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Jonathan O'Boyle

Director

Freelance theatre director, originally from Derbyshire. Interested in new writing, dramaturgy, developing new musicals and directing reimagined revivals of musicals. Particularly interested in Queer culture, Queer theatre and the Queer voice in the theatre sector.

He/him

Credits

DIRECTOR, The Last Five Years, Vaudeville Theatre West End, 5 weeks, 2021
DIRECTOR, Looking Good Dead, UK Tour, 30 weeks, 2021/22
DIRECTOR, Proud, Turbine Theatre, 2021
DIRECTOR, Top Hat, Mill at Sonning, 10 weeks, 2021
DIRECTOR, Brigadoon, Barn Theatre, 5 weeks, 2021
DIRECTOR, The Wedding Singer, Arts Ed, 1 week, 2021
DIRECTOR, The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse, 4 weeks, 2020
DIRECTOR, The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, Hope Mill Theatre, 4 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cadogan Hall, 2019
DIRECTOR, The View Upstairs, Soho Theatre, 6 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Cruel Intentions, Palais Du Variete, Edinburgh Destival, 4 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Hair, UK Tour, 20 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Murder at the Gates, The Other Palace, 1 week, 2019
DIRECTOR, Peter Pan, Park Theatre, 4 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, A Guide For The Homesick, Trafalgar Studios, 4 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Rain Man, UK Tour, 36 weeks, 2018/19
DIRECTOR, Aspects of Love, Hope Mill Theatre/Southwark Playhouse, 8 weeks, 2018/19
DIRECTOR, Rasheeda Speaking, Trafalgar Studios, 4 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Pippin, Hope Mill Theatre/Southwark Playhouse, 8 weeks, 2018
CO-DIRECTOR, This House, UK Tour, 12 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Dear Brutus, Southwark Playhouse, 4 weeks, 2017
DIRECTOR, Four Play, Theatre503, 4 weeks, 2016
DIRECTOR, Sense of an Ending, Theatre503, 4 weeks, 2015
DIRECTOR, The Verb To Love, Old Red Lion, 4 weeks, 2014
DIRECTOR, The Surplus, Clare Theatre, Young Vic, 2014
DIRECTOR, Made in Britain, Old Red Lion, 2 weeks, 2014
DIRECTOR, Bash Latterday Plays, Trafalgar Studios, 4 weeks, 2014

Training

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - BA Acting.
Birkbeck, University of London - MFA Theatre Directing.

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Curating
  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Singing
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

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