Please note that the Young Vic Directors Program is open to all directors at an early stage of their career. The only criteria for joining is that they consider themselves professional directors, are not in full time education and are resident in the UK. It is important that when using this list detailed references are taken up as presence on this list is not in itself a recommendation.
- Gabriela Restelli
background: Driven by a strong passion for visual and performance arts, I have focused my studies on gaining a wide knowledge of art literature, theatre, film and photography.Last logged in 7/9/2010
After successfully completing a BA (Hons) in Theatre: Design for Performance, I followed a growing interest in human rights, developing countries, social work and education spending a year living and working in South America.
Having returned to London at the end of 2006 I began working freelance as a set designer and art director on short films and theatre productions and as stills photographer.
I have since continued to work as photographer and set designer for various fringe theatre companies.
additional skills related to directing: Design
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Performance Art, Physical work
other skills related to directing: set design, model making,prop making, video editing and photography
country: UK
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Last updated on 4/8/2010 - Gael Le Cornec
background: Training:Last logged in 4/9/2010
Young Vic Summer School - 2006
Stonecrabs Company - Young director programme 2006
Academia Internacional de Cinema - Brazil 2005
University of London - Masters in cultural and critical studies, 2004
Goldsmiths college - Diploma in Performance, 2002
I have attended several physical theatre workshops at the centre of theatre Research Jerzy Grotowski, Wroclaw- Poland & Universidade de Sao Paulo - Brazil.
Theatre directing credits:
'Shhh and listen!' (devised) - Barbican Theatre 2009
'Legends of the Amazon' (devised, youth theatre) -Broadway Theatre 2009
'Exile' (devised) - Camden People's Theatre 2008
'Maddid' (written by Isla Gray), ArtFast Fest Iceland, Kuiperfest Spain, 2008
'The Late Hour' (by Gael Le Cornec)- The Space 2006
'Under The Skin' (by Gael Le Cornec)- Site especific, Bethnal Green church 2006
'Stories of the Forgotten Land' (devised) - Chisenhale Space and The Place, 2006.
Rehearsed Readings:
'Murro em ponta de faca' by Augusto Boal
'Outlying Islands' by David Greig
'The appeasement' by Holger Teschke
Assistant Director:
'Basics' - Hackney Empire
'Origins' - Canning House
Currently running my own company The Footprint Project as well as being an associate director with Stonecrabs theatre company.
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Play an instrument, Movement, Dramaturgy
experienced in: New writing, Devising, Performance Art, Physical work
other skills related to directing: highly experienced actress
other skills: Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
country: UK
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Last updated on 13/12/2009 - Gareth Corke
background: I graduated from drama school and since then have worked extensively in theatre in both the touring circuit, west end and off west end, aswell as t.v,film and radio. My experience has encompassed a wide range of styles and genres and has prepared me as a director in understanding the importance of solid stage craft and a love for emotionally challenging, visceral and dynamic work. I have worked as a director for the last six years and am currently creative associate at award winning Cock tavern theatre, London (winner: Dan crawford, Peter Brook awards 2009)Last logged in 29/6/2010
additional skills related to directing: Dramaturgy, Design
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Physical work, Mask work
other skills related to directing: Stage combat (advanced)
country: UK
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Last updated on 19/11/2009 - Gavin McAlinden
background: Gavin McAlinden is artistic director of Charm Offensive.Last logged in 10/9/2010
Recent productions include the World Premiere Production of PORRIDGE by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais on a No.1 Tour featuring Shaun Williamson. Porridge was Critics' Choice in The Daily Telegraph.
Gavin directed the British Premiere Production of GATES OF GOLD by Frank McGuinness featuring William Gaunt, which opened
at the Finborough Theatre and subsequently transfered to the Trafalgar Studios in the West End in November 2006.
The production was Critics' Choice in The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, Financial Times, Time Out and Metrolife (ES magazine). *****(5 Stars) Evening Standard, ****(4 Stars) Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times,
Sunday Express and Whats On.
In March 2006 Gavin directed THE REVENGERS TRAGEDY at Southwark Playhouse. The production featured BBC Best Comedy Newcomer Award winner Kris Marshall and a 23 strong cast. This production was the second fastest selling show in the theatres history.
His most recent productions include THE GIGLI CONCERT by Tom Murphy which featured Niall Buggy, Catherine Cuscak and Paul McGann at the Finborough. This production transfered to The Assembly Rooms 630 seat Music Hall space for the 2005 Edinburgh Festival. This production was Critics' Choice in The Independent, The Evening Standard, Metro, Fest and The Edinburgh Festival Guide.
In November 2007 Gavin directed the first UK production in 24 years of the American Pulitzer Prize winning classic YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU by Moss Hart and George S Kaufman. This production featured an 18 strong cast led by RNT vetran actior Gawn Grainger. The production was Critics' Choice in Time Out.
