Nick Stephens

Director Assistant Director Facilitator

Nick is a theatre director and facilitator, currently based in Manchester. He works across the UK and specialises in improvisation and comedy, regularly directing and touring with theatre company ImproQuo.

He is an Associate Artist of the National Youth Theatre, and helps to deliver their annual intake and casting auditions. He also regularly facilitates with The Royal Exchange and Contact Theatre, as well as leading workshops in schools and the community.
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He spent a year working with the award-winning Bridges Youth Theatre at Bolton Octagon, providing creative and accessible sessions for young people with additional needs.

https://nick-stephens.wixsite.com/nickstephens

Credits

DIRECTOR, Festive Qweer Shorts, Hope Mill Theatre, 2023

DIRECTOR, Pikes Lane Project, Bolton Octagon & Bolton Wanderers, 2023

DIRECTOR, Drunk Classics, ImproQuo, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, Storyhouse Chester, 2024

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Assemble, National Youth Theatre, 2023 & 2024

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Repeat After Me, National Youth Theatre, 2022

ASSOCIATE ARTIST, National Youth Theatre, 2023-present

FREELANCE FACILITATOR, Royal Exchange Theatre, National Youth Theatre, Contact Theatre & Bolton Octagon, 2021-present

Training

National Youth Theatre

Location

Greater Manchester

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Facilitating
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Spanish

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