Ryan McVeigh

Ryan (he/him) is a London-based Northern Irish director and writer.

Having completed the MFA Theatre Directing course with Birkbeck, University of London, Ryan is seeking associate and assistant directing opportunities alongside creating work for his new company, Poke the Bear Productions, a company challenging the moral and ethical belief of its audiences.

He seeks experience in opera, immersive theatre, vr, gaming, radio, film and television. Ryan loves a challenge when it comes to staging a play and puts empathy and collaboration at the core of his work.

Credits

DIRECTOR / WRITER, 'REBELLION', Patch Plays, 1 day, 2023

DIRECTOR, 'HANNAH BROWN IS NOT OKAY'. Patch Plays, 1 day, 2023

DIRECTOR, 'CONSTELLATIONS' (Scenes), Octagon Theatre, 1 day, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943', Octagon Theatre, 4 weeks, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'THE BOOK OF WILL', Queens Theatre Hornchurch / Octagon Theatre / Shakespeare North Playhouse, 9 weeks, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'SPRING AND PORT WINE', Octagon Theatre, 4 weeks, 2023

DIRECTOR, 'COMMUNITY WRITING EVENT', Octagon Theatre, 1 day, 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'A Christmas Carol', Octagon Theatre, 10 weeks, 2022-2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'The Book Thief', Octagon Theatre, 4 weeks, 2022

DIRECTOR / DRAMATURG, 'I'm F**king My Agent', Golden Goose Theatre, 4 days, 2022

DIRECTOR / DRAMATURG, 'Whisky D*ck!', White Bear Theatre, 1 day, 2021

DIRECTOR / DRAMATURG, 'Brave Face', Show Face Festival, 1 day, 2020

DIRECTOR / DRAMATURG, 'They're Unhappy', Show Face Festival, 1 day, 2020

DIRECTOR / DRAMATURG, 'Instructions for Shaving a Bearded Lady', Theatre 503 / Rapid Write Response, 1 day, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Loving Charlie', Arts Ed, 5 days, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Saving Rachel', Arts Ed, 5 days, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Zero for the Young Dudes!', Arts Ed / Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, 4 days, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'The Sewing Group', Arts Ed, 4 days, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Dark of the Moon', Lyric Theatre Belfast, 4 days, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'INCOGNITO', Lyric Theatre Belfast, 2 days, 2018

DIRECTOR, 'Chasing Angels', University of Chester Kingsway Campus, 1 day, 2018

DIRECTOR, 'Heart's Desire', University of Chester Kingsway Campus, 1 day, 2017

DIRECTOR, 'Chance', University of Chester Kingsway Campus, 1 day, 2016

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Medea' (reading), Envelope Ensemble, 2 days, 2014

Training

MFA Theatre Directing, Birkbeck College, London

Ita O'Brien's Intimacy on Set Workshop, Online (Zoom), 2021

Lyndsey Turner and Robert Icke's Directing Sessions, Online (Zoom), 2020-2021

Kate Flatt's Movement Workshop, Young Vic (2019)

Youth Theatre Director Training course led by Philip Crawford, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 2018

BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Chester, Chester, 2015-2018