CHRISTIAN DURHAM

Christian is an experienced Director whose extensive cv follows -
  • Pippin at GSA (Nov 2018) 
  • Café Society Swing, Stratford East Theatre Royal Producer: Stratford East Theatre Royal / Lateralize
  • Quaint Honour at Finborough Theatre (Nominated Best Male - OFFIES: Jack Archer) Chiplin Productions & Finborough Theatre.
  • Dusty, Azura, Carnival Cruise Lines Producer: 5 Foot 2 Productions in association with Carnival (P&O)
  • Spend Spend Spend and Children of Eden, Union Theatre(Nominated Best Female - OFFIES: Katy Dean, Julie Armstrong for SSS) Union Productions.
  • Pieces Of String, Waterloo East Theatre Snaydon Productions
  • Henna Night, Hen and Chickens Theatre, London Laudan Productions
  • Proud, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio Producer: Nic Gilder for 6:37 Productions
  • Peter Pan, Ascot, Aberdeen Arts Centre & Bridewell Theatre, London Producer: YMT UK.
  • The Plantagenet Club, based on Edward II by Christopher Marlowe. Workshop / Process Week via the Young Vic Director’s Programme.
  • UK National Tour of Boy George’s Taboo. (BEST MUSICAL – Manchester Evening News Awards). Producer - Fiery Angel.
  • Debbie Does Dallas. Oxford Fire station & E4 Udderbelly, Edinburgh Festival (Nominated BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION - MTM Awards) Producer - Mark Goucher
  • Real Classy Affair at the Soho Studio Theatre. Producer – Paul Cavanagh.
  • Only You Can Save Mankind.  Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Producer – Clear Channel & Broadhouse Productions.
 
PRODUCTIONS FOR DRAMA COLLEGES.
  •  Penelopiad - Mountview
  • Liolà  (Pirandello) & Cloud 9  (Churchill) - Drama Studio London
  • Curtains - Arts Educational
  • Spring Awakening - Guildford School of Acting
  • Animus & Just So - Musical Theatre Academy
ASSOCIATE & RESIDENT DIRECTION:
  • Associate Director (full restage & development) The Little Mermaid, Moscow & Tokyo. Producer: Disney / Stage Entertainment / Shiki (Winner of Best Musical & Best Actress in a Musical – Golden Mask Awards, Russia)
  • Recast Director on Jack And The Beanstalk, West End in Schools.
  • Associate Director King Lear, Derngate & National Tour for Max Webster Producer: Northampton Derngate & ATG
  • Associate Director Pure Imagination, St James Theatre for Chris Renshaw Producer: Danielle Tarento.
  • Recast Director on Taboo, The ClubHouse, Brixton Producer: Danielle Tarento & End Of Pier Productions
  • Director: Chicago Press Launch with Ute Lemper, Germany Stage Entertainment / Barry Weissler
  • Resident Director on Chicago, Garrick & Cambridge Theatre, West End. Producer: Barry & Fran Weissler
  • Associate Director on the UK National Tour of The New Statesman for Jennie Darnell Producer: ATG
  • Associate Director on National Tour of Guys And Dolls for Michael Grandage / Jamie Lloyd. Producer: ATG / Donmar Warehouse
  • Associate Director on Studies For a Portrait, Kings Head, London for Adam Spreadbury-Maher. Producer: Ben Cooper, Benjamin Jones, Good Night Out Productions (Directed rehearsals from week 2 onwards through to Previews).
  • Associate Director on Zorro. West End & National Tour for Christopher Renshaw.
  • Producer - Adam Kenwright, John Gertz & Isabel Allende
  • Resident Director on the UK National Tour of The King and I (Palladium Production). Producer – Clear Channel.
  • Assisting Christopher Renshaw on the West End production of We Will Rock You, the West End and Broadway productions of Taboo and many developmental workshops including Zorro, Taboo, A Room With A View & Over The Rainbow in London and Los Angeles.
 
WORKSHOPS & REHEARSED READINGS (Direction & Development):
  • Nobody’s Business by Sylvia Freedman, Charing Cross Theatre.
  • Finding the Burnett Heart by Paul Elliot, Lauderdale House
  • Silent Voices by James Burn, Tristan Bates Theatre
  • This Is Also England by Joseph Finley & Raphael Smith, Tristan Bates Theatre
  • No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Park Theatre.
  • Peter Pan by Jimmy Jewell & Nick Stimson, Lyric Theatre, London
  • The Olympiads by various, Arts Ed for MMD & ANMT
  • Going Once by Leon Parris and Sam Adamson. The Venue. Adam Kenwright