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'''Simon Godwin''' is artistic director of the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He was previously associate director of London's [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], associate director of the [[Royal Court Theatre]], and associate director at [[Bristol Old Vic]].
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'''Simon Godwin''' is an English theatre director based in London, where he is currently serving as Associate Director of London’s [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. Previously he was Associate Director of the [[Royal Court Theatre]] and Associate Director at [[Bristol Old Vic]].


==Early life and education==
==Education==
Godwin was educated at the [[Anna Scher Theatre#Theatre school|Anna Scher Theatre School]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jan/01/stage-ballet-new-talent-2012|title=Stage picks for 2012: Katherine Kelly, Simon Godwin and Claire Calvert - Simon Godwin|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|author=Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy and Kate Kellaway|date=1 January 2012|accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref> an independent stage school in [[Islington]] in north London, followed by the [[University of Cambridge]], where he studied English.<ref>Simon Godwin Background http://www.thewinterstale.co.uk/cast/creativeteam/director/director.html</ref> IIn 2005 he began a two year post graduate program at the [[London International School of Performing Arts]] (LISPA) where he studied physical theatre and devising.
Godwin was educated at St Albans School and [[Anna Scher Theatre#Theatre school|Anna Scher Theatre School]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jan/01/stage-ballet-new-talent-2012|title=Stage picks for 2012: Katherine Kelly, Simon Godwin and Claire Calvert – Simon Godwin|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|author=Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy and Kate Kellaway|date=1 January 2012|accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref> an independent stage school in [[Islington]] in north London.
He attended the [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], where he studied English.<ref>Simon Godwin Background http://www.thewinterstale.co.uk/cast/creativeteam/director/director.html</ref> In 2005, he began a two-year post graduate program at the [[London International School of Performing Arts]] (LISPA), where he studied physical theatre and devising.


==Career==
==Career==
Simon began directing at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], where he studied English. After graduating he began producing classical work including ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''[[Simon Godwin#cite note-4|<sup href="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">[4]</sup>]] for the [[Cambridge Arts Theatre]] and the [[The Marlowe Society|Marlowe Society]]. Godwin was then assistant director to [[Dominic Dromgoole]] and [[Tim Supple]]. He then founded Stray Dogs Theatre Company producing ''[[Inkle and Yarico]]'', as well as [[Eurydice (Anouilh play)|''Eurydice'']] at the [[Battersea Arts Centre|BAC]] before it transferred to the [[Whitehall Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]], [[Simon Godwin#cite note-5|<sup href="West End theatre">[5]</sup>]][[Simon Godwin#cite note-6|<sup href="All's Well That Ends Well">[6]</sup>]] which made it one of the youngest companies ever to have work staged in London's West End. This was followed by ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' for a national tour.
Simon began directing at Cambridge, and after graduating he began producing classical work including ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''<ref>Romeo and Juliet http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/marlowe/showarchive/romeo/index.htm</ref> for the [[Cambridge Arts Theatre]] and the [[The Marlowe Society|Marlowe Society]]. Godwin was then assistant director to [[Dominic Dromgoole]] and [[Tim Supple]]. He then founded Stray Dogs Theatre Company producing ''[[Inkle and Yarico]]'', as well as [[Eurydice (Anouilh play)|''Eurydice'']] at the [[Battersea Arts Centre|BAC]] before it transferred to the [[Whitehall Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]],<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Eurydice ''Eurydice''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213041330/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Eurydice |date=13 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/1999/jul/14/theatre.artsfeatures |title=Eurydice |first=Michael |last=Billington |author-link=Michael Billington (critic) |date=14 July 1999 |accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> which made it one of the youngest companies ever to have work staged in London's West End. This was followed by ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' for a national tour.


