Patsy Hughes
Theare Director / Facilitator
CV
Professional ​
Work
Director
After The Bell Jar for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, June, 2013.
Herons for Pintsized Productions and Green Room Productions at The Lyric Theatre, Belfast,The MAC and West Belfast Feile Festival Belfast,August 2012 - Feb 2013.
Under Nine Horse Wood for Ash Green Youth Theatre at New Ash Green VH, Kent,August 2012.
A Slice of Saturday Night for Music Theatre 4 Youth at The Spectrum Centre Theatre, Belfast, June 2012.
Frankenstein for Green Room Productions at The Brian Friel Theatre, Belfast, June 2012.
Titanic Shipyards/Docks for Music Theatre 4 Youth at P.R.O.N.I.Titanic Quarter, Belfast,April 2012.
Hedda for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, 2012.
Earth Hour Stormont Tour WWF and Green Room, Stormont Parliament Buildings,April 2012.
When the Wile Wise Men Came by Dan Gordon for the Ulster Scots Agency, Belfast and Northern Irish Tour, December 2011.
Medea by Euripides for Queen’s University Belfast end of year showcase, Brian Friel Theatre, December 2011.
Normal by Anthony Neilson, for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, November 2011.
1984 for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, 2011. Doll for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, 2011. Faustus for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, 2010.
Not a Game for Boys by Simon Block for C21 theatre company as part of the West Belfast Feila Festival, 2010.
Flush by James Johnson for Cre8 at The Black Box, Belfast,2008.
Crave by Sarah Kane for See U Next Tuesday Theatre Company at The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, 2007.
Associate Director
Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel with director Abigail Graham for The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, with regional tour, 2014.
Teenage Kicks by Colin Bateman with director Des Kennedy for The Millennium Forum, Derry-Londonderry City of Culture, 2013.
Vernon God Little adapted by Tanya Ronder with director Des Kennedy for Queen’s University second year showcase, Belfast, 2013.
Over The Bridge by Sam Thompson, adapted by Martin Lynch with director Rachel O’Riordan for Green Shoot Productions at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 2010.
Assistant Director
Pentecost by Stewart Parker with director Jimmy Fay for The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 2014.
Punk Rock by Simon Stephens with director Selina Cartmell for The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 2014.
How Many Miles to Babylon? adapted by Alan Stanford with director Philip Wilson for The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 2014.
The Return of Colmcille by Frank Cottrell Boyce with director Paula Simms for Derry-Londonderry City of Culture and Walk The Plank, June 2013.
The Absence of Women by Owen McCafferty with director Rachel O’Riordan for The Lyric Theatre, tour to The Tricycle 2011.
A Slice of Saturday Night for MT4uth with director Syd Ralph at St Kevin’s Hall and Elim Christian Centre, Belfast, 2010.
The Chosen Room by Marie Jones forYMT’s showcase Let it Snow at Regent’s Hall, London, December 2009
Transparency by Suzie Miller with director Rachel O’Riordan for Ransom Productions at the Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast with regional tour, 2009. The Library by Declan Feenan with director Jonathan Harden for The Lives and Times Centenary Project at Queen’s University, Belfast, 2008. PlayRIGHTS 24hr plays with director Jonathan Harden for 25 Theatre company at The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 2007.
Rehearsed Readings
My Generation by Anne Devlin for The Lyric Theatre, June 2014.
Medea for Green Room Productions at The MAC’s Pick n Mix Festival, Belfast, June 2012.
The Victory Lap by Tom Cone for Green Room Productions at the Crescent Arts Centre, September 2011.
Visitations by Kristen Kernaghan for Ransom Productions ‘Write on the Edge’ programme at the Brian Friel Theatre, June 2010.
Normal by Anthony Neilson at the Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast, October/November 2009.
Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill with 25 Theatre Company at The Space @ Queen’s, Belfast, 2008.
Information
Date of Birth 23.07.85
Education Queen’s University, Belfast - BA Hons Drama (Grad. 2007)
Artistic Director and Founder Green Room Productions
Director YoungVic Directors Program
Guest Director Queen’s University, Belfast
References
Rachel O’Riordan Artistic Director, Sherman Cymru, Senghennydd Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4YE.
Jimmy Fay Executive Producer, Lyric Theatre, 55 Ridgeway Street, Belfast, BT9 5FB.
Skills
Audition techniques and Monologues / Casting workshops / Classic texts / Community Theatre / Devising and improvisation workshops / Drama Facilitation / Dramaturgy / Movement Direction / Musical Theatre / New Writing / Opera / PhysicalTheatre / Site-specificTheatre / Special Educational NeedsTeaching /Youth Theatre
Workshop Facilitation
Workshops
— Guest Director leading weekend workshops over a five week period for Drama 4 Kids, Armagh.
Preparing for a double showcase performance of ‘Chatroom’ by Enda Walsh and ‘That Face’ by Polly Stenham.
— Guest Director leading two workshops for Ash Green Youth Theatre, Kent. Devising New Musical Theatre from a set text - ‘Under MilkWood’ by Dylan Thomas in relation to the contemporary village of New Ash Green.
— Guest Director leading weekend workshops on Devising Musical Theatre from historical sources for MusicTheatre 4Youth in preparation forTitanic Shipyards/ Docks performance at P.R.O.N.I.Titanic Quarter, Belfast, April 2012.
Drama School/University Workshops
— Guest Director leading six workshops over a six week period at Queen’s University, Belfast.
DRA1004 ‘Introduction to Practical Theatre 2’
Module Content: How can directorial, design, staging and performance decisions translate a classical Greek tragedy into a new performance piece which has relevance for a local, contemporary audience?
Corporate Workshops
— Assistant Director running corporate communication workshops for Music Theatre 4Youth.
Stage Management
Stage Manager Evita, Fame, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Miserables, O What A Beautiful Evening (Music Theatre 4 Youth), Lenanshee (SM Cover - Derry- Londonderry City of Culture), Frank Carson Gala Tribute Night (Grand Opera House), Stage Coach Showcase (Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey), Westbourne Nativity (Ulster Scot’s Agency), Gerswhin’s Gals (YMT), Sleep, Eat, Party (Tinderbox), The Chosen Room (YMT) and Will I or Won’t I? (Dylan Quinn). Venue Stage Manager for Belfast Festival @ Queen’s 2008 and 2009.
Assistant Stage Manager TheTurn of the Screw,The Importance of being Earnest, L’Elisir d’Amore,The Bear,The Flying Dutchman, Hansel and Gretel,Tosca and The Medium (N.I. Opera), La Boheme (Nevill Holt Opera), A Particle of Dread, Farewell/Half a Glass of Water (Field Day Theatre Company), Uncle Vanya, The Jungle Book,The Crucible (Lyric Theatre, Belfast), Both Sides of the Story, National Anthem,Transparency, The Gentlemen’s Tea-Drinking Society and The Winners (Ransom), This Other City and Bruised (Tinderbox), Henry and Harriet (Kabosh) and Lives andTimes Centenary Project (Queen’s University)
Props Buyer Both Sides of the story (Ransom) and Weddin’s,Weeuns’ and Wakes, The Painkiller and Brendan at the Chelsea (Lyric Theatre).