Marcus Roche

Marcus Roche’s work centres on exploring a direct relationship between the audience and the performance. By involving the audience directly in the mechanics of the show, his work has fashioned show-goers as Generals, economists and chocolate entrepreneurs. His work focus’ on attempting to understand the big questions about political decision-making, morality and self-deception. He is a committed internationalist, with a great interest in stories and working with artists from around the world.

He is associate director at Cheek By Jowl, and currently part of the team at the Cervantes Theatre.

In 2012 he directed The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey which received critical acclaim was nominated for a CATS award and the Amnesty International Freedom of Speech Award. For Taganrog Opera and Drama Theatre (Russia) he directed a contemporary movement version of Romeo and Juliet. In 2014 he created Vote For Me which was part of the Early Days Festival at the Arches. He has directed The Night before the Trial a couple of Chekhov's short stories as a curtain raiser to the Tron Theatre’s production of Three Sisters. He has directed for the Tron Theatre, the Arches, Play, Pie and a Pint, Wee Theatres, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Theatre 503. His productions of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth toured Scotland in 2011. He has worked closely with Rachel O’Riordan on Macbeth as associate director, and as assistant on both Cinderella and Neil Simons the Odd Couple at Perth Theatre.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Unwritten Law, Fourth Monkey at the Cervantes Theatre, 2 Performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, Noor: A True Story of Liberté, Tristan Bates, 1 week 2019
DIRECTOR, The Intruder, King's Head Theatre, 1 performance, 2019
DIRECTOR, Going Down To Morocco, Cervantes Theatre, 2 performances, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Pericles Prince de Tyr, Cheek By Jowl, 4 months (tour), 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Winter's Tale, Cheek by Jowl, 2 years (tour), 2015-17

Training

Clowns (Ecole Philippe Gaulier)
7th International Theatre School (Theatre Union of Russia)
Young Vic Springboard
RSC Directors Workshop