Joe Hill-Gibbins (born as Joseph Hill-Gibbins) is a British theatre and opera director.

Background

Hill-Gibbins was born and raised in Surrey. He attended a local comprehensive,

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, and later read Drama at

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Career

Hill-Gibbins directed his first professional production,

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’s ''A Thought In Three Parts'', at the Battersea Arts Centre as winner of the 2002 James Menzies-Kitchen Trust Award for young directors He trained at the

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, both as an assistant director and script reader in the literary office. In 2004 he became Trainee Associate Director at the Royal Court, helping curate the Young Writer’s Festival for which he directed ''A Girl In A Car With A Man'' by Rob Evans. In 2006 Hill-Gibbins joined the staff of the Young Vic theatre. After directing Bertolt Brecht’s one-act comedy ''

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'' in a new translation by

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, he became an Associate Director. In 2010 he was appointed Deputy Artistic Director and directed acclaimed productions of

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'' by Martin McDonagh, which returned to the theatre in 2011. In 2011 he also directed Penelope Skinner's new play '' The Village Bike'' at the Royal Court.

Directing credits include

* ''

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(2018 Almeida Theatre) *'' Edward II'' by Christopher Marlowe (2013 National Theatre) *'' The Changeling'' by

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(2012 Young Vic) *'' The Village Bike'' by Penelope Skinner (2011 Royal Court) *''

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(2010 Young Vic) *''

'' by Martin McDonagh (2010 and 2011 Young Vic) *''The Girlfriend Experience'' by Alecky Blythe (2008 Royal Court and Drum Plymouth, 2009 Young Vic) *''Bliss'' by

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, translated by Caryl Churchill (2009 Royal Court Theatre) *''Family Plays'': ''The Good Family'' by Joakim Pirinen & ''The Khomenko Family Chronicle''s by Natalia Vorozhbit (2007 Royal Court Theatre) *''

'' by Bertolt Brecht, translated by

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"The Guardian" 5 April 2007 *'' The Fever'' by

(2005

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in association with Young Vic) *''A Girl In A Car With A Man'' by Rob Evans (2004 Royal Court) *''The One with the Oven'' by Emma Rosoman (2002 Royal Court) *''A Thought In Three Parts'' by Wallace Shawn (2002 Battersea Arts Centre)

References

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