Joe Gilmour
Theatre Artist Director FacilitatorJoe is an award-winning director based in the North of England, working throughout the UK. I work across scripted and devised work. In the last year Joe has collaborated with writer Jonathan Harvey (writer of the film Beautiful Thing, the show The Dusty Musical, and TV series Call The Midwife), Bruntwood prize-winning playwright Andy Sheridan and Lotte Wakeham (Artistic Director of Octagon Theatre). He works regularly with the established theatres Royal Exchange, Bolton Octagon and Leeds Playhouse. In 2018, Joe was selected by London’s renowned Young Vic as one of their Reach Out directors. For the last three years, he has worked at the Bolton Octagon directing their youth theatre productions. He has written for The Stage newspaper and in 2021 took up a position with the distinguished physical comedy company Told By An Idiot.
Credits
See website joegr.co.uk for updated list of creditsTraining
Young Vic Reach Out Program 2018Told By An Idiot's "Director in the Devising Process" 2018
Royal Exchnage's Observer Director scheme, 2017
Location
Greater ManchesterExperience
5-10 years
What I do
- Devising
- Directing
- Facilitating
- Languages
- Street Theatre
- Teaching / Coaching
- Working with disabled artists
- Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
- Working with learning disabled adults / children
- Working with learning disabled artists
- Working with young people
- Working with young people with special educational needs
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
French, Spanish
