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{{short description|British actor and director}}
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| education = [[Leeds University]]
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| spouse = [[Susie Hargreaves]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Susie Hargreaves OBE: 'I love my job at the IWF' |url=https://www.nominet.uk/susie-hargreaves-obe-i-love-my-job-at-the-iwf/ |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Nominet |date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
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| occupation = Actor, director, playwright, screenwriter
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'''Marcus Romer''' is a British actor, director and screenwriter.
'''Marcus Romer''' (born 1961) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] director. Romer wrote and directed the 2014 feature film [[The Knife That Killed Me (film)|The Knife That Killed Me]]. He was the Artistic Director of [[Pilot Theatre]] in [[York]], [[England]] from [https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/pilot-theatre-founder-marcus-romer-to-leave-touring-company/ 1993 - 2016]. He has been Associate Artist at Theatre Royal Stratford East 2016 - 2018, and Harrogate Theatre 2017-2019. He is currently Acting Artistic Director at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. His production of 'Looking for JJ' which he adapted from the novel by Anne Cassidy won the TMA award for best production for young people. Romer has played roles in several British television series.

Romer wrote and directed the 2014 feature film [[The Knife That Killed Me (film)|The Knife That Killed Me]]. He was the Artistic Director of [[Pilot Theatre]] in [[York]], [[England]] from [https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/pilot-theatre-founder-marcus-romer-to-leave-touring-company/ 1993 - 2016].


==Directing==
==Directing==


===Theatre===
===Theatre===
As a stage director, Romer has won three [[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards]] for productions of ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', and ''[[Beautiful Thing (play)|Beautiful Thing]]'' (2005). Other directing work includes ''Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads'', by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]], ''[[Road]]'' by [[Jim Cartwright]], ''[[Bloodtide (play)|Bloodtide]]'' by [[Melvin Burgess]], ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' by [[Martin McDonagh]], ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (play)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' by [[Manuel Puig]], ''Mirad a Boy from Bosnia'' by Ad de Bont, ''[[Rumble Fish]]'' by [[S. E. Hinton]], ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' by [[John Osborne]], ''[[The Elephant Man (play)|The Elephant Man]]'' by [[Bernard Pomerance]], ''[[Fungus the Bogeyman]]'' by [[Raymond Briggs]], ''[[The Twits]]'' by [[Roald Dahl]] and ''[[Looking for JJ]]'' by Anne Cassidy which won the [[TMA award]] in 2008<ref>http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/tma-awards-2008</ref> for best production for young people.
As a stage director, Romer has won three [[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards]] for productions of ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', and ''[[Beautiful Thing (play)|Beautiful Thing]]'' (2005). Other directing work includes ''Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads'', by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]], ''[[Road (play)|Road]]'' by [[Jim Cartwright]], ''[[Bloodtide (play)|Bloodtide]]'' by [[Melvin Burgess]], ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' by [[Martin McDonagh]], ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (play)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' by [[Manuel Puig]], ''Mirad a Boy from Bosnia'' by Ad de Bont, ''[[Rumble Fish]]'' by [[S. E. Hinton]], ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' by [[John Osborne]], ''[[The Elephant Man (play)|The Elephant Man]]'' by [[Bernard Pomerance]], ''[[Fungus the Bogeyman]]'' by [[Raymond Briggs]], ''[[The Twits]]'' by [[Roald Dahl]] and ''[[Looking for JJ]]'' by Anne Cassidy which won the [[TMA award]] in 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/tma-awards-2008 |title=IndieLondon: TMA Awards 2008 - Your London Reviews |access-date=22 November 2008 |archive-date=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324134701/http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/tma-awards-2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for best production for young people.


