Directing CV
Shows Directed since 2006
HORRIBLE HISTORIES - THE VILE VICTORIANS
AND TERRIBLE TUDORS
Birmingham Stage Company
National Tour 2012/2013
HORRIBLE HISTORIES - THE AWFUL EGYPTIANS
Birmingham Stage Company
Hong Kong 2012
THE LARRAMIE PROJECT
Graduating Project ALRA 2012-09-25
WRITE ME A MURDER by Frederick Knott
The Jill Freud Company
Suffolk Summer Theatres
Southwold 2012
DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
A Traditional Pantomime by Phil Clark
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 2012/2013
GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE
By Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood
Birmingham Stage Company
Cambridge, Christmas 2012
NOYE’S FLUDDE
By Benjamin Britten
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
By Roald Dahl. Adpt by David Wood
Birmingham Stage Company National Tour
GOON BANDAGE An Evening with
Harry Secombe
By Helen Griffin and Christian Patterson
Taliesin Arts Centre Swansea Tour of Wales
THE DEVOTED FRIEND
By Oscar Wilde adpt by Phil Clark
Sherman Cymru, Cardiff Tour of Wales
DICK WHITTINGTON
By Richard Gauntlett and Phil Clark
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
TWELFTH NIGHT
By William Shakespeare
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) London
ELMER
By David McKee adpt by Phil Clark
Birmingham Stage Company National and International Tour
HORRIBLE HISTORIES OF NOTTINGHAM
By Terry Deary and Phil Clark
Birmingham Stage Company and Theatre Royal Nottingham
EROGENOUS ZONES
By Frank Vickery
Grass Roots Productions Tour of Wales
SKELLIG
By David Almond
Birmingham Stage Company, National Tour and Broadway NY
ALADDIN
By Richard Gauntlett and Phil Clark
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Rhyl Pavilion Theare and UK Productions
HORRIBLE HISTORIES - FRIGHTFUL FIRST
WORLD WAR
By Terry Deary and Mark Williams
Birmingham Stage Company National and International Tour
HORRIBLE HISTORIES - WOEFUL SECOND WORLD
WAR
By Terry Deary and Phil Clark
Birmingham Stage Company National and International Tour
THE BFG
By Roald Dahl adpt by David Wood
Royal & Derngate Theatres Northampton
Fiery Light Ltd National Tour
GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE
By Roald Dahl adpt by David Wood
Birmingham Stage Company National and International tour
SLEEPING BEAUTY
By Richard Gauntlett and Phil Clark
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
HORRIBLE SCIENCE
By Nick Arnold adpt by Mark Williams
Birmingham Stage Company National tour
UNDER MILK WOOD
By Dylan Thomas
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) London
DANGEROUS OBSESSION
By N J Crisp
The Jill Freud Company
Southwold and Aldeburgh Theatres
BARKIN
By Frank Vickery
Grass Roots Productions Tour of Wales
THE FIREWORK-MAKERS DAUGHTER
By Phillip Pullman
Birmingham Stage Company National Tour
CINDERELLA
By Richard Gauntlett and Phil Clark
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
HORRIBLE HISTORIES - THE AWFUL EGYPTIANS
By Terry Deary adpt by John-Paul Cherrinton
Birmingham Stage Company National Tour
HORRIBLE HISTORIES - THE RUTHLESS ROMANS
By Terry Deary adpt by Ciaran McConville
Birmingham Stage Company National Tour
SKELLIG
By David Almond
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) London
AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG
By C P Taylor
The Jill Freud Company
Southwold and Aldeburgh Theatres
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
By Phil Clark
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
Freelance Directing
- Newcastle Upon Tyne Playhouse
- Grand Theatre Swansea
- Brewhouse Theatre Taunton
- Hampstead Theatre, London
- Off The Kerb Productions
- Theatre Centre London
- Palace Theatre Reddich
- Theatr Powys
- Llwyfan Gogledd Cymru
- Colin MacIntre Productions
- Mappa Mundi Theatre Co
- Watershed Productions
- The Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
- Swan Theatre Worcester
- The Leadmill Sheffield
- Birmingham Stage Company
- Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
- Grass Roots Theatre Company
- Theatre Royal Nottingham
- The Royal and Dearngate Theatres, Northampton
- UK Productions
- Fiery Angel Productions
- The Jill Freud Company
Plays directed at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
SERFDOM RIGHT by Bruvvers Theatre
A history of the Peasants Revolt
Studio and Tour
WHO SAYS SO devised by the company
A full day participatory show for infants and their parents examining democracy.
Tour
OUT FOR THE COUNT devised by
the company
A New play for secondary school pupils
Studio and Tour
LIVES WORTH LIVING by Lawrence
Evans
Studio and Tour
GETTING ON by Coventry TIE Team
A participatory programme examining old age
Tour
NOAHS' DAUGHTER by Lisa Evans
A new play about the Sheffield Flood
Studio and Tour
HOME MOVIES
A new play for young male adults
Studio and Tour
Televised by Granada TV
Script published
DIEGO GARCIA by David Pamenter
A new play for Junior Schools
Studio and Tour
BEST OF FRIENDS by Noel Greig
A new play for young adults
Studio and Tour
KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN by Manuel
Puig
Studio Theatre
IT'S A BIT LIVELY OUTSIDE by
Joyce Halliday
A verbatim show of the Sheffield Blitz
Main Stage
GREGORYS GIRL by Bill Forsyth
Main Stage with Songs and Music by Lee Hall
PLAGUE OF INNOCENCE by Noel Greig
A new play concerning Aids
Studio and National Tour
Winner of the British Theatre Drama Magazine Awards
Filmed for Video
Script published
THE LOST CHILD by Mike Kenny
A new play for the very young
Studio and Tour
A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles
Dickens
Studio Theatre
CANT PAY WONT PAY by Dario Fo
Studio and Tour
PEACE TOGETHER
A devised full day participatory play.
For children with special needs and their carers, teachers and parents
Studio and National Tour
Plays Directed for The Sherman Theatre Company
Main Stage:
- SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE by Sue Townsend
- THE SNOW SPIDER by Jenny Nimmo adapted by Mike Kenny (and tour)
- ASH ON A YOUNG MANS SLEEVE by Dannie Abse adapted by Charles Way
- UNDER MILK WOOD by Dylan Thomas
UK & American Tours - A KISS ON THE BOTTOM by Frank
Vickery
Tour - DRACULA adapted by Sion Eirian
- MATILDA by Roald Dahl adapted by Mike Kenny
- FERN HILL by Mike Kenny
Tour - EROGENOUS ZONES by Frank Vickery
Tour - THE SNOW QUEEN by Hans Christian Anderson adapted by Mike Kenny
- THE DARK IS RISING by Susan Cooper adapted by Mike Kenny
- LOOSE ENDS by Frank Vickery
Tour - A TASTE OF HONEY by Shelagh
Delaney
Tour - ROOTS AND WINGS by Frank Vickery
Tour - THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS by
Dodie Smith adapted by Glyn Robbins
UK Tour - BITING THE BULLET by Frank
Vickery
Tour - TABLE MANNERS by Alan Ayckbourn
UK Tour - KES by Barrie Hines
UK Tour - JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare
UK Tour - CHARLOTTE’S WEB adapted
by Joseph Robinette (E B White’s book)
UK Tour - PULLIN’ THE WOOL by
Frank Vickery
Tour - SECRET SEVEN SAVE THE WORLD adapted by Charles Way, based on the book by Enid Blyton
- EVERYTHING MUST GO by Patrick
Jones
UK Tour - HORRIBLE HISTORIES - THE MAD MILLENNIUM by
Terry Deary
UK Tour - FLESH AND BLOOD by Helen Griffin
UK Tour - ALL’S FAIR by Frank
Vickery
Cardiff & Swansea - HORRIBLE HISTORIES – CRACKERS CHRISTMAS by Terry Deary
- JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood
- AESOP’S FABLES adapted
by Mike Kenny
UK Tour - BABE THE SHEEP-PIG by Dick King-Smith adapted by David Wood
- THE BORROWERS by Mary Norton adapted by Charles Way
- DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD by Roald Dahl adapted for the stage by David Wood
- WAVES IN THE CHATROOM by D J Britton
- MERLIN AND THE CAVE OF DREAMS by Charles Way
- EDUCATING RITA by Willy Russell
- THE STORIES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON by Mike Kenny
Studio Theatre:
- SLEEPING WITH MICKEY MOUSE by
Frank Vickery
Tour - GREEN FAVOURS by Frank Vickery
- THE SOUND OF STILLNESS by T. C. Thomas
- COWS AND CALCULUS by Julia Jones
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
- THE DRAG FACTOR by Frank Vickery
- THE ARK by Helen Griffin
- THE OGPU MEN by Ian Rowlands
- A GENERATION ARISES
- THE LOST CHILD by Mike Kenny
Tour - IN THE BLINKING OF AN EYE by Jeremy Hylton Davies
- BOY BY Roald Dahl adapted
by Mike Kenny
UK Tour - SKIN DEEP by Helen Griffin
- BEDSIDE MANNER by Frank Vickery
- THE BEACH INSPECTOR by Alan Osborne
- MENTAL by Helen Griffin & Jo
Brand
also directed for TV - TALKING TO WORDSWORTH by Gillian Clarke
- DOUGH BOYS by Ian Rowlands
- DEATHWRITE by Labi Siffre
- CARMARTHEN COWGIRLS by Roger Williams
- UNPROTECTED SEX by Patrick Jones
- CAITLIN by Mike Kenny
- PINOCCHIO adapted by Mike
Kenny
UK Tour - ONE DARK NIGHT by Mike Kenny
UK Tour - THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde
- THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde
- THE DEVOTED FRIEND by Oscar Wilde
Total of 46 commissions to writers
Television Directing
- HTV
MENTAL by Helen Griffin and Jo Brand – Director
DEATHWRITE by Labi Siffre – Director - Tyne Tees TV
LYNS LOOK IN - Presenter
SATURDAY SHAKE UP – Presenter - Yorkshire TV
HOME MOVIES – Writer & Director - BBC Wales TV
ABERGLASNEY, A GARDEN LOST IN TIME – Artistic Director
THE WRAP (Digital) – Presenter - BBC North East TV
PUNCHIN’ ‘ELL OUT OF ‘ER – Writer
Radio Directing
- BBC Radio Wales, SKIN DEEP by Helen Griffin – Director
- TALKING TO WORDSWORTH by Gillian Clarke – Director
- DOUGH BOYS by Ian Rowlands – Director
- CARMARTHEN COWGIRLS by Roger Williams – Director
- WE ARE WHAT WE ARE by Arnold Evans – Director
- PUSHY by Roger Williams - Director
Commercial Video
- STRIKING SPARKS – Director/Editor
Youth Theatre in the North East of England - PLAGUE OF INNOCENCE – Director
Marketed Nationally and concerned with the HIV/AIDS issues for schools
