Rupert Goold
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Rupert Goold is a prominent British theatre director known for his innovative, visually bold productions and leadership roles at major UK theatres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rupert Goold canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rupert Goold Context triple: [Almeida Theatre, hasArtisticDirector, Rupert Goold]
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A.
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for directing literary adaptations such as the 1995 film version of Shakespeare’s "Othello."
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B.
Iain Softley
Iain Softley is a British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for movies such as "Backbeat," "Hackers," and "The Wings of the Dove."
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C.
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry is an acclaimed British theatre and film director and producer known for works such as "Billy Elliot," "The Hours," and "The Reader."
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D.
William Oldroyd
William Oldroyd is a British film and theatre director best known for his critically acclaimed 2016 period drama film "Lady Macbeth."
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E.
Sacha Gervasi
Sacha Gervasi is a British screenwriter and director known for films such as "The Terminal" and the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rupert Goold Target entity description: Rupert Goold is a prominent British theatre director known for his innovative, visually bold productions and leadership roles at major UK theatres.
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A.
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for directing literary adaptations such as the 1995 film version of Shakespeare’s "Othello."
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B.
Iain Softley
Iain Softley is a British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for movies such as "Backbeat," "Hackers," and "The Wings of the Dove."
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C.
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry is an acclaimed British theatre and film director and producer known for works such as "Billy Elliot," "The Hours," and "The Reader."
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D.
William Oldroyd
William Oldroyd is a British film and theatre director best known for his critically acclaimed 2016 period drama film "Lady Macbeth."
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E.
Sacha Gervasi
Sacha Gervasi is a British screenwriter and director known for films such as "The Terminal" and the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic director
ⓘ
film director ⓘ human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Theatre Award from Critics' Circle
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director ⓘ
linked to:
Laurence Olivier Award
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival ⓘ
linked to:
Laurence Olivier Award
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-02-18 ⓘ |
| directed |
American Psycho (stage musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Psycho (musical)
Enron (stage play) ⓘ Ink (stage play) ⓘ
linked to:
Ink (2017)
Judy (film) ⓘ King Charles III (stage production) ⓘ Macbeth (starring Patrick Stewart) ⓘ Made in Dagenham (stage musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Made in Dagenham
Richard II (television film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Hollow Crown
Spring Awakening (stage production) ⓘ
linked to:
Spring Awakening
The Hollow Crown: Richard II ⓘ
linked to:
The Hollow Crown
The Hunt (stage play) ⓘ
linked to:
The Hunt
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (stage production) ⓘ The Merchant of Venice (RSC production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Merchant of Venice
True Story (film) ⓘ
linked to:
True Story (2015 film)
|
| educatedAt |
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
ⓘ
linked to:
Central School of Speech and Drama
Trinity College, Oxford ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| employer |
Almeida Theatre
ⓘ
Headlong Theatre Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Goold ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Rupert ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter (with Kate Fleetwood)
ⓘ
son (with Kate Fleetwood) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative theatre direction
ⓘ
visually bold stage productions ⓘ |
| name | Rupert Goold ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
director ⓘ film director ⓘ producer ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Highgate, London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of Headlong Theatre Company
ⓘ
Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Kate Fleetwood ⓘ |
| style | visually experimental staging ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (11)
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