LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
A stage adaptation by Jack Thorne. Based on the Swedish novel and film by John Ajvide Lindqvist
ArtsEd
2023
Director - Piers Black
Set Designer - Laura Ann Price
Costume Designer - Sophia Pardon
Lighting Designer - Alex Musgrave
Sound Designer - Eamonn O'Dwyer
Cast
James Malam
Joseph Birmingham
Keisha Afua
Michal Karpiuk
Shun Yin
Kate-Lauren Ceannt
Kay Dimech
Mia Gutu
Aimee Sturgess
Malachy Conlan
Catriona Ferguson
Mayoorhan Sevverlz
Aoife Rush
Production Photographer
Robin Savage
GET HAPPY
by Joseph Aldous
Pleasance, Islington
2023
Director - Piers Black
Set and Costume Designer - Blythe Brett
Lighting Designer - Jonathan Chan
Sound Designer - Anna Short and Annie May Fletcher
Movement Director - Tilda O'Grady
Cast
Joseph Aldous
Production Photographer
Blythe Brett and Harry Elletson
“Tens, tens, tens across the board! ... What a show"
★★★★★
Lost In Theatreland
“High-octane, fun-fuelled... effortlessly endearing”
★★★★
The Upcoming
"An impressively slick show... deftly harnessed by director Piers Black to help lift this production far beyond the confines of the compact stage”
★★★★
Jack The Lad
A MONSTER CALLS
Based on the novel by Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea by Siobhan Dowd
Adapted by Sally Cookson and Adam Peck and devised by the original company
LAMDA
2022
Director - Piers Black
Designer - Ingrid Hu
Lighting Designer - Abhinav Mishra
Sound Designer - Summer Collier
Movement Director - Jackie Kibuka
Assistant Director - Witney White
Musical Arrangements - Naia Elliott-Spence and Lucy Karczewski
Cast
Lee Braithwaite
Harry Chalmers-Morris
Naia Elliott-Spence
Molly Elson
Juliet G. James
Lucy Karczewski
Jacob Mechan
Kieton Saunders-Browne
Production Photographer
Mercedes Assad
TAPPED
by Katie Redford
National Tour - 2023
Theatre503 - 2022
Director - Piers Black
Designer - Ceci Calf
Lighting Designer - Lucía Sánchez Roldán
Music and Sound Designer - Conrad Kira
Movement Director - Kloé Dean
Casting Director - Amy Blair
Original Cast
Jennifer Daley
Max Hastings
Olivia Sweeney
Tour Cast
Marie Blount
Max Hastings
AK Golding
Production Photographer
Lidia Crisafulli
“A heart-warming comedy fuelled by everyday magic"
★★★★
West End Best Friend
“A devastating, fantastic play with a touch of paranormal”
★★★★
North West End
"Poignant and hard-hitting”
★★★★
Pocket Size Theatre
JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS
by Tom Wells
LAMDA
2021
Director - Piers Black
Designer - Corey Shipp
Lighting Designer - Callum Watson
Sound Designer - Murong Li
Movement Director - Anna Alvarez
Musical Director - Karoline Gable
Voice Coach - Salvatore Sorce
Cast
Zoë Birkbeck
Luke Hammond
Mark Hannah
Ethan Hughes
Jeromes Yates
Production Photographer
Nick Rutter
Rehearsal Photographer
Zoë Birkbeck
CATCHING COMETS
by Piers Black
National Tour - 2022
Royal Exchange, Manchester / Theatr Clwyd / Pleasance, Islington - 2021
Pleasance, Edinburgh - 2019
Director - Piers Black
Designer - Natalie Johnson
Lighting Designer - Matt Leventhall
Sound Designer - Mark Harris
Movement Director - Chi-San Howard
Assistant Director - Heather Carroll
Consultant Director - Bryony Shanahan
Cast
Ali Michael
Production Photographer
Sophie Giddens
“Exhilarating, heart-warming and honest – one not to be missed!"
★★★★★
Voice Magazine
“Wittily written and directed by Piers Black and performed with flair by Ali Michael”
★★★★
The Scotsman
"Incredibly well pitched”
★★★★
The Stage
Winner OFFIE for Short Run 2021
MOTH
By Declan Greene
Hope Mill Theatre
2017
Director - Piers Black
Designer - Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting Designer - Matt Leventhall
Sound Designer - Mark Harris
Movement Director - Chi-San Howard
Cast
Ali Michael and Charlotte Gascoyne
Production Photographer
Shay Rowan
"Blazing acting... Piers Black's gloomily atmospheric production constantly grabs at the attention"
★★★★
The Stage
"A stunningly staged production"
Manchester Theatre Awards
Winner of Manchester Theatre Award for
Best Fringe Production 2017
LOVE & MONEY
By Dennis Kelly
ALRA
2017
Director - Piers Black
Designer - Samantha Ackerley
Sound Designer - Owen Rafferty
Movement Director - Chi-San Howard
Cast
Misha Ade, Zoey Barnes, Edd Bower, Richard Carlin, Diana Carson-Walker, Linh Huynh, Laura Whittet
ENVELOPED IN VELVET
By Piers Black
Site-specific
Arts Theatre, West End
BasicSpace Festival
The Lowry
2015-16
Director - Cat Robey
Designer - Irene Jade
Sound Designer - Mark Harris
Cast
Lianne Harvey, Beth Holmes, Kenneth Jay, Ali Michael, Nick Pearse, Rich Southgate, James Warburton
Production Photographer
George Hill
"A unique theatre experience... One of the best things I have seen"
A Younger Theatre
"A stimulating piece of theatre that provoked moral reflection"
★★★★★
The Mancunion
"A fine example of the art of immersive theatre"
★★★★
London Theatre 1
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THE DUMB WAITER
By Harold Pinter
Site-specific
HOME
NSDF
Lucy Davis Vaults
2014-2015
Director - Piers Black
Sound Designer - Mark Harris
Cast
Ali Michael and James Warburton
Production Photographer
Shay Rowan