42-512: Mizero Ncuti Gatwa ( English: / ˈ ( n ) ʃ uː t i ˈ ɡ æ t w ɑː / (N)SHOO -tee GAT -wah ; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor. Beginning his career on stage at the Dundee Repertory Theatre , he was a nominee for an Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Mercutio in a 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet at HOME . Gatwa's screen breakthrough came with playing gay teenager Eric Effiong in
84-624: A Scottish favourite and has been seen by more than 200,000 people. In 2013 a film version of the musical premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. A recent venture was the tour of its production of The Winter's Tale to Iran under the auspices of the British Council 's five-year initiative 'Connecting Futures'. This was the first major cultural event to be shown in Iran for 25 years, and the first ever British Council theatre tour to Iran. The set
126-644: A data bridge between new viewers and old." In April 2024, it was announced that Gatwa was cast as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest in the Lyttleton Theatre at the National Theatre , London from November 2024 until January 2025. Gatwa publicly came out as queer in an August 2023 interview with Elle magazine, having previously avoided discussing his sexuality, in spite of popular speculation, for his "safety and mental health." In
168-545: A great success – with a personal 455-seater auditorium, providing one of the best stages in Scotland in terms of its relationship with its audience, it received a civic commendation from The Civic Trust Award in 1984 and in 1986 won the RIBA Architecture Award. Robert Robertson retired from Dundee Rep in 1990. In April 1992 Hamish Glen was appointed artistic director, the same year saw the building extended and undertook
210-627: A major refurbishment to facilitate a growing community and education department and to include a dance studio as well as extending its existing workshop, wardrobe and rehearsal capacity. In 1996 it received the prestigious TMA Martini Award for the Best Overall Production in the UK and in September 1999 it opened its doors to one of the most ambitious experiments in Scottish Theatre for many years –
252-550: A number of years and who was instrumental in overseeing the building and completion of the new theatre. However, the building work looked like being stopped in its tracks due to rising prices and inflation. A public appeal was launched which raised a massive £ 60,000 in under six weeks, reaching an eventual total of £200,000 outstripping all possible expectations, in a city that was then in the midst of economic recession. The new theatre opened on 8 April 1982, designed by Dundee-based architects Nicoll Russell Studios . The building proved
294-630: A permanent company of 14 actors. James Brining became artistic director in 2003 and during that time the company created over 50 productions. The Ensemble developed its international reputation, being the first UK company to tour to Iran in 30 years with Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. In 2005, it visited the prestigious Cerventino Festival in Mexico with a new version of Jarry's Ubu the King and in 2006 it took David Greig's Dr Korzcak's Example to Tokyo and Hiroshima. The company has developed co-productions with some of
336-620: A year attracting a very broad cross-section of the local population in terms of age and occupation. Dundee has had a number of purpose-built theatres. Apart from early wooden theatres, the Theatre Royal in Castle Street opened in 1810 and became firmly established from the 1840s until 1885 when the new Her Majesty's Theatre and Opera House opened on the Seagate. Others included the Alhambra – renamed
378-574: Is a Libra Sun. In 2024, Gatwa talked about his belief that "white mediocrity" is celebrated and denounced U.K. politicians of bigotory. Dundee Repertory Theatre Dundee Repertory Theatre , better known simply as the Dundee Rep , is a theatre and arts company in Dundee , Scotland . It operates as both a producing house with some shows co-produced by other theatres and a receiving house – hosting work from visiting companies throughout Scotland and
420-520: Is artistic director of Scottish Dance Theatre. Levick left the Dundee Repertory Theatre in 2016. Levick was replaced by Joe Douglas in April 2016 in the role of Associate Artistic Director. In July 2016, Andrew Panton was appointed new artistic director at Dundee Rep and took over from Douglas the year afterwards. Since then Dundee Rep have teamed up with National Theatre of Scotland to present
462-578: The 2012 novel of the same name . That same year, he performed in the Kneehigh Theatres production of 946 , which was adapted from Michael Morpurgo 's The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips about the rehearsals for the D-Day landing in Devon with numerous fatalities. Gatwa played Demetrius in the 2016 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe directed by Emma Rice . In May 2018, Gatwa
