My Work...

MY WORK 

AS A DIRECTOR...

I have directed productions both in the UK and The Bahamas, highlights include: 

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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

RSC, First Encounters national tour

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Sapho and Phao by John Lyly

RSC Next Generation, The Other Place

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Here Be Monsters & The Santa Trap musicals by Belfield & Slater

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton and national tour

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Alice in Wonderland adapted by Belfield & Slater

Watermill Theatre, Newbury

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Walking The Chains by ACH Smith

Show of Strength & Circomedia (Passenger Shed, Bristol)

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You Can't Take It With You by Kaufman and Hart

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Hibiscus Hotel by R. Belfield

Yellowtale Theatre (Bahamas)

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Anna Karenina adapted by Helen Edmondson

The Oxford School School of Drama (Pegasus Theatre / Royal Court)

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Othello, or the Tragedy of Conchy Joe adapted by R. Belfield

Nuffield Theatre and Yellowtale Theatre (touring)

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A Christmas Carol adapted by David Holman

Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

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The Entertainer by John Osborne

Nuffield Theatre

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AS A WRITER...

I have written a number of plays and regularly collaborate with composer Simon Slater to create new musicals - including adaptions of Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and Pinocchio. 

Other plays include:

Hibiscus Hotel 

A Bahamian comedy

Hey U OK? 

Verbatim play about online relationships

Dat Bahamian Ting 

A romantic comedy, set in The Bahamas

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Around the World in Eighty Days

Large cast adaptation of Jules Verne's classic adventure

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I have also written a practical handbook for theatre makers (with a second on its way): 

Telling The Truth - How to Make Verbatim Theatre (Nick Hern Books)  OUT NOW - click here to order your copy

AS A TEACHER...

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Currently I am Principal Lecturer at the Institute for Contemporary Theatre in Brighton. Previously I have taught and directed at a number of UK drama schools - inc. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and The Oxford School of Drama.  I also served as External Examiner for The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 2012-2016.

OTHER POSITIONS...

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member - The Royal Shakespeare Company

Trustee - Attic Theatre Company

Advisory Board Member - The Children's Theatre Partnership

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