He has directed work at [[York Theatre Royal]], [[Lyric Hammersmith]], [[Octagon Theatre, Bolton]], [[Unicorn Theatre|the Unicorn]], London, [[The Swan (theatre)|Swan Theatre]], Worcester, Harrogate Theatre and [[Oldham Coliseum]] as well as directing work that has toured to [[Nottingham Playhouse]], [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]], [[Birmingham Rep]], [[Leicester Haymarket Theatre]], [[Richmond Theatre]], London, [[Artsdepot]], [[Contact Theatre]], [[Liverpool Playhouse]], [[Liverpool Everyman]], [[Haymarket Theatre]], [[Jersey Opera House]], Belfast Grand Theatre, Northampton, [[Sheffield Lyceum]], [[Theatre Royal, Wakefield|Wakefield Theatre Royal]] and Winchester Theatre Royal.
He has directed work at [[York Theatre Royal]], [[Lyric Hammersmith]], [[Octagon Theatre, Bolton]], [[Unicorn Theatre|the Unicorn]], London, [[The Swan (theatre)|Swan Theatre]], Worcester, Harrogate Theatre and [[Oldham Coliseum]] as well as directing work that has toured to [[Nottingham Playhouse]], [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]], [[Birmingham Rep]], [[Leicester Haymarket Theatre]], [[Richmond Theatre (London)|Richmond Theatre]], London, [[Artsdepot]], [[Contact Theatre]], [[Liverpool Playhouse]], [[Liverpool Everyman]], [[Haymarket Theatre]], [[Jersey Opera House]], Belfast Grand Theatre, Northampton, [[Sheffield Lyceum]], [[Theatre Royal, Wakefield|Wakefield Theatre Royal]] and Winchester Theatre Royal.


Romer directed a 2014 Pilot Theatre version of ''[[Antigone (Williams play)|Antigone]]'' adapted as a contemporary street drama by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/19/roy-williams-antigone-pilot-theatre|title=Roy Williams on Antigone: a play for today’s streets|last=Williams|first=Roy|date=19 September 2014|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> It premiered on 22 September 2014 at the [[Derby Theatre]] and received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/23/antigone-review-roy-williams|title=Antigone review – engaging gangland Sophocles|last=Hickling|first=Alfred|date=23 September 2014|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref>
Romer directed a 2014 Pilot Theatre version of ''[[Antigone (Williams play)|Antigone]]'' adapted as a contemporary street drama by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/19/roy-williams-antigone-pilot-theatre|title=Roy Williams on Antigone: a play for today's streets|last=Williams|first=Roy|date=19 September 2014|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> It premiered on 22 September 2014 at the [[Derby Theatre]] and received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/23/antigone-review-roy-williams|title=Antigone review – engaging gangland Sophocles|last=Hickling|first=Alfred|date=23 September 2014|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref>


In July 2018 Romer co-directed a new production for [[National Theatre Wales]]. [https://www.nationaltheatrewales.org/ntw_shows/nhs70-long-heart-beats/ 'As Long As The Heart Beats'] This production formed part of the National Health Service's 70th birthday celebration festival in 2018. [http://www.walesartsreview.org/theatre-as-long-as-the-heart-beats-ntw/ Wales Arts Review]
In July 2018 Romer co-directed a new production for [[National Theatre Wales]]. [https://www.nationaltheatrewales.org/ntw_shows/nhs70-long-heart-beats/ 'As Long As The Heart Beats'] This production formed part of the National Health Service's 70th birthday celebration festival in 2018. [http://www.walesartsreview.org/theatre-as-long-as-the-heart-beats-ntw/ Wales Arts Review]

===Film===
Romer adapted the screenplay for ''[[The Knife That Killed Me]]'' (2014) from the novel by [[Anthony McGowan]]. He co-directed the film with [[Kit Monkman]] for [[Green Screen Productions]] and [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2087982/combined</ref> He co-produced the film "The Works" in 2016 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5615310/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_1 The Works IMDB] Romer Produced the Live to Digital version of [https://cinegi.com/titles 'Reasons to be Cheerful'] by Graeae Theatre Company for a cinema release in 2018