In 2001 Simon became Associate Director at the Royal and Derngate Theatres in Northampton where he worked as the deputy to the Artistic Director, [[Rupert Goold]] and directed seven main stage shows, including ''[[The Seagull]]'', ''[[Habeas Corpus]]'', [[Relatively Speaking (1965 play)|''Relatively Speaking'']] and with [[Salisbury Playhouse]], and ''[[Quartermaine's Terms]]'' by [[Simon Gray]].
In 2001 Simon became associate director at the Royal and Derngate Theatres in Northampton where he worked as the deputy to the artistic director, [[Rupert Goold]] and directed seven main stage shows, including ''[[The Seagull]]'', ''[[Habeas Corpus]]'', [[Relatively Speaking (1965 play)|''Relatively Speaking'']] and with [[Salisbury Playhouse]], and ''[[Quartermaine's Terms]]'' by [[Simon Gray]].


In 2008 he joined Tom Morris, as the Associate Director of [[Bristol Old Vic|The Bristol Old Vic]], where he directed ''The Little Mermaid,'' ''[[Krapp's Last Tape|Krapp’s Last Tape]]/[[A Kind of Alaska|A Kind Of Alaska]], Faith Healer'' and ''Far Away''.
In 2008 he joined Tom Morris, as the associate director of [[Bristol Old Vic|The Bristol Old Vic]], where he directed ''The Little Mermaid,'' ''[[Krapp's Last Tape]]/[[A Kind of Alaska]], Faith Healer'' and ''Far Away''.


At the [[Tabard Theatre]] his production of ''The Country'' by ''[[Martin Crimp]]'' was well received, and in 2008 he became part of the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]] International Residency. At the [[Almeida Theatre]] in 2009 he directed ''All The Little Things We Crushed'' by [[Joel Horwood]], followed by a critically acclaimed national tour of ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' for Schtanhaus and Nuffield Theatre Southampton, in association with Headlong.
At the [[Tabard Theatre]] his production of ''The Country'' by ''[[Martin Crimp]]'' was well received, and in 2008 he became part of the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]] International Residency. At the [[Almeida Theatre]] in 2009 he directed ''All The Little Things We Crushed'' by [[Joel Horwood]], followed by a critically acclaimed national tour of ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' for Schtanhaus and Nuffield Theatre Southampton, in association with Headlong.


In 2009 Simon became Associate Director of the Royal Court. While there Simon directed seven world premieres, including ''Routes, If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep'', ''NSFW'', ''The Witness'', ''Goodbye to All That'', ''The Acid Test'', and ''Wanderlust,'' for which he was longlisted for [[Evening Standard Awards]] Best Newcomer in 2010.[[Simon Godwin#cite note-9|<sup href="Denis Lawson">[9]</sup>]]
In 2009 Simon became associate director of the Royal Court. While there Simon directed seven world premieres, including ''Routes, If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep'', ''NSFW'', ''The Witness'', ''Goodbye to All That'', ''The Acid Test'', and ''Wanderlust,'' for which he was longlisted for [[Evening Standard Awards]] Best Newcomer in 2010.<ref>Evening Standard Awards {{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891017-london-evening-standard-theatre-awards-2010-the-long-list.do |title=London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2010: The Long-list &#124; Theatre |accessdate=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230091350/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891017-london-evening-standard-theatre-awards-2010-the-long-list.do |archivedate=30 December 2010 }}</ref>

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Godwin subsequently joined [[Bristol Old Vic]] as associate director, directing productions of ''Far Away'' (Caryl Churchill) and ''Faith Healer'' (Brian Friel). The latter was subsequently remounted in 2012 as part of the Hong Kong Arts Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hk.artsfestival.org/en/prog/23 |title=2007 Hong Kong Arts Festival |accessdate=25 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20070704114931/http://www.hk.artsfestival.org/en/prog/23 |archivedate=4 July 2007 }}</ref>

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In 2012 Simon was awarded the inaugural Evening Standard/Burberry Award for an Emerging Director.<ref>Playbill report of ''London Evening Standard'' awards, 25 November 2012. {{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172534-London-Evening-Standard-Theatre-Awards-Honor-Nicholas-Hytner-Simon-Russell-Beale-Judi-Dench-and-More |title=London Evening Standard Theatre Awards Honor Nicholas Hytner, Simon Russell Beale, Judi Dench and More - Playbill.com |accessdate=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105054302/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172534-London-Evening-Standard-Theatre-Awards-Honor-Nicholas-Hytner-Simon-Russell-Beale-Judi-Dench-and-More |archivedate=5 January 2013 }}</ref>

