British theatre director and script editor
Esther Richardson (born 1974) is a British
theatre director and
script editor . She directed an adaptation of
Stephen Poliakoff 's Breaking the Silence ,
[1] and A Pair of Pinters.
[2] In 2016, she was appointed the artistic director of
Pilot Theatre .
[3]
Biography
Richardson was born in
Manchester .
[4] She attended
Bristol University ,
[3] where she studied English.
[4] She earned her master's in theatre arts from
Goldsmiths, University of London .
[4] She began working with the
Royal Shakespeare Company as a literary assistant in 2000.
[4] She began working on the Theatre Writing Partnership (TWP), which allowed her to discover new play writers.
[5] TWP won the
Peggy Ramsay award for Momentum in 2004.
[4] In 2007, she quit working with TWP, and began working with Derby LIVE,
Nottingham Playhouse ,
Royal and Derngate , the
Soho Theatre and the Cast Theater in
Doncaster , directing its first show,
The Glee Club in 2013.
[4]
In 2011, Richardson and Andy Barrett created Skybus , which is a play that took place on a bus running between
Derby and the
East Midlands Airport .
[6] Richardson was the director, and the play takes the form of "eavesdropped" conversations between characters heading to the airport.
[6]
Her film, The Cake , was selected for the
Moscow International Film Festival ,
Rushes Soho Shorts and was one of the UK finalists for the Women in Film and Television International Short Film Showcase.
[7]
During the European recession, Richardson gathered stories from across
Europe in 2013, collecting testimonies about how
austerity has impacted people's lives.
[8] The project was called All Across Europe and Richardson planned to develop a theatre piece based on what she collected.
[8]
In 2016, she was appointed the artistic director of
Pilot Theatre .
[9]
Selected stage credits
Film work
Wings (2011) Anthem Films (director).
[23]
The Cake (2011) Anthem Films.
[7]
References
^
a
b Marlowe, Sam (22 May 2008).
"Breaking the Silence" . The Times (United Kingdom) . Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via EBSCO.
^ Bonner, Neil (10 February 2010).
"A Pair of Pinters Review at Guildhall Derby" . The Stage . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
a
b Hutchinson, Charles (15 February 2016).
"York Company Pilot Theatre Appoints Esther Richardson as New Artistic Director" . The Press (York) . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g Smurthwaite, Nick (2016).
"Esther Richardson: 'You Don't Need to Be Posh in the Arts. You Just Need to Be You' " . The Stage . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Turner, Cathy; Behrndt, Synne K. (2008).
Dramaturgy and Performance . Palgrave Macmillan. p. 136.
ISBN
9781403996558 .
^
a
b
c
"All Aboard for Theatrical Treat" . Eastwood Advertiser . 15 October 2011. Archived from
the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
a
b
"Last Chance for Local Filmmakers" . Ripley & Heanor News . 16 November 2011. Archived from
the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
a
b Pantelildes, Poly (7 July 2013).
"Snapshots of Austerity" . Cyprus Mail . Archived from
the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Snow, Georgia (15 February 2016).
"Esther Richardson Appointed Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre" . The Stage . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ BWW News Desk.
"Malorie Blackman's NOUGHTS & CROSSES To Be Adapted For The Stage By Sabrina Mahfouz" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 26 June 2019 .
^
"Ten Things to Do in the Colchester Area This Weekend" . Daily Gazette . 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
"Blood is Still Much Thicker Than Water in New Pakistani Play" . Eastern Eye . 27 March 2015. Archived from
the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
a
b
c
d
"Theatre Credits" . Esther Richardson . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
"Doncaster's Cast Theatre in Call for Budding Writers" . Doncaster Free Press . 8 January 2014. Archived from
the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Hickling, Alfred (5 May 2011).
"Be My Baby - Review" . The Guardian . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Upton, Jane.
"Bones" . Jane Upton . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Cavendish, Dominic (29 June 2010).
"Town at Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Wild Horses at Theatre503, Battersea, Review" . The Telegraph . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
a
b
"Double the Directing on a Pair of Pinters" . Derby Telegraph . 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2016 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Billington, Michael (26 June 2009).
"Everything Must Go!" . The Guardian . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Fisher, Neil (18 August 2007).
"Top Opera" . The Times (United Kingdom) . Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via EBSCO.
^ Adenekan, Shola (2006).
"Review: Earl of Mo'Bay" . The New Black Magazine . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Orme, Steve (2005).
"Satin 'n' Steel" . British Theatre Guide . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^
"Film, Studio and Live Sound" . Alex Ashcroft . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
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