Thom Southerland Explained

Thom Southerland is an English theatre director.^[1] He studied at Rose Bruford College. He is best known for his revivals of classic musicals in London, especially in fringe theatre. Along with his 2013 Southwark Playhouse production of the Maury Yeston musical Titanic, some of his best-received productions include:

• The Full Monty, New Players Theatre (2009)^[2]
• Call Me Madam, Upstairs at the Gatehouse (2009)
• State Fair, Finborough Theatre and Trafalgar Studios (2009 and 2010)^[3]
• Hobson's Choice, Broadway Theatre, Catford (2010)^[4]
• Me and Juliet, Finborough Theatre (2011)
• Parade, Southwark Playhouse (2012)
• Mack and Mabel, Southwark Playhouse (2012)^[5]
• Victor/Victoria, Southwark Playhouse (2012)^[6]
• Daisy Pulls It Off, Upstairs at the Gatehouse (2013)
• Death Takes a Holiday, Charing Cross Theatre (2017)^[7]

He was nominated for an Evening Standard Award for Parade in 2012, and won an The Offies award for Best Director for Me and Juliet in 2011.

Notes and References

1. http://www.granthamhazeldine.com/creatives.html Profile
2. Shenton, Mark ." 'The Full Monty' review at New Players Theatre London" The Stage, 7 December 2009
3. https://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/transition-archive/2009/statefair.php " State Fair 2010"
4. https://londonist.com/2010/03/theatre-review-hobson-s-choice-broadway-theatre-studio-catford "Review 'Hobson's Choice'"
5. http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/mack-and-mabel "Review 'Mack and Mabel'"
6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9659097/Victor-Victoria-Southwark-Playhouse-review.html "Telegraph review"
7. Hitchings, Henry. "Death Takes a Holiday, theatre review: Musical romance with a distinctly Gothic flavour", Evening Standard, January 24, 2017