Tyrrell Jones

Director Dramaturg Writer Facilitator Producer

Tyrrell (he/him) is a director, dramaturg & writer with a broad experience across style, language and genre. He specialises in small scale high impact new work. He is best known for his long running internationally award winning 'Bin Laden: The One Man Show' which has toured three continents and has been translated into Norwegian for touring there. Other notable works include an adaptation of Karel Čapek's sci-fi classic 'War with The Newts' (national touring 2018) and a festival of digital experimental work during the pandemic 'The Digital Lyceum' for which he premiered new works by Kamal Kaan and Lavinia Murray.

In addition to his work as a director he also works as an associate director and assistant director. He has assisted directors such as Indhu Rubasingham, James Brining, Amy Leach, Lucian Msamati, Max Webster & Mark Rosenblatt.

Tyrrell also has experience as a drama school director and has directed Eugène Ionesco's 'The Rhinoceros', Bertolt Brecht's 'St. Joan of the Stockyards' (both at Leeds Conservatoire) and two devised pieces at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds.

INDUSTRY AWARDS
-Spirit of The Fringe Award, Goodbye Uncle Fudgey, 2023
-Summerhall Lustrum Award, War with the Newts, 2018
-Supported Artist at the Royal Exchange Theatre, 2017-18
-8 International Awards for Bin Laden: The One Man Show (including ‘Best -Theatre’ Adelaide Fringe Festival 2019, ‘Critic’s Pick’ Hollywood Fringe 2016, -Broadway Baby Golden Bobby 2013)
-KSF Artist of Choice, 2015


Represented by North Artist Management

Credits

Director, King Charles III, Leeds Conservatoire, 1 week, 2023
Co-Director, Goodbye Uncle Fudgey, Gilded Balloon, 4 weeks, 2023
Director & Writer, Pain & The Brain (Short Film), Manchester University & Digital Release (Upcoming)
Director, Bin Laden: The One Man Show (Norwegian translation),
Haugesund Teater 3 weeks, Heddadagene (National Norwegian Theatre Awards) Det Norske Teateret, 1 week 2022/3.
Director, The Rhinoceros, Leeds Conservatoire 2021
Director, Us.Post 23/3, Digital-lyceum.com, Camden People’s Theatre digital, 2 weeks, 2020/21
Director, Covid Lockdown Breath Machine,Digital-lyceum.com, Summerhall Digital, 6 months, 2020/21
Director: Antarctica Greenwich Maritime Museum, 4 weeks, 2020
Assistant Director, When the Crows Visit, Kiln Theatre, 6 weeks, 2019
Director & Writer, Bin Laden: The One Man Show, UK & International Touring, notable Tour venues: Seymour Centre, Canberra Theatre Centre; Adelaide Fringe; Theatre Works, Royal Exchange Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Sherman, Teatr Katapult. 250+ performances between 2013 and 2019.
Director & Writer: War with the Newts, UK Tour inc. Summerhall, Royal Exchange Theatre, Theatre Clywd, Bunker Theatre, 10 weeks, 2018
Co-Director & Dramaturg: Baal by Bertolt Brecht, Royal Exchange Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, The Place, 2 weeks, 2018
Associate Director, Wanted, Leeds Playhouse / Transform Festival, 1 week, 2017
Director & Writer, Pain, The Brain and a Little Bit of Magic, Contact Theatre, Manchester Int. Science Festival, community touring, 4 weeks, 2016
Associate Director, Avocado, Leeds Playhouse, 2 weeks, 2015
Assistant Director, Little Sure Shot, Theatre Royal Bath, Leeds Playhouse, RWCMD, MAC; Belfast & NI Tour, 12 weeks, 2015
Assistant Director, Boi Boi is Dead, Leeds Playhouse, Watford Palace, 3 weeks, 2015.
Assistant Director, James and The Giant Peach, Leeds Playhouse, 3 weeks, 2015.
Assistant Director, The Crucible, Leeds Playhouse, 3 weeks, 2015
Director, The Wandering Scholar (opera), King’s Head Theatre, 2 weeks, 2013

Training

EDUCATION

NT Studio, Katie Mitchell Theatre Directing Course 1 week, 2020

Birkbeck, University of London — MFA Theatre Directing
2013 – 2015

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge — MA (Hons 2:1) PPS
2009 – 2011

Student Experience: Artistic Director at The Corpus Playroom 2010-11

Location

West Yorkshire

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • AR / VR
  • Film - short
  • Gaming and interactivity
  • Literature
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • New technologies / digital
  • Opera
  • Radio/Audio
  • Streaming
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Curating
  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Editing
  • Facilitating
  • Game design
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

French, Norwegian

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