Jonathan O'Boyle Director
Jonathan is Director of the School of Musical Theatre at Arts Educational School. He takes up the position in October 2021.
He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Birkbeck, University of London where he graduated with an MFA in Theatre Directing. He was previously Trainee Associate Director at Chichester Festival Theatre and Associate Director at Theatre503.
Agents
Dan Usztan Assistant [email protected] Charlotte Edwards 0203 214 0873 [email protected] 0203 214 0924
Credits
In Development
Production Company Notes THE LAST FIVE YEARS Garrick Theatre West End transfer 2021
TOP HAT Mill at Sonning Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin 2021 Based on RKO’s Motion Picture Book by Matthew White & Howard Jacques
Theatre
Production Company Notes LOOKING GOOD DEAD UK Tour Adapted by Shaun McKenna from the 2021 novel by Peter James
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes PROUD Turbine Theatre By Graham Lappin, Mark Anderson & 2021 Lee Freeman
THE WEDDING SINGER Arts Ed Music by Matthew Sklar 2021 Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Book by Chad Beguelin & Tim Herlihy
THE LAST FIVE YEARS Southwark Playhouse Written and composed by Jason Robert 2020 Brown Actor-Musician production Off-West End Awards for Best Director of a Musical and Best Musical Production
THE ASTONISHING Hope Mill Theatre Book by Allan Knee TIMES OF TIMOTHY Music And Lyrics by Andre Catrini CRATCHIT 2019
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN Arts Ed Songs by George and Ira Gershwin GET IT Book by Joe DiPietro 2019
RODGERS & Cadogan Hall Music by Richard Rodgers HAMMERSTEIN'S Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II CINDERELLA New Book by Douglas Carter Beane 2019 Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
CRUEL INTENTIONS Palais du Variété Created by Lindsey Rosin and Jordan 2019 Spiegeltent, Edinburgh/Bill Ross Kenwright Ltd
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Soho Theatre/Take Two UK Premiere 2019 Theatricals By Max Vernon Nominated for Off-West End Award for Best Musical Production
HAIR UK Tour Book and Lyrics by James Rado and 2019 Gerome Ragni and Music by Galt MacDermot
ASPECTS OF LOVE Hope Mill Theatre/Southwark Music and Book by Andrew Lloyd 2019 Playhouse Webber and Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart Nominated for Best Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical & Best New Production of a Musical, 2018 Broadway World UK Awards
PETER PAN Park 200 By J.M. Barrie 2018 Nominated for Off-West End Award for Best Director
A GUIDE FOR THE Trafalgar Studios 2 By Ken Urban HOMESICK 2018
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes RAIN MAN Bill Kenwright Ltd/UK Tour By Dan Gordon 2018 Extended into 2019
RASHEEDA SPEAKING Trafalgar Studios 2/Troupe UK Premiere, starring Tanya Moodie 2018 Productions and Elizabeth Berrington By Joel Drake Johnson Nominated for Off-West End Award for Best Director
PIPPIN Southwark Playhouse/Hope Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz 2018 Mill Theatre and Book by Roger O. Hirson Shortlisted for Off-West End Award for Best Musical Production
THIS HOUSE Headlong/UK Tour Replica Director 2018 By James Graham Dir. Jeremy Herrin
DEAR BRUTUS Southwark Playhouse By J.M. Barrie 2017
HAIR UK Tour/The Vaults/Hope Book and Lyrics by James Rado and 2017 Mill Theatre, Manchester Gerome Ragni and Music by Galt MacDermot Winner of What's On Stage Award for Best Off West End Production Shortlisted for Off-West End Award for Best Musical Production
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Dominion Theatre/Playful Resident Director 2017 Productions Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Book by Craig Lucas Dir. Christopher Wheeldon Nominated for Best New Musical, 2018 Olivier Awards
THIS HOUSE Chichester Festival Associate Director 2016 - 2017 Theatre/Garrick Theatre By James Graham Dir. Jeremy Herrin Nominated for Best Revival of a Play, 2017 Olivier Awards
THE JUDAS KISS Ed Mirvish Theatre, Associate Director 2016 Toronto/Brooklyn Academy By David Hare of Music Dir. Neil Armfield
FOUR PLAY Theatre503 By Jake Brunger 2016 Nominated for 2016 Off-West End Award for Best Director
MACK AND MABEL Chichester Festival Associate Director 2015 Theatre/Playful Productions By Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart Dir. Jonathan Church
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes SENSE OF AN ENDING Theatre503 By Ken Urban 2015 Time Out Critic's Choice Nominated for Best Direction of a New Production of a Play, 2015 BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards
THE VERB, 'TO LOVE' Old Red Lion/Aria Book, Music and Lyrics by Andy Collyer 2015 Entertainment
THE SURPLUS Young Vic Schools Theatre Production 2015
BULL Young Vic Associate Director 2015 By Mike Bartlett Dir. Clare Lizzimore 2015 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
MADE IN BRITAIN Old Red Lion By Ella Carmen Greenhill 2015 * * * * ... incandescent with feeling ... O’Boyle’s production is so intense, so contained - The Times
THIS IS MY FAMILY Sheffield Lyceum/UK Tour Associate Director 2014 By Tim Firth Dir. Daniel Evans
ALL THE WAYS TO SAY Young Vic 5 Plays New play by Neil LaBute GOODBYE 2014
WATER UNDER THE Theatre503 By Christopher A. Adams BOARD 2014
BASH Trafalgar Studios 2 West End transfer 2014 Time Out Critic's Choice Nominated for Best Direction of a New Production of a Play, 2014 Broadway World Awards
BASH Old Red Lion By Neil LaBute 2014 * * * * ... entirely gripping - What's On Stage Compelling, confident and provocative - The Stage
THE MONSTER BRIDE Tristan Bates Theatre By Brendan Cull 2013
LAST ONLINE TODAY Sheffield Crucible New By Dominic Aitken 2013 Writing Project
GUINEA PIGS Sheffield Crucible New By Matt Medlock 2013 Writing Project
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AMADEUS Chichester Festival Theatre By Peter Shaffer 2014 Dir. Jonathan Church
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS Young Vic By Kander & Ebb 2013 Dir. Susan Stroman
THIS IS MY FAMILY Sheffield Crucible Studio By Tim Firth 2013 Dir. Daniel Evans
BULL Sheffield Crucible By Mike Bartlett 2013 Studio/59E59, New York Dir. Clare Lizzimore
MY FAIR LADY Sheffield Crucible By Lerner & Loewe 2013 Dir. Daniel Evans
THE VILLAGE BIKE Sheffield Crucible Studio By Penelope Skinner 2012 Dir. Jonathan Humphries
SOMEONE WHO'LL Southwark Playhouse By Frank McGuinness WATCH OVER ME Dir. Jessica Swale 2012
THE PROVOKED WIFE Guildhall School of Music By John Vanbrugh 2012 and Drama Dir. Nick Bagnall
Opera
Production Company Notes MANON Royal Opera House By Massenet 2013 Assistant Director Dir. Laurent Pelly, Revival Dir. Christian Rath
Other
Production Company Notes WORKSHOPS Young Vic Taking Part workshops; Talk Back and Q&A; Onstage workshops; Parallel Production of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
WORKSHOPS Sheffield Theatres Sheffield Theatres Summer School 2013; NT Connections 2013; The Lab: Drama School Auditions; Page to Stage workshops
DIRECTING National Student WORKSHOP Drama Festival
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected]