teaching university situated in the medieval Old Town of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens...
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Early life
Shellard studied at Dulwich CollegeDulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
from 1977 to 1984, and went on to St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
, where he read English and German. He obtained a DPhil in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
on the theatre criticism of Harold Hobson
Harold Hobson
Sir Harold Hobson was an influential English drama critic and author.He was born in Thorpe Hesley near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England and read History at Oxford University. He was an assistant literary editor for the Sunday Times from 1944 and later became its drama critic...
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Career
After finishing his education, Shellard established a reputation as an expert on post-war British theatre, working as an academic at first the University of SalfordUniversity of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
and then at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
where he was awarded a Personal Chair in 2003. In 2004, he became the Head of the same department before being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor in 2008. As well as authoring nine books on the subject, he is the leader of the British Library Theatre Archive Project and a former chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust, responsible for the Crucible Theatre
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
and the Lyceum theatre. He is also a member of the National Committee of the Society for Theatre Research.
In addition, he has a reputation as a public orator, an Institutional Auditor and has been an assessor for the Quality Assurance Agency.
He is the author of a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Peacock Tynan was an influential and often controversial English theatre critic and writer.-Early life:...
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