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#1732851651187504-611: The Netflix drama television series Sex Education (2019–2023), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award and three BAFTA Television Award nominations. He had supporting roles in the film Barbie (2023) and the television series Masters of the Air (2024), and rose to further prominence as the fifteenth lead actor to play the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who since 2023. Gatwa
546-675: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2013. While studying, he worked at the LGBTQ+ club The Polo Lounge, handing out flyers and later becoming a go-go dancer . The Conservatoire awarded him an honorary doctorate at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony. After graduating, Gatwa was granted a position in the Dundee Repertory Theatre acting graduation scheme where he performed in several productions including David Greig 's Victoria . Around this time, Gatwa
588-830: The Tenth Doctor and the Fourteenth Doctor . Ncuti Gatwa , who would go on and play the Fifteenth Doctor , started his career and was granted a position in a graduate scheme, at the Dundee Rep in 2013 where he went on to perform in several roles including one in David Greig 's Victoria . Joanna Lumley who portrayed the Female Doctor in the Comic Relief special, " The Curse of Fatal Death " also starred in several plays at
630-614: The United Kingdom including drama , musicals , contemporary & classical dance , children's theatre, comedy , jazz and opera . It is home to Scotland's principal contemporary dance company, Scottish Dance Theatre . 'The Rep' building is located in Tay Square at the centre of the city’s "cultural quarter" in the West End. Recognised to be among the top regional theatres in the UK, it plays to an average audience of over 70,000 people
672-468: The 1960s. In 1987 Alan Cumming was at the Rep as Phil McCann in two of the three plays from John Byrne 's The Slab Boys Trilogy , 'The Slab Boys' and 'Cuttin' a Rug'. Other alumni include Miriam Margolyes , Joanna Lumley , Geoffrey Hayes (beloved of British TV-viewers as the host of cult children's show Rainbow ), and Hannah Gordon . Several actors who would later take on the role of The Doctor from
714-608: The British sci-fi television series, Doctor Who had performed at or were alumni of the Dundee Rep. In the 1940s, William Hartnell who played the first incarnation of the Doctor performed in two plays at the theatre, The Rookery Nook and Ghost Train . In the early 1990s, David Tennant appeared in several productions starting with a role in The Princess and the Goblin before making his big break in television and going on to portray
756-468: The Dundee Dramatic Society, an amateur company, who, also faced with nowhere to perform had recently purchased their own premises in the form of a disused jute mill. In May 1939, Dundee Repertory Theatre was founded as a collaboration between professionals with amateur support. Around this time people thought it strange to be concentrating on drama during the turmoil of World War II . However
798-503: The Ensemble at the Theatre allows for the organisation of workshops, readings, and other ways of reaching out to the community that would simply not be possible for a theatre without an official troupe of actors. It also allowed for the production of Sunshine on Leith , the successful musical that has been on tour three times now. The Rep Ensemble has won numerous awards and continues to further
840-772: The Rep. BAFTA Scotland BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Formed in 1986, the branch holds two annual awards ceremonies recognising the achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film , television and video games . These Awards are separate from the British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Film Awards . The British Academy Scotland Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by BAFTA Scotland. From 2011 to 2018,
882-570: The UK's leading producers including the Barbican, the Young Vic, National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, The Traverse Theatre Company, Paines Plough and the Tron Theatre, performing in all of Scotland's major venues. The repertoire was broad, encompassing Shakespeare, musicals, American classics, new plays and work for children and young people. In 2004 a new £1 million dance studio
