Oliver Bates

Theatre Director Clown Theatre Producer Facilitator Performer

(He/Him) I'm a director, producer and performer. I'm interested in clown, bouffon and dark comedy, as well as post-dramatic and absurdist theatre. I believe that clown principles and style of working can be brought into any rehearsal process to free up performers to experiment and play with script. I am interested in furthering my practise in this direction- to bring my understanding of directing and working with clowns to more serious or traditional theatre pieces and see how this shapes the work differently to more tradtional rehearsal porcesses.

Credits

Producer/Facilitator, The Directors' Playground (Workshops/Courses), Longfield Hall,>1year (ongoing), 2021-present

Director, The Parking Meter (scratch), Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 1night, 2019

Director It’s Always the Quiet Ones (scratch), Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 1 night 2019

Director/ Writer/ Performer, A Sight of Abject Pity and Ruin, Camden Etcetera Theatre, 1night, 2018

Director/ Writer/ Performer, A Sight of Abject Pity and Ruin, Camden Etcetera Theatre, The Perth Theatre (EdFringe), 1week, 2018

Performer, Little Red Cap, The Space@Niddry Steet (EdFringe), 1 month, 2015

Performer, Hansel and Gretel, The Space@Niddry Steet (EdFringe), 1 month, 2015

Assistant Director/ Performer, Inevitable, The Space on the Mile (EdFringe), 1 week, 2014

Training

Ecole Phillipe Gaulier, Bouffon and Clown Workshops
Spymonkey, Clown workshop
Rhum and Clay, Solo performance and Solo Clown workshop
Toby Clarke, Directing workshop
Stephen Sobal, Directing/Clown workshop
Leigh Toney, Directing workshop
Oscar Toeman, Directing workshop
English and Drama BA (1st class hons.), Goldsmiths College
Year of the Monkey, Fourth Monkey

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus
  • Comedy
  • Film - short
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Workshopping & Development

Additional Languages

No

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