Craig Sanders

{{Short description|English director (born 1987)}}

{{Orphan|date=November 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}

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|birthname = Craig Sanders

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1987}}

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| occupation = Theatre director

| years active = 2008–present

| education = Rose Bruford College

| known_for = Buxton Opera House

|website = [http://www.mrcraigsanders.co.uk www.mrcraigsanders.co.uk]

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Craig Sanders (born 1987) is an English director who graduated from Rose Bruford College with a BA (Hons) Theatre Studies.{{cite web|url=https://www.bruford.ac.uk/news-events/news/award-winning-the-trial-heads-to-edinburgh/|title=Award Winning Trial Heads to Edinburgh|website=www.bruford.ac.uk|date=3 August 2016 |accessdate=7 September 2017}} Craig was responsible for directing the Manchester production of Kafka's The Trial which played at Hope Mill Theatre and HOME MCR.{{cite web|url=https://homemcr.org/production/the-trial/|title=The Trial|website=www.homemcr.org|date=16 January 2017 |accessdate=7 September 2017}} The production later won a Manchester Theatre Award for "Best Fringe Production".{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/manchester-theatre-awards-2017-hesmondhalgh-12766860|title=Julie Hesmondhalgh among winners at the Manchester Theatre Awards 2017|website=www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk|date=20 March 2017 |accessdate=7 September 2017}} In 2016, Craig directed Crimes Against Christmas{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/crimes-against-christmas-at-garrick-theatre-lichfield-a-mesmerising-mix-of-murder-mayhem-and-comedy/|title=Crimes Against Christmas review at Lichfield Garrick – 'a mesmerising mix of murder, mayhem and comedy'|website=www.thestage.co.uk|accessdate=7 September 2017}} at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre with [http://www.newoldfriends.co.uk/ New Old Friends] who later won a [https://www.creativebathawards.org/winners/ Creative Bath Award].{{cite web|title=Creative Bath Awards 2017 Winners|url=https://www.creativebathawards.org/winners/|website=www.creativebathawards.org|accessdate=7 September 2017}} In 2017 Craig co-directed and choreographed The Dreaming{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2017/dreaming-review-lichfield-garrick-theatre/|title=The Dreaming review at Lichfield Garrick Theatre - The Stage|website=www.thestage.co.uk|accessdate=7 September 2017}} at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre. Prior to this, Craig was resident at Buxton Opera House between 2013 and 2016 where he established a resident Young Company who performed Cush Jumbo's The Accordion Shop{{cite web|title=The Accordion Shop - Review|url=https://artsbeatblog.com/2015/03/11/review-the-accordion-shop-buxton-opera-house-young-company/|website=www.artsbeatblog.com|accessdate=7 September 2017}} and Carl Grose's Gargantua{{cite web|title=Gargantua - Review|url=http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/whats-on/review-gargantua-at-buxton-opera-house-1-7772821|website=Matlock Mercury|accessdate=7 September 2017}} as part of National Theatre Connections.

In 2018 Craig became the new manager of Trinity Arts Centre in Gainsborough for West Lindsey District Council.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/faces/sanders-lead-trinity-arts-centre|title=Sanders to lead Trinity Arts Centre|website=ArtsProfessional|date=17 August 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-14}}