Timothy J Howe

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About me

I am a graduate of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s directing programme, who has worked both nationally and internationally as a director, drama practitioner and educator, delivering classes and workshops alongside the direction of productions. I have directing experience with adult professional performers as well as in most strata of education from primary to tertiary.

My training has a classical basis from undergraduate studies at Aberystwyth to post graduate at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. This is something I have continued within my professional practice working initially in new writing but latterly working on more established texts. I have tried, where possible, to maintain a good depth and breadth to the form of the work I have created. I feel that this challenges both myself and the performer.

My directorial approach is designed around a notion of experimentation through ‘play’; I encourage my actors to try out numerous exercises and approaches until they find one that suits them. This is a process that I find particularly fruitful when exploring the capabilities and limits of both new and established texts in performance. As a result of this my own exercises are influenced by a variety of practitioners and styles – amongst others – Le Coq, Commedia Dell’arte, Michael Chekhov, Katie Mitchell, Max Stafford –Clark, Barbara Houseman and Stanislavski, but always return to the playwright and their work, because that is where the play begins and ends. I feel that this blend of stimuli is both a fair reflection of contemporary theatre practice but also provides an imaginatively motivating environment for performers as it engages their natural curiosity and skill. When working on a text I believe that the rehearsal room is a place where nothing should be considered ‘wrong’, thereby reminding the performer that the process is just as significant as the final product – without each other neither would exist. It is this experimentation which I shape into the final performance, consequently the actor has a personal claim on the text rather than the director’s ego being imposed on their performance.

Further production images to be found here:

Jesus Christ Superstar – St Ives Theatre 2016
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135107017@N04/albums/72157683331866795

The Winter’s Tale – Caccia Studio 2015
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135107017@N04/22517723355/in/album-72157657633228038/

Wild Honey – Caccia Studio 2015
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135107017@N04/albums/72157657628917020/with/22510628535/

The Ladykillers – Caccia Studio 2014
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Caucasian Chalk Circle – Emily Davies Studio 2013
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The Yalta Game – Alma Tavern Theatre 2012
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135107017@N04/albums/72157657633197728

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Director, Assistant
Job Titles	Director, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Creative Director, Teacher
Years in industry	3 to 6 years