Hope Thain

Director Facilitator Movement Director Dramaturg Intimacy Director

Hope Thain is a Bristol/South West based theatre director, pronouns she/her.

Hope is interested in making work that explores the intricacies and complications of human relationships, often working on adaptations of older texts that place women at the forefront. She enjoys working physically to explore these themes, and is hugely influenced by music which is a often a main element of her work.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 3 days, Jan 2023

SCENE DIRECTOR, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s Globe, 1 days, Dec 2022

DIRECTOR, Haunted House, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 3 days, October 2022

DIRECTOR, R&D Montague Terrace, Tobacco Factory Theatres, August 2022

SCENE DIRECTOR, A Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s Globe, 1 day, March 2022

SCENE DIRECTOR, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s Globe, 1 day, Nov 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Gaze, Dir. Tilly Branson, Northern Stage, 5 days, Nov 2021

DIRECTOR, R&D 12 Dancing Princesses, The Taunton Brewhouse Theatre,1 day, September 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Three Seagulls, Dir. Sally Cookson, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 10 Days, July 2021

DIRECTOR, Kyoto, Wardrobe Theatre, May 2021

RESIDENT DIRECTOR, The Secret Cabaret, Hippodrome Theatre Bar, 2018-2020

DIRECTOR, The Greatest Show, The Passenger Shed, 3 days, 2019

DIRECTOR, Baba Yaga, The Alma Tavern, 1 week, Dec 2018

Training

MA Drama Directing Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Location

Bristol

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Literature
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Dramaturgy
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

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