Alexander
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2023 |
Writer and Director
Theatre |
Cassie and the Lights 59E59 Theaters, Off Broadway New York |
|
2023 |
Director
Theatre |
Let The Right One In Institute of the Arts |
|
2023 |
Director
Theatre |
Doing It Holden Street Theatres, Australia |
|
2023 |
Director
Theatre |
The Clockmaker's Daughter Chichester Conservatoire |
|
2023 |
Director
Theatre |
A Brief List of Everyone Who Died Finborough Theatre |
|
2022 |
Director
Theatre |
Richard II Central School of Speech and Drama |
|
2022 |
Director
Theatre |
Outlier: A New Opera Tete a Tete Opera Festival |
|
2022 |
Director
Theatre |
A Monster Calls Institute of the Arts |
|
2022 |
Director
Theatre |
Sweeney Todd Italia Conti |
|
2021 |
Director
Theatre |
Fiddler on the Roof University of Chichester |
Connaught Theatre, Worthing |
2021 |
Director
Theatre |
A Partnership Paper Mug |
|
2021 |
Director
Film |
Citysong University of Cumbria |
|
2021 |
Director
Theatre |
The Laramie Project University of Chester |
|
2020 |
Assistant Director
Music & Singing |
La Traviata Richard Eyre / The Royal Opera |
The Royal Opera House |
2020 |
Director / Writer
Theatre |
Cassie and the Lights Patch of Blue |
Vault Festival and Adelaide Festival |
2019 |
Director
Theatre |
Annie The Barn Theatre |
The Barn Theatre |
2019 |
Director
Theatre |
Chemistry Sloshed Theatre |
Finborough Theatre |
2019 |
Director
Theatre |
Misterman David Ball Productions |
New Wimbledon Theatre and The Brockley Jack |
2019 |
Assistant Director
Music & Singing |
Orpheus In the Underworld Jeff Clarke / Opera Della Luna |
Buxton Opera House, Salisbury Playhouse and Bloomsbury Theatre |
2019 |
Director
Theatre |
Piramania! The Swashbuckling Pirate Musical Sloshed Theatre |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse and Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe |
2019 |
Director
Theatre |
Lord of The Flies University of Cumbria |
Stanwix Theatre |
2019 |
Writer
Theatre |
Sirens Zoo Co |
Touring |
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
Oh! You Pretty Things Southwark Playhouse |
Southwark Playhouse |
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
Two Palestinians Go Dogging Streatham Space Project |
|
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
The Next Big Thing Edinburgh Festival |
|
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
The Red Light Union Theatre |
|
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
The Fall The Old Red Lion |
|
2018 |
Director / Deviser
Theatre |
We Live By the Sea- Brits Off Broadway, New York Patch of Blue |
|
2018 |
Director / Deviser
Theatre |
We Live By the Sea- Adelaide Fringe Patch of Blue |
|
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
The Wind In the Willows Liverpool Theatre School |
Epstein Theatre |
2018 |
Musical Director
Theatre |
Aladdin Ashley Dredge / Q Productions |
|
2018 |
Director / Deviser
Theatre |
We Live By the Sea Patch of Blue |
Greenwich Theatre |
2017 |
Director / Deviser
Theatre |
When We Ran Patch of Blue |
The Pleasance |
2017 |
Director / Writer
Theatre |
The Tortoise and the Hare Patch of Blue |
National Tour |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Showcase Identity School of Acting |
Identity School of Acting |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Liverpool Theatre School |
Liverpool Theatre School |
2017 |
Director / Co-Writer
Theatre |
We Live By the Sea Patch of Blue |
The Soho Playhouse Off Broadway, The Arts Theatre West End, The Royal Croquet Club Australia, Greenwich Theatre London |
2016 |
Director
Theatre |
Liverpool Theatre School |
Liverpool Theatre School |
2016 |
Director
Theatre |
The Artificial Brain (Workshop) The New Diorama Theatre |
The New Diorama Theatre |
2016 |
Director
Theatre |
The Memory Show (European Premiere) New Bard Productions |
The Drayton Arms |
2015 |
Co-Director
Theatre |
Oliver! Trinity Theatre |
|
2015 |
Director / Adaptor
Theatre |
Back To Blackbrick Patch of Blue |
The Arts Theatre |
2015 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory |
The Tobacco Factory and International Tour |
2015 |
Director
Theatre |
Spring Awakening Renegade Theatre |
Duke Street Theatre |
2015 |
Director
Theatre |
Driving To David The Lost Theatre Festival |
The Lost Theatre |
2015 |
Resident Director
Theatre |
A Christmas Carol Trinity Theatre |
Trinity Theatre |
2014 |
Director/Adaptor
Theatre |
What's Eating Gilbert Grape Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
The Bridewell Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
Beans On Toast Patch Of Blue |
Theatre 503 |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
The School For Husbands DOT Productions |
National Tour |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
C.L.G Kings Fool Productions |
The White Bear Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
Sitting Up for Michael Kings Fool Productions |
The White Bear Theatre |
2014 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Twelfth Night The Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
The Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Dear Santa The Capitol, Horsham |
The Capitol, Horsham |
2013 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Popular Productions |
UAE Tour |
2013 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Avenue Q Magic Mirror Productions |
Theatre Royal, Windsor |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
[title of show] UK Professional Premiere Patch of Blue Theatre |
Edinburgh Festival |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Cafe Nation- World Premiere Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
The Cockpit Theatre |
2013 |
Co-Writer/ Director
Theatre |
Beans On Toast Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
The Karamel Club |
2013 |
Writer/Director
Theatre |
Rain Man Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
The Karamel Club |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Medea Guildhall Amphitheatre |
Guildhall Amphitheatre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2013 | PG (Dip) Theatre Directing | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
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About me
Alex Howarth - Theatre Directorwww.alexhowarthdirector.com
Training- PG (Dip) Theatre Directing- Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Alex is a multi-award-winning theatre director and writer based in London. He was named as one of
'Ten Stage Sensations to Watch Out For in 2023' by The Guardian.
Coming from the North West and a background of working in care, Alex is passionate about amplifying under-represented and northern voices. His play Cassie and the Lights was based on a true story and interviews with children in the care system and is currently being developed for television. Nominated for the BBC Writer's Room Popcorn Award and the SitUp Award for social change, it will transfer to 59E59 Theaters, Off Broadway New York in 2023.
A former drama therapist for the charity Sense, he has worked extensively with disabled artists, and recently co-created one man show Strictly Lawrie with disabled artist Lawrie Morris. His play about a girl with autism We Live By the Sea received Critic’s Pick and Top Theatre of the Year in the New York Times, won the Best Theatre Award and the Critic’s Choice Award at Adelaide Festival, and the Grahame F. Smith Peace Foundation Award for promoting human rights through theatre, and was nominated for the Fringe First and the Off West End Awards for Best Production and Best Ensemble.
He was the assistant director on La Traviata at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and regularly directs at drama schools including Italia Conti, Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview, and Chichester Conservatoire. He adapted and directed the world stage premiere of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, alongside the movie's writer and director, Oscar nominee Peter Hedges.
He is the Artistic Director of multi-award winning Patch of Blue, who create original theatre pieces with live music for festivals and touring.
He strives to create ensemble-led theatre that is playful, fresh and moving.
Additional skills:
Piano (Grade 8, good sight reading skills)
Voice (Grade 8)
Proficient on a variety of photo editing software programmes including Photoshop
Drama Therapy
Many years experience working with people with disabilities
Industry awards:
Grahame F Smith Peace Foundation Award 2017 (Won)
AWARDS
‘Excellent Play’ Award at the Central Academy Awards, China and Best Theatre at Adelaide Festival, Australia for Cassie and the Lights, Best Theatre, Critic’s Choice and Peace Foundation Awards at Adelaide Festival, Australia for We Live By the Sea, the Owle Schreame Award for Classical Theatre for Medea and the IdeasTap Edinburgh Award for Beans on Toast. Nominations include Off West Awards for Best Production and Best Ensemble for We Live By the Sea, Best Newcomer for Jack and the Beanstalk, an OnComm nomination for A Brief List of Everyone Who Died (Finalist), and The BBC Writer’s Room Popcorn Award and the Sit Up Award for social change for Cassie and the Lights.
OTHER SKILLS
Basic British Sign Language (Certificate in ‘Introducing British Sign Language’ from British-Sign), Piano (Grade 8 and excellent sight reading), Voice (Grade 8) and professional experience in primary education and drama therapy with people with disabilities.
‘a sure sense of tone- the director, Alex Howarth, comes up with a tight, imaginative staging, doing wonders for instance, with simple projections..he creates an expansive world out of seemingly little’ - Critic's Pick, The New York Times
'Howarth clearly works with care, mirth and musicality' - 10 Stage Sensations to look out for in 2023
- The Guardian
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Writer |
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Job Titles | Writer, Director, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Music Director, Teacher |
Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |