The programme and festival will return in 2024. After peer consultation, and as a result of the current decline in funding for theatre projects, we have had to make the difficult decision to move the ‘Directors In Practice Programme’ to 2024...
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We are delighted to announce our Young Director’s Festival, Playdoh, which will take place from 14th – 18th September 2021 LIVE at Southwark Playhouse and ONLINE. In March 2020, just a month before the festival was scheduled, we were forced...
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Our 2016 Young Directors were Chris Davis, Luke Howarth, Beth Kapila, Sam Luffman, Fernanda Mandagara, Emily Marshall, Francine Morgan, Alex Prescott and Edwina Strobl. Together they formed the Stomping Ground Collective and produced an eclectic...
Read more StoneCrabs Young Directors proudly present ‘Stomping Ground’, a diverse and dynamic three-night festival exploring the human experience from all angles through the reimagining of 9 short plays. Expect an eclectic mix of storytelling, snapshots...
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Produced by 8 emerging directors, Headways festival presents a kaleidoscopic collection of plays. Each director tells a story to remind us that no clear lines are drawn when it comes to the path that lies ahead. Through plays that reflect the...
Read more Our 2015 Young Directors are Hanley Quintrell, Rebecca Gwyther, Ria Samartzi, Devan Wells, Jesse HaughtonShaw, KatieAnn Mc Donough, Olorunfemi Fagunwa, Tom Ward and Alejandro Franco. Together they formed the Headways Collective and produced an...
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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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Our 2013 Young Directors are Camilla Gurtler; Jude Evans; Katharina Reinthaller; Eleanor Chadwick, Mariana Pereira, Lynette Linton, Emma Dennis-Edwards, Anthony Nyagah and Hattie Coupe, together they produced Play-ground, a festival of scratch...
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Our 2011 Young Directors are Lucy Atkinson, Silvia Ayguade, Charlotte Beynon, Natasha Campell, Ferghal Crowley, Julia Maxfield, Norman Murray, Helena Rice and Andrew Root together they produced PlayThings Festival Julia Maxfield directed A...
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In 2006, we launched our Young Directors Training Programme. Our 2006 young directors are Bola Agbaje, Abdul Ali, Gael Le Cornec, Tamsin Curno, Richard Cussands, Simon Magnus and Paula Siu. Together they produced the first StoneCrabs Young...
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Our 2007 Young Directors are Sophie Bradey, Beno Hill, Tomoko Kawamura, Zubia Masood, Darren Raymond, Gemma Rowan and Yarit Dor. Together they produced STOP! Sophie Bradey directed An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch Beno Hill directed The Room by Paul...
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Our 2008 Young Directors are Lucy Dear, Victor Esses, Zee Faloon, Sandra Maturana, Erica Miller, Meziem Ndukwe, Natasha Nixon, Emma Playford, Leigh Tredger and Danusia Paluch. Ed Savyll joined the programme as our Technical Trainee. Lucy Dear...
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