Dominic Shellard

Professor Dominic Marcus Shellard was born on 24 April 1966 in Orpington, Kent,^[1] 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.^[2]

Early life

Shellard studied at Dulwich College 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.^[1]

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 Salford 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.^[3] 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.^[2]

In addition, he has a reputation as a public orator, an Institutional Auditor and has been an assessor for the Quality Assurance Agency.^[2]

He is the author of a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan.

Personal life

Shellard is a passionate supporter of the west London football team Queens Park Rangers; the season tickets for whom have been reported to be his most prized possession.^[2]

External links

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Theatre Archive Project - contact us". www.bl.uk. http://www.bl.uk/projects/theatrearchive/contactushellard.html. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Dulwich College Official website - News - Dominic Shellard named Vice Chancellor". www.dulwich.org.uk. http://www.dulwich.org.uk/OA_News_1.aspx?news=8:5165&id=1:29433&id=1:29431&month=4&year=2010. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
3. ^ "Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard". De Montfort University. http://www.dmu.ac.uk/aboutdmu/executive-board/vc.jsp. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 

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Preceded by Professor Philip Tasker	Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University 2010–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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