Freddie Crossley

Theatre Director Artist

Freddie Crossley (he/him) is a director and artist working across multiple forms. He has a broad experience working in new writing and contemporary theatre. His interests lie in the intersections of form, in the non-linear nature of time and its telling and the unspoken unknowns of our discourse. Freddie is a member of Freelancers Make Theatre Work who advocate for and amplify the voices of freelancers in the sector.

Credits

The Walk, Manchester International Festival, October 2021, Puppeteer
Ghost Shows (podcast series), Freelancers Make Theatre Work and Curtain Call, released March-May 2021, Composer and co-writer.
In Our Bones (supported by Theatre Royal Plymouth), Vault Festival 2020, February-March 2020, Director, performer, co-writer/composer, producer.
The Unattended Moment, The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth, May 2019, Director, performer, co-writer/composer, producer.
Assistant Director at Theatre Royal Plymouth (since September 2018-Spetember 2020): The Roommate by Jen Silverman, Dir. Bethany Pitts (cancelled, 2020)
God of Chaos by Phil Porter, Dir. David Mercatali (2019)
You Stupid Darkness by Sam Steiner, Paines Plough, Dir. James Grieve (2019)
The Kneebone Cadillac by Carl Grose, Dir Simon Stokes (2018)
The Unreturning by Anna Jordan, Frantic Assembly, Dir. Neil Bettles (2018)
Quiz by James Graham, Dir. Daniel Evans (Chichester Festival Theatre, 2017)
Giant and The Girl Who Fell in Love with the Moon (ZooCo), Edinburgh Fringe and UK Touring, 2015-2017 (Associate Artist, performer, musician)

Also campaign member for Freelancers Make Theatre Work since 2020, inc. short film production, experience with Handspring Puppet Company, Cape Town, Told by an Idiot and Ontroerend Goed.

Training

2016 Curious School of Puppetry
2016 Glasgow School of Art (interrupted)
2011 Laban Movement and Efforts, Kate Sagovsky
2011-14 Clare College, University of Cambridge (BA English Literature)

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Crafts
  • Film - short
  • Literature
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Editing
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

French, some Spanish

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