Alex McCarthy

He // Him

Apologies for the lack of social links, I'm not on social media for mental health reasons.

I'm a published playwright, and theatremaker. Having worked widely in South African theatre, I know work with new text based work primarily as director & dramaturg. My ideal process forms the company into a playwrighting organism where every creative and performer is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of the text and performance, chiselling out the best version of the experience that it could be. Collaboration and holding things lightly are my guiding stars. My approach has so far worked with drama, comedy and one person drag horror shows.

I graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with an MA In Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media in 2019. Aside from projects in South Africa pre-pandemic, I recently directed Grey Widow at a number of London venues including: The Vaults, The Other Palace Studio and The Kings Head Theatre. I am Associate Producer of Crunchy Leaf Productions.

Credits

Director and dramaturg, The Drought, Kings Head Theatre, 1 week, 2022
Director and dramaturg, Grey Widow, Vaults Theatre/ Kings Head Theatre/ The Other Palace studio, 2 weeks, 2022
Rehearsals observer, Step Mother, Chichester Festival Theatre, 5 weeks, 2017
Director, Cannibal Country, Alexander Upstairs, 1 week, 2016
Director, Rainshark, AFDA Studio, 1 week, 2015
Director and Playwright, Guide to Sacrifice, Baxter Theatre Golden Arrow Studio, 2015
Director and devising facilitator, Fog Ducking, AFDA Studio, 1 week, 2015
Dramaturg, A Most Honest Man, Baxter Theatre Centre Flipside Studio, 2015
Facilitator and creative mentor, Zabalaza Theatre Festival, Baxter Theatre Centre, 2015
Co-writer, deviser & performer, Uhm..., Nationwide Tour (National Arts Festival, Artscape Theatre, KKNK), up to two weeks, 2014-15

Training

BA Theatre and Performance, Theatre Making - University of Cape Town - 2014
Writers Lab - Soho Theatre - 2017
MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - 2019