Simon Castle

Writer Actor

Hello! My name is Simon Castle (He/Him) and I’m a Soho Theatre Writers Lab alumni. I’m a multi-disciplinary theatre maker who specialises in telling queer stories. My central ethos is grounded in telling the queer narratives I wish I heard as a child, to inspire the next generation of LGBTQIA+ creatives to tell their stories freely. Platforming new queer voices is integral to my core practice.

Credits

Writer, Two Tribes - Shortlisted for Tony Craze Award, Soho Theatre, 2022.

Actor, I Ain't Dumb, Belgrade Theatre, 2022.
Actor, OutStageUs, Lowry Theatre, 2022.
Actor, Snow Queen, North Wall Arts Centre/Creation Theatre, 2020/21.
Actor, It's a Sin, Phat Swan Theatre Company, 2020.
Actor, Tempest, Creation Theatre, 2019.
Actor, Swallows and Amazons, 2018.
Actor, Wind in The Willows, Mill Arts Centre/Creation Theatre, 2017.
Writer, Lynx Africa and Dildos, Bush Theatre/Team Angelica Books, Launch Night, 2022.
Writer, Changeling, Nottingham Playhouse, Amplify Festival, 2022.
Writer, BoyToy (short), NFX Films, 2020.
VO, Concha, Brixton House, 2022.
VO, Whoopsie, BBC Radio 4, 2021.
VO, Tough Talks (WINNER AT BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS FOR BEST SEX AND RELATIONSHIP PODCAST 2021) Hitts Radio & Reform Radio, 2021.
VO, Coriolanus, RSC, 2017
VO, Julius Cesar, RSC, 2017
Directing, Romeo and Juliet - Playmakers, RSC, 2019.

Training

Soho Theatre's Writers Lab - Shortlisted for Tony Craze Award, 2022.
Soho Theatre Alumni Group, 2022/2023.
The National Theatre Playwriting Programme, 2021/2022
The National Youth Theatre, 2021
The PappyShow Mentoring Programme, 2021

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Literature
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Facilitating
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

Social

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