Josh Husselbee

Hi there, my name is Josh (he/him) I'm an actor and a writer who has performed at the National Theatre, The Chichester Festival Theatre and in the West End. I has recently graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a Masters in Classical Acting but but before that I did my undergraduate degree at the University of East Anglia where I studied creative writing with a specialism in script writing and performance. I spent a couple of years working front of house and in theatre management at various theatre but since graduating from the Masters program I am keen to stay on the creative side of theatre. Aside from my professional work, I primarily grew up over seas, living in six different countries by the time I was fifteen, primarily in Africa- this experience has broadened my horizons as an individual and I hope this global awareness translates to a dynamic perspective on theatre.

My biggest influences as a director are Bijan Sheibani, Carrie Cracknell and Rob Ike. I am really interested in plays that examine power dynamics in personal relationships and texts that explore and dissect notions of privilege, gender and race. I also identify as queer so I am keen to engage with other artists in the LGBTQ+ community.

Credits

Co-Director/ Punk Rock by Simon Stephens/ The University of East Anglia/ 3 shows/ 2014

Co-DIRECTOR/ The Tempest/ The University of East Anglia/ 3 shows/ 2015

Director/ The Greeness of Grass by Josh Husselbee/ University of East Anglia/ 1 week/ 2015

Director/ Shazam by Josh Husselbee/ 3 weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe/ 2015

The President of the Drama Society UEA 2014-2015

Assistant Director/ Protect and Survive by Michel Ross/ 2 weeks at The Vaults Festival/ 2016

Artistic Director of the Kemptown Carnival 2019

Training

National Youth theatre 2009-2018
MA Acting- Central School of Speech and Drama
BA Script Writing and Performance- The University of East Anglia

Workshops:

Intro to Play writing with Simon Stephens (The Young Vic 2017)
Adaptation in Practice with John Caird (RCSSD 2019)
Uncle Vanya in adaptation with Rob Ike (RCSSD 2019)
Intro to the Stanislavsky Method with Sergei Tcherkasski (RCSSD 2019)
Devising and movement with Kane Husbands (The Pappy Show 2019)
The Actor and the Target 20 years on with Declan Donalan (The Barbican 2019)