Editing Danny Boyle (section)

===Theatre and television===
[[File:The Children's Monologues cast (2010).jpg|thumb|alt=|Boyle (back row, third from right) with the cast of ''[[The Children's Monologues]]'' at the [[Old Vic Theatre]] in London, November 2010]]
Upon graduating from university he began his career at the [[Joint Stock Theatre Company]] before moving on to the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in 1982 where he directed ''The Genius'' by [[Howard Brenton]] and ''Saved'' by [[Edward Bond]]. He directed five productions for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref name="fleapit">{{Cite news|title=From fleapit to the red carpet|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/4789045/From-fleapit-to-the-red-carpet.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/4789045/From-fleapit-to-the-red-carpet.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|last=Grice|first=Elizabeth|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 February 2009|access-date=11 March 2009|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1987 Boyle started working in television as a producer for [[BBC Northern Ireland]] where he produced, amongst other TV films, [[Alan Clarke]]'s controversial ''[[Elephant (1989 film)|Elephant]]'' before becoming a director on shows such as ''Arise And Go Now'', ''Not Even God Is Wise Enough'', ''For The Greater Good'', ''Scout,'' and two episodes of ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/|title=Danny Boyle|website=IMDb|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822125029/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Boyle was responsible for the [[BBC Two]] series ''Mr. Wroe's Virgins'' in 1993.<ref name="fleapit" /> In between ''[[The Beach (film)|The Beach]]'' and ''[[28 Days Later]]'' Boyle directed two TV films for the BBC in 2001–''[[Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise]]'' and ''[[Strumpet (film)|Strumpet]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2009/03/the-danny-boyle-project-part-five-vacuuming-completely-nude-in-paradise.html|title=The Danny Boyle Project, Part Five: "Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise"|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=6 March 2009|access-date=18 November 2010|archive-date=21 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121040827/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2009/03/the-danny-boyle-project-part-five-vacuuming-completely-nude-in-paradise.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, he directed ''[[Frankenstein (2011 play)|Frankenstein]]'' for the National Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35457/danny-boyle-direct-frankenstein-uks-national-theatre|title=Danny Boyle to Direct Frankenstein for UK's National Theatre|publisher=DreadCentral|date=16 July 2012|access-date=21 January 2010|archive-date=30 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130150347/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35457/danny-boyle-direct-frankenstein-uks-national-theatre|url-status=live}}</ref> This production was broadcast to cinemas as a part of [[National Theatre Live]] on 17 March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/63286/productions/frankenstein.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320060619/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/63286/productions/frankenstein.html|title=Frankenstein – Productions – National Theatre|archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref> He has appeared on ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' and set the fastest wet lap at that time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5mPMg7QW4G0V2RjQhDbs6Dy/celebrity-laps|title=Celebrity Laps|date=26 May 2018|agency=BBC Two|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525051803/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5mPMg7QW4G0V2RjQhDbs6Dy/celebrity-laps|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 both Boyle and Christian Colson signed to a first look deal with FX Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prudom|first=Laura|date=15 October 2014|title=Danny Boyle Signs First-Look Deal with FX Prods.|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/danny-boyle-signs-first-look-deal-with-fx-prods-1201330723/|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020054436/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/danny-boyle-signs-first-look-deal-with-fx-prods-1201330723/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2022, it was announced that Boyle would direct a dance adaptation of ''[[The Matrix]]'', titled "Free Your Mind", which debuted in October 2023 in Manchester.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Yossman |first1=K. J. |date=29 September 2022 |title=Danny Boyle to Direct Dance Adaptation of 'The Matrix' |url=https://variety.com/2022/legit/global/danny-boyle-dance-adaptation-the-matrix-1235388106/ |access-date=30 September 2022|website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930020638/https://variety.com/2022/legit/global/danny-boyle-dance-adaptation-the-matrix-1235388106/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====''The Children's Monologues''====
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On 14 November 2010, he directed a one-night play at the [[Old Vic Theatre]] in London titled ''[[The Children's Monologues (play)|The Children's Monologues]]'', in aid of his charity [[Dramatic Need]], which operates in Rwanda and South Africa, helping young people to come to terms with trauma and conflict.<ref name=bbc2010>{{cite web | title=Old Vic hosts one-off Dramatic Needs charity show | website=BBC News | date=14 November 2010 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-11754201 | access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> He co-directed another performance of the play in 2015 at the [[Royal Court Theatre]],<ref name=rc2015>{{cite web | title=Danny Boyle Presents: Children's Monologues | website=Royal Court | date=2015| url=https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/childrens-monologues/ | access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> and again in 2017 at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York City.<ref name=viagas2017>{{cite web | last=Viagas | first=Robert | title=Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain Join Carnegie Hall Children's Monologues Benefit | website=Playbill | date=8 November 2017 | url=https://playbill.com/article/anne-hathaway-and-jessica-chastain-join-carnegie-hall-childrens-monologues-benefit | access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

==== ''Isles of Wonder'' ====
[[File:Danny talks about tonight's ceremony (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=|Prior to the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]]]]
Boyle was artistic director for the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]] in London. Entitled ''Isles of Wonder'', it charted aspects of [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]] including the [[Industrial Revolution]] and contributions to literature, music, film, and technology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/17/danny-boyle-to-oversee-20_n_615527.html|title=Danny Boyle To Oversee 2012 Olympic Ceremony|date=17 June 2010|first=Guy|last=Hedgecoe|agency=Press Association|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821211104/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/17/danny-boyle-to-oversee-20_n_615527.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reception to the ceremony was generally positive both nationally in the United Kingdom and internationally.<ref name="Reception">{{cite news|title=Media reaction to London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19025686|work=BBC News|date=28 July 2012|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=29 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729045231/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19025686|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2012-07/28/c_131744486.htm|title=London Olympics opening ceremony kicks off|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=28 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801080848/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2012-07/28/c_131744486.htm|archive-date=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{cite news|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|title=A Five-Ring Opening Circus, Weirdly and Unabashedly British|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/sports/olympics/in-olympic-opening-ceremony-britain-asserts-its-eccentric-identity.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=27 July 2012|access-date=7 February 2017|archive-date=28 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728021456/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/sports/olympics/in-olympic-opening-ceremony-britain-asserts-its-eccentric-identity.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="media">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19025686|title=Media reaction to London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony|work=BBC News|access-date=28 July 2012|date=28 July 2012|archive-date=29 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729045231/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19025686|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== ''Pistol'' ====
On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Boyle would be adapting the [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones']] autobiography ''Lonely Boy'' into a six-part TV series entitled ''[[Pistol (miniseries)|Pistol]]'' that charts the rise and fall of the [[Sex Pistols]]. The series aired on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] and [[Disney+]] on 30 May 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c12fe8e0-848a-4b4e-940a-7f9c770e364d |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/c12fe8e0-848a-4b4e-940a-7f9c770e364d |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-status=live|title= Pistol, Disney Plus review — Danny Boyle charts the explosive rise of the Sex Pistols |newspaper=Financial Times|date=30 May 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The show was filmed in London.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 January 2021|title=Trainspotting/Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle charts the rise of the Sex Pistols in new TV series Pistol|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/trainspottingslumdog-millionaire-director-danny-boyle-charts-the-rise-of-the-sex-pistols-in-new-tv-series-pistol|access-date=11 January 2021|website=[[Louder Sound]]|archive-date=11 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111162806/https://www.loudersound.com/news/trainspottingslumdog-millionaire-director-danny-boyle-charts-the-rise-of-the-sex-pistols-in-new-tv-series-pistol|url-status=live}}</ref>