Jonathan Munby

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Jonathan has a BA (First Class Hons) Degree in Drama: Theatre, Film and Television from The University of Bristol (1995-98).

 

CURRENT and FORTHCOMING WORK

THE DOG IN THE MANGER – Washington D.C’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (2009)

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS - The Old Vic

MOST RECENT WORK

THE WHITE DEVIL – Menier Chocolate Factory

For the Royal Exchange: HENRY V and Goldoni’s MIRANDOLINA, translator Ranjit Bolt
for the National Theatre Studio: GILGAMESH and FIREBIRD
and

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – The Globe Theatre

DON GIOVANNI – English Touring Opera
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER - Birmingham Rep and on No 1 tour
NAKAMITSU – The Gate Notting Hill, Jonathan directing with Mike Ashcroft
NOISES OFF - Kreeger Theatre, Washington
A NUMBER – Sheffield Crucible Studio& Chichester Festival, Minerva Studio
THE CANTERBURY TALES – Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, Washington, USA and West End as one of three directors presenting the complete tales
SWEETNESS AND BADNESS – Welsh National Opera’s Max project
TARTUFFE – translated by Ranjit Bolt, Watermill Theatre & tour
THE ANNIVERSARY – West End, restaged & opened the Liverpool Playhouse production

and Previously:-

Other work at the Watermill Theatre: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OLMEDO by Lope de Vega in a version by David Johnston, THE VENETIAN TWINS translator Ranjit Bolt; THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE by Marivaux, translator Martin Crimp and DANCING AT LUGHNASA by Brian Friel (and also at Greenwich Theatre)
For Sheffield Crucible: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and BIRD CALLS - premiere of a new play by the novelist Lesley Glaister
For Guildhall School: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA and LOVE FOR LOVE by William Congreve
For Bristol Old Vic: BED SHOW by Simon Jones, ALL MY SONS (as asst dir to Andy Hay)
and:
JOHN BULL’S OTHER ISLAND by George Bernard Shaw - Lyric Theatre, Belfast:
JOURNEYS AMONG THE DEAD by Eugene Ionic (Studio)- Young Vic Theatre:
21yrs @ 6am - Ablaze Theatre Co, Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe
EBB AND RUN – Bristol Council, Bristol City Docks Community Project
DECONSTRUCTING THE DREAM - New Moon Theatre Company (for whom he is Artistic Director) - Queen Elizabeth Hall
THE MYSTERY PLAYS - Write Act Theatre Company, Waterfront Studio
PERIBANEZ - Year Out Drama Course, Stratford
And for the Royal Shakespeare Company: MADNESS IN VALENCIA by Lope de Vega, version by David Johnston at The Other Place; ROBIN HOOD by Anthony Munday adapted by Simon Reade (rehearsed reading); and as Assistant Director to Gregory Doran on KING JOHN and JUBILEE by Peter Barnes (Swan Theatre); MACBETH (Swan & Young Vic and re-staged: UK Tour, Tokyo Globe, Long Warf Connecticut, USA and to Lindsay Posner on TWELFTH NIGHT (RST)

He has also written three plays: 21yrs @ 6am, COAST and SOCIETY and please ask for details of his teaching work at Rose Buford Drama School, the Guildhall School of Speech and Drama, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Queens University Belfast, British Council Japan, Long Warf Theatre New Haven, Tokyo Globe and the University of Bristol.