Alasdair Hunter
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My Contact Number:
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Medea by Liz Lochhead Alasdair Hunter / University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre, Carlisle |
2017 |
Connections Director
Theatre |
NT Connections National Theatre |
Royal & Derngate |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Brothers Karamazov Alasdair Hunter / University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
As You Like It Alasdair Hunter / University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
What Country Friends Is This? Alasdair Hunter / Aberdeen Performing Arts |
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2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Brothers Karamazov Wilderness of Tigers |
Tron Theatre |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
#LikeTheLightning - Romeo and Juliet at Govanhill Baths Alasdair Hunter / Wilderness of Tigers |
Govanhill Baths |
2017 |
Director / Dramaturg
Theatre |
Doctor Faustus in Original Pronunciation Ben Crystal / Alasdair Hunter / Rob Gander / Shakespeare's Globe |
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
#BriefCandle - Macbeth in Glasgow Uni Cloisters Wilderness of Tigers |
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2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Hamlet Alasdair Hunter / University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Winter's Tale Alasdair Hunter / University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Rap of Life Alasdair Hunter / Ankur |
Govanhill Baths |
2015 |
Director
Theatre |
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
Hamlet Bard in the Botanics |
in association with Wilderness of Tigers |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Macbeth by William Shakespeare University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
I'll Keep the Light by M.A. Read Cardboard Fox Theatre |
Touring outdoors in Glasgow |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
The Tempest Stone Soup Shakespeare |
Touring IL, MO, IN & KY |
2013 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
The Seafarer Perth Theatre and the Lyric, Belfast |
Perth Theatre and the Lyric, Belfast |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
Richard the Second by WIlliam Shakespeare University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare Stone Soup Shakespeare |
Tron Theatre |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
Normal Perth Theatre |
Perth Theatre & Edinburgh Fringe |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
Occupy Kitchen by Patrick Fisher National Theatre of Scotland #fiveminutetheatre |
Tron Theatre |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
Fearless (Fear Liath Mor) - Part of Reveal 2012 National Theatre of Scotland |
Citizens Theatre |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare StoneSoup Shakespeare |
Tron Theatre |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
Foundlings Wilderness of Tigers |
Bar Bloc, Glasgow |
2011 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Perth Theatre |
Perth Theatre |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
Vox Asylum by Victoria Beesley Articulate |
Tron Theatre |
2011 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Smalltown by DC Jackson, Douglas Maxwell and Johnny McKnight Random Accomplice |
Tron and Touring |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
The Bonnie Brute by JC Marshall Swallow-A-Bicycle's Freak Show Classic |
Calgary, AB, Canada |
2010 |
Director
Theatre |
Heuristics in the Diner by Peter Arnott RSAMD |
Tron Theatre, Glasgow / Hampstead Theatre, London / Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
2010 |
Director
Theatre |
Blood Wedding by Lorca RSAMD |
RSAMD |
2010 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Parents' Evening by Bathsheba Doran Flea Theater, NYC |
Flea Theater, NYC |
2010 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Winters Tale by William Shakespeare RSAMD |
Brian Cox Studio (Glasgow); Macphail Centre (Ullapool) |
2010 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe |
Shakespeare's Globe |
2008 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Wall by DC Jackson Borderline Theatre Company |
Tron Theatre & Touring |
2007 |
Mishka
Theatre |
The Government Inspector by John Byrne (after Gogol) STaG |
Gilmorehill G12 |
2007 |
Solo Performer
Theatre |
Hi, My Name Is Ally... Glasgow University |
Gilmorehill G12 |
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare Wilderness of Tigers |
RSAMD Chandler Studio |
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
The Thrill Is Gone Wilderness of Tigers |
Gilmorehill G12 |
2006 |
Community Theatre Officer
Theatre |
Community Theatre STaG |
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2006 |
Producer
Theatre |
Pot Of Gold by Plautus STaG |
Byre Theatre |
2006 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Contacting the World (Macrobert/Mashirika) macrobert / Mashirika / Contact Theatre |
Contact Theatre, Manchester |
2006 |
Director
Theatre |
Confessions of Failure STaG |
Gilmorehill G12 |
2005 |
Co-Writer
Theatre |
A Day In The Life Of A Lonely Heart macrobert |
Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
2005 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Cyrano De Bergerac STaG |
Gilmorehill G12 |
2004 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim Scottish Youth Theatre |
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2010 | Classical and Contemporary Text (Directing) | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
2008 | MA Hons. Theatre Studies | University of Glasgow |
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About me
SHAKESPEAREMy Shakespeare practice is rooted in the discoveries made at the reconstructed Globe on London’s Bankside.
