{{Short description|British theatre director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use British English|date=January 2019}} '''Tom Littler''' is a British theatre director and the Artistic Director of the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London. He was the founder of theatre company Primavera Productions, a former Associate Director of Theatre503 formerly Artistic Director of Jermyn Street Theatre, which he turned into a producing theatre.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/making-transition-producing-house|title=Making the transition to producing house|author= Littler, Tom|date = 28 November 2017|access-date = 3 July 2022|magazine=ArtsProfessional}}</ref>
His West End credits include Stephen Sondheim's ''Saturday Night'' (for Primavera)<ref>Norman Lebrecht review [http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/ website]</ref> which starred Helena Blackman, the runner-up of ''How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria''. Littler was also resident director of the 2009 revival of ''A Little Night Music'' at the Garrick Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory. Littler directed the premiere of ''Dances of Death'' by Howard Brenton, a new version of ''The Dance of Death'' by August Strindberg at the Gate Theatre (London) in 2013, starring Michael Pennington.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gatetheatre.co.uk/index.php/events/all-productions/dances_of_death|title=Gate Theatre — What's On|website=www.gatetheatre.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10106371/Dances-of-Death-Gate-Theatre-review.html|title=Dances of Death, Gate Theatre, review|first=Jane|last=Shilling|date=7 June 2013|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He also directed the premieres of Brenton's biographical play about August Strindberg, ''The Blinding Light'', at Jermyn Street Theatre,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/the-blinding-light/|title=The Blinding Light|publisher=}}</ref> and his new version of ''Miss Julie''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/miss-julie-theatre-review-razorsharp-strindberg-is-an-unexpected-delight-a3716276.html|title=Miss Julie review: Razor-sharp Strindberg is an unexpected delight|date=16 November 2017|access-date = 3 July 2022|author= Mountford, Fiona|work=Evening Standard}}</ref>
Littler was a regular Associate Director of the Peter Hall Season at the Theatre Royal, Bath,<ref>Theatre Royal Bath [http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ Theatre website]</ref> working with Sir Peter Hall on productions including ''Little Nell'' by Simon Gray, ''A Doll's House'' with Catherine McCormack, ''Born in the Gardens'' by Peter Nichols, and ''The Browning Version'' by Terence Rattigan.
Littler succeeded Paul Miller as Artistic Director of the Orange Tree Theatre in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Alex |date=17 May 2022 |title=Tom Littler announced as Orange Tree Theatre's new artistic director |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/richmond-theatre/news/tom-littler-orange-tree-artistic-director_56523.html |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=What's on Stage}}</ref>
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