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(19**-) Director. Directed ***, ''[[Quartermain's Terms]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien]]) in 1981-82, * SIMMONDS Nikolas. He directed [[Pieter Toerien]]’s  production of [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Amadeus]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Ralph Lawson]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1981. [[Michael Atkinson]] replaced [[Haines]] in a subsequent extended season. He directed [[Peter Nichols]]’ ''[[Passion Play]]'' at the [[Andre Huguenet]] in 1981. He directed [[Simon Gray]]’s ''[[Quartermaine’s Terms]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] at the [[Alhambra]] in 1982. He directed [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of ''[[Agnes of God]]'' starring [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[Lena Ferugia]] at the [[Baxter]] and the [[Alhambra]] in 1983. He directed [[Fiona Ramsay]] and [[Richard Haines]] in [[Tom Stoppards]] ''[[The Real Thing]]'' which was staged at the [[Andre Huguenet]] in 1983.  He directed the [[Baxter]] production of [[Julian Mitchell]]’s [[Another Country]] starring [[Sean Taylor]], [[Neil McCarthy]], [[Jeremy Crutchley]] and [[John Carson]] with lighting design by [[Pip Marshall]] at the [[Baxter]] on 17 June 1983 before it moved to the [[Market]] with minor cast changes in July.
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[[Nikolas Simmonds]] (1949-2004). English actor and director.
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== Biography ==
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Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first major role was when he was chosen at the age of 21 by Charles Marowitz to play the title role in his collage version of ‘’[[Macbeth]]’’ in the Open Space Company's production.
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In 1976, he applied for a place on the Arts Council's course for young theatre directors. This took him to the Bristol Old Vic and then to the National Theatre, where he assisted Peter Hall and Christopher Morahan.
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He died at the age of 55.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He directed productions of ''[[Passion Play]]'' by Peter Nichols (1981), ''[[Amadeus]]'' (1981), ''[[Quartermaine's Terms]]'' (1981-2), ''[[Fifth of July]]'' (1982), ''[[The Real Thing]]'' (1983), ''[[Agnes of God]]'' (1983), ''[[Another Country]]'' (1983), ''[[Dog Days]]'' (1983).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
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Tucker, 1997
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''[[Agnes of God]]'' programme notes in 1983.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799653].
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Obituary published in ''The Guardian'', 17 November 2004 [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/nov/17/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1].
  
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 15 January 2020

Nikolas Simmonds (1949-2004). English actor and director.

Biography

Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first major role was when he was chosen at the age of 21 by Charles Marowitz to play the title role in his collage version of ‘’Macbeth’’ in the Open Space Company's production.

In 1976, he applied for a place on the Arts Council's course for young theatre directors. This took him to the Bristol Old Vic and then to the National Theatre, where he assisted Peter Hall and Christopher Morahan.

He died at the age of 55.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He directed productions of Passion Play by Peter Nichols (1981), Amadeus (1981), Quartermaine's Terms (1981-2), Fifth of July (1982), The Real Thing (1983), Agnes of God (1983), Another Country (1983), Dog Days (1983).

Sources

Agnes of God programme notes in 1983.

Tucker, 1997.

IMDb [1].

Obituary published in The Guardian, 17 November 2004 [2].

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