Resources - Emerging Theatre Directors
The world of directing is so huge that you can feel lost with where to begin. I have created a document below with helpful information/links to get you started.
General
The world of directing (Historical/Current)
Books
Talking Theatre: Interviews with Theatre People by Richard Eyre
So you want to be a theatre director? By Stephen Unwin
Balancing Acts by Nicholas Hytner Changing Stages: A view of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century by Richard Eyre and Nicholas Wright
A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart
Directing: A Handbook for Emerging Directors by Rob Swain
Podcast
Royal Court Playwright’s Podcast
I love theatre: Now what Websites
HowlRound
Videos
Katie Mitchell on Theatre Directing
Directing Process
What other directors do
Books
The Frantic Assembly book of devising theatre by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett
Tackling Text (and subtext) by Barbara Housman
The Empty Space by Peter Brook
The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre by Katie Mitchell
On directing: interviews with directors by Giannachi, Gabriella and Luckhurst, Mary
Career Progression
Forging your career
Organisations
THE YOUNG VIC DIRECTOR’S PROGRAM (GENESIS)
The Young Vic has been running the Directors Program for over 18s, offering directors a unique opportunity to exchange experiences with peers and be part of a network of talented directors, designers and producers working and living in the UK.
Joining the program gives you
A profile on their directory with other emerging directors and designers
Job, workshop/event opportunities
https://directorsprogram.youngvic.org/
JMK TRUST
Supporting & nurturing emerging theatre directors, through the JMK Award & Regional Programme.
Joining the program gives you:
Job, workshop/event opportunities
EQUITY (UNION)
We are a union of more than 47,000 performers and creative practitioners, united in the fight for fair terms and conditions in the workplace.
Equity brings together entertainment professionals and ensures their demands are heard: whether these are for decent pay, better health and safety regulations, or more opportunities for all – regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability or class.
Jobs and Opportunities
Events
LINBURY PRIZE EXHIBITION
The Linbury Prize for Stage Design Exhibition is the only competition of its kind in the UK. This exhibition includes stage designs, model boxes and costume drawings for four new UK based productions by 12 stage young designers.
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/content/linbury-prize-exhibition
THEATRE CRAFT
Theatre Craft is the UK’s largest free careers event for anyone aged 16-30 seeking off-stage roles in theatre.
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