RUSSELL LUCAS
Russell Lucas by Marc Abe
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Independent director-writer creating audience-focused
new work for modern audiences.
Russell Lucas is a UK-based independent theatre director, writer, scriptwriter, producer and educator
whose work spans regional theatre, the West End, Off-Broadway, Edinburgh, Adelaide Festival,
Rural Touring and Ripon and Malvern Theatre Festivals.
He develops new writing and original performance work, building practical systems to get
ambitious projects made and seen outside traditional structures.
Passionate about connecting audiences with new work, he creates projects that scale across widely different contexts while retaining a distinct artistic voice. Lucas is also committed to honest conversations about the realities of the UK theatre sector, particularly within education and training.
He is the author of 300 Thoughts for Theatremakers.
'ASTUTELY DIRECTED BY RUSSELL LUCAS'
The Times
Alex Boxall by The Other Richard
'EXTRAORDINARY ONE-MAN TOUR DE FORCE'
The Yorkshire Times
'EVERYONE IS GOOD UNDER LUCAS'S DIRECTION'
The Londonist
Russell Lucas by Steve Ullathorne
Miriam Botzenhardt and Alice Wright by Steve Gregson
'A WEIRD, WILD WONDERFUL SPECTACLE'
The Stage
'BUILT WITH AFFECTION'
Stage Talk
Russell Lucas by Rebecca Need-Menear
Sarah-Louise Young by Shay Rowan
'COMPELLING'
The Guardian
Emma Taylor by Steve Ullathorne
'EMPOWERING'
Broadway World
'A TOTALLY INVOLVING PIECE OF THEATRE'
Keep Colchester Cool
WRITER
Russell Lucas by Steve Ullathorne
Actor: Matt Maltby
DIRECTOR
PRACTITIONER
Photo by The Other Richard
Actor: Theo St Claire
PRODUCER
Paddy Glynn and Geoffrey Ahmer by Simon Annand
Russell Lucas
