Tom Attenborough
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Tom Attenborough is a British theatre director. He is the son of theatre director Michael Attenborough
and the grandson of film actor and director Lord Richard Attenborough
.
Attenborough grew up in London and attended St Paul's School
. His career began as a voiceover artist. He voiced Christopher Robin in 'The Tigger Movie' and Harry Potter in the Harry Potter video games. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge
to study English Literature. He graduated in 2009 and became artistic director of Rhapsody of Words Productions in 2010.. In 2011 he won a runner-up prize for the JMK Award.
Attenborough's first job was as an assistant director to Rachel Chavkin on 'The American Capitalism Project'. Since then his career has included work at the National Theatre
, the Minerva Theatre Chichester
, the Almeida Theatre
, MCS Oxford and Theatre Royal Bath. He also worked in the West End on 'Butley' by Simon Gray
, starring Dominic West
. Recent Productions include 'The Shape of Things
' by Neil LaBute
at The Gallery Soho in London, and the regional premiere of 'The Mountaintop
' by Katori Hall
for Derby LIVE.
Rhapsody of Words will be presenting a revival of Conor McPherson's play Port Authority at the Southwark Playhouse in 2012.
He lives in Putney, South-West London.
Michael Attenborough
The Hon. Michael John Attenborough is a successful English theatre director. His parents are the actors Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough and Sheila Sim, Lady Attenborough...
and the grandson of film actor and director Lord Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough , CBE is a British actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. As director and producer he won two Academy Awards for the 1982 film Gandhi...
.
Attenborough grew up in London and attended St Paul's School
St Paul's School
St Paul's School is a boys' independent school, founded in 1509 by John Colet, located on a site in the London suburb of Barnes. It was one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868, which included Eton College, Harrow School and Charterhouse School...
. His career began as a voiceover artist. He voiced Christopher Robin in 'The Tigger Movie' and Harry Potter in the Harry Potter video games. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
to study English Literature. He graduated in 2009 and became artistic director of Rhapsody of Words Productions in 2010.. In 2011 he won a runner-up prize for the JMK Award.
Attenborough's first job was as an assistant director to Rachel Chavkin on 'The American Capitalism Project'. Since then his career has included work at the National Theatre
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...
, the Minerva Theatre Chichester
Minerva Theatre, Chichester
The Minerva Theatre is a studio theatre seating at full capacity 283. It is run as part of the adjacent Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, and was opened in 1989...
, the Almeida Theatre
Almeida Theatre
The 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...
, MCS Oxford and Theatre Royal Bath. He also worked in the West End on 'Butley' by Simon Gray
Simon Gray
Simon James Holliday Gray, CBE , was an English playwright and memoirist who also had a career as a university lecturer in English literature at Queen Mary, University of London, for 20 years...
, starring Dominic West
Dominic West
Dominic Gerard Fe West is an English actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO drama series The Wire.-Film and TV:...
. Recent Productions include 'The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things is a 2001 play by American author and film director Neil LaBute and a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama film. It premièred at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2001 with Paul Rudd as Adam, Rachel Weisz as Evelyn, Gretchen Mol as Jenny, and Fred Weller as Phillip. The play was...
' by Neil LaBute
Neil LaBute
Neil N. LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:LaBute was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marian, a hospital receptionist, and Richard LaBute, a long-haul truck driver. LaBute is of French Canadian, English and Irish ancestry, and was raised in Spokane,...
at The Gallery Soho in London, and the regional premiere of 'The Mountaintop
The Mountaintop
The Mountaintop is a play by American playwright Katori Hall. It is a fictional depiction of the Reverend Martin Luther King's last night on earth set entirely in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his assassination on April 4, 1968.-Productions:...
' by Katori Hall
Katori Hall
Katori Hall is an American playwright, journalist and actress from Memphis, Tennessee.Her play The Mountaintop, about Martin Luther King's last night before his assassination, premiered in London in 2009 to great critical acclaim. After a sell-out run at Theatre 503, the play transferred to the...
for Derby LIVE.
Rhapsody of Words will be presenting a revival of Conor McPherson's play Port Authority at the Southwark Playhouse in 2012.
He lives in Putney, South-West London.