Daniel Winder is a London based director and producer working in theatre, film and TV. He is a professional member of the Director's Guild of Great Britain.

He is always looking for oportunities to work with new companies and is particularly interested in getting involved with new writing.

Dan's work is informed by his varied influences; which range from acting, having trained at Drama Centre London, all the way to Theoretical Physics, having gained a PhD from Imperial College London.

Dan is Founder and Artistic Director of Iris Theatre based in Covent Garden, London. Iris is an independent theatre company, a registered charity and has a current turnover of over £60,000 per year. Iris presents a wide variety of site specific work across a range of theatrical styles. From opera to Shakespeare to circus and dance, it's artistic mission is to work with emerging artists across all performance disciplines to showcase their talent.

Dan has already directed many great classical plays; including A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth and King Lear; Alcestis by Euripides and the dramatic verse of T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral) and Tony Harrison (The Mysteries). As well as producing three operas; Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortileges, Johann Strauss II's Die Fledemaus and Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, which he also directed.

So far in 2011 Dan has worked on an exciting and varied mix of new and classical work. This has included directing & producing for Iris Theatre; Workin Process 1 & 2, two new writing showcases, Circuit, a new circus-based theatre show, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Directing for First Draft Theatre's April Showers, a new play showcase at The Horse in Waterloo.

Coming up in 2012 is a brand new opera commission, more new writing with Workin Process, and a brand new musical theatre show, Gutter Press.

On the film and TV side, Dan has worked as a casting director, production manager, and most recently as producer on upcoming independent feature film Senet. In the future he hopes to direct for camera, as well as continuing to work on the production side.

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Sept 2011