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Jon-Luke Goodman

Theatre Director Writer Film Maker Creative Director - Bands

He/Him

Jon-Luke is a Midlands and South West-based Writer and Director who champions the telling of stories of the working class, family dynamics and hope. He is keen to explore stories of real people and truth in a way that structurally, formally and aesthetically feels unique to the story being told as an investigation into modern living.

As a creative with chronic health conditions and being from a working-class background with care responsibilities, Jon-Luke understands empathy and strives to find human kindness, connection and hope in a piece.

Credits

Director and Writer, Gristle, R+D, TBC, 2024
Director, The River, The Wardrobe Theatre, 3 days, 2024
Director, Tracks of Time, Radio Play, Christchurch Studios, 2024
Director, Fearless Obsession, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 1 day, 2023
Director, Stuffed, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 1 day, 2023
Director and Writer, Gristle, University of Warwick, 1 day, 2023
Director and Writer, The Glass Wall, Warwick Arts Centre, 4 days, 2023
Director, The Arden of Faversham, University of Warwick, 4 days, 2023

Assistant Director, Twelfth Night, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 3 days, 2024

Training

MA Drama Directing at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
BA Hons Theatre and Performance Studies at University of Warwick
Extended Diploma in Technical Theatre


- West of England High End Film and TV Workforce Development Scheme in association with The Bottleyard Studios
- BFI Thinking Cinematically
- Internship at the RSC in Props Making (1 year, part Time)

Location

Bristol

Experience

1-2 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Gaming and interactivity
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Prop Making
  • Theatre making
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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