Andy Routledge

Andy Routledge (He/Him)

I work as a director, dramaturg and outside eye. I’m interested in projects that explore complex social subjects in dynamic and innovative ways, enabling a collaborative space for artists to create bold work whilst offering a good night out for audiences old and new. My main areas of interest are new writing, devised work and storytelling.

www.andyroutledge.com

Credits

Director:
Director:

In Other Words by Matthew Seager. Arcola, UK Tour. 30 performances. 2023.

When We Died by Alexandra Donnachie. Vaults Festival, National Tour, Summerhall, Prague Festival. 41 performances. 2020-24.

SWIM by Liz Richardson. Theatre by the Lake, UK Tour. 38 performances. 2022-23.

60 Miles by Road or Rail by Ryan Leder. Royal & Derngate (Royal) 5 performances. 2021.

Ventoux Devised with 2Magpies. Curve, Summerhall, UK Tours. 185 performances. 2015-22

Director (R&Ds and Rehearsed Readings):

Glass by Jacob Kay. BAC, Derby Theatre. 2 week R&D, Sharing. 2024.

Pageant Project (devised). National Youth Theatre. 1 week R&D (online) 2021.

A Story about Time Travel by Ryan Leder. New Perspectives. Ryan Leder. 1 week R&D, Sharing. 2020.

Alcatraz by Nathan Lucky Wood. New Diorama Theatre. 1 week R&D, Sharing. 2018.

Being Norwegian by David Greig. Royal Exchange. 1 week R&D, Sharing. 2017.

Assistant Director:

Neaptide dir. Sarah Frankcom. National Theatre. Rehearsed Reading. 2017.

How My Light is Spent dir. Liz Stevenson. Royal Exchange, Sherman Theatre, Theatre by the Lake. 2 month tour. 2017.

Twelfth Night dir. Jo Davies. Royal Exchange. 1 month. 2017.

Sweet Charity dir. Derek Bond. Royal Exchange. 2 months. 2016.(Responsible for understudies)

B!RTH International Festival dir. Emma Callander. Royal Exchange, Wellcome Collection. 1 week. 2016/2018

You, The Audience dir. Matthew Xia. Royal Exchange. 1 performance. 2017

A Streetcar Named Desire dir. Sarah Frankcom. Royal Exchange. 5 weeks. 2016 (Research pack used for double page of programme)

Awards and Nominations:

Shortlisted for the RTST Sir Peter Hall Directors Award 2024 (top 4) with Bolton Octagon, Rose Theatre and Mercury Theatre

Shortlisted for the RTST Sir Peter Hall Directors Award 2022 with Nottingham Playhouse

Winner of Best Script from The Stagey Place (When We Died at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023)

Shortlisted for The Filipa Bragança Award (When We Died at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023)

4 Office Nominations, including Lead Performance in a play x 2 (In Other Words, Arcola Theatre 2023)

LondonPubTheatres ‘Best Show of 2023’ (In Other Words, Arcola Theatre 2023)

60 Miles by Road or Rail
Founder and Artistic Director of 60 Miles by Road or Rail, an arts, heritage and community organisation based in my hometown of Northampton. We have engaged tens of thousands of intergenerational people across the county and created over a hundred paid opportunities for local professionals through interdisciplinary activities. I have co-project managed all activities, including fundraising and managing budgets of over £250k.

60 Miles presents: Community Comics – pairing six community groups with six professional artists to create an original comic book anthology

50 Years of Favell – creating a huge portrait photography wall, audio pieces, a documentary and youth theatre performance, celebrating 50 years of a local shopping centre and its communities

60 Miles by Road or Rail (2021) – championing Northampton and Corby’s ‘New Town’ legacies. Includes midscale theatre production at Royal & Derngate, co-created audio, documentary, oral histories shopping centre pop-up events, and award-winning photography

www.60milesbyroadorrail.co.uk/

Training

RSC Artist Development Programme Dec 2023 - present
(includes residencies with Rob Icke, Declan Donnellan & Nick Ormerod)

Birkbeck, University of London. MFA Theatre Directing (2015-17). Distinction
Includes year-long residency at Royal Exchange

University of Nottingham. BA English with. Creative Writing (2011-14) First Class.
School Prize for Best Honours