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John Tiffany

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John Tiffany
OBE
Born
John Richard Tiffany

c. 1971 (age 52–53)
OccupationDirector

John Richard Tiffany[1]OBE(bornc. 1971) is an English theatre director. He directed the internationally successful productionsHarry Potter and the Cursed Child,Black WatchandOnce.He has won 2Tony Awards,anOlivier Award,aDrama Desk Awardand anObie Award.

Early life and career[edit]

Tiffany was brought up inMarsden,nearHuddersfield,England. His mother was a nurse, also a chorus girl; his father was an engineer, and also played in a brass band.[2]As a youth, he participated in theHuddersfield Choral SocietyYouth Choir and held jobs atBoots UKand a restaurant.[3]He initially studied biology atGlasgow University,but switched to classics and drama.[2]

Tiffany's theatrical background is in "developing and directing new plays at Scottish theaters".[4]He was literary director atEdinburgh'sTraverse Theatrefrom 1997 to 2001.[5]He then began his working association withVicky Featherstone,becoming associate director at UK new writing touring theatre companyPaines Plough,from 2001 to 2005, where Featherstone was artistic director.[6]

National Theatre of Scotland[edit]

After Featherstone was named founding artistic director of theNational Theatre of Scotlandin late 2004, she hired Tiffany again, as associate director of New Work of the company.[3][5][6][7][8]Tiffany's earliest success with the company was his direction of the highly regarded 2006 production ofBlack Watch.[4][9]Tiffany's other National Theatre of Scotland productions included an adaptation ofPeter Pan,which played in Glasgow, in April to May 2010, and then toured to London, Inverness, Edinburgh and Aberdeen;[2]a version ofThe Bacchae,starringAlan Cummingas Dionysus;[9]andMacbeth,as co-director with Andrew Goldberg, in which Cumming played all the roles.[10]His final production as associate director wasLet the Right One Inproduced byMarla Rubin,which premiered in Dundee in 2013.

Once[edit]

James Bond movieproducerBarbara Broccoliacquired the stage production rights forOnce,which is based on the 2006musical film by the same name,and subsequently recruited Tiffany to produce it after seeing hisBlack WatchatSt. Ann's WarehouseinBrooklyn.[11]

Tiffany collaborated onOncewith longtime friend and choreographerSteven Hoggett,with whom he had also worked onBlack Watch.[4]Although the two had been close friends since 1987,[3][4]they did not collaborate until 2003 when they worked onThe StraitsbyGregory Burke.Oncemarked their seventh collaboration.[4]

Tiffany directed theOff-Broadwayand Broadway productions ofOncein 2011–2012. He won the 2012Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musicalfor his direction ofOnce.[12]Among the artistic decisions that Hoggett and Tiffany made was the decision to eliminate the choreography from several works including "Falling Slowly",which won theAcademy Award for Best Original Songat the80th Academy Awardsin 2008.[4]He won theTony Award for Best Direction of a MusicalforOnceat the66th Tony Awards.[13]Tiffany also received a 2012Obie Awardspecial citation (along withOncecolleagues Hoggett and Martin Lowe).[14][15]Onceearned 11Tony Awardnominations, more than any other production for the 2011–12 season.[13]

Work 2013 to present[edit]

In 2013, he directed a production ofTennessee Williams'The Glass Menagerieat theAmerican Repertory Theater,Cambridge, Massachusetts,which transferred to Broadway.[16]The work earned him a second Best Direction of a Play Tony Award nomination.[17]However, he lost out toKenny Leonwho directedA Raisin in the Sun.[18]In April 2015, his production of Enda Walsh's adaptation ofThe Twitswas described as "torture" byTelegraphChief Critic Dominic Cavendish.[19]

Tiffany directed the stage playHarry Potter and the Cursed Child.[20]The play opened at the West EndPalace Theatre, Londonon 7 June 2016 in previews and officially on 30 July.[21]Harry Potter and the Cursed Childopened on Broadway on 22 April 2018, again directed by Tiffany.[22]He won the 2018Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play,[23]2018Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play,[24]and 2018 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Play.[25]

