Jeremy Webb is the twelfth Artistic Director in Neptune Theatre’s history. Prior to Neptune, Jeremy was the Artistic Producer of Eastern Front Theatre.
Jeremy moved to Canada, from his native UK, in 1998, making Halifax home. He grew up in Cambridge and trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Jeremy has been working at Neptune ever since 1998, in so many capacities.
For Neptune he has directed Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Elf: The Musical, The Play That Goes Wrong, Murder For Two, Billy Elliot, The Woman In Black, Alice In Pantoland, Peter Pan, Mamma Mia, Shakespeare In Love, Cinderella, Noises Off, Little Thing Big Thing and Calendar Girls. Jeremy directed Noises Off for The Mayfield Theatre in Edmonton in February 2020.
‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’ by Sir Tom Stoppard played sold out runs in Halifax (Neptune) and Toronto (Mirvish) and starred Billy Boyd & Dominic Monaghan (most famous for their roles in The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy of Oscar winning films.)
On stage appearances include ‘Gandalf’ in The Hobbit (Festival Antigonish,) ‘Cogsworth’ in Neptune Theatre’s Beauty and The Beast (twice), ‘Jaggers’ in Great Expectations (Neptune Theatre), ‘Jack’ in Broadway on Argyle St. (WillPower/OTL), ‘George’ in I’ll Be Back Before Midnight (Valley Summer Theatre), ‘Macbeth’ in Macbeth (WillPower Theatre), ‘Max Bialystock’ in The Producers (Rainbow Stage, Winnipeg), ‘Riverdale/Churchill’ in Rexy (Neptune), ‘Under Milk Wood (touring since 2013,) ‘Paul Fisher’ in his own play Fishing (touring since 2012,) ‘Beowulf’ in Beowulf (Two Planks & A Passion), The Comedy of Errors, The Wizard of Oz and Romeo & Juliet (Neptune Theatre), MacBeth, ‘Iago’ in Othello, ‘Quince’ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare By The Sea), ‘Maurice’ in Beauty & The Beast (Niagara Falls).
His one-man version of A Christmas Carol has been a great success since 2003, touring Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the USA, in schools and theatres since then. It celebrated 20 years in 2023. His other plays, Shakespeare On Trial and Fishing, have also both toured for years. It was presented by The Sudbury Theatre Centre in December 2019 and again at Neptune Theatre.
Jeremy won a Best Actor Merritt Award for his portrayal of ‘Iago’ in Othello, for Shakespeare By The Sea and a Best Director Merritt for Little Thing Big Thing.
He won the 2010 Mayor’s Award for Achievement in Theatre and The Coast (Halifax’s weekly newspaper) Best Theatre Actor Award in 2007, 2009 and 2010 (2008 wasn’t such a great year!) In 2013, Jeremy won the Creative Arts Nova Scotia Established Artist Award. In 2014, Off The Leash/Jeremy Webb won the 2014 Touring Performers Award, presented by The Atlantic Presenters Association.
In 2017, he was awarded The ACTRA David Renton Award of Excellence (for service to the film & TV union.) In 2022, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for Service to the Arts.
If you ask him, he'll tell you he is most proud of two ‘productions’ Dylan (9 years) and Samuel (11 years.)
