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film/stage director. producer. playwright. James David Sharman (born 12 March 1945) is an Australian director and writer for film and stage with more than 70 productions to his credit. [1] He is renowned in Australia for his work as a theatre director since the 1960s, and is best known internationally as the director of the 1973 theatrical hit ...
Overview. Born. March 12, 1945 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Birth name. James David Sharman. Mini Bio. Jim Sharman spent much of his young life at the circus, where his father and grandfather ran a travelling boxing sideshow. Taking an interest in theatre, he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1966.
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Nov 7, 2015 · Jim Sharman is going through a bit of a time warp. Sharman, 70, is a celebrated theater and opera director in his native Australia with dozens of productions to his credit.
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Reading Voss and seeing White’s plays as a teenager He was the first Australian writer to reveal the mythical connotations of suburbia. It’s summed up in a quote from poet Paul Eluard – “There is another world, but it is in this one”. Q: You moved to London to direct Jesus Christ Superstar in the West End.
Apr 27, 2010 · April 27, 2010 by Mike Gencarelli Leave a Comment. 2053 likes. 2137 followers. Jim Sharman is best known for directing the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The film became a midnight screening sensation. 2010 marks the 35th anniversary of “RHPS”. Movie Mikes (and some help from “RHPS” uber-fan Dave Picton) was able to ...
Jim Sharman is an Australian director. He is the director of The Rocky Horror Show , its film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the film's follow-up Shock Treatment . Born in Sydney, Australia in 1945, Sharman spent a large part of his childhood getting a first-hand education in Vaudeville, traveling with his father's and grandfather ...
Aug 5, 2008 · Aug 5 2008. To coincide with the release of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Shock Treatment director Jim Sharman's new memoir, Blood & Tinsel, the RHPS Official Fan Club was granted permission to ask a few questions submitted by you, the fans. For more information on the director and the memoir, visit www.bloodandtinsel.com .