Tiffany is expected to direct the world premiere ofWild Rose,when it opens at theRoyal Lyceum Theatre,Edinburgh in 2025.[26]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result
2016 Critics' Circle Theatre Award[27] Best Director Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Won

References[edit]

  1. ^"New Year's Honours 2018"(PDF).Gov.uk.Government Digital Service.29 December 2017. p. 42.Retrieved30 December2017.
  2. ^abcHiggins, Charlotte (5 April 2010)."John Tiffany: from 'Black Watch' to 'Peter Pan'".The Guardian.Retrieved8 June2012.
  3. ^abcHarries, Rhiannon (5 April 2010)."How We Met: John Tiffany & Steven Hoggett".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 13 June 2022.Retrieved8 June2012.
  4. ^abcdefHealy, Patrick (22 February 2012)."For This Duo, the Mantra Is 'Action!'".The New York Times.Retrieved8 June2012.
  5. ^ab"The joy of worrying over this crucible of creativity".Scotsman. 27 January 2005.Retrieved28 July2013.
  6. ^ab"John Tiffany"(PDF).Casarotto Ramsay.Retrieved29 July2013.
  7. ^Robinson, Rebecca Charlotte (2009).From theory to practice: The National Theatre of Scotland, 1999–2009(PhD). University of Glasgow.Retrieved2 July2013.
  8. ^"More big names join star cast at National Theatre".Scotsman. 27 January 2005.Retrieved28 July2013.
  9. ^abGardner, Lyn (5 August 2007)."I want to seduce the audience".The Guardian.Retrieved29 July2013.
  10. ^"Macbeth".National Theatre of Scotland.Retrieved29 July2013.
  11. ^English, Paul (6 April 2012)."Black Watch director John Tiffany turns back on Hollywood offers for job in Glasgow Tramway Theatre".Daily Record.Retrieved8 June2012.
  12. ^"2012 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced".TheaterMania, Inc. 4 June 2012.Retrieved8 June2012.
  13. ^abGans, Andrew (10 June 2012)."Broadway's Big Night! Neil Patrick Harris Hosts 66th Annual Tony Awards June 10".Playbill.Archived fromthe originalon 11 June 2012.Retrieved10 June2012.
  14. ^Sheward, David (22 May 2012)."'4000 Miles,' 'Milk Like Sugar,' Linda Lavin Top Obie Winners ".Back Stage.Retrieved10 June2012.
  15. ^"The 2012 Obie Award Winners".The Village Voice.16 May 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2012.Retrieved10 June2012.
  16. ^Hetrick, Adam (27 April 2012)."Once Director John Tiffany to Helm Glass Menagerie at A.R.T.; Season Announced".Playbill.Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2013.Retrieved8 June2012.
  17. ^Hetrick, Adam (13 May 2014)."Pippin, Glass Menagerie, Andrea Martin, John Tiffany and Will Lyman Are Elliot Norton Award Winners".Playbill.Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2014.Retrieved9 June2014.
  18. ^"List of winners from the 2014 Tony Awards".USA Today.8 June 2014.Retrieved9 June2014.
  19. ^"The Twits, Royal Court Theatre, review: 'torture'".Telegraph.co.uk.15 April 2015.Retrieved25 February2016.
  20. ^"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play to open in West End in 2016".The Guardian.26 June 2015.Retrieved26 June2015.
  21. ^Shenton, Mark (7 June 2016)."Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Premieres Tonight in London".Playbill.
  22. ^McPhee, Ryan."'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Officially Opens on Broadway April 22"Playbill, 22 April 2018
  23. ^Crist, Allison (10 June 2018)."Tonys: Robert De Niro's Message to Trump and 9 More Memorable Moments".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved12 June2018.
  24. ^"SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards".Playbill.3 June 2018.Retrieved12 June2018.
  25. ^Zauzmer, Ben (7 June 2018)."Tony Awards: Predicting the Play Winners Using Math".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved12 June2018.
  26. ^"The Scottish Bafta-winning film set for showcase Edinburgh theatre run".scotsman.The Scotsman.29 May 2024.Retrieved3 June2024.
  27. ^"2016 Results | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards".31 January 2017.Retrieved6 December2020.

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