"Let's see what happens..."

Directing/Producing

MA Directing for Theatre

BA (Hons) Theatre Studies

Neil is the Artistic Director of the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton and has directed and produced over 40 individual plays and performances in a variety of theatres and venues. He is also a trustee of the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.

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Previous work

14/48 Wolverhampton - 2015 - 2024

The World's Quickest Theatre Festival, 2015-2024

Arena Theatre

Producer

Number 13 by MR James, adapted by Hannah Torrance and Matt Beames

Arena Theatre

December 2024

Director

The Art of Not Giving a S**t, and How to Survive It.

Arena Theatre

November 2024

Director

The Bodysnatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Hannah Torrance

Arena Theatre

December 2023

Director

Carnivorine by Lucy H. Hooper, adapted by Matt Beames

Arena Theatre

December 2023

Director

Lost Hearts by MR James, adapted by Matt Beames

Arena Theatre

December 2022

Director

In the Seance Room by Lettice Galbraith, adapted by Hannah Torrance

Arena Theatre

December 2023

Director

All About the Fight - Sterran Dance Theatre

Arena Theatre

July 2022

Creative Consultant

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, adapted by Hannah Torrance

Arena Theatre

December 2021

Director

The Shadow by E. Nesbitt, adapted by Matt Beames

Arena Theatre

December 2022

Director

The Librarian by Tom Allsopp

Arena Theatre

May 2021

Director

The Open Door by Charlotte Riddell, adapted by Hannah Torrance

Arena Theatre

December 2019

Director

The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens, adapted by Matt Beames

Arena Theatre

December 2019

Director

Kukunor/Kalahari by Eero Enqvist

Arena Theatre and Tour

Autumn 2018

Director

There is None Who Does Good by Dave Pitt

Arena Theatre

December 2017

Producer

Burning Books by Jess Green

Arena Theatre and Tour

October 2017 - October 2018

Director

Dancing About Architecture by Kat Wootton

Arena Theatre

The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham

The Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton

February 2017

Director

Touch Me I'm Sick by Joe Zavadil

14/48 Seattle

January 2017

Director

Curtain Down 2016 by Stefan Hajek

14/48 Seattle

January 2017

Director

Going Home by Miha Mazzini

POP DRAMA for the Creative Europe Programme

Arena Theatre

November 2016

Director

Hecate and the Border by Samuel Pinazo Arias

POP DRAMA for the Creative Europe Programme

Arena Theatre

November 2016

Director

Pancakes by Radu Popescu

POP DRAMA for the Creative Europe Programme

Arena Theatre

November 2016

Director

Queen of Hearts by Gianni Spezano

POP DRAMA for the Creative Europe Programme

Arena Theatre

November 2016

Director

Drain by Ian Kendall

Hereford Courtyard Theatre

Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham

July 2016

Director

Stone by Matt Beames

DEparture Lounge Check-In Festival, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester

April 2016

Director

Bert by Dave Pitt

Arena Theatre

February 2016

Director

Stuck on You by Kelleen Conway Blanchard

14/48 Seattle

January 2016

Director

Josh's Real Funeral by Beth Raas-Berquist

14/48 Seattle

January 2016

Director

Self Contained Rhythmical Narratives By Dave Pitt

Arena Theatre

December 2015

Director

Never Split the Party - Radio Play

Produced for Story City Festival, July 2015

The Performance Hub, Walsall

Producer

Memories Arrested in Space

Emergency!

July 2014

The Y Theatre, Leicester

Devised Performance

Tangible Things by Matt Beames

Arena Theatre

June 2014

Director

"Let's see what happens..."

Directing/Producing

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