Client details
Robert Icke
Director
| Giles Smart |
Robert founded the Arden Theatre Company in his hometown, Stockton-on-Tees, in 2002, which over five years' work, won awards, built a loyal audience from scratch, and produced nine shows including five full-length Shakespeares. He has taught for the Young Actors Company, sat on the centenary committee of the Marlowe Society, and was recently awarded the Susie Gautier-Smith rpize for outstanding contribution to theatre. He works regularly as an acting coach, and has lectured in theatre in colleges and universities. He is currently Associate Director at Headlong. |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ROMEO & JULIET (2012) | Headlong Theatre / UK Tour | By William Shakespeare |
| DECADE (2011) | Headlong / St Katherine Dock | Collaborative project with pieces contributed by writers including Lynn Nottage, Christopher Shinn, John Logan, Simon Schama, Abi Morgan, Samuel Adamson, Mike Bartlett, Alecky Blythe As Associate Director Conceived and developed with Rupert Goold |
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE (2010) | Almeida Theatre | By William Shakespeare As Assistant Director Directed by Michael Attenborough |
| THE MISANTHROPE (2009) | ATG / Comedy Theatre | By Moliere (adaptation by Martin Crimp) As Assistant Director Directed by Thea Sharrock |
| CATALYSTA (2009) | Oval House Theatre | By Allister Bain World Premiere |
| AS YOU LIKE IT (2009) | Shakespeare's Globe | By William Shakespeare As Assistant Director Directed by Thea Sharrock |
| WELL (2008) | Trafalgar Studios | By Lisa Kron As Assistant Director Directed by Eve Leigh |
| ROMEO AND JULIET (2008) | Swan Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
| CYMBELINE (2007) | Cambridge Arts Theatre | By William Shakespeare As Assistant Director Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn |
| MOTORTOWN (2007) | Swan Theatre Company | By Simon Stephens |
| JOURNEY'S END (2007) | Arden Theatre Company | By R. C. Sherriff |
| COAT (2007) | Overcoat Productions | By Rory Mullarkey |
| RICHARD III (2007) | Arden Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
| THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (2007) | Cloister Court, Queen's College, Cambridge | By William Shakespeare |
| OKLAHOMA! (2007) | Cambridge Arts Theatre | By Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| HUGHIE / THE ZOO STORY (2006) | The Studio, Arc, Stockton-on-Tees | By Eugene O'Neill / Edward Albee |
| THE ALCHEMIST (2006) | Swan Theatre Company | By Ben Jonson |
| TWELFTH NIGHT (2006) | Arden Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
| AN INSPECTOR CALLS (2006) | Arden Theatre Company | By J. B. Priestley |
| MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2006) | Swan Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
| PIRATES OF PENZANCE (2005) | CUGS Society | By Gilbert and Sullivan |
| THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (2005) | Arden Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2004) | Arden Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
| JULIUS CAESAR (2003) | Arden Theatre Company | By William Shakespeare |
ROMEO & JULIET
If we're truthful, Shakespeare's young lovers are often a wee bit dull, and death doesn't come nearly quickly enough. Not so with Robert Icke's revival for Headlong, though, a production that's startlingly fresh..
I've never seen a production that so clearly captures the internalised world of the adolescent: high as a kite one moment and in the depths of despair the next.
It's terrific, and hails the arrival of an impressive new director.
Guardian ****
