Ramin Gray
Ramin Gray (born 11 October 1963) is a theatre director of Iranian (Muslim) and British (Jewish) heritage. Personal life Born in London in 1963, Ramin grew up in Oxford, Tehran, New York and Paris before graduating from Christ Church, Oxford with a BA (Hons, 2:1) in Oriental Studies (Persian and Arabic) in 1987. He speaks French, Persian and German and has travelled extensively, especially in the Middle East. He is divorced, has five children, and lives mainly in London. Career Ramin began directing professionally in 1988 with a production of John Marston's The Malcontent at the Latchmere Theatre in London. In 1990 he was awarded a Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme bursary to Liverpool Playhouse where he directed Wedekind's Spring Awakening and Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. He re-opened the Liverpool Playhouse Studio as a dedicated space for new plays from 1992–95, where he directed Gregory Motton's A Message for the Broken-Hearted. In Paris at Odéon Théâtre National de l'Europe and Théâtre National de Gennevilliers he directed Cat And Mouse (Sheep) by Gregory Motton. At London's Gate Theatre he directed Jon Fosse's The Child and Paul Godfrey's The Invisible Woman. From 2000–09 Ramin was at the Royal Court