David O’Donnell

David O’Donnell is a director of theatre, an actor and a professor in the School of English, Fim, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. He has published on theatre through books, theatre reviews, and as a contributor to collections, has given conference presentations and has been editor of the Playmarket Play Series. He has received many theatre awards, been nominated many times as director of the year in the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, and in 2023 he received the Mayoral Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre.