Robert Marsden
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Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2025 |
Freelance Theatre Director
Theatre |
Shakespeare, Jacobean and Spanish tragedy, Greek and Restoration comedy, verbatim and site-specific theatre, as well as many new writing pieces and numerous musicals. Stephen Joseph Theatre, Bolton Octagon, Selladoor Worldwide, Southwark Playhouse, Bolton Octagon, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Yvonne Arnaud Guildford, Leatherhead Theatre, Swanage Repertory, Hordern Ciani Ltd, DGO, BBC Radio, Birmingham Old Rep, Scott Ritchi |
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2025 |
Theatre Director (2007-present)
Theatre |
Various Pantomimes Imagine Theatre Ltd |
Halifax (13 years), Crewe Lyceum (3 years), Rotherham (2 years), Loughborough, Reading, Porthcawl |
2005 |
Assistant then Associate
Theatre |
Various mainhouse, studio, outreach and education productions New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
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2024 |
Director, External Examiner, Teacher
Theatre |
Various productions and teaching at Drama Schools and University, as well as External Examining DSL, Arden, Manchester Met, Aberystwyth, Expressions, ALRA |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2020 | Pgclthe | Rose Bruford |
2020 | PhD Theatre Rehearsals | University of Wolverhampton |
2012 | MA Theatre Directing and Lecturing | Middlesex University |
1999 | Drama | University of Wales |
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About me
Robert Marsden is a freelance theatre director, writer and author of Inside the Rehearsal Room, published by Bloomsbury.As a director, Rob has worked across the UK and Europe in commercial and subsidised sectors, directing genres such as Shakespeare, Jacobean and Spanish tragedy, Greek and Restoration comedy, verbatim and site-specific theatre, as well as many new writing pieces and numerous musicals.
A leading figure in UK pantomime, he is a proud trustee of the UK Panto Association, and has written about pantomime in numerous books.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Writer |
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Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | Directors UK (UK), Equity (UK) |