Mark Leipacher (ETS320 Interpreting Shakespeare – Spring Semester)

Mark Leipacher is a theatre director and writer. As Artistic Director of The Faction (thefaction.org.uk) he has directed and produced 14 productions of Shakespeare’s plays. He has written articles for the Guardian newspaper, the National Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre amongst others. He is the author of Catching The Light and the forthcoming biography of Simon Russell Beale both published by Oberon (oberonbooks.com). mleipach@syr.edu