Jim Rastall

Theatre Director

I trained as an actor at BOVTS, graduating in 2009. Having worked mainly on screen I started making my own family shows to scratch the theatre itch and found that's where I got most fulfilment. I've directed devised shows, new writing and Shakespeare in venues of all shapes and sizes- from school halls the The Ambassadors Theatre.

Credits

Director, Midsummer Merriments, Hampton Court Palace, 3 weeks, 2022
Director, Shakespearience, River Run Centre (Guelph, Ontario), 1 week, 2022
Director, Macbeth, UK Schools tour, 2 weeks, 2021
Director, Devised Project, BOVTS Workshop Online, 1 week, 2020
Director, Cinderella, Redbridge Drama Centre and schools tour, 3 weeks, 2019
Director, A Christmas Carol, RDC and schools tour, 3 weeks, 2018
Director, Cinderella (panto), Stockwell Playhouse, 3 weeks, 2018
Director, Meet Cute, Holbeck Underground Ballroom, 1 week, 2017
Director, A Christmas Carol, RDC and schools tour, 3 weeks, 2017
Director, King Lear, Outdoor Tour of Yorkshire, 2 weeks, 2016

Training

3 Year professional acting @ Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (2006-9)
Keith Johnstone 8-day improv Masterclass, Berlin (2019)
New International Encounters 5-Day devising Masterclass (2018)
The role of the Director in the Devising Process, Told by an Idiot (2019)
The Free Association, Improv (to level 4), 2017-18

Location

Greater Manchester

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Facilitating
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

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