Elizabeth Freestone

Director

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.