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In 2013 Simon made his debut at the National Theatre with ''[[Strange Interlude]]'' with [[Anne Marie Duff]]  followed by [[Man and Superman|''Man and'' ''Superman'']] with [[Ralph Fiennes]]''.'' When [[Rufus Norris]] became the new artistic director of the National Theatre in 2015, he invited Simon to become part of his team of permanent Associates.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Theatre |first1=National |title=Who's Who |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/about-the-national/key-facts-and-figures/whos-who |website=The National Theatre |date=14 December 2015 |accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref>


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Simon has also enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. In 2014 he directed [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona|''The Two'' ''Gentlemen of Verona'']] followed in 2016 by an acclaimed ''[[Hamlet]],'' which toured to [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|The Kennedy Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/hamlet/past-productions/simon-godwin-2016-production|title=Simon Godwin 2016 production {{!}} Hamlet {{!}} Royal Shakespeare Company|website=www.rsc.org.uk|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/23/hamlet-review-paapa-essiedu-rsc-tragedy|title=Hamlet review – Paapa Essiedu is a graffiti prince in RSC's bright tragedy|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=23 March 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 June 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> His ''[[Timon of Athens]],'' starring [[Kathryn Hunter]] as Timon opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/timon-of-athens/past-productions/simon-godwin-2018-production|title=RSC Website - Timon of Athens|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
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Godwin subsequently joined [[Bristol Old Vic]] as Associate Director, directing productions of ''Far Away'' (Caryl Churchill) and ''Faith Healer'' (Brian Friel). The latter was subsequently remounted in 2012 as part of the Hong Kong Arts Festival [[Simon Godwin#cite note-7|<sup href="Royal National Theatre">[7]</sup>]]


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His production of ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' with [[Ralph Fiennes]] and [[Sophie Okonedo]] opened at the National Theatre,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Theatre |first1=National |title=Antony & Cleopatra |website=The National Theatre |date=8 June 2018 |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/antony-and-cleopatra }}</ref> London in September 2018. In May 2019, Simon made his Tokyo debut, directing a Japanese cast in ''[[Hamlet]]'' for Theatre Cocoon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/04/30/stage/shakespeare-not-know/|title=Japan Times - Simon Godwin Interview|last=|first=|date=30 April 2019|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>'''
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In 2012 Simon was awarded the inaugural Evening Standard/Burberry Award for an Emerging Director.<ref>Playbill report of ''Evening Standard'' awards, 25 November 2012. {{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172534-London-Evening-Standard-Theatre-Awards-Honor-Nicholas-Hytner-Simon-Russell-Beale-Judi-Dench-and-More |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105054302/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172534-London-Evening-Standard-Theatre-Awards-Honor-Nicholas-Hytner-Simon-Russell-Beale-Judi-Dench-and-More |archivedate=2013-01-05 |df= }}</ref>


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In September 2018, Simon was appointed artistic director of the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]] Washington D.C. effective 1 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Simon Goodwin |url=http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/simon-godwin/ |publisher=Shakespeare Theatre Company |accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pressley |first1=Nelson |title=Shakespeare Theatre Company names U.K.'s Simon Godwin to succeed Kahn |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/shakespeare-theatre-company-names-uks-simon-godwin-to-succeed-kahn/2018/09/05/97ae0972-b06c-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html |accessdate=6 September 2018 |issue=6 September 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=6 September 2018}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the company in February 2020 with a remounted production of [[Timon of Athens]] with [[Kathryn Hunter]] reprising her role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/timon-of-athens-19-20/|title=Timon of Athens}}</ref>
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In 2013 Simon made his debut at the National Theatre with ''[[Strange Interlude]]'' with [[Anne Marie Duff]]  followed by [[Man and Superman|''Man and'' ''Superman'']] with [[Ralph Fiennes]]''.'' When [[Rufus Norris]] became the new Artistic Director of the National Theatre in 2015, he invited Simon to become part of his team of permanent Associates.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Theatre |first1=National |title=Who's Who |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/about-the-national/key-facts-and-figures/whos-who |website=The National Theatre |accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref>