Gavin has been nominated for prizes at Cannes and the BBC Talent New Filmaker award for short films he has directed.
additional skills related to directing: Movement, Dramaturgy, Design, Dialect/Voice
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Opera, Physical work
other skills related to directing: I have produced two new writing festivals. I have produced and directed short films.
date of birth: 20/5/2005
country: UK
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Last updated on 4/12/2009 - Gbolahan Obisesan
background: Bulldog Princep Directors Bursary Recipient 2008 - 2009 at the National Theatre Studio. Training • 1997 - 2002 Acting member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. • 2002 - 2008 Associate Director and Writer with the National Youth Theatre. • 2008, Participating Director on the National Theatre Studio Director’s Course lead by Gareth Machin, Purni Morell. Facilitators included Emma Rice, Katie Mitchell, Hofesh Shechter, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Jeremy Irons. • 2006, Participating Director on a Summer Director’s Forum lead by Matthew Dunster, Rufus Norris, Sue Emmas, David Lan and Richard Wilson at the Young Vic. • 2006, Participating Director on Brecht Workshop to explore ideas and reinterpret the play ‘A Respectable Wedding’ with Joe Hill Gibbons. • 2006, Participating Director with Writer David Watson on Young Vic course ‘The marriage of a Writer and Director. • 2005, Assistant Company Manager, NYT The Lowry New Writing season. Playwriting courses for local young people and development of new writing showcases for new plays facilitated by Jim Poyser and Mark Ravenhill. Workshop Leader • 2008, random, Outreach and Schools workshop leader in various schools and Youth Clubs around London as part of the Royal Court Outreach campaign for random • 2007, Impempe Yomlingo (The Magic flute), Ikrismesi Kherol (A Christmas Carol), Schools workshop leader in various schools around Southwark and Lambert borough. • 2007, Director, Shakespeare for Schools Workshop, Performance, text and directing workshops in venues including the De la Warr Pavilion, The Corn Exchange and Theatre Royal Winchester. • 2007, generations Schools workshop leader and African song workshop support tutor at various schools around South London including SFX college, Geoffrey Chaucer School, St Martin in the field and Walworth school. • 2004, Outreach worker / Peer educator, Deception.com. Holloway Arts Festival / Big Youth Festival - Produced by Connexions – Delivered by the National Youth Theatre Education Training & Community Programme.Last logged in 8/9/2010
additional skills related to directing: Dramaturgy
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Opera
other skills related to directing: Facilitating/workshop leading
other skills: Speak Yoruba
date of birth: 28/3/1981
country: UK
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Last updated on 2/9/2010 - Gemma Kerr
background: TRAINING:Last logged in 16/8/2010
National Theatre Studio Directors Course
MFA Theatre Directing at Birkbeck College
BA Hons Drama, Film & TV University of Bristol (1st Class)
IN DEVELOPMENT:
(with writer Marcelo dos Santos) site-specifi project for Brighton Fringe Festival
Carbon Chronicles (Footloose Community Arts) - a climate change opera touring to community/transition town groups and festivals
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE:
'Mad Forest' by Caryl Churchill (The Bridge Training Theatre School at The Cockpit) May - Jul 2009
'Airswimming' by Charlotte Jones (Courtyard Theatre) Jan - Feb 2009
'The Bolero' by Marcelo dos Santos (The Miniaturists @ the Arcola)
'Grooming','Business Plan' & 'Revive' for Prose & Cons (Union Theatre)
'Road' by Jim Cartwright (Liverpool Theatre School final year showcase)
'Motel Chronicles' by Sam Shepard (Theatre 503)
'Hitting Town' by Stephen Poliakoff (Southwark Playhouse)
READINGS/SHORT PLAYS
'Black Dog' by Lizzie Nunnery; Bashing the Bishop' by Joanthan Larkin; 'Sinking' by Cassie Powney; 'Emmy AngelFace' by Kathryn Tipps (all for Everyword Festival at Liverpool Everyman)
'Liar, Liar' by Judith Johnson (The Miniaturists, Liverpool Everyman)
'Our Lady of Soho' by Marcelo Dos Santos
'Shark' by Daniel Gritten (The Miniaturists)
'The Knot' by Nicole Dutu (City Shorts Festival, Pleasance Theatre)
ASSISTING EXPERIENCE:
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Propeller/dir. Ed Hall)
'Look Back in Anger' & 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Lichfield Garrick Autumn Rep Season 2008