I trained at Shakespeare’s Globe while Dominic Dromgoole was Artistic Director, where the influence of Mark Rylance was still keenly felt in the training I received from Master of Movement Glynn MacDonald, Master of Voice Stewart Pearce, and Master of Play Mike Alfreds.
I returned to the Globe as a professional to work in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with Ben Crystal’s Passion in Practice company, under Emma Rice’s Artistic Directorship.
The first three Artistic Directors of Shakespeare’s Globe influence my own work every day.
OUTDOOR / SITE-SPECIFIC / IMMERSIVE
I have made work that has taken place in parks, abandoned swimming pools, museums, car parks, castles and historic buildings. I am always open to conversations about work that might take place in non-conventional spaces, and with an immersive quality. When I use the word immersive, I mean it the way Punchdrunk mean it.
DEVELOPMENT / READINGS
Development can be very useful for a playwright at a certain stage in their work to investigate specific elements of their play. I am experienced in working with playwrights at all levels of experience, to make sure they get the best out of a development process.
Rehearsed readings, when executed carefully and strategically, can be an excellent way for a writer to hear their work, and for an audience to hear and respond to a piece at a pre-production stage. I have directed rehearsed readings for playwrights at various stages in the development of their work, at theatres including the Tron and Citizens in Glasgow, the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, and for Playwrights Studio Scotland in the Borders.
GUEST DIRECTING
Between 2012 and 2017 I was a guest director at the University of Cumbria and directed projects on various scales with undergraduate students in their second and third years. I have also led workshops of varying lengths at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal & Derngate, Perth Theatre, Macrobert Arts Centre and the Tron Theatre.
I am a Connections Director for NT Connections and have supported companies connected to the Lyric Belfast (2018), Traverse Theatre (2018), and Royal & Derngate (2017).
TEXT CONSULTANCY - SHAKESPEARE
I have an extensive knowledge of Renaissance text, language, and original pronunciation, developed over the past ten years. I can provide support to individual actors or to a full company, helping performers unlock the clues specific to Shakespeare’s verse and prose, by working directly from the First Folio of 1623 and the Quarto publications as required.
I am available for meetings in Glasgow, London and occasionally New York to discuss future projects and collaborations.
Industry awards:
The Wall by DC Jackson won Best Ensemble at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. Alasdair was Assistant Director.
The Seafarer won Best Ensemble and Best Director (Rachel O'Riordan) at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. Alasdair was Associate Director.
Referees:
Johnny McKnight
Artistic Director
Random Accomplice
www.randomaccomplice.com
Rachel O'Riordan
Artistic Director
Perth Theatre
Additional information:
Reviews for HAMLET:
"… a production that, at all the key moments, simply grasps Shakespeare’s great text and lets it lead the actors into the heart of the drama, revelling in its rhythms, its strength, and its unforgettable imagery, which soars out on the evening air like a force of nature in its own right." - Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
"Mackenzie’s mixture of playful and brooding, without ever descending into a manic full-blown madness, was rather a refreshing take when other interpretations have tried to over-analyse the young Prince and his machinations of revenge […] this was "Shakespeare stripped back" and lovers of the tragic text may well admire its purity." - Marianne Gunn, The Herald
Audience feedback for THE TEMPEST:
"Thank you for tonights performance! It was wonderful!! I have two little girls, 3 and 5 years old, and you guys have turned them into Shakespeare fanatics. My 5 yr. old came home this evening and made herself a staff like Prospero's and is upstairs reading The Tempest as a bed time story. Thank you for inspiring and teaching two little girls. We are looking forward to the next performance!" - Sheila King
"I especially liked Ariel being shared by the ensemble....made it seem other worldly and magical. The cast was engaged with the text, passionate and committed to each character and scene at play." Kevin Purcell
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Acting Coach |
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Job Titles | Director, Producer, Teacher |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |
Work Permits | EU |