==Screen and play writing==
==Screen and play writing==
He is a published playwright; his work includes ''[[Rumble Fish]]'', (published by Dramatic Publishing<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=1293 |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717071106/http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=1293 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> USA), ''Out of Their Heads'', ''Taken without Consent'', (translated as ''Crash Kids'' in Germany), ''[[Looking for JJ]]'', ''[[Fungus the Bogeyman]]'' and ''[[Bloodtide (play)|Bloodtide]]''.<ref>http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsR/romer-marcus.html</ref>
He is a published playwright; his work includes ''[[Rumble Fish]]'', (published by Dramatic Publishing<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=1293 |title=Rumble Fish |access-date=22 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717071106/http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=1293 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> USA), ''Out of Their Heads'', ''Taken without Consent'', (translated as ''Crash Kids'' in Germany), ''[[Looking for JJ]]'', ''[[Fungus the Bogeyman]]'' and ''[[Bloodtide (play)|Bloodtide]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsR/romer-marcus.html |title=Marcus Romer - complete guide to the Playwright and Plays |website=www.doollee.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105063849/http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsR/romer-marcus.html |archive-date=2008-01-05}}</ref>

==Acting==
As an actor, he has appeared in several television series including ''[[Emmerdale]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739272/</ref>

==Other work==
He created the opening event at the 2007 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] at [[Motorpoint Arena Sheffield|Sheffield Arena]], for a live audience of 15,000 and a TV audience of 500 million, with [[KMA (art)|KMA]] - with whom he also made the promo film for the ''getintotheatre'' website.

==Personal life==
Romer studied dentistry at Leeds University, receiving a B.Ch.D in 1983, and lives in [[Cambridge]].{{fact|date=January 2019}}

He was on the Management Committee for Magic-Net, a seven-year Culture 2000 European Theatre Programme.{{fact|date=January 2019}}


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.marcusromer.com Marcus Romer's Website]
*[http://www.marcusromer.com Official Website]
*{{IMDb name|0739272}}
*{{IMDb name|0739272}}
https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2016/marcus-romer-live-streaming-can-affect-engage-inspire-people/
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/pilot-theatre-founder-marcus-romer-to-leave-touring-company/



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Marcus Romer
Alma materLeeds University
Occupation(s)Actor, director, playwright, screenwriter
Years active1995–present
SpouseSusie Hargreaves[1]

Marcus Romer is a British actor, director and screenwriter.

Romer wrote and directed the 2014 feature film The Knife That Killed Me. He was the Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre in York, England from 1993 - 2016.

Directing

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Theatre

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As a stage director, Romer has won three Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for productions of Lord of the Flies, and Beautiful Thing (2005). Other directing work includes Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads, by Roy Williams, Road by Jim Cartwright, Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess, The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig, Mirad a Boy from Bosnia by Ad de Bont, Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton, Look Back in Anger by John Osborne, The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, Fungus the Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs, The Twits by Roald Dahl and Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy which won the TMA award in 2008[2] for best production for young people.

He has directed work at York Theatre Royal, Lyric Hammersmith, Octagon Theatre, Bolton, the Unicorn, London, Swan Theatre, Worcester, Harrogate Theatre and Oldham Coliseum as well as directing work that has toured to Nottingham Playhouse, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Richmond Theatre, London, Artsdepot, Contact Theatre, Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool Everyman, Haymarket Theatre, Jersey Opera House, Belfast Grand Theatre, Northampton, Sheffield Lyceum, Wakefield Theatre Royal and Winchester Theatre Royal.

Romer directed a 2014 Pilot Theatre version of Antigone adapted as a contemporary street drama by Roy Williams.[3] It premiered on 22 September 2014 at the Derby Theatre and received positive reviews.[4]

In July 2018 Romer co-directed a new production for National Theatre Wales. 'As Long As The Heart Beats' This production formed part of the National Health Service's 70th birthday celebration festival in 2018. Wales Arts Review

Screen and play writing

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He is a published playwright; his work includes Rumble Fish, (published by Dramatic Publishing[5] USA), Out of Their Heads, Taken without Consent, (translated as Crash Kids in Germany), Looking for JJ, Fungus the Bogeyman and Bloodtide.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Susie Hargreaves OBE: 'I love my job at the IWF'". Nominet. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "IndieLondon: TMA Awards 2008 - Your London Reviews". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  3. ^ Williams, Roy (19 September 2014). "Roy Williams on Antigone: a play for today's streets". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ Hickling, Alfred (23 September 2014). "Antigone review – engaging gangland Sophocles". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Rumble Fish". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Marcus Romer - complete guide to the Playwright and Plays". www.doollee.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008.
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