'The Way Home' by Chloe Moss at Liverpool Everyman (world premiere) dir. Sue Dunderdale
'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' at Watford Palace dir. Kirstie Davis
'The Canterbury Tales' at Southwark Playhouse (promenade, site-specific performance) dir. Gareth Machin
'The Canterville Ghost' at Southwark Playhouse dir. Gareth Machin
'Beasts and Beauties' (Bristol Old Vic) dir. Melly Still
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Play an instrument, Dramaturgy
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising
other skills related to directing: Writing
date of birth: 17/10/1980
country: UK
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Last updated on 3/9/2010 - Gemma Fairlie
background: I'm about to go to New York as part of the Old Vic New Voices UK/US exchange programme. Earlier this year I directed Macbett by Ionesco and led several projects for RSC education. I'm now in the process of developing several new shows, including a new piece by Sophie Woolley with Tin Bath Theatre Company. Training inc: Post Graduate Directing course at Mountview Academy, Bursary award at The Gate Theatre 2004 National Theatre Studio Directors Course 2006 Assistant Director on several RSC shows inc. King Lear and The Seagull World tour (director: Trevor Nunn) and the Regional Tour of Julius Caesar + Two Gentlemen of Verona (directors: Fiona Buffini + David Farr) Lots of international education work with the RSC, especially in America Workshops with Cicely Berry, Frantic Assembly, John Wright, The Clod Ensemble, etc Physical theatre and dance training/ experience 7 years directing and performing in improvisation groups (short and long form, comedy and straight) For more details of my work please see www.tinbaththeatre.com or www.pyreproductions.co.ukLast logged in 6/8/2010
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Movement, Dramaturgy, Design, Dialect/Voice
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Physical work, Puppetry, Mask work
other skills related to directing: improvisation, musical theatre
other skills: dance, workshop leader, education practitioner, comedy performance
date of birth: 11/5/1979
country: UK
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Last updated on 19/7/2010 - Gene David Kirk
background: Artistic Director Jermyn Street Theatre, Associate Director Operating Theatre Company, Affiliate Artist Theatre503, Chair of the Board Upstart Theatre, Patron Royal Air Force Theatrical Association, Judge for the 2010 Papatango Award for New Writing.Last logged in 23/8/2010
additional skills related to directing: Dramaturgy
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising
other skills related to directing: MFA in Theatre Directing
other skills: Playwright
date of birth: 10/1/1969
country: UK
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Last updated on 4/12/2009 - Georgina Sowerby
background: Georgina trained at Drama Centre London 1991-1994.Last logged in 26/7/2010
As an actress, she has worked for The National, NT Studio, The Royal Court, The Almeida, Tron/Glasgow, The Wrestling School, The Unicorn Theatre for children and she's a member of Di Trevis's Workshop.
Georgina is founder and co-director of the company DIRTY MARKET with Jon Lee. Recent work includes RISING/FALLING - a performance installation at BAC Scratch, Foundry Gallery Shoreditch, Bonnie Bird Theatre Laban. BACCHAEFULL IN THE CITYat the Old Abbattoir St John's St, BACCHAEFULL Area10.
And a number of performance workshops and R&D showings including 'Darling Daddy' at the Synergy Centre.
DMTheatre began with 'Stallholders': a season of new writing featuring 'Other Rooms' Debbie Kent and 'Open Ground' by Sarah Grochala.
Georgina co-founded Moving Arts Initiatives, devising mixed media events for children and their families in Peckham.
She assisted Gay Sweatshop Artistic Co-Director James Neale-Kennerley in his work at Drama Centre London from 1996-99.
She teaches acting at The City Lit, The Method Studio and Drama Centre London.
For Drama Centre London, Georgina directed two Rehearsal Exercises: Bruchner's 'Pains of Youth' and Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler'.
She's worked with teenagers: 'The Comedy of Errors' for Camtrad.
Direction for The City Lit Rep Co. includes, Frayn/Chekhov 'Wild Honey', Tirso de Molina's 'The Last Days of Don Juan' and Lorca's 'The House of Bernarda Alba'.
Also for City Lit's Acting Course: 'The Dining Room' by A.R. Gurney Jr. and 'The Mysteries' by Tony Harrison, plus a workshop production of Dario Fo's 'Mistero Buffo'.
For The Method Studio @ The Landor: 'The Blue Room' by Hare/Schnitzler and 'The Matchmaker' by Thornton Wilder
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Play an instrument, Design, Dialect/Voice
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Performance Art, Physical work, Puppetry
other skills related to directing: professional actress, acting coach
date of birth: 29/5/1973
country: UK
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Last updated on 6/12/2009 - Georgina Stone
background: Georgina studied at The Webber Douglas Academy which preceded a brief and fascinating career as an actor. This entailed 6 months working with Alan Aykbourn in Scarborough, a few episodes being sick in Casualty and a few minutes in Daisy Pulls it off before it was pulled off. She founded The Moon and the Stars Theatre Company, which received praise for its production of Twelfth Night up in Edinburgh last year, began to direct and has been doing so ever since; at The Kings Head Theatre and for the BBC and anywhere that will let her.Last logged in 23/1/2010
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Play an instrument, Design, Dialect/Voice
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Mask work
other skills related to directing: Can rig lights
other skills: read music and play three instruments
date of birth: 6/4/1978
country: UK
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Last updated on 19/1/2010 - Gillian Foley
background: I am fascinated by the exploration of transferring real life to the stage through text, observation and physicality. Since studying at such diverse institutions as Dartington College of Arts, RADA and the Ecole International du Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. This exposure to three different ways of approaching the arts has allowed me to explore the world of theatre for myself and discover where my talent and passion lies. This is namely in the transferral of life to stage, whether through devising, tackling new writing or re-inventing existing work. I have been part of Transeuropa and the Baltic Circle Festival, both of which focus on new European works. My involvement in London’s fringe has ranged from a liberal interpretation of Kaspar by Peter Handke to directing and collaborating with new comedy writer Sarah Henley. Most recently, I have collaborated with Israeli performer Adi Lerer on a devised work based around her childhood experiences. This was shown at the Camden Roundhouse Studio as part of the Camden Fringe Festival in August of this year. I am currently in development with Sarah. The piece will be performed in April 2010Last logged in 10/9/2010
additional skills related to directing: Movement, Dramaturgy
experienced in: Classics, Devising, Performance Art, Physical work, Mask work
other skills related to directing: Physical Theatre, choreography, worksop leading, devising, movement.
other skills: gymnastic / circus skills / digital / media
date of birth: 27/2/1983
country: UK
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Last updated on 12/11/2009 - Gregg Masuak
background: Gained a Certificate in Cinematography followed by a BA in Communications, specializing in Film, Film Theory and Film Writing. Apart from doing several short films I've been working for several years as a Director of music videos and commercials world wide. Studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Al Mancini, as well as the acclaimed Larry Moss in Los Angeles. I'm a writer and am currently pulling together several film, television and theatrical productions (which I will direct and am producing).Last logged in 28/7/2010
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Play an instrument, Movement, Design
experienced in: New writing, Devising, Performance Art, Physical work
other skills related to directing: Writing, Acting, Producing, Film Making
date of birth: 11/9/1967
country: UK
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Last updated on 29/10/2009 - Guy Unsworth
background: DIRECTORS AWARD FOR BEST NEW DIRECTOR 2008Last logged in 9/9/2010
Postgraduate Diploma Theatre Directing (Mountview Academy Theatre Arts)
Associate Diploma Music Theatre (London College Music)
BA Hons Industrial Economics (University of Nottingham)
Stage Electrics Best New Designer Award 2008
additional skills related to directing: Read Music, Play an instrument, Dramaturgy, Design
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising, Performance Art, Puppetry
other skills related to directing: Musical Theatre
other skills: Theatre with music
country: UK
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Last updated on 31/5/2010 - Guy Jones
background: I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2009, where I read English and Drama. I was a trainee member of Artistc Staff at Chickenshed Theatre Comapny 2004-2005.Last logged in 10/9/2010
I aim to put the spirit of ensemble at the centre of all my work, and use a rigour that treats every text and process with a sense of wonder.
DIRECTING WORK
Rehearsed readings for the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Young Writers' Programme (2010)
THE CONTINGENCY PLAN by Steve Waters (rehearsed reading)(Liverpool Contemporary Urban Centre, 2010)
MINE'S A PINT (Bolton Octagon/schools tour, 2010)
NO WONDER by Claire Urwin (selected for National Student Drama Festival 2009, transfer to Library Theatre, Manchester, 2010)
LOCAL (Royal Exchange Studio, 2009)
HOW HARD IT HAPPENS by Claire Urwin (co-director, Edinburgh Fringe, 2008)
BEOWULF (Edinburgh Fringe, 2007)
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TOUCHED by Chris Thorpe (NSDF Ensemble - North Wall, Oxford / Latitude Festival, dir. Ruth Carney, 2009)
MADAME CASSIE'S CABARET (HMP Styal, dir. Kate McCoy, 2008)
OTHER THEATRE WORK/LONG TERM POSTS
2010
Literary Department, Liverpool Everyman
I am a script reader for the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival.
2004-2005
Chickenshed Theatre, North London
Artistic Staff trainee
I also work as a workshop facilitator with community groups, in prisons and in educational settings.
additional skills related to directing: Dramaturgy
experienced in: New writing, Classics, Devising
other skills related to directing: Theatre in Prisons Workshop Facilitator and Director
date of birth: 9/5/1986
country: UK
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