• ‘Bold, brilliant work. An almost orgiastic visual experience.’ (The Stage on Kingdom Come - RSC production)

  • ‘Director Gemma Brockis has an uncanny eye for the mundanely hilarious, and her understated use of physical comedy is extraordinarily effective. Absurdist silliness crafted so exquisitely it becomes high art.’ (The Stage on An Execution)

  • ‘A dream to work with.’ (Kathryn Hunter)

SHUNT (2000-14) : Founder of the collective.

  • ‘It was, in the best way possible, totally mind-blowing.’ (Nicholas Hytner)

  • ‘To say it was exciting wouldn’t do justice to the experience. Your senses were forcibly rearranged.’ (Tom Morris)

  • ‘The most innovative company in Britain.’ (The Guardian)

  • ‘Radical. Original. Incredible.’ (Time Out)

Full length THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS:

Director & Creator:
STILL NIGHT
With SILVIA MERCURIALI
International touring
2012 -

Assistant Director:
DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD
COMPLICITE
European tour
2023

Director & Creator:
AN EXECUTION (BY INVITATION ONLY)
CPT / SHUNT
2018 / 2002

Director & Creator:
KINGDOM COME
RSC
2017

Co-director & Performer:
THE ARCHITECTS
SHUNT &
NATIONAL THEATRE
2014

Core Creative & Performer:
MONEY
SHUNT
2008-10

Director & Creator:
PINOCCHIO
With SILVIA MERCURIALI
International tour
2003-9

Core Creative & Performer:
AMATO SALTONE
SHUNT & NATIONAL THEATRE
2006

Core Creative & Performer:
TROPICANA
SHUNT & NATIONAL THEATRE
2005

Core Creative & Performer:
DANCE BEAR DANCE
SHUNT
2002-3

Director:
OUT OF LINE
For aerialist GISELE EDWARDS
Jerwood Circus Award
2003

Core Creative & Performer:
THE TENNIS SHOW
SHUNT
2000

Core Creative & Performer:
THE BALLAD OF BOBBY FRANCOIS
SHUNT
2000

 

IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES & EVENTS click hERE:

SHOWs at Drama Schools:

Director:
ALICE
LAMDA
2024

Director & Designer - Devised:
THE TABLE
Rose Bruford
2023

Director:
THE WELKIN
LAMDA
2022

Director & Designer:
ORLANDO
East15
2020

Director - Devised:
CHANGELING
RADA
2019

 

PUBLICATION & PODCAST:

THE UNIVERSITY OF O : writer of The History of the Kiss - a series of lessons of great expertise
PAPER STAGES : writer of chapter for Forest Fringe’s book - a festival of performance contained on the page
THE HAND : commission for Fuel Theatre & The Guardian’s series of podcasts on the body

Image : Ikin Yum (RSC) | Hugo Glendinning (RSC) | Floro Asqueta (Execution) | Susanne Dietz (Shunt) | Zoe Birkbeck (LAMDA)