In August 2019, he directed [[Hansard (play)|''Hansard'']] in the Lyttelton Theatre at the National Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/hansard?queueittoken=e_safetyevent25mar20~q_c7d6d353-61bf-4dae-a6e4-2cbd750ba7fa~ts_1585487943~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_b25b1266772b3f0f2fb55cc295802e27fdcf302ba14e74b3c009a1584bbb092b|title=National Theatre Website - Hansard|last=|first=|date=13 March 2019|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> ''Hansard'' was the debut play by writer [[Simon Woods]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ef98427e-cfbf-11e9-b018-ca4456540ea6|work=[[Financial Times]]|title=Hansard explores privilege, power and pain at the National Theatre, London| author= Hemming, Sarah|date= 5 September 2019|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> and was broadcast in October 2019 by [[National Theatre Live]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/74463-hansard|title=National Theatre Live Website - Hansard|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
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Simon has also enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. In 2001 he directed [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona|''The Two'' ''Gentlemen of Verona'']] followed in 2017 by an acclaimed ''[[Hamlet]],'' which toured to [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|The Kennedy Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/hamlet/past-productions/simon-godwin-2016-production|title=Simon Godwin 2016 production {{!}} Hamlet {{!}} Royal Shakespeare Company|website=www.rsc.org.uk|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/23/hamlet-review-paapa-essiedu-rsc-tragedy|title=Hamlet review – Paapa Essiedu is a graffiti prince in RSC's bright tragedy|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=2016-03-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-06-16|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>  


In August 2020, he directed [[Romeo and Juliet]] at the National Theatre, with [[Josh O'Connor]] and [[Jessie Buckley]] playing the title roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/national-theatre-jessie-buckley-romeo-juliet_50367.html|title=Whats On Stage - National theatre News 2020|last=|first=|date=15 November 2019|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The performance was adapted for filming in 2021—the National Theatre's first such venture.<ref>Akbar, Arifa (5 April 2021) [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/apr/04/romeo-and-juliet-review-national-theatre-sky-arts-josh-oconnor-jessie-buckley National Theatre's first film is an ingenious triumph]. ''[[The Guardian]]'' review. Accessed 19 July 2022</ref>
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His forthcoming production of ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' with [[Ralph Fiennes]] and [[Sophie Okonedo]] opens at the National Theatre,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Theatre |first1=National |title=Antony & Cleopatra |website=The National Theatre |publisher=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/antony-and-cleopatra }}</ref> London in September 2018, followed by ''[[Timon of Athens]],'' starring [[Kathryn Hunter]] as Timon at the Royal Shakespeare Company in early 2019. Later next year Simon will make his Tokyo debut, directing a Japanese cast in ''[[Hamlet]]'' for Theatre Cocoon''.''


In July 2022, his production for the National Theatre of 'Much Ado About Nothing' opened in the Lyttelton Theatre starring Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}
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In September 2018 Simon was appointed Artistic Director of the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]] Washington D.C. effective 1 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Simon Goodwin |url=http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/simon-godwin/ |website=Shakespeare Theatre Company |accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pressley |first1=Nelson |title=Shakespeare Theatre Company names U.K.’s Simon Godwin to succeed Kahn |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/shakespeare-theatre-company-names-uks-simon-godwin-to-succeed-kahn/2018/09/05/97ae0972-b06c-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html |accessdate=6 September 2018 |agency=The Washington Post |issue=6 September 2018 |publisher=The Washington Post |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>


==Work==
==Work==
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|[[King Lear]]
by [[William Shakespeare]]
|[[Shakespeare Theatre Company]]
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|2022
|[[Much Ado About Nothing]]
by [[William Shakespeare]]
|[[Shakespeare Theatre Company]]
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|2022
|[[Much Ado About Nothing]]
by [[William Shakespeare]]
|[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]
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|2020
|[[Romeo and Juliet]]
by [[William Shakespeare]]
|[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]
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|2020
|[[Timon of Athens]]
by [[William Shakespeare]]
|[[Theatre for A New Audience]] [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]]
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|[[Hansard (play)|Hansard]]
by [[Simon Woods]]
|[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]
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|[[Rules for Living (play)|''Rules for Living'']]
|[[Rules for Living (play)|''Rules for Living'']]
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by [[Sam Holcroft]]
|[[Royal & Derngate|Royal & Derngate Theatre]]
|[[Royal & Derngate]] Theatre
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|[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]
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Revision as of 17:00, 16 May 2024

Not to be confused with Simon Goodwin.

Simon Godwin is artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. He was previously associate director of London's National Theatre, associate director of the Royal Court Theatre, and associate director at Bristol Old Vic.

Early life and education

Godwin was educated at St Albans School and Anna Scher Theatre School,[1] an independent stage school in Islington in north London.

He attended the St Catharine's College, Cambridge at the University of Cambridge, where he studied English.[2] In 2005, he began a two-year post graduate program at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA), where he studied physical theatre and devising.

Career

Simon began directing at Cambridge, and after graduating he began producing classical work including Romeo and Juliet[3] for the Cambridge Arts Theatre and the Marlowe Society. Godwin was then assistant director to Dominic Dromgoole and Tim Supple. He then founded Stray Dogs Theatre Company producing Inkle and Yarico, as well as Eurydice at the BAC before it transferred to the Whitehall Theatre in the West End,[4][5] which made it one of the youngest companies ever to have work staged in London's West End. This was followed by All's Well That Ends Well for a national tour.

In 2001 Simon became associate director at the Royal and Derngate Theatres in Northampton where he worked as the deputy to the artistic director, Rupert Goold and directed seven main stage shows, including The Seagull, Habeas Corpus, Relatively Speaking and with Salisbury Playhouse, and Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Gray.

In 2008 he joined Tom Morris, as the associate director of The Bristol Old Vic, where he directed The Little Mermaid, Krapp's Last Tape/A Kind of Alaska, Faith Healer and Far Away.

At the Tabard Theatre his production of The Country by Martin Crimp was well received, and in 2008 he became part of the Royal Court International Residency. At the Almeida Theatre in 2009 he directed All The Little Things We Crushed by Joel Horwood, followed by a critically acclaimed national tour of The Winter's Tale for Schtanhaus and Nuffield Theatre Southampton, in association with Headlong.

In 2009 Simon became associate director of the Royal Court. While there Simon directed seven world premieres, including Routes, If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep, NSFW, The Witness, Goodbye to All That, The Acid Test, and Wanderlust, for which he was longlisted for Evening Standard Awards Best Newcomer in 2010.[6]

Godwin subsequently joined Bristol Old Vic as associate director, directing productions of Far Away (Caryl Churchill) and Faith Healer (Brian Friel). The latter was subsequently remounted in 2012 as part of the Hong Kong Arts Festival.[7]

In 2012 Simon was awarded the inaugural Evening Standard/Burberry Award for an Emerging Director.[8]

In 2013 Simon made his debut at the National Theatre with Strange Interlude with Anne Marie Duff  followed by Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes. When Rufus Norris became the new artistic director of the National Theatre in 2015, he invited Simon to become part of his team of permanent Associates.[9]

Simon has also enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2014 he directed The Two Gentlemen of Verona followed in 2016 by an acclaimed Hamlet, which toured to The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.[10][11] His Timon of Athens, starring Kathryn Hunter as Timon opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company in December 2018.[12]

His production of Antony and Cleopatra with Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo opened at the National Theatre,[13] London in September 2018. In May 2019, Simon made his Tokyo debut, directing a Japanese cast in Hamlet for Theatre Cocoon.[14]

In September 2018, Simon was appointed artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Washington D.C. effective 1 August 2019.[15][16] He made his directorial debut with the company in February 2020 with a remounted production of Timon of Athens with Kathryn Hunter reprising her role.[17]

In August 2019, he directed Hansard in the Lyttelton Theatre at the National Theatre.[18] Hansard was the debut play by writer Simon Woods[19] and was broadcast in October 2019 by National Theatre Live.[20]

In August 2020, he directed Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre, with Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley playing the title roles.[21] The performance was adapted for filming in 2021—the National Theatre's first such venture.[22]

In July 2022, his production for the National Theatre of 'Much Ado About Nothing' opened in the Lyttelton Theatre starring Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan.[citation needed]

