LIFE OUT THERE
by Tim Foley
Created by Ransack Theatre
The Lowry
TheEngineRoom - ThickSkin
Jodrell Bank
Director - Piers Black
Associate Director - Anna Berentzen
Set and Costume Designer - Milla Clarke
Lighting Designer - Alex Fernandes
Sound Designer - Patch Middleston
Movement Director - Chi-San Howard
Video and Captioning Designer - SR
Cast
Brianna Douglas
Samuel Gosrani
Alastair Michael
Sophie Steer
Production Photographer
Tom Doona
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"A gripping, imaginative journey through space”
★★★★★
A Youngish Perspective
“A handsomely-designed, well-acted play which raises many interesting questions”
British Theatre Guide
“First class"
Theatre Reviews North
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I'M NOT BEING FUNNY
by Piers Black
Bush Theatre
Bristol Old Vic
Director - Bryony Shanahan
Set and Costume Designer - Amelia Jane Hankin
Lighting Designer - Lucía Sánchez Roldán
Sound Designer - Asaf Zohar
Intimacy Coordinator - Tommy Ross-Williams
Producer - Prentice Productions
Casting - Fran Cattaneo
Cast
Jerome Yates
Tia Bannon
Production Photographer
Richard Lakos
The play was initially conceived with Jerome Yates and Lucy Karczewski
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"A mini classic. A must-see” Editors Pick
★★★★(★)
View From the Gods
“Funny, painful and very human”
★★★★(★)
London Theatre Reviews
“Poignant, funny, and fiercely human: this is a play that reminds us why theatre matters"
★★★★
Red Bus Londinium
“Black’s writing is a delicious concoction of humour, wit, heart, emotion and intensity"
★★★★
Theatre Weekly
★★★★
The Reviews Hub
Everything Theatre
London Theatre 1
All That Dazzles
A Youngish Perspective
Rev Stans
London Box Office
West End Best Friend
Stage Talk Magazine
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JURASSIC
by Tim Foley
Soho Theatre
Martin Harris Centre
Ukrainian Centre, Rochdale
Director - Piers Black
Assistant Director - Yanni Ng
Set and Costume Designer - Eleanor Ferguson
Lighting Designer - Catja Hamilton
Sound Designer - Anna Short
Movement Director - Yandass Ndlovu
Creative Producer - Ransack Theatre
Cast
Matt Holt
Alastair Michael
Production Photographer
Richard Southgate
Chris Payne
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"Brilliantly ridiculous… hilarious, unsettling, and sharply contemporary”
★★★★
A Youngish Perspective
“It's genius!”
★★★★
Theatre&Tonic
“Beautifully written… very clever and downright silly"
★★★★
NorthWestEnd
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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
A stage adaptation by Jack Thorne. Based on the Swedish novel and film by John Ajvide Lindqvist
ArtsEd
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
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GET HAPPY
by Joseph Aldous
Omnibus Theatre
Pleasance, Islington
Director - Piers Black
Set and Costume Designer - Blythe Brett
Associate Set and Costume Designer - Hazel Lowe
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
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“Tens, tens, tens across the board! ... What a show"
★★★★★
Lost In Theatreland
“The execution is stunning... let me plead with you: go and watch this”
★★★★★
Theatre Weekly
"Everything about the show is honed to perfection... definitely a five-star show with a five-star performance”
★★★★★
Jack The Lad
“High-octane, fun-fuelled... effortlessly endearing”
★★★★
The Upcoming
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
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
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TAPPED
by Katie Redford
National Tour
Theatre503
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
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“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
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
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CATCHING COMETS
by Piers Black
National Tour
Royal Exchange, Manchester / Theatr Clwyd / Pleasance, Islington
Pleasance, Edinburgh
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
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“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
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
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"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
LOVE & MONEY
By Dennis Kelly
ALRA
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
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ENVELOPED IN VELVET
By Piers Black
Site-specific
Arts Theatre, West End
BasicSpace Festival
The Lowry
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
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"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
Director - Piers Black
Sound Designer - Mark Harris
Cast
Ali Michael and James Warburton
Production Photographer
Shay Rowan
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