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#1732851651187924-646: The Whitehall in the 1970s – the Palace, renamed the Theatre Royal in the 1960s, and the King's Theatre in the Cowgate which opened in 1908. By around 1920 many theatres had converted into cinemas , and for most of the 1930s Dundee no longer had a designated drama theatre. Robert Thornely – Manager of the last touring company to perform in Dundee was determined to find a home in the city for his professional theatre company. He approached
966-781: The World Première of the cult classic Let The Right One In, collaborated with the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh with Time and the Conways, presented the Scottish Premiere of David Greig's Victoria . The Rep is now home to over 20 resident performers who are rooted in the region but are nationally and internationally orientated. As the theatre grows, so does the ambition. Now the most awarded theatre in Scotland and with more Ensemble and Scottish Dance Theatre performances than ever before, Dundee Rep Theatre has cemented itself as one of
1008-848: The ambition Hamish Glen had for the project, with performances in 2011 of The Rise & Fall of Little Voice and Anna Karenina. Richard Todd began his acting career with the Company in the 1930s, returning to perform with it after military service in World War II . Rowena Cooper began her career with the Company in the 1950s. In 1962, Lynn Redgrave appeared in Ben Travers' Rookery Nook , and as Portia in The Merchant of Venice , which also featured Steven Berkoff and Dundee-born Brian Cox who has gone on to play many roles in TV productions and Hollywood films. In
1050-405: The building needed a lot of work. Panton suggested that a newly built theatre should be able to seat 800 to 1000 people (as opposed to the current building's capacity of about 400) and have greater flexibility to be able to house different sizes of audience. He suggested that this could tie in to the Rep's 80th anniversary celebrations in 2019 and be the next major cultural project in Dundee following
1092-647: The ceremony took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow . As of 2019, the ceremony has been hosted at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central. The British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by BAFTA Scotland. The accolades honour the best upcoming talent in the field of film and television in Scotland. The 2016 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards ceremony took place on 14 April 2016. This article related to
1134-563: The company performed weekly repertory during the war and the rest of the 1940s and throughout the 1950s. The company was housed in Foresters' Hall (6 Nicoll street to 3 Rattray Street) which was built for the Ancient Order of Foresters in 1901, when in June 1963 a fire completely destroyed the building and the Rep was forced to live a nomadic existence for a short period. Eventually a temporary refuge
1176-568: The completion and opening of V&A Dundee in 2018. As of 2023, these plans have yet to come to fruition, possibly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and slow audience return in its aftermath. The Rep Ensemble as of 2010 approaches the start of its twelfth year, having proven to be a long-term success after performing numerous successful productions, including a yearly Christmas pantomime as well as challenging renditions of famous plays such as A Doll's House and The Elephant Man. The presence of
1218-429: The interview, Gatwa noted that he preferred not to label himself, and that he had been inspired by both his work on Sex Education and an encounter with a Rwandan woman at Manchester Pride some years prior, having "never met another queer Rwandan person before". He later stated that he had "never been in the closet, you know. I just never talked about it. The work I do is what's important." Gatwa enjoys astrology , and
1260-414: The leading producing theatres in the UK. In 2022, the building was listed at Category A by Historic Environment Scotland as "A rare and exceptional example of post-war theatre design". In September 2018 it was reported that the Rep was considering leaving its current building for new purpose-built premises. The Rep's artistic director Andrew Panton stated that it had outgrown its present home and that
1302-401: The mid-1960s, a stable repertory company including Jill Gascoine , Vivien Heilbron , Charmian May and Stephen Yardley saw short seasons from visiting actors James Bolam and Michael York . Other past associates include the actress Ann Way . Hannah Gordon was at the Dundee Rep from 1962 to 1963 as was Donald Sutherland. Vivien Heilbron and Heather Ripley were members of the Company in
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1344-579: The role, including a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020, and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance , one in 2020, 2021 and 2022 consecutively. In April 2022, Gatwa was cast in Greta Gerwig 's Barbie . He performed an excerpt of Romeo and Juliet with Mei Mac at the 2023 Coronation Concert , and topped the Radio Times's TV 100 power list
