AS DIRECTOR:
The Planet Is - Theatre Deli - 2024
Workshop of a new verbatim musical discussing the right to protest and the climate crisis.
Flashdance - Performance Preparation Academy - 2023
Starring the graduating year of students at Performance Preparation Academy in Guildford in their first public production. Trailer: https://bit.ly/FlashdancePPA
Legally Blonde - Performance Preparation Academy - 2023
Starring the graduating year of students at Performance Preparation Academy in Guildford in their first public production. Trailer: https://bit.ly/LegallyBlondePPA
jo and joe take on the world one edible at a time - WetSock Productions / VAULT - 2023
Rehearsed reading of a brand new play by David Austin-Barnes.
Season Launch - Curve, Leicester - 2021
A celebratory evening to reopen the theatre and launch Curve’s new season after 14 months of lockdown.
Blood Wedding - Curve / De Montfort University - online - 2021
A co-production between Curve and De Montfort University, providing drama students with experience working on a professional production. More info here: http://bitly.ws/rhHY
The Adventures of Albert the Albatross - Museums Worcestershire - online - 2020
An interactive, animated choose-your-own-adventure series of YouTube videos to encourage young children to interact with the Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery, which I wrote and directed in lockdown. Available to view here: https://bit.ly/34HL6XF
Macbeth Shall Sleep No More - Action to the Word - online - 2020
An exploratory devised piece using music and song to examine sleeplessness in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Created online during lockdown. Available to view here: http://bitly.ws/8MfL
Screen 9 - Piccolo Theatre - Pleasance Islington, London - 2020
Scratch performance. New, verbatim play by Kate Barton. Winner of the Charlie Hartill Theatre Reserve with Pleasance Futures.
The Durham Showcase - Durham Student Theatre - Tristan Bates Theatre, London - 2019
Agents’ showcase for some of Durham University’s most talented actors. A collection of monologues, duologues, and songs from contemporary theatre.
Jesus Christ Superstar - Castle Theatre Company - Mark Hillery Arts Centre, Durham - 2019
Contemporary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s seminal rock musical, exploring the role of a concert setting and the cult of celebrity.
Harry - Castle Theatre Company - Debating Chamber, Durham - 2018
New play by Caitlin McEwan with an all-female cast, creatives, and technical team.
The Pied Piper - Sport in Action - Fountain of Hope, Lusaka, Zambia - 2018
Devising project involving music and dance, facilitated as part of Zambian NGO Sport in Action’s drama programme.
Romeo and Juliet - Sport in Action - David Livingstone High School, Livingstone, Zambia - 2018
Music and dance-based adaptation of Shakespeare’s play using to original text. Created as part of Sport in Action’s drama programme to support high school students studying English literature.
HMS Pinafore - Durham Opera Ensemble - Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham/Cockpit Theatre, London - 2018
High-energy production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta, designed for an audience with little/no previous exposure to opera.
BU21 - Castle Theatre Company - Cafedral, Durham - 2017
Documentary-style play by Stuart Slade addressing a fictional terrorist attack, produced in a local cafe to encourage interaction with the audience.
Twelfth Night - Hild Bede Theatre - Hild Bede Lawns, Durham - 2017
Actor-musician outdoor Shakespeare production in the round.
Songs for a New World - Tone Deaf Theatre Company - Hatfield Chapel, Durham - 2017
Site-specific production of Jason Robert Brown’s iconic song cycle, performed in one of Durham University’s chapels.
AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR:
A Chorus Line - UK Tour / Jonathan Church Theatre Productions / Sadler’s Wells - 2024
Dir. Nikolai Foster, with choreography by Ellen Kane. Trailer: https://bit.ly/4fEonNE
Beautiful: the Carole King musical - UK Tour / Theatre Royal Bath Productions - 2022
Dir. Nikolai Foster, with orchestrations adapted by musical supervisor Sarah Travis. A brand new production of the Carole King musical with a company of actor-musicians. Trailer: https://bit.ly/49UKfDa
AS RESIDENT DIRECTOR:
The Lehman Trilogy - National Theatre Productions/Neal Street Productions - international tour and Gillian Lynne Theatre, West End - 2024
Dir. Sam Mendes and Rory McGregor. Revival of the Tony award-winning production. More info here: https://thelehmantrilogy.com/
The Lehman Trilogy - National Theatre Productions/Neal Street Productions - Gillian Lynne Theare, West End - 2023
Dir. Sam Mendes and Zoé Ford Burnett. Revival of the Tony award-winning production with a brand new cast.More info here: https://thelehmantrilogy.com/
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
The Flying Dutchman - OperaUpClose / UK tour - 2023
Dir. Lucy Bradley, in a new version by Glyn Maxwell and Laura Bowler. More info here: http://bit.ly/3NGzObA
A Chorus Line - Curve, Leicester - 2021
Dir. Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Ellen Kane. More info here: http://bitly.ws/rhI5
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - UK Tour / English Touring Theatre - 2021
Dir. Anthony Almeida, winner of the RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award. More info here: http://bitly.ws/rhI9
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - Curve, Leicester - 2021
Dir. Nikolai Foster and Lee Proud. Concert production following the life and work of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The Color Purple at Home - Curve, Leicester - 2021
Dir. Tinuke Craig . Based on the 2019 production, directed in the round in the newly configured auditorium. Recorded as a performance via seven cameras to be streamed at home. Trailer: http://bit.ly/3BQPEhV
Screen 9 - Piccolo Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe and UK tour - 2021
Dir. Kate Barton. R&D of new, verbatim play.
Sunset Boulevard in Concert at Home - Curve, Leicester - 2020
Dir. Nikolai Foster. Concert version of Curve’s 2017 production, directed in the round in the newly configured auditorium. Recorded as a performance via seven cameras to be streamed at home. Trailer: https://bit.ly/3ZYkddF
They Can’t Cancel Christmas - Curve/Leicester City Council - short film - 2020
Dir. Nikolai Foster. Short film celebrating the switch-on of Leicester’s Christmas lights. Available to view here: https://bit.ly/2JwKdcG
The Addams Family - Musical Youth London - Cockpit Theatre, London - 2020
Dir. Katie Pesskin. Annual production with a youth musical theatre company (currently postponed due to COVID-19).
One Minute - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol - 2019
Dir. Andrew Normington. In-house production with acting students.
Edges - DULOG - C Main +2, Edinburgh - 2017
Dir. Kate Barton. Song cycle for four actors.
Joseph K - Lion Theatre Company - Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham - 2017
Dir. Qasim Salam. Tom Basden’s adaptation of ‘The Trial’.
Between - Performance Preparation Academy - Bellerby Studio Theatre, Guildford - 2016
Dir. Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall. Devised musical theatre showcase for foundation students.
AS TRAINEE DIRECTOR:
Grease - UK tour / InTheatre Productions - 2021
Dir. Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.
EDUCATION:
Observership - Tosca, Royal Opera House
Trainee director - Curve, Leicester
MFA Theatre Directing - Birkbeck, University of London
BA English Studies - Durham University
One Year Intensive Musical Theatre Foundation - Performance Preparation Academy