Why did you want to become a director? I’m a mediocre actor and a control freak – go figure. What’s the best piece of theatre you’ve seen recently? Belvoir’s production of The Wild Duck as part of the Barbican’s Ibsen season. It was an...
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Caitlin in 20 years old, and from Lancashire. She’s currently studying Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University. What’s your favourite theme of your play? My favourite theme is the idea of “what if’s?” The idea that the path of life...
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What does theatre mean to you? Theatre means, being alive, in the moment, experiencing the now and truly being able to appreciate the minutiae around you that you miss ordinarily. Theatre is the embodiment of acting; to act is to do. You get to...
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Sigvi Johansen is from the Czech Republic. What theatre means to you? Everything. It is a passion that overthrows life. What’s your favourite theme of your play? What I love about Haunting Julia is that touched so many important topics it...
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Jennifer is a graduate of The Oxford School of Drama. What’s your favourite theme of your play? Identity What’s your favourite “Knock Knock” joke? This is my favourite joke at the moment: What do you call a dinosaur with no eyes? Shut up. Why did...
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Sian has just graduated from Oxford University where she studied English Literature. What’s your favourite theme of your play? I think the most important theme in my play is change. Sometimes change is brilliant, and at other times unwelcome. The...
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What’s your favourite theme of your play? Art, the ocean, friendship. Why did you want to become a director? Because I love telling stories, working with a great variety of people, and the playful element of theatre. I love about directing, that...
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I am a Cambridge history graduate living in London and spending my time avidly consuming as much theatre as possible. As a director I put storytelling at the forefront of my work. I especially enjoy contemporary texts which tackle socio-political...
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My name is Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu. I am 20 years old and in my 3rd and final year at University of Roehampton. What does theatre mean to you? Theatre means using the imagination to explore live decision-making. Tell us about yourself in 20 words. I...
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Brasiliance is an oral history project focusing on the oral histories of Brazilians living in London, who migrated to live or study or as a result of the military coups, between 1960s and 1980s. Through real-life stories the project aims to break...
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Our 2014 Young Directors are Caitlin Heaton, Sigvi Johansen, Tristan FynnAiduenu, Chloe France, Laura Remmler, Hannah Sharkey, Matthew Iliffe, Camilla Borges, Artur Assis, Jennifer Iswara, Kwaku KyeiManu and Sian Davila. Together they formed...
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Creative, committed, and enthusiastic about making theatre? STONECRABS Young Directors Training Programme 2014/2015 – OPEN CALL – deadline 10 September 2014 StoneCrabs Theatre is now recruiting for The Young Directors Training Programme...
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