Alex Stenhouse

www.alexstenhouse.com

I'm Alex Stenhouse (he/him) and I'm a director working in theatre and film, based in London and the South West of England.

I am interested in creating bold artistic work filled with sincerity and humanity, that feels spontaneous and honest, that explores form and narrative structures, and tells stories that feel intimate and small, but resonate much wider.

I recently directed music videos for Benjamin Scheuer, Høney, Sleeper Service, and Lo-ke & Shadow Kyd, and the short films Wildflower and Homebody.

Currently I am the Assistant Director of the UK Tour of Nöel Coward's brilliant play Private Lives, starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge - opening at Theatre Royal Bath.

I am currently developing a new production of Benjamin Scheuer's one-man folk musical The Lion, coming to London 2022.

I was recently the Associate Director of Wonderful Town at Opera Holland Park, Creative Team Assistant on the brand new production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast which is touring the UK , as well as being the Assistant Director on Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens at the Union Theatre, Seussical at the Southwark Playhouse and My Dad's Gap Year at The Park Theatre

I was an associate director for Flux Theatre's FLUX GYM, a Script Reader for the Hampstead Theatre, I completed a ‘developing playwriting’ course at the National Theatre and was part of Shakepeare's Globe's 'Directing Studio'

I also have extensive experience working with children. I am trained in Child Safeguarding with NSPCC, Paediatric First Aid, and DBS checked. I am a professional children's entertainer and childcarer with **EXPERIENCE RUNNING OVER 375 KIDS EVENTS**

Credits

*THEATRE DIRECTING*
DIRECTOR, The Lion, 3 month U.S. Tour (Arizona Theatre Company: Tucson & Phoenix, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park) w/ Sean Daniels 2022
DIRECTOR, The Lion, 1 month run London, w/ Sean Daniels 2022
DIRECTOR, The Trees of Nature, Canal Cafe Theatre, 2 shows, 2019
DIRECTOR, The One, OSO Theatre, 1 show, 2019
DIRECTOR, Conversations, OSO Theatre, 1 show, 2019

Alex was an ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR for FLUXGYM.
He was a script reader for the Hampstead Theatre, was part of Shakespeare's Globe's 'directing studio', and studied playwriting with the National Theatre.

Theatre directing at University includes: NOISES OFF (2017) HNNNNGGGDADDY: A SKETCH SHOW (w/Jasper Frost) (2017), LOVE AMONG THE PENGUINS (2016), [TITLE OF SHOW] (2016), THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (w/ Tobias Grace,) (2016)

*ASSOCIATE DIRECTING*
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Wonderful Town, Opera Holland Park, dir Alastair Knights, chor Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, 4 shows, 2021. (Opera Holland Park's first fully-staged musical)

*CREATIVE TEAM ASSISTANT*
CREATIVE TEAM ASSISTANT, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, dir & chor Matt West, 1 Year UK & Ireland Tour incl Bristol Hippodrome, Liverpool Empire, Edinburgh Playhouse, Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre, -- which transferred to LONDON PALLADIUM in the WEST END 2022.

*ASSISTANT DIRECTOR*
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Private Lives, UK Tour (18 Week tour incl. Theatre Royal Bath, Chichester Festival Theatre, Cambridge Arts, Sheffield Lyceum, Oxford Playhouse, Marlowe, The Lowry etc), dir Christopher Luscombe, 2021-22.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Theatrical Digs, Yvonne Arnaud Guildford, dir. Christopher Luscombe, 3 shows, 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Shida, The Vaults, dir Andy Sandberg, 1 month, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Don Jo (Don Giovanni), Arcola Theatre, dir Leo Doulton, 4 shows, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens, Union Theatre, dir Bryan Hodgson, 1 month, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, My Dad's Gap Year, The Park Theatre, dir Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE, 1 month, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Cult! [staged reading], Southwark Playhouse, dir Amy Anders Corcoran, 1 show, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Seussical, Southwark Playhouse, dir James Tobias, 1.5 months, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 21 Chump Street, Courtyard Theatre, 12 shows, dir Lizzy Connolly, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Beautiful Game, The Other Palace (NYMT), dir Hannah Chissick, 1 week, 2018

*SHADOWING THE DIRECTOR*
SHADOWING, Edward II, Shakespeare's Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 2019.
SHADOWING TECH, Noises Off, West End dir Jeremy Herrin, Assoc dir Dan Raggett, 2019.
SHADOWING, Son of Rambow: The Musical, The Other Palace, 3 weeks, 2018

*FILM DIRECTING*
Music Videos:
LILY LYONS - LIVE AT THE MILDMAY (4 live recorded music videos) Blac Butter records (2022-3)
NILS HOFFMAN (FEAT. HI FRISCO, JULIA CHURCH, & BAILEY) - LIVE AT THE OLD JOINERY (20 minute live music video set of 4 tracks) (2022)
STEVEN WESTON (FEAT. LÄPSLEY, RHODES & TAĖ) - ALTER THE FLOW (Live 3 track music video) (2022)
BENJAMIN SCHEUER - ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS (12 live recorded music videos) (2022)
HØNEY - RUN AWAY (2021)
LO-KE & SHADOW KYD - HENNY NIGHTS (2020)
SLEEPER SERVICE - PUNCTURES (2020)

Short Films:
WILDFLOWER (2020)
HOMEBODY (2020)

Commerical Video Client Include:
BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE, MACKINGTOSH FOUNDATION (HAMILTON WEST END), ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, TANDEM MARKETING, MAIDWELL MARKETING, BARREL ORGAN THEATRE, BURNT ORANGE THEATRE COMPANY, SALT LICK PRODUCTIONS, WALKABOUT FOUNDATION, HERO SOCIAL, WE ARE I AM, SWEET NOTHINGS A CAPELLA, THEATRE WITH TEETH, ARGOSY ARTS, T3 FESTIVAL, EXETER FOOTLIGHTS.

(Film) Director's Assistant: JUNODREAM - TRAVEL GUIDE SESSIONS, Additional Cinematography on Mannequin Mouth's feature film MOTHER MAKER LOVER TAKER, BTS and Runner on JUNODREAM - TERRIBLE THINGS,


www.alexstenhouse.com

Training

DBS checked and NSPCC safeguarding training.
PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID.

SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE Directing Studio,
NATIONAL THEATRE Developing Playwriting course w/ Ryan Craig,
ROBERT ICKE/LYNDSEY TURNER'S Weekly Director's Group (invite only),
KATIE MITCHELL's Core Directing Skills group (invite only),
YOUNG VIC Directors Programme,
PUNCHDRUNK work experience in production,
FRANTIC ASSEMBLY Ignition Back Up training,
MONOBOX Meisner course w/ Michael Gilhooly,
KITCHEN RULES THEATRE & UNSCRIPTED PLAYERS improvisation classes.
Various workshops with and including: KNEEHIGH, GECKO, NYMT, YOUNG VIC, MASTERCLASS, BARNEY NORRIS, & SIMON STEPHENS.
University of Exeter - BA English