1386-561: The same year. In May 2022, it was announced that Gatwa had been cast in Doctor Who as a new incarnation of the show's protagonist, the Doctor , succeeding Jodie Whittaker in the role. Gatwa, who was cast in February, was the first black actor to lead the series, the fourth Scottish actor, and the first actor born outside the United Kingdom to do so. He was expected to take over the role in
1428-588: The theatre. The archives of the Rep, covering the period c1936 to 2010, are held by Archive Services, University of Dundee . They include programmes and photographs of stars such as Joanna Lumley , Michael York , David Tennant and Gregor Fisher performing at the theatre. Material from the Rep collection was displayed as a key part of a major exhibition on Dundee and theatre held at the Lamb Gallery, University of Dundee in late 2009 and early 2010. Archive Services also hold various other collections relating to
1470-535: The third and final of the 2022 specials in October 2022, but the final Thirteenth Doctor story " The Power of the Doctor " revealed that Gatwa would play the Fifteenth Doctor , with David Tennant (who had previously played the Tenth Doctor ) returning to play the Fourteenth Doctor . He debuted in " The Giggle ", the third of the 60th anniversary specials , on 9 December 2023, and starred in his first full episode, " The Church on Ruby Road " on Christmas Day 2023, which
1512-553: Was attacked by three strangers in the street who fractured his jaw; this was fixed with titanium. He had a brief role in the 2014 sitcom Bob Servant , which was also set and filmed in Dundee. In 2014, Gatwa received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2014 performance of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet at Home, Manchester . In 2015, he appeared in a supporting role in the miniseries Stonemouth , an adaptation of
1554-701: Was born in Nyarugenge , Kigali , Rwanda , on 15 October 1992. His father, Tharcisse Gatwa, from Rwanda's Karongi District , is a journalist. The family escaped from Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi in 1994 and settled in Scotland. They lived in Oxgangs in Edinburgh, and moved to Dunfermline when he was 15. Gatwa attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School before moving to Glasgow to study at
1596-545: Was built entirely in Iran, under the direction of John Miller, the company's production manager and played at the Vahdat Hall , Tehran. In May 2015, Dundee Repertory Theatre appointed Nick Parr as its new chief executive officer. He took over from Philip Howard, who held the joint roles of CEO and, with Jemima Levick, joint artistic director. He leads Dundee Rep Theatre Ltd solely in the role of chief executive, working alongside Levick as sole artistic director and Fleur Darkin who
1638-487: Was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Eric Effiong; the show was released in 2019 and garnered critical acclaim. For five months prior to this casting, he had been homeless after running out of savings, and had couch surfed . Gatwa received praise for his portrayal of Eric from critics, particularly for how his character was not relegated to the cliché of "gay or black best friend slash sidekick stock character". He has earned numerous accolades for
1680-401: Was completed to house Scottish Dance Theatre. The Rep's in-house productions offer a repertoire of acclaimed works. The Rep also commissions playwrights to create new works and translate and adapt classical texts, making it relevant to Scotland's contemporary cultural and social climate. In 2007 Dundee Rep Ensemble created Sunshine on Leith featuring the music of The Proclaimers. It soon became
1722-510: Was followed by the show's fourteenth series . His performance in Doctor Who has earned praise from critics. Many writers for The Independent called Gatwa's acting "interstellar" and "mesmerising". Naina Bajekal of Time magazine believed that Gatwa was "bringing Doctor Who into a new era". Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called Gatwa "an absolute delight" and wrote that his "unbridled exuberance makes this an easy sell and serves as
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1764-674: Was found in the converted former Dudhope Church on the Lochee Road of Dundee although the company remained at the venue for a further 18 years. After negotiation with the City of Dundee District Council and the Scottish Arts Council it was agreed that the company would have its own purpose-built premises on land donated by University of Dundee . Work began in January 1979 under the leadership of Robert Robertson who had been artistic director for
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