Elizabeth Freestone                 

   

PRODUCTION

VENUE / COMPANY

   
FORTHCOMING THEATRE  
THE RAPE OF LUCRECE Development project for the Royal Shakespeare Company
TAGORE'S WOMEN: ENDLESS LIGHT Kali Theatre at The Vault, Southwark Playhouse
 
   

MOST RECENT THEATRE

BORDER LIES/ REPUTATION Rehearsed readings for Kali Theatre
SOFTCOPS Rehearsed reading for the Royal Shakespeare Company
EVERYWORD FESTIVAL (2011) Liverpool Everyman, a workshop and reading of a new play by Kellie Smith
NIGHT MUST FALL Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
A GLORIOUSLY MUCKY BUSINESS LAMDA

RAGTIME

Urdang Academy

FRANGIPANI HILL and BHUS Rehearsed readings for Kali Theatre Company
EVERYWORD FESTIVAL (2010) Liverpool Everyman, a workshop and reading of a new play by Kellie Smith
ROMANY (Long project) LAMDA
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI/ VOLPONE Greenwich Theatre
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL/ DR FAUSTUS Greenwich Theatre
TOP GIRLS Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
   

THEATRE

HERE LIES MARY SPINDLER RSC @ Latitude Festival

THE TRAGEDY OF THOMAS HOBBES

Royal Shakespeare Company at Wilton’s Music Hall

ROMEO AND JULIET

The Globe Theatre on UK and European tour

THE TRAVELS OF THREE ENGLISH BROTHERS

British Museum – Site specific gallery production

THREE SISTERS

Welsh College of Music and Drama

SIX CHARACTERS LOOKING FOR AN AUTHOR

Central School of Music and Drama

SKELLIG by David Almond

UK Tour

THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE– as Associate Director to Sean Holmes

National Theatre

THE WATER HARVEST by Chris Lee

Theatre 503

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Royal Shakespeare Company

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Anthony Neilson

St Dunstans

LEFT ON CHURCH STREET by Nathan Parker

Bridewell Theatre

LOCK THE GATES by Neela Dolezalova

Lyric Studio

Director on attachment at the National Theatre Studio until February 2008
   

Short Plays:

FLAMINGOS by Duncan Macmillan

Latitude Festival

TYCHO BRAHE by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Theatre 503

POOR HENRY by James Graham

Red Lion

PIGEONS by Mike Bartlett and Rachel Wagstaff

Theatre 503

WAYS TO SURVIVE THE WORLD by Jennifer Tuckett

Red Lion

ONE MAN AND HIS TREE by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Theatre 503

COURSE IN A RESTAURANT by David Dipper

Old Vic (New Voices)

   

Rehearsed Readings:

BIG AMBITION PROJECT Old Vic

THE WATER HARVEST by Chris Lee

National Theatre Studio

THE FIVE WIVES OF MAURICE PINDER by Matt Charman

National Theatre Studio

ARIEL by Linda Marshall Griffiths

National Theatre Studio

GUARDIAN PLAYS

Soho Theatre

THE ROAD TO GREENWICH PIER by Rachael Wagstaff

Actors Centre

LEARNING TO SWIM THE INDIAN WAY by Paven Kirk

Royal Court Theatre

   

As Staff Director

MARKET BOY by David Eldridge (extension)

National Theatre, director Rufus Norris

A NEW WAY TO PLEASE YOU by Middleton & Rowley

RSC, director Sean Holmes

SPEAKING LIKE MAGPIES by Frank McGuinness

RSC, director Rupert Goold

BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL by Philip Massinger

RSC, director Josie Rourke

FUN HOUSE by Catherine Johnson

Old Vic (24 hour plays), director Phyllida Lloyd

VIA DOLOROSA by David Hare

Australia tour, director Stephen Daldry

LOYAL WOMEN by Gary Mitchell

Royal Court, director Josie Rourke

SUNDAY FATHER by Adam Pettle

Hampstead Theatre, director Rupert Goold

THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK by Naomi Wallace

Director Raz Shaw

   

OTHER WORK

Senior Reader:  Royal Shakespeare Company, Hampstead and Paines Plough

Reader:  Royal Court Young Writers Programme, Soho and Live Theatre

Literary Associate:  Soho Theatre

Elizabeth directed a workshop of THE DUCHESS OF MALFI for the Open University’s Reading and Understanding Literature course.
   

RADIO (As Director)

THE LUNEBERG VARIATION  by Paulo Maurensig

CBL for Radio 4

WATER SCULPTURES by Dawn King

Resonance

THE OTHER MAN by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie

Radio 4

WAR WITH THE NEWTS by Karel Capek

CBL for Radio 3

FABULOUS FLOPS+MORE FABULOUS FLOPS by Paul Roseby

Radio 4

THE PAPERS OF A J WENTWORTH (Retd) by H F Ellis

Radio 4

A CHILE CHRISTMAS by Peter Searles

Radio 4

WHO WEARS THE TROUSERS? by Emma Kennedy

Radio 4

RING AROUND THE BATH by Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson

Radio 4

CHURCH LADIES by Aileen Gonsalves

Radio 4

2002-4: Employed full time as a director at BBC Radio 4

   

EDUCATION

Elizabeth trained at the National Theatre Studio and at the Rose Bruford College and has a BA Hons in Directing (First Class).

She was recently invited to take a place on a 'Women in Film' short directing course.


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