Darren Rapier

I have worked as a writer, actor and director in film, TV, radio and theatre. I have run large devised community projects and youth theatre productions. Trained at Rose Bruford College and am now looking to get more mainstream theatre and feature film directing work.

Credits

Theatre Directing
2005 HOODIES Bexley Council Performance for HM the Queen
2004 DICK WHITTINGTON In The Wings Productions 6 week Kent Tour
2002 THE BEANS AND THE MAGIC BOOK In The Wings Productions 6 week Kent Tour
2000 OUR TOWN STORY Bexley Council Millennium Dome

Youth Theatre Directing
2018 SMITTEN (CARMEN) Dramatized adaptation Greenwich & Lewisham YPT
2015 SHOOT/GET TREASURE/REPEAT Play (Mark Ravenhill) Greenwich & Lewisham YPT
2014 PAYBACK Play (Devised) Greenwich & Lewisham YPT
2012 THE ARRIVAL Play (Based on Shaun Tan story) Half Moon YPT
2010 BOOM Play with music Dartford Youth Theatre
2007 OUT OF THE DARKNESS Inter-schools project Bexley Council
2006 MATERIAL WORLD Inter-schools project Bexley Council

Film /TV Directing
SECTIONS TV Pilot (Drama) Tualen Pictures
SEALED WITH A KISS Short film Tualen Pictures
FAIRY ON THE RUN Short film Pixelform/Tualen Pictures
BLIND MAN’S BLUFF Short Film New Treatment/Film London
IT IS Short Film in-movies/Whatever Pictures
THE RACE Short Film in-movies/Whatever Pictures
RIVERSCROSS Eps.2-7 Web series/ continuing Drama Spanner in the Works

Teaching/Dramaturgy
Creating adaptations of operas, including CARMEN and TOSCA with hard to reach groups for the Royal Albert Hall. Visiting lecturer at Rose Bruford College, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Greenwich University, SAE Institute, London Screenwriters’ Festival and British Film Institute. Tutor at Pauline Quirk Academy and Greenwich and Lewisham Young People’s Theatre.

Training

Rose Bruford College