Justin Murray

Reviews

YearReviewPublication
2018a mile-high, supercharged, riveting, and totally unpredictable ride
Jo Macaulay 		twitter.com
2017★★★★ - 'Written by Chris Vlachopoulos and directed by Justin Murray, this adaptation is highly intelligent'
Nico Cull 		theupcoming.co.uk
2017a bold and thought-provoking new play
Mark Lawson 		theguardian.com
2017★★★★★ - 'Blocking and staging nicely mirror the constantly changing status of both leads, without ever being too obvious'
Oliver Lennard 		broadwaybaby.com
2017★★★★★ 'a thing of dance, passion, total beauty... a complete life-enhancement'
Ruth Gledhill 		londontheatre1.com
2017★★★★ - 'Apparently, this show lasted 90 minutes, it honestly felt like less than half an hour. Raw, passionate, well-paced'
Chris Omaweng 		londontheatre1.com
2017★★★★ - 'I suspect we will always need a play such as Rounds'
Peter Davis 		femalearts.com
2017a believable, compassionate, sometimes funny and towards the end very moving performance.
Keith McKenna 		britishtheatreguide.info
2017★★★★ 'Justin Murray's moving production is both timely and hugely ambitious'
Peter Brown 		actdrop.uk

Credits

YearRole / TypeName of Production / DirectorCompany / Venue
2018 - 2019Director
Theatre 		Ashurbanipal
Justin Murray 		Catharsis
The Crypt Gallery
✓ 2018Director
Theatre 		The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Justin Murray 		Gods and Monsters
The Scoop
✓ 2018Director
Theatre 		A Beautiful Day Forever
Justin Murray 		RedSand Theatre
Reykjavik Fringe Festival / Touring
✓ 2018Assistant Director
Theatre 		The Cherry Orchard
Phil Wilmott 		Union Theatre
The Union Theatre
✓ 2018Associate Director / Dramaturg
Theatre 		A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Francesca Bridge-Cicic 		The Court Theatre Training Compani
The Courtyard
✓ 2017Director
Theatre 		The Complete Greek Tragedies (In One Hour) scratchCatharsis
The Pleasance, Islington
✓ 2017Director
Theatre 		The Complete Greek Tragedies (In One Hour)Catharsis
The Rosemary Branch Theatre
2017Director
Theatre 		Miracle At Montecristi
Justin Murray 		Theatre 503
Theatre503
✓ 2017Associate Director
Theatre 		Calcutta
Francesca Bridge-Cicic 		Ensemble Tempus Fugit
St Bartholemew's Church's Brighton
✓ 2017Assistant Director
Theatre
Phil Wilmott 		Gods & Monsters
The Scoop
✓ 2017Assistant Director
Theatre 		The Chechnya Plays
Scott Le Crass 		5pound5 Theatre
The King's Head
✓ 2017Associate Director
Theatre 		FILTH
Anna Marshall 		Skin & Bone Theatre
Etcetera Theatre
✓ 2017Director (short play)
Theatre 		Monstrification of Eastern EuropeEncompass Productions
Arts Theatre Leicester Square
✓ 2017Assistant Director
Theatre 		The Chechnya Plays
Scott Le Crass 		5pound5 Theatre
Theatre Delicatessen
2016 - 2017Director
Theatre 		Antigone R&D
Justin Murray 		Actors Of Dionysus
Redbridge Drama Centre
2017Director
Theatre 		LAB
Dan Bird 		Wimbledon College of Art
Wimbledon College of Art
✓ 2016 - 2017Director
Theatre 		purged
Justin Murray 		Catharsis
Blue Elephant Theatre / The Hope Theatre / Brighton Fringe
✓ 2016 - 2017Associate Director
Theatre 		Rounds
Anna Marshall 		Resuscitate
Southwark Playhouse / New Wimbledon Studio / Bolton Octagon / Blue Elephant Theatre
2016Assistant Director
Tour 		Helen
Jonathan Young 		Actors Of Dionysus
Malvern Theatre / Bridge Theatre Warwick / Brighton Fringe
2016Director
Theatre 		So An Englishman Walks Into An Irish Bar
Justin Murray 		London Irish Rep
Kingsgate Theatre West Hampstead
✓ 2016Assistant Director
Theatre 		Bacchae
David Stuttard & Tamsin Shasha 		Actors Of Dionysus
Osterley House
2016Director
Theatre 		Žmones, vietos, ir daiktus (translated extract of People, Places & Things)
Sandra Latanauska 		Juozas Miltinis Drama Theatre, Lithuania
Juozas Miltinis Drama Theatre, Lithuania
✓ 2014 - 2016Director
Theatre 		HippolytusCatharsis Theatre
✓ 2015Assistant Director
Theatre 		Humanity On The Edge
Michela Sisti 		Roughcast
Invention Festival
✓ 2015Director (short play)
Theatre 		Wisdom
Justin Murray 		Sheer Height Theatre
The Arts Theatre
✓ 2015Director (short play)
Theatre 		Lost Love
Christos Callow 		TALOS Science Fiction Theatre Festival
Chelsea Theatre
✓ 2015Director
Theatre 		Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy
Justin Murray 		Wound Up Theatre
Hen & Chickens Theatre / Edinburgh Fringe
✓ 2015Director
Theatre 		Hecuba
Justin Murray 		Catharsis
White Bear Theatre
✓ 2015Director
Theatre 		BreathlessGoblin Baby Theatre Co.
The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham
✓ 2014Assistant Director
Theatre 		HelenActors Of Dionysus
The Castle Wellingborough, The Lowry, Harlow Playhouse, York Theatre Royal

  • Education

    YearQualificationWhere
    2014ClassicsDurham University

    Referees

    Anna Marshall

    Artistic Director

    Resuscitate

    **contact removed**

    Tamsin Shasha

    Artistic Director

    Actors of Dionysus

    **contact removed**

    About me

    Director & deviser with special interest in making and remaking new versions of Greek drama & other ancient forms. I seem to keep making shows about time, mental health, memory, and how the past is never very far away.

    My other interests include:

    Physical theatre and movement in storytelling

    incorporating text and good storytelling into devising

    Script development & collaborating with writers

    I've been Associate Director for Actors of Dionysus for the last six months. I am also Artistic Director of Catharsis and have directed their last three shows.

  • Skills

    Languages Spoken
    • English
    • French
    Years in industry
    • 1 to 3 years
    Company Experience
    • UK Touring Theatre
    Experienced In
    • Devised
    • Fringe
    • New Writing
    • Tragedy
    Work Permits
    • EU
    DBS checked
    • No