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Directing Work

I trained in directing at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, where I directed a number of productions of various scales.
After moving to London, I co-founded Scallywag Studios, a new-writing production company with whom I've directed three plays, STAMP, That Sweet, Pure Nectar, and Folly to be Wise.
I directed my own play Snakes & Ladders is a Losing Game, and self-directed my solo show Knapsack.
Alongside this, I've worked as a freelance director and consultant, advising on productions.


Folly to be Wise

by Charlie Dunne

Where ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise... 28 year old Ben is all work and no play. When his old mate and opposite, Johnny, reaches out and suggests they catch up over a pint, Ben is eager to rekindle a friendship he thought was lost in the whirlwind of adulthood. Johnny, however, has other plans for their evening. Whether or not tis folly to be wise is up to you... but you may be surprised to see with whom your loyalties lie at the end of this tale.


Pilgrimage

by Jack Robertson

Curtain?

On a forgotten road in remote Norfolk there is a spot on which a house has stood for centuries. In days gone by the humble hearth provided shelter for the many travellers on pilgrimage to the holy sites of Walsingham. But today it is best known as a haunted cottage, made infamous by popular podcast - Pilgrim's Unrest.

☆☆☆☆☆ - London Pub Theatres

☆☆☆☆ - Everything Theatre


Snakes & Ladders is a Losing Game

by Benedict Esdale

Curtain?

Sarah can't escape her small-town life, or her dysfunctional relationship with partner Alice, with whom she's just started couple's counselling where they've been given a new board game each week to play together. Except they can't stand each other, so Sarah's best friend (and ex boyfriend), has stepped in to the play the games. Each week we see Sarah and Jack playing a different game/solving a different puzzle, and learning about love, sex, and money along the way.


Legend of the Turnipman

by Laima Helena Vanaga


That Sweet, Pure Nectar

by Charlie Dunne

When Dizzy and Morris bump into each other in a North London alleyway after a terrible club night, they are torn between trying to salvage something of the evening, or admitting defeat and going home. That Sweet Pure Nectar is a thought-provoking comedy that shines a light on the all too common mistake of waiting for things to happen in life. It's like they say: nothing good happens after 3AM. Or does it?


STAMP

by Charlie Dunne


Romeo + Juliet

by William Shakspeare, adapted by Benedict Esdale

Photographs by Hiram Harrington


Directed by Benedict Esdale in the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin

An adaption for the Advanced Directing module as a part of final BA assessment, Trinity College Dublin.




The Accidental Death of an Anarchist

by Dario Fo

Photographs by Sarah O'Sullivan


Directed by Benedict Esdale in the Players Theatre, Dublin

Cast: Matt McGowan, Robbie Doyle, Charlie Jermyn, Jimmy Kavanagh, Sam Killian, Ellen Finnerty




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