Photo by marc abe
photo by marc abe
Performance
LUcas's portfolio includes making original theatre,
directing gallery installation films,
writing plays and generating online arts content.
he attended Colchester Mercury Youth Theatre,
The Russian School of Acting and Wolverhampton University.
His online series 'THeatremakers' continues to be streamed around the world
and cabaret-cult 'an evening without kate bush' opens at the soho in 2020.
He is the writer, producer and director of youtube channel
'THree hundred thoughts for theatremakers'
russell is a qualified lecturer.
Astutely directed
the times
★★★★
everyone is good under russell lucas's direction.
THE LONDONIST
Photo by MARC ABE
Photo by MARC ABE
cabaret
an
evening
without
kate
bush
The Sun ★★★★
The Times ★★★★
The Stage ★★★★★
The Scotsman ★★★★
Broadway Baby ★★★★★
British Theatre ★★★★★
West End Wilma ★★★★★
Attitude Magazine ★★★★★
The SOHO THEATRE 2020
Photo by clive holland
a cabaret cult made with
sarah-louise young
'devised with the director Russell Lucas and surely bound for a longer life.'
★★★★
The Times
online
theatre is
a real job
a new series
talking to
theatre people
FILM
theatre
warped
by martin malcolm
Photo by alan powdrill
Photo by Richard davenport
video and live performance
in gallery settings
a play commissioned and directed by lucas that studies the idolisation of the krays.
vault festival 2019
THEatre
the american season
driving miss daisy | the understudy psychopomp - cctheatre, london
Photos by simon annand
three plays presented in
a non-traditional space
'Directed by Russell Lucas,
brilliantly presented in the round.'
Broadway World
'A slow-burner, this is a full-bodied and fascinating play.'
LONDONTHEATRE1
'a masterful piece of contemporary writing, is given its fair dues in Russell Lucas’ captivating production.'
a younger theatre
education
the donmar warehouse
national youth theatre
lyric, hammersmith
the verbier festival
cmk foundation, korea
Photo by richard davenport
lucas has written and delivered
in educational settings for
over twenty years
online
an educational series
for theatre departments
OFF-BROADWAY| WEST END | CANADA
JULIE MADLY DEEPLY
THE LOVE LETTER TO JULIE ANDREWS THAT CONTINUES TO DELIGHT AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD.
C0-WRITTEN AND DIRECTED IN COLLABORATION WITH SARAH-LOUISE YOUNG
@russelucas
OTHER WORK
The Earthworks (short) by Tom Morton Smith, The Soho, 2013
(Director)
Dollywould by Shit Theatre
(contributions)
Women's Hour by Shit Theatre
(choreography)
WORKSHOPS
Directors Guild of Great Britain
'Theatre and Screen directors forum'
'Make Your Show'
'The Actor's Study'
STUDENT PRODUCTIONS
Titus Andronicus
Vernon God Little
Henry V
Les Miserables
The Secret Garden
Crazy for You
Barnum
Blood Brothers
Clockwise
Guys and Dolls
Scrooge
Sweet Charity
Me and My Girl
The Wizard of Oz
Carousel
Annie
Fame
AS AN ACTOR
Bobby Kennedy
'Seven Days that Made a President'
National Geographic
Killer
'Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic?'
Discovery
Barrister
'Unforgiven'
BBC