Simon Pittman
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2012 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
The Go-Between West Yorkshire Playhouse |
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Derby Live and Theatre Royal Northampton |
2012 |
Creative Learning Practitioner
Theatre |
Othello, Beautiful Burnout, Love Song and Various Frantic Assembly |
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2012 |
Director / Artistic Director
Theatre |
The Last of The Lake Rough Fiction |
Brighton Dome, Winchester Theatre Royal, Pegusus Theatre Oxford and Various on Tour |
2010 |
Movement / Assist. Mov. Director / Assistant Director
Theatre |
365, Mixter Maxter and 99...100 National Theatre of Scotland |
Edinburgh Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith, Orkney and Fife Various |
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
Not A Game For Boys Library Theatre Company |
Library Theatre Manchester |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2007 | MFA Theatre Directing | Birkbeck University of London |
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About me
I work as a theatre director, movement director and choreographer. I'm Creative Associate at Frantic Assembly. I trained on the Birkbeck MA in Theatre Directing, and placed at the Library Theatre Manchester.Recent Direction:
Sometimes Thinking (Frantic Assembly: National Theatre & Latitude Festival), Distance (Park Theatre), Fewer Emergencies (ALRA), Life’s A Dream (East 15), Othello (The Ambassadors Theatre, West End / Frantic Assembly & National Youth Theatre).
Recent Movement Direction/Choreography:
The Comedy of Errors (Royal Shakespeare Company), The Stunners’ Opera by Joanne Harris and Howard Goodall (Mountview), The Canterville Ghost (Unicorn Theatre), The Expected (Wilton’s Music Hall / Rough Fiction), The Box of Delights (Wilton’s Music Hall), The Go-Between (West End), The Rivals (Watermill Theatre). As associate: Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-time (West End).
Additional skills:
Experienced Senior Lecturer in Drama and Performance at Undergraduate and Post Graduate (HEA Fellowship)
Dramaturgy
Participatory Projects and Facilitation
Video Editing and Filming skills.
Industry awards:
Distance at Park Theatre, London (Direction):
Nominated: Best Director and Best Actor in a Supporting Role / Winner of Best Stage Design; Off West End Theatre Awards 2018
The Go-Between at West Yorkshire Playhouse (Associate Direction):
WINNER: Best Musical Production, UK Theatre Awards 2012
Nominated: Best Regional Production, Whats On Stage Awards 2012
Floyd Collins at Southwark Playhouse (Movement Direction & Associate Direction):
WINNER: Best Musical Production, Off West End Theatre Awards 2012
Nominated: Best Musical, Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2012
Not A Game For Boys at the Library Theatre Manchester (Direction):
Nominated: Best Production & Best Actor (the cast), Manchester Evening News Awards
Hospitals and Other Buildings That Catch Fire at Edinburgh Festival (Direction):
Nominated: Scotsman Fringe First Award 2005
Arts and Humanities Research Council Award for Professional Preparation in the Arts, 2006.
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Movement Director |
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Job Titles | Director, Creative Director, Stunt Coordinator / Stunts, Teacher |
Years in industry | 6+ years |