Marianne Elliott (director)

Marianne Elliott (director)
Marianne Elliott
Born Marianne Phoebe Elliott
27 December 1966
London
Occupation Theatre Director
Spouse Nick Sidi (2002–) (one daughter)

Marianne Elliott (born 27 December 1966 in London) is a British theatre director.

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Early life

Marianne Elliott was born in 1966 in London, the daughter of Michael Elliott, the theatre director and co-founder of the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester and the actress Rosalind Knight. The family moved to Manchester when she was 8 and she lived and went to school in Alderley Edge. She studied drama at Hull University.[1]

Career

After leaving university Elliott was, initially, determined not to go into the theatre and had a number of different jobs including casting director and drama secretary at Granada Television. In 1995 she began to work at the Royal Exchange and was appointed Artistic Director in 1998. In 2002 she left the company and became Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Court and in 2006 joined the National Theatre. In 2011 she won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway production of War Horse, along with co-director Tom Morris.[2]

Selected theatre productions

Her productions include[3][4]

Personal life

Married the actor Nick Sidi in 2002. They have one daughter.

Bibliography

  • Murray, Braham (2007). The Worst It Can Be Is A Disaster. A & C Black. ISBN 978-0713484902. 

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