Hamish Clayton

More details: www.hamishclayton.com

Originally from Herefordshire, Hamish is a London-based director and writer for stage and screen.

For theatre, he has had his productions programmed at Southwark Playhouse, King's Head Theatre and Canal Café Theatre. He has achieved Runner-Up for Best Comedy at Standing Ovation Awards 2021 and also produced and directed multiple productions at Edinburgh Fringe.

For comedy, he has directed at The Bill Murray, 2Northdown and Just The Tonic, Edinburgh Fringe.

For screen, he has written and directed a short film screened at Close-Up Cinema, a Finalist for Best Picture at Big Fridge International Film Festival and worked on multiple shorts, TV pilots and screenplays.

Looking back through his work, he is drawn to offbeat comedies with a serious edge. He also loves work that seeps beyond the realms of reality, playing with time, form and magical realism.

Credits

For stage:

DIRECTOR & CO-WRITER, gosh!, The Bill Murray / 2Northdown/ Just The Tonic Edinburgh Fringe / Canal Café Theatre / Drayton Arms Theatre, 35 performances, 2021-22
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER, Badgers Can't Be Friends, Southwark Playhouse / King's Head Theatre / Greenside Edinburgh Fringe / Drayton Arms Theatre / Abbeydale Picturehouse / Karamel Club, 25 performances, 2021-22
DIRECTOR, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Baron's Court Theatre, 21 Performances, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Speculators, New Diorama Theatre, 4 Performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, The Problem With Fletcher Mott [Musical], Seven Dials Playhouse / Drayton Arms Theatre, 5 Performances, 2019
DIRECTOR & DRAMATURG, Out of Step, Drayton Arms Theatre, 6 Performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, Tears Are a Luxury, Theatre503, 2 Performances, 2018
DIRECTOR, The Sweet Tin, Old Red Lion, 1 Performance, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Hostage, Jacksons Lane, 6 Performances, 2018
DIRECTOR, Iron, Mountview Studios, 1 Performance, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Epitaph of George Dillon, Mountview Studios, 2 Performances, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Winter's Tale, Mountview Studios, 2 Performances, 2017

Training

MA Theatre Directing, Mountview, with Distinction
BA Economics, Durham University, 1st Class with Honours