Patricia Doyle
Theatre Designer
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WORK WITH NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE COMPANY |
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| CLEOPATRA - as co-director and co-creator of the scenario (with David Nixon and Claude-Michel Schönberg) | |
| WUTHERING HEIGHTS as Theatre Associate and Dramaturge (Choreographer David Nixon) | |
HAMLET - as co-director and as co-writer on new scenario |
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM - as co-director. Nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production. |
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SLEEPING BEAUTY - created the scenario with David Nixon |
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PETER PAN - as co-director |
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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - as director |
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CARMEN - as Director, also at Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sadler’s Wells and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens |
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SWAN LAKE - as Dramatic Associate, director David Nixon |
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DANGEROUS LIAISONS – performing as The Older Marquise |
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* She also worked with Christopher Gable as drama consultant and acting coach on his productions of DRACULA, GISELLE, ROMEO AND JULIET and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME |
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FILM AND TELEVISION WORK |
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Patricia has just finished filming her short film directorial debut BEWARE OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR |
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ANNA AND THE KING (Feature film starring Jodie Kidd) |
Children’s Rehearsal Director |
HEARTBEAT - YTV |
Drama Coach for Charlotte Church and Gary Barlow for their television debut performances |
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THEATRE |
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MARTINE |
Salisbury Playhouse |
TIME AND THE CONWAYS |
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NOISES OFF |
Both Ohio USA |
London premiere of Barbara Pym’s NO FOND RETURN OF LOVE |
Theatre Maketa |
A new adaptation of George Orwell’s A CLERGYMAN’S DAUGHTER |
For her own Theatre Company, Terra Firma, at The Theatre Chipping Norton, Bristol Old Vic & tour |
BLOODY POETRY |
Terra Firma on regional tour |
BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS |
Man In The Moon Theatre, London, European and UK tour |
SERIOUS MONEY |
Man In The Moon Theatre London |
A private performance of 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD |
In aid of The Globe Theatre |
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD |
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PUSS IN BOOTS |
Both the Theatre Chipping Norton |
ALADDIN |
Southwark Playhouse |
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Workshops and work with students |
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Patricia has worked with Audiences Yorkshire and Arts & Business Yorkshire, in conjunction with NBT’s Learning & Access programme and directed and devised ‘Deptford Tales’ for the National Youth Theatre. She also works with students in conservatory drama training – both in Theatre and in Ballet. For the Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre she directed THREE SISTERS, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, TRAVESTIES and WUTHERING HEIGHTS (which she also adapted); for the NYT she directed a workshop production of BARNABY RUDGE and HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GIRL for the 1997 Edinburgh Festival as well as a two week workshop course. She is also involved with NBT’s Education Department, has taught at the London Contemporary Dance School, and is responsible for the drama work at The Central School of Ballet - both teaching and recruiting other teachers for the short courses each term. For the London Centre for Theatre Studies she directed THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE and she regularly takes classes at the Actor’s Centre – including a recent course on Theatre at War. She has also directed at the East 15 Acting School, Mountview School and the Guildford School of Acting |
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Patricia Doyle trained at RADA and before she moved into directing she worked extensively as an actress in Britain and America in theatre, television, film and radio. She was a founding director of GeVa Theatre New York and in the UK has worked with many of the major repertory companies as well as the National Theatre, Royal Court and Royal Shakespeare Company. Directors Patricia has worked with include Alan Ayckbourn, Stephen Barry, Peter Brook in his world tour production for the RSC of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Peter Cheeseman, Robert Chetwyn, Peter Gill, Peter Hall, Christopher Morahan, Harold Pinter and Peter Wood. |
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email: info@clarevidalhall.com
telephone: +44 (0) 20 8741 7647