Youth and Community Theatre

In 1989 , I joined Far East Theatre Company, the award winning theatre company based at Paston Sixth Form College and have since directed over 30 youth theatre productions

Directing

1989 Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
1990 Fen by Caryl Churchill
1991 The Tempest by Shakespeare
Nothing on Earth by Rob John Dir. Rob John

Music: Mandy McKenna
1992 Mother Courage by Brecht

Music: Mandy McKenna
1993 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare

Music Jonny Griffiths
About Face by Ditton and Ford
1994 A Comedy Of Errors by Shakespeare

Co- Dir. with Rob John Music: Jonny Griffiths
1995 A Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare with Rob John
Music: Jonny Griffiths
Storytheatre Music: Jonny Griffiths
1996 The Threepenny Opera by Brecht Co -Dir. with Rob John

Musical Direction: John Rose
The Lottery Devised & Directed with Rob John

1997 The Visit by Dürrenmat Co- directed with Rob John

Speechless Devised with Rob John and The Company
1998 Animal Farm adapted by Rob John and Mandy McKenna
Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
1999 Jungle Book adapted by Rob John Music: Mandy McKenna
2000 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare with Rob John

2001 Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

2002 They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

Adapted from Horace McCoy novel.
Musical Arrangements Jonny Griffiths
2003 The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Brecht with Rob John
Music: Jonny Griffiths
2004 The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare (all female)
2005 Animal Farm- the Musical
Adaptation and music by Rob John and Mandy McKenna
Blooded by Isabel Wright (NT Shell Connections)
2006 Beauty and The Beast by Lawrence Boswell
Choreography: Daniel Elliott, Music: Ben Weston
Liar by Gregory Burke (NT Shell Connections)
2007 Oh What A Lovely War by Joan Littlewood’s Theatre
Workshop Co-Dir. with Simon Thompson
Piano: Jonny Griffiths / Ben Weston on tour
2010 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare
2011 As You Like It by Shakespeare
2012 The Jungle Book – a new musical-
Music: Rachael Morrison and Mandy McKenna