Work

Godwin's directing career includes:

Year Title Production
2023 King Lear

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Theatre Company
2022 Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Theatre Company
2022 Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

National Theatre
2020 Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

National Theatre
2020 Timon of Athens

by William Shakespeare

Theatre for A New Audience Shakespeare Theatre Company
2019 Hansard

by Simon Woods

National Theatre
2019 Hamlet
by William Shakespeare 		Theatre Cocoon
2018 Timon of Athens

by William Shakespeare

Royal Shakespeare Company
2018 Antony & Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

National Theatre
2017 Rules for Living

by Sam Holcroft

Royal & Derngate Theatre
2017 Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

National Theatre
2016 Hamlet
by William Shakespeare		 Royal Shakespeare Company (2016) and The Kennedy Center (2018)[10]
2016 The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov

Roundabout Theatre Company
2015 Richard II
by William Shakespeare		 Shakespeare's Globe
2015 The Beaux' Stratagem
by George Farquhar		 National Theatre
2015 Man and Superman
by George Bernard Shaw		 National Theatre
2014 The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by William Shakespeare

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2013 If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep

by Anders Lustgarten

Royal Court Theatre
2013 The Little Mermaid

by Joel Horwood

Bristol Old Vic
2013 Routes
by Rachel De-lahay		 Royal Court Theatre
2013 Strange Interlude
by Eugene O'Neill		 National Theatre
2012 NSFW
by Lucy Kirkwood		 Royal Court Theatre
2012 The Witness
by Vivienne Franzmann		 Royal Court Theatre
2012 A Kind of Alaska & Krapp's Last Tape
by Harold Pinter & Samuel Beckett		 Bristol Old Vic
2012 Goodbye To All That
by Luke Norris		 Royal Court Theatre
2011 The Acid Test
by Anya Reiss		 Royal Court Theatre
2011 Faith Healer
by Brian Friel		 Bristol Old Vic and Hong Kong Arts Festival (2012)
2010 Wanderlust
by Nick Payne		 Royal Court Theatre
2010 Far Away
by Caryl Churchill		 Bristol Old Vic
2009 The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare		 National Tour
2009 All The Little Things We Crushed
by Joel Horwood		 Almeida Theatre
2008 The Country
by Martin Crimp		 Tabard Theatre
2004 Relatively Speaking

by Alan Ayckbourne

Royal & Derngate Theatre
2001 Romeo & Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Cambridge Arts Theatre
1999 Eurydice

by Jean Anouilh

Battersea Arts Centre and Whitehall Theatre
1998 Inkle and Yarico

by George Coleman

Battersea Arts Centre

References

  1. ^ Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy and Kate Kellaway (1 January 2012). "Stage picks for 2012: Katherine Kelly, Simon Godwin and Claire Calvert – Simon Godwin". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ Simon Godwin Background http://www.thewinterstale.co.uk/cast/creativeteam/director/director.html
  3. ^ Romeo and Juliet http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/marlowe/showarchive/romeo/index.htm
  4. ^ Eurydice Archived 13 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (14 July 1999). "Eurydice". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ^ Evening Standard Awards "London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2010: The Long-list | Theatre". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  7. ^ "2007 Hong Kong Arts Festival". Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  8. ^ Playbill report of London Evening Standard awards, 25 November 2012. "London Evening Standard Theatre Awards Honor Nicholas Hytner, Simon Russell Beale, Judi Dench and More - Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  9. ^ Theatre, National (14 December 2015). "Who's Who". The National Theatre. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Simon Godwin 2016 production | Hamlet | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ Billington, Michael (23 March 2016). "Hamlet review – Paapa Essiedu is a graffiti prince in RSC's bright tragedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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  13. ^ Theatre, National (8 June 2018). "Antony & Cleopatra". The National Theatre.
  14. ^ "Japan Times - Simon Godwin Interview". 30 April 2019.
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  19. ^ Hemming, Sarah (5 September 2019). "Hansard explores privilege, power and pain at the National Theatre, London". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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  22. ^ Akbar, Arifa (5 April 2021) National Theatre's first film is an ingenious triumph. The Guardian review. Accessed 19 July 2022
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