Marla Rubin

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Marla Rubin
Born
Montreal, Canada
Alma materColumbia University, [1] University of Manchester
OccupationTheatre Producer
Years active2000–present

Marla Rubin is an Olivier Award [2] and South Bank Sky Arts Award-winning [3] West End and Broadway theatre producer.

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She is known for originating plays based on Scandinavian books and films, and has helped launch the careers of a number of high-profile actors, directors and writers, including Tom Hardy, Rory Kinnear, Rufus Norris, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.

Rubin began her career working in television documentaries. Her stage productions are recognised for their groundbreaking subject matter and for championing society's misfits and underdogs.

Education

Marla Rubin is one of the historic first five women to ever graduate from Columbia University's undergraduate division, Columbia College. [1] In 1985 she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in psychology and East Asian studies. Rubin was awarded an international fellowship to study in Japan in 1986. In 1999, she earned a master's degree from the University of Manchester and Sotheby's Institute of Art.

Rubin is a board member of the Danenberg Oberlin-in-London Program.

Productions

Let the Right One In - Adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany. The production received its world premiere at Dundee Repertory Theatre (2012), before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre, London (2013), the Apollo Theatre, West End (2014), and St. Ann's Warehouse, New York (2015). In addition to a US tour (2016), there have also been international productions of the play produced in Japan (2015), Finland (2015), Korea (2016), Iceland (2016), Denmark (2016), Mexico (2017), Australia (2017), Hungary (2017), Ireland (2018), Sweden (2019), Turkey (2019), Romania (2019) and El Salvador (2019). Upcoming productions of the show in 2021 include a return to Australia, Korea and the UK, as well as productions in Israel and South Africa.

The Mountaintop - Written by Katori Hall and directed by James Dacre. The show received its world premiere at Theatre 503, London (2010), before transferring to Trafalgar Studios, West End (2010) starring David Harewood, and to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway (2011), directed by Kenny Leon and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. Subsequent productions have been produced throughout the United States and Canada (2012–present).

Festen - Adapted for the stage by David Eldridge and directed by Rufus Norris. The production premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London (2004), before transferring to the Lyric Theatre, West End (2004), and the Music Box Theatre, Broadway (2006). The play has also been produced internationally at theatres including the Sydney Opera House (2005), the Arts Theatre, Melbourne (2006), Gate Theatre, Dublin (2006), Habima Theatre, Jerusalem (2008), as well as productions in South Africa (2007), Canada (2008), Cyprus (2009) and Turkey (2011), and a national tour of the United Kingdom (2007).

Awards and nominations

Let the Right One In

The Mountaintop

Festen

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References

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  2. 1 2 "The Mountaintop surprise Olivier Award Winner". TheGuardian.com . 22 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Let the Right One in beats National's Othello at South Bank Sky Arts Awards".
  4. ↑ "Let the Right One In beats National's Othello at South Bank Sky Arts Awards" . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Drama Desk Awards 2015". June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Olivier Awards Winners 2010 -Official London Theatre". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Jury, Louise.The Standard Theatre Awards 2009: Longlist revealed" Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Evening Standard, 2 November 2009
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Almeida Awards (2004)" . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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