FIGHT DIRECTING

My work as a fight director covers a broad range of styles and the methods and choreography I use are tailor-made to suit each performance situation. As both an experienced actor and director I understand the dramatic needs of fights in performance. For a more detailed explanation of dramatic combat and my role as a fight director, please follow the links below:

I have worked with actors and dancers on stage and screen to create fight sequences to suit all forms of dramatic action including the following productions:

PERFORMANCE WORK

I design and choreograph performances and demonstrations of swashbuckling swordplay, dueling, gladiatorial combat, eighteenth century fencing, 'Wild West' saloon brawls and film-inspired combat. These have included performances at festivals and Maritime events, National Heritage sites and museums.

I regularly undertake performance and directing work in theatre, television and film. In addition to running Rapiersharp I am also the Artistic Director of Myriad Productions, an intercultural theatre ensemble that specialises in rare and challenging world theatre. The company’s methodology draws from the rich heritage of both European and Asian physical theatre and martial arts traditions.

Most recently, stage performance work has included playing KING DUSHYANTA in the national tour of Trestle Theatre Company’s production of Little India and CHARLES THE WRESTLER in the British Shakespeare Company’s production of As You Like It at Stirling Castle.