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Sam Dunstan

Director

Sam (He/Him) is a Yorkshire born director who trained at Rose Bruford College. He works primarily in immersive theatre, ensemble physical theatre and new writing. He is excited by creating unique worlds for an audience, and stories that explore cultures and communities that are not usually staged. As someone from a working class background he keen to engage audiences who do not usually go to theatre, and staging the working class experience authentically and creatively.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Ellipsis (Work in Progress), Blue Elephant Theatre, 2 days, 2019
DIRECTOR, A-M-P, CAST in Doncaster, 2 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Paradise Heights (District Walkabout), BoomTown Festival, 1 week, 2019
DIRECTOR, The Terrace (Performance Installation), BoomTown Festival, 1 week, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Neath, VAULT Festival, 1 week, 2017
DIRECTOR, TWELFTH NIGHT, Blue Elephant Theatre, 2 weeks, 2017
DIRECTOR, Town Meeting, Upstairs at the Arts, 2017
DIRECTOR, Blue Tent, Seven Dials Club, 1 week, 2017
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Song of Riots, Battersea Arts Centre, 2015
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Watch (Young People's Summer School), Stratford Circus, 2014

Training

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts (Directing Pathway), Sept 2011-2014

Institut del Teatr, Barcelona, Devised and Physical Theatre, Jan-April 2013

The North Wall Arts Centre, ArtsLab Residency Programme, Jul-Aug 2013

Young Vic, Springboard Programme, Mar 2018

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Movement Direction
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Spanish (Proficient)

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