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Biography
Christian Barry is an award-winning director and theatre-maker from Halifax, where he is artistic director of 2b theatre company.
Christian has directed shows that have toured nationally and internationally, including: Red Like Fruit (Traverse Theatre, Soulpepper, The Cultch), Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (National Arts Centre, Edinburgh Fringe), The God that Comes (Edinburgh Fringe, PuSh, Tarragon Theatre, Pittsburgh International Fest, Noorderzon, Aarhus), Revisited (WorldStage, Theaterformen, PuSh Festival), and The Russian Play (Canadian Tour).
Awards include: Two Scotsman Fringe First Awards, Two Herald Angel Awards, One Dora Award for Best Production. Christian won the 2019 NS Masterworks Award. He was also nominated for six (6) Drama Desk Awards in NYC.
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