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Director

"A Triumph from start to finish"

The Stage on The Entertainer (Nuffield Theatre)

selected productions

Current/Up Next

​Twelfth Night or What You Will  |  William Shakespeare  |  Shakespeare's Globe  |  Summer 2025

​Anansi The Spider  |  Justin Audibert  |  Unicorn Theatre & Birmingham Rep   |  Autumn 2025

Puss In Boots  |  Robin Belfield  |  Theatre Royal Winchester  |  Christmas 2025

Princess Essex
Shakespeare's Globe
Blue/Orange
Richard Burton Company
Twelfth Night
Royal Shakespeare Company
Mother Goose
Theatre Royal Winchester

Previous

Mother Goose  |  James Barry & Robin Belfield  |  Theatre Royal Winchester 

Princess Essex  |  Anne Odeke  |  Shakespeare's Globe 

37 Plays Project (rehearsed readings) |  Beltane by Billie Collins  |  Go Back Home by Hannah Shury-Smith  |  Evie of Windrush by Joan Jackson-Callen  |  The RSC

Twelfth Night  |  William Shakespeare  |  The RSC (First Encounters Tour)

Red Velvet  |  Lolita Chakrabarti  |  Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 

The Merchant of Venice  |  William Shakespeare  |  The RSC (First Encounters Tour) 

Sapho & Phao  |  John Lyly  |  The RSC (Next Generation) 

Walking The Chains  |  ACH Smith  |  Passenger Shed, Bristol 

Othello  |  William Shakespeare  |  Nuffield Theatre & Yellowtale Theatre

Hibiscus Hotel  |  Robin Belfield  |  Yellowtale Theatre, Nassau, Bahamas

Treasure Island  |  Toby Hulse  |  The Watermill Theatre, Newbury

A Christmas Carol  |  adpt. David Holman  |  The Dukes, Lancaster

The Entertainer  |  John Osborne  |  Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

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"Direction from Robin Belfield ensures the humour never feels misplaced, and the play's commitment to addressing these issues head on while providing laughter is commendable...A rare achievement"

Theatre Weekly on Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe)

"Inspiring"

Drama & Theatre on Twelfth Night (RSC)

"Robin Belfield's Fast moving, wonderfully engaging adaptation"

Jewish Renaissance on The Merchant of Venice (RSC)

Training

'Amplify' Management Training  |  The Management Centre / The RSC  |  2017

Staff Director  |  National Theatre  |  2008-2010

Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme  |  Nuffield Theatre  |  2003-2005

Assistant Director  |  Bristol Old Vic  |  2001

BA (Hons) Drama - 1st class  |  University of Bristol  |  1998-2001

"The integration of acrobats and aerialists is very neatly done in Robin Belfield's lively production, which uses height and length to convey a real sense of the architecture of the [Clifton Suspension] bridge." ​

The Guardian on